| CAI Stringy Floppy Modification for A&J Interface / ESFOA SIG Announcement | Instructions for modifying a CAI Stringy Floppy drive to work with the A&J (4K ROM) interface: one trace must be cut from connector CN pin 7, and a jumper added from CN pin 7 to IC7 pin 26 to supply 5V power from the A&J drive unit. If one A&J drive already powers the interface, | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Computer Faire Report | Report on the Bay Area T/S user groups’ participation in the 1984 West Coast Computer Faire (March 2-4, SF Civic Auditorium). The booth distributed TS1000/1500/2020/2040/2068 data sheets and user group contacts; 30-35 newsletters sold. Three public domain programs donated to the club: Address Book (Bob Kovach), Othello in machine code (James Ruetenik), and a Machine | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| I Can't Write an Article (I Don't Have a Word Processor) | Short humorous demonstration that anyone with a TS2068 and a TS2040 printer can contribute to Timelinez without a word processor. A 10-line BASIC program uses READ/DATA and LPRINT statements to print a formatted newsletter article — and the article itself is the very program being described. Makes the practical point that printer output formatted in | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
| Inverting Screen Display — Corrections | Three hex corrections to the TS2068 screen-inverting routine published in a previous issue. Address 16822 should contain 06; 16835 should contain 82; 16842 should contain C9. Brief erratum with no surrounding explanation. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Stop Auto-Running Programs on Your TS1000 | One-paragraph tip: to stop a purchased auto-running program so it can be saved to disk, instead of LOAD”” use SAVE CHR$ USR 832 as the LOAD command. As the monitor screen first clears, hit BREAK within 5 seconds and the computer stops at line 0 ready for modification. Useful for backing up commercial software to | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| T/S Hostel System | A computer-assisted traveler matching service pairing traveling T/S users with local user hosts across the country. Travelers and hosts each submit a form; Rick Johnson runs a database search and notifies matched pairs; a fee of unspecified amount applies to travelers only. Also mentions the Timex Survivors Flyer from Games To Learn By, Inc. (Williamsburg | |
| T/S Update | News and rumor column covering: home energy management seminar at the May meeting (Brian Leary of PG&E); Bob McConahy of Washington DC area building a synthesizer/clock hardware interface for the TS2068; keyboard sound and repeat-delay POKEs for TS2068 from Clackamas County TS users. Also notes: ASTEC investigation into TS2068 cartridge; Alphacom repair parts inquiry; Trinity | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| T/S Users Meet on Compuserve | Guide for Timex/Sinclair users accessing the CEM 450 Special Interest Group on Compuserve. Explains how to log in, read bulletins, join the weekly Wednesday T/S conference (hosted by SYSOP Patrick), and access the XA data library (Section 4 = T/S) to download programs via Byte-Back’s ZCOMM modem software. Positions Compuserve as a vital lifeline for | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Timex Announces Schematic and Technical Manual for the TS2068 | News item: Timex Materials Sales Division (Little Rock, AR) will offer a large schematic of the TS2068 facilities and a comprehensive Technical Manual covering memory, bank switching, block diagram, I/O port layout, RGB monitor connection, character set, system software, and commands unique to the 2068 vs. the ZX Spectrum. The schematic will be available starting | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Tree-Forth Users SIG Notice | Brief letter from J. Cohen of Mendocino, CA asking if other TS1000 owners have the Tree-Forth chip from Softmagic Corp. installed, and suggesting they form a special interest group. Invites interested readers to contact the author directly. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Undocumented Z-80 Instructions | Explains that the Z80 processor supports undocumented 8-bit operations on the IX and IY index registers using the DD and FD prefix bytes. Any standard H or L register instruction preceded by DDh operates on the high/low bytes of IX (XH, XL), and FDh for IY (YH, YL), providing 4 additional 8-bit registers. Lists usable | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| WP32 Word Processor Review | Detailed review of the WP32 word processor for the TS2068, written by PUG member Bob Orrfelt and priced at $24.95. The five-component program offers up to 200 lines of text with full-screen editing (deletion, insertion, line copy), screen graphics exhibits, four special character sets (Greek, Spanish, scientific, general symbols), hex peek/poke utilities, and flexible save/load. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
