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  • 64K RAM for Timex/SinclairTS 1000
    Product announcement for Gladstone Electronics’ 64K RAM expansion.
  • A Brief Overview of the Chicago Consumer Electronics Show and National Computer Conference in HoustonTS 1000 ZX Spectrum
    The Sinclair Spectrum was introduced in the US at the CES. TIMEX was actively promoting the $99.00 TIMEX/Sinclair computer.
  • A Timex/Sinclair TipTS 1000
    A short program to find program lines in memory and change the line number.
  • Add 64K To Timex/SinclairTS 1000
    Product announcement for Sunflower Systems’ 64K RAM pack.
  • BASIC TranslationTS 2068
    Letter to the editor from a 2068 user looking for software to type in.
  • Capute! ZX-81/TS-1000 Data ManagementTS 1000 Type-in program
    Correction to ZX-81/TS-1000 Data Management program that appeared in the March 1983 issue of Compute!
  • Computer Diet for T/STS 1000
    Product announcement for Personal Weight Control Program, a computerized diet and nutrition program from International Publishing & Software.
  • Computer Literacy And The Three R's On The Sinclair/TimexTS 1000 Type-in program
    Three programs for teaching math and spelling skills.
  • Computer Literacy On The Timex/SinclairTS 1000 Type-in program
    Correction to earlier article.
  • Computers and SocietyZX Spectrum
    The new Sinclair computer is called the ZX Spectrum – a color computer with 16 or 48K of RAM. This computer is already being sold in the UK for under $350.
  • Computers and SocietyZX80
    Among the several new computers introduced at the June CES, one of the most interesting entries was the Sinclair ZX-80. This Z-80-based computer (which weighs only slightly more than its instruction manual (320 g vs. 250 g)) contains a full typewriter-like keyboard (membrane type), 1 KB of RAM and a 4 KB BASIC.
  • Fortress of AdnilTS 1000 Type-in program
    Correction to an earlier article.
  • Gamestape 1 For The Timex/SinclairTS 1000 Software review
    Review of Melbourne House’s Gamestape 1, a collection of 11 games for the 2K Timex/Sinclair.
  • Graphics and Programming Utilities For Sinclair/TimexTS 1000 Software review
    Review of Programmers Toolkit and Graphics Kit from Softsync.
  • Graphics On The Sinclair/TimexTS 1000 Type-in program
    This short guide to the graphics capabilities of the Sinclair/Timex computers demonstrates pattern creation, circles, conic sections, and bar graphs. To show how graphics can be used in games, there is “Asterbelt,” which will test your abilities as a spaceship pilot.
  • How COMPUTE! Readers Use Their ComputersZX81
    John Crum of Auburn, WA, started with a ZX-81. Peter Lobl, a tenth grader in Lindenhurst, NY, started with a ZX-80.
  • Keyboards For The Timex/SinclairTS 1000
    Product announcement for KOPAK Creations KOPAK Keyboard and E-Z Key 60.
  • Making ChangeTS 1000 Type-in program
    This game is an excellent educational tool for children and is based on a previously published Compute! article. The author also include conversion tips for T/S users who want to translate programs originally written for other computers.
  • Mazogs for Sinclair/TimexTS 1000 Software review
    Single-player treasure/maze game.
  • Meet Jim Butterfield
    “One of the most interesting phenomena could be Sinclair,” he says. “Sinclair has introduced a series of small, not very powerful, but remarkably inexpensive computers. While people who are used to the speed of, say, a PET or a VIC would find some of the existing Sinclair computers very slow, we can’t ignore the fact…
  • Meteorites And Red Alert for Sinclair/TimexTS 1000 Software review
    Review of two video games from Softsync, Inc.
  • Micro Math Educational ProgramsTS 1000
    Product announcement for Micro Math.
  • Mothership For Timex/SinclairTS 1000 Software review
    Review of Softsync’s Mothership video game.
