| A Low Cost Disk Drive for the Timex/Sinclair |
News article on the Sinclair ZX Microdrive and ZX Interface 1, covering the 85K capacity cartridge format, 3.5-second load time, LAN networking at 100Kbaud, RS-232 support, and the ability to daisy-chain up to 8 drives. |
Sinclair ZX Spectrum |
| FORTH Interest |
Brief notice soliciting members interested in Forth programming on the TS1000/2068 to make themselves known, with an implied goal of forming a Forth special interest group. |
Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Joint Meeting Announcement |
Notice of a joint Bay Area Timex/Sinclair user group meeting on October 28 at the Peninsula group location, encouraging members of all three Bay Area groups to attend. |
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| Last Minute Notice: Timex Boston Conference |
Brief notice of a Timex-sponsored conference in Boston on October 22, announcing that Rita Carr will attend on behalf of the Bay Area T/S user groups. |
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| Learning Z80 Assembly Language Programming, Part 3 |
Third installment of a series teaching Z80 assembly on the TS1000, covering loop construction (DJNZ), table access with HL pointer register, and timing loops. Hex codes are provided for all example routines. |
Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| SBZUG Looks for New President / Paul Perrault Steps Down |
Paul Perrault announces he is stepping down as SBZUG president after two years, thanks key volunteers (Martin Clinton, George Mockridge, Teddy Helderman, and others), and calls for someone to take over leadership of the South Bay group. |
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| Scorepad Program |
BASIC program for keeping score during table games for one to four players. Accepts player names and scores each round, keeping a running total. Full type-in listing included. |
Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| Solar Water Heater Payoff |
BASIC program to calculate the financial payoff period of a solar water heater versus keeping savings in a bank account, factoring in installation cost, fuel savings, and interest rates. Full type-in listing included. |
Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| Timex Sinclair Still in Game |
USA TODAY reprint (Sept. 27, 1983) covering the launch of the TS2068 at $199 and its competitive position against the Commodore 64, Coleco Adam, and Atari computers in the 1983 holiday market. |
Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| TS2068 vs. Commodore 64: Semicircle Demo Programs |
Side-by-side BASIC programs for the TS2068 and C64 drawing semicircles, producing hand clap sound, and rendering multicolored circles, illustrating differences in graphics and sound capabilities between the two machines. Includes type-in listings for both computers. |
Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
