| EBZUG News |
East Bay Z80 User Group news: library donations (SAMS Photofacts, books, Wampus software items, computer books); hardware demonstrations by members including Russ English’s TS-2068 disk drive system with bank switching, Wayne Seibel’s speech synthesis unit he built himself, Dale Ahlstrom’s TS-1000 with AERCO disk interface and Oliger color video board, Fred Templeton’s machine code word |
Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Newsletter Exchange: Programming Tips from Other NLs |
Reprinted programming tips from several newsletters: ‘More Tips on String Storage’ by Mark Fisher (CATS NL, Bladensburg MD) on storing numbers larger than 255 in string characters using powers of 256. Also: elapsed time subroutine tip (CATS NL); Tasword II AERCO Centronics Interface POKE fixes (Synapse NL, Central PA); Hacking Jet Set Willy with game-modifying |
Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| PUG News |
PUG news: prisoner project update with Nate Schulman donating a TS-1000 and keyboard; Bob Orrfelt working on new 2068 ROM with additional commands (several months more work needed); color screen dump to Canon ink-jet printer demonstrated from QL; Quantum Levels QL quarterly publication from Tom Woods now available; Jeff Moore new Syncware News editor; Sir |
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| PUG/Area News and Tidbits |
Compilation of user group news and tips: Rex Lundgren finds assembly problem in TS-1500 ribbon cable that is starting to crack; notes on TS-1000/Stringy Floppy compatibility; VU-CALC formula count increase from 100 to 128; SUM Newsletter merging into TIME DESIGNS; Extended Basic for TS-1000/1500 with 22 new commands now available; John Warburton attending British Personal |
Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 1500, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| RLE Graphics Offer Art and Information |
Showcase of RLE (Run-Length-Encoded) graphics downloaded from CompuServe and decoded on the TS-2068 and Sinclair QL. Displays examples from CompuServe Picture Support Forum, FBI Ten-Most-Wanted, Hollywood Hotline, Broadcast Professional Forum (circuit diagram), and Discover Orlando travel brochures. Discusses the format’s capabilities and the future of higher-resolution online graphics. |
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| Some More Little Goodies for 2068 (Edition 4) |
Fourth installment of a recurring collection of short programs, POKE tricks, and machine code snippets for the TS-2068. Includes: printer on/off check; absolute line drawing PLOT/DRAW idiom; SCREENSAVE machine code routine; line edit at top of screen POKE; free memory in Spectrum mode; screen invert loop; COPY all 24 lines to printer; border color from |
Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