  • New Home Computers At The Winter Consumer Electronics ShowTS 2000
    More than a dozen new home/personal computers made their debuts at the recent Winter Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. This four-day extravaganza seemed to fulfill many of the predictions of a home computer revolution we’ve been hearing for the past several years. The T/S 2000 is mentioned on page 34, along with the printer.
  • Paycheck AnalysisTS 1000 Type-in program
    This short program analyzes your paycheck for accuracy and lets you predict future take-home pay so you can budget accordingly. Also included is a variable table for easy and personalized modification.
  • Player ZX81: A Tune-Playing Program For The Sinclair/TimexZX81 TS 1000 Software review
    Review of Player ZX81 from Wm. Maples.
  • Program Conversions With Sinclair BASIC and TI BASICTS 1000 Type-in program Tutorial
    Program conversion between BASIC dialects is often easier than imagined. This tutorial demonstrates the compatibility of TI BASIC and Sinclair BASIC and includes helpful tables and sample conversion programs.
  • Recorder Interface for Sinclair/TimexTS 1000
    Product announcement for Z-DUBBER from Bytesize Computer Products.
  • Relational OperatorsTS 1000 Type-in program
    Relational operators can make your BASIC programs more efficient. Here are some techniques which use relational operators on the Commodore, Atari, TI, Apple, IBM PC and PCjr, Color Computer, and Timex/Sinclair machines.
  • Resource Guide For Timex/Sinclair UsersTS 1000
    Product announcement for The Watchmakers Guidebook to the Timex/Sinclair Computers. Lists 120 software suppliers, 50 hardware suppliers and 20 ancillary suppliers. Also contains directories of user groups and Timex/Sinclair specific magazines and books.
  • Sinclair ZX SpectrumZX Spectrum
    Like its predecessors, the ZX-80/81 microcomputers, the new ZX Spectrum appears to be yet another price breakthrough for Sinclair Research and founder Clive Sinclair. It offers features and memory capacity heretofore unavailable in machines costing up to $1,000 – yet it is selling for the equivalent of only about $200!
  • Sinclair/Timex Guess That AnimalTS 1000 Type-in program
    This article adapts a previously published Compute! program to the Sinclair ZX-81. It is also a brief tutorial on the special features of the ZX-81’s BASIC, showing how you can reload programs without losing data previously saved. The program requires 16K.
  • Sinclair/Timex Screen SplitterTS 1000 Type-in program
    This short, clever technique allows you to put text on screen and then clear the screen below at will, leaving your messages intact.
  • Software Assortment For Timex/SinclairTS 1000
    Product announcement for Blackjack, Checkbook, Data Filer, Graphics Drawer, Phone Book, Pixel Drawer, Tic-Tac-Toe and Word Scramble from Dynacomp.
  • Software For Timex And SinclairTS 1000
    Product announcement for games from Software Development Associates.
  • Sound on the Sinclair/TimexTS 1000 Type-in program
    Short machine language routine to play tones via the computer’s mic output.
  • Speech Synthesizer for Timex/SinclairTS 1000
    Product announcement for The Parrot from R.I.S.T.
  • Statistical Graphs For The Timex/SinclairTS 1000
    Product announcement for Graphpak from Practical Computer Products.
  • T/S Game In 3-DTS 1000
    Product announcement for Mothership, an arcade-style space fighter game in 3-D.
  • T/S Text Editor, Input UtilityTS 1000
    Product announcement for The Screen Machine, a machine language utility that allows input anywhere on the screen and performs some data validation, and Vu-Write Text Editor, a menu-driven text editor. Both by Syncmaster.
  • Tax Return Programs For Sinclair/TimexTS 1000
    Product announcement for Ksoft’s Tax Return Helper. Seven programs to help with Form 1040 and schedules A, B, C, C1/C2, D and E.
