ZXzine Issue 3 – Timex/Sinclair Computers

Date: October 2016

Issue: 3

Home Computer Crash of 1983-85
Describes the impact of the video game and home computer crash, fueled in part by Sinclair and Timex’s computers.
Typing in AssemblyTS 1000 Type-in program
Four assembly language programs that demonstrate accepting user input via the keyboard.
Solving a Maze with Cellular AutomataTS 1000 Type-in program
Implementation of Basem Nayfeh’s cellular automata rules to solve a maze.
ZX81 in ScienceTS 1000
Review of academic papers that cite using the ZX81.
CircleTS 1000 Type-in program
Implementation of Bresenham’s circle algorithm.
B-1 Bomber for ZX81TS 1000
Description of the game.