| Add Custom Printer Features to Tasword Two Help Pages |
Step-by-step method for editing Tasword Two help pages to replace Epson FX80 references with codes for any printer. Process: modify BASIC line 15 to specify load address 54784, then load Tasword as text, edit help pages without changing their length, and save back as tasword tape. Illustrated with a Star SG-10 printer help page example. |
Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| BASIC Conversion Tips: Sinclair vs. Other Dialects |
Reference table of equivalents for common BASIC functions when converting programs to Sinclair BASIC: GET$=INKEY$, LEFT$(A$,N)=A$(1 TO N), RIGHT$(A$,N)=A$(LEN-N+1 TO LEN), MID$(A$,N,M)=A$(N TO N), TL$(A$)=A$(2 TO) truncates the first character. |
Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Blue Chip M120/10 Printer Review |
Review of the Blue Chip dot-matrix printer ($248 at Best Products) with Tasman Interface ($99). Covers 7 print styles (pica, double-strike, emphasized, proportional, elite, condensed, enlarged), 100 CPS bidirectional printing, friction and traction feed, and graphic symbol programming. Includes BASIC program using printer graphics to draw a sine wave output on paper. |
Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
| Change of the Guard: Editorial Announcement |
Announces Jim March stepping down as newsletter coordinator with Walt Gaby assuming the role. Notes this combined April/May issue and urges members to submit articles: hardware/software/book reviews, project reports, and programming tips. Jungle Jim column to continue as regular feature. |
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| Letters to Timelinez: String Display Subroutines |
Reader letter contributing BASIC subroutines for printing strings longer than 32 characters on the TS1000/TS2068: splits at last space before column 32, outputs centered text based on string length, with separate line-break and output routines. |
Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
| Power Squeezer: Home Energy Control System Review |
Review of the Power Squeezer hardware/software package ($69.95) for the TS1000/ZX81 16K that connects via mic/ear ports to control BSR carrier-current appliance and lamp modules. Controls up to 256 channels programmatically; software handles 20 with two on/off cycles per 24 hours. Notes software clock inaccuracy requiring weekly resetting as main limitation. |
Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| The Jungle Jim: What's on the Menu? |
Explains how to build menu-driven programs on the TS1000. Defines menus, master menus, and multi-level menu-driven systems. Presents a complete framework with DISPLAYMENU and GETKEYPRESSED subroutines using GOSUB and CODE for keypresses, with numbered options dispatching to code sections. |
Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| TS2068 Sound Effects Program |
BASIC program for the TS2068 using the SOUND command to produce five sound effects: machine gun fire (FOR loop with decreasing pitch), five clunks (repeated SOUND with PAUSE 350), a screaming bomb (rising pitch loop), a short roar, and a series of pings. Uses PRINT AT to display effect names. |
Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
| West Coast Computer Faire Recap and Sinclair QL Demo |
Report on the Bay Area T/S groups at the 18th West Coast Computer Faire: approximately 1,750 brochures distributed, newsletters and TIMELINEZ Guides handed out, 150 people signed mailing list and received free Sunset Electronics catalogs (provided by John Harburton). Notes the QL demonstration and observations on QL Microdrive behavior during the show. |
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