| Bay Area T/S User Group Meeting Information |
Standing column with meeting schedule, location, dues, and officer contact information for the South Bay, East Bay (EBZUG/West Branch Berkeley Public Library), and Peninsula Timex/Sinclair user groups. |
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| Display File Explorer |
Short BASIC type-in program and explanation demonstrating the structure of the TS2068 display file (6144 bytes starting at address 16384). Shows how each byte encodes an 8-pixel row, and how POKEing 255 fills the screen in a distinctive three-section pattern useful for understanding screen memory layout. |
Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
| Music Library: TS 1000 Software Review |
Review of Music Library by Kendric C. Smith (Stanford, CA). A BASIC database for organizing music collections on the TS1000: stores three 32-character lines per entry (artist, album, selections) for 100+ items, with menu-driven entry/correction/deletion, alphabetize, renumber, and OMNISEARCH. Recommends for collectors; notes the manual doubles as a BASIC programming tutorial. |
Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Sinclair QL: Low-Cost Computer for Home Users and Small Businesses |
Wall Street Journal reprint covering Sinclair Research’s introduction of the QL computer (Motorola 68008, 128K RAM, two microdrives, four Psion programs). UK price equivalent to $559; US price $499. Compares the QL to PCjr, Adam, C64, and Commodore 264, and notes analyst caution about Sinclair’s US distribution strategy. |
Sinclair QL |
| Solar Water Heater Designer: TS 1000 Software Review |
Review of ‘Solar Water Heater Designer‘ by Tim Rossetti (Timex), a BASIC engineering program for the TS1000/TS1500. Calculates heat gain in BTU/sq ft per month, annual fuel savings, and optimal collector area based on city, angle, efficiency, and daily hot water usage. Notes shortcomings: no print routine, oversimplified efficiency model, and assumes tank size equals |
Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| South Bay Update: January Meeting a Success |
President’s column reporting on the January SBAZUG meeting (130+ attendees, speakers Dick Huxtable/AHTA and Billy Skyrme/Timex, 14 new members) and previewing the February 28 meeting (speakers Eric Reiter of Computer Continuum and Bob Orrfelt demonstrating a new 2068 word processor that works with the Timex 2040 printer). |
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| Spectrum Machine Code on the 2068 |
Reprint from SYNTAX Magazine (Dec. 1983) explaining how to run ZX Spectrum machine code programs on the TS2068: replacing IN keyboard scan routines with INKEY$/STICK commands, and the importance of RAMTOP placement. Notes that programs written for 48K Spectrum are more likely to be compatible. |
Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Timex Update |
Report on January South Bay meeting product demos by Billy Skyrme (Timex): Vu-3D, Ant Attack, Scrabble, and an experimental Hobbit cartridge. Confirms a Timex/Digital CPM agreement and upcoming language cartridges (Forth, Pascal, Logo). Notes the microdrive and 8-column printer were shown, the modem is delayed, and a sub-4-inch disk drive is rumored for September. |
Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Volunteers Needed: Computer Supermarket Fair |
Brief notice calling for Bay Area T/S user group members to staff a booth at the San Mateo Fairgrounds Computer Supermarket Fair (February 25-26) to recruit new members. |
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| Zeus Assembler: TS 2068 Software Review |
Review of the Zeus Assembler for the TS2068, distributed by Softsync and originally written by Crystal Computing (UK) for the ZX Spectrum. Covers line-numbered Z80 mnemonics entry, full-screen editor, machine code conversion, and the built-in Mini Monitor for examining and modifying memory. Notes the absence of a BASIC-callable assembler subroutine mode. |
Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