  • The Fall Computer Collection At The Summer Consumer Electronics ShowTS 2000 TS 2048
    Overview of computers shown at the 1983 Summer Consumer Electronics Show. Timex showed the 2048 (“48K RAM and 24K ROM”) and T/S 2024 (“24K RAM and 16K ROM”), this time in the Timex case, and the Timex/Sinclair 1500.
  • The Flight Simulator For The Timex/SinclairTS 1000 Software review
    Review of The Flight Simulator, available from Gladstone Electronics.
  • The Fortress of AdnilTS 1000 Type-in program
    Adventure game for the Timex/Sinclair 1000.
  • The New Timex 2000TS 1000 TS 2000
    Letter to the editor asking if T/S 1000 software and printer will work with T/S 2000.
  • The New Wave of Home ComputersTS 1000
    Summer CES. Sinclair showed Spectrum. Timex debuted 1000. Data-Assette showed its keyboard and ZX-99.
  • The New, Low-Cost PrintersTS 2040
    You no longer have to pay more for your printer than you did for your computer. There are now a number of good, low-cost printers that offer many of the features found in more expensive models. Includes Timex/Sinclair 2040 Thermal Printer.
  • The Timex/Sinclair 2040 PrinterTS 2040
    Review of the T/S 2040.
  • The Timex/Sinclair 2068TS 2068 Hardware review
    Review of the 2068.
  • Timex TutorialTS 1000
    Product announcement for The Programming Kit I, a BASIC tutorial for Timex/Sinclair users, Family Pak, a set of five 2K programs, and Scyon’s Revenge, a deep-space combat game that includes 3-D simulation. All programs are from Timeworks.
  • Timex/Sinclair Compatibility ProblemTS 1000 TS 2040
    Letter about incompatibility between Sinclair ZX81, Memotech Memopak 32K RAM and Timex/Sinclair 2040 printer.
  • Timex/Sinclair Control CenterTS 1000
    Product announcement for the Timeworks Computer Control Center, a molded plastic tray that holds a T/S-1000, several cassettes, RAM pack and a 13-inch TV.
  • Timex/Sinclair GamesTS 1000
    Product announcement for four games from JPR Software: Megawurm, The Assassin, Orgs & Ogres and The Dark Empire.
  • Timex/Sinclair GuidebooksTS 1000
    Product announcement for The Timex/Sinclair 1000 Basic Handbook, from Sybex, and How to Use the Timex/Sinclair, from dilithium Press.
  • Timex/Sinclair Making ChangeTS 1000 Type-in program
    Correction to earlier article.
  • Timex/Sinclair ScreenscrollsTS 1000 Type-in program
    As anyone who has worked with a ZX-81 or TS-1000 knows, the scroll facility could be expanded and improved. It cuts down the display file, and screen POKEs (which are difficult at best) are made nearly impossible. This article provides the solution.
  • Timex/Sinclair ScreenscrollsTS 1000
    Addendum to screen scrolling program to let it work with 2K.
  • Timex/Sinclair SelectionsTS 1000
    Product announcement for Tutor, List, Check, Index, Stock and Inven from D. Lipinski Software.
  • Timex/Sinclair Tape Loading AidTS 1000
    Product announcement for L-Monitor.
  • Traveling TimexTS 1000
    Product announcement for Car Comp, a “rigid platform to which the computer and cassette recorder can be attached.” L&G Enterprises.
  • Update On Sinclair/Timex SoundTS 1000 Type-in program
    Suggestions for making sound on the ZX-81, a comparison of the ZX-81 vs TS-1000, improving usability of the 16K RAM pack.
  • Weather ForecasterTS 1000 Type-in program
    This program enables you to make quite accurate local weather predictions.
  • Zones of Unpredictability, Part 2TS 1000 Tutorial
    Use of the RND command. Specific instructions for TS-1000 included.
  • ZX-81 Home Computer Package for Sinclair/TimexTS 1000 Software review
    Sampler of four programs, all run in 1K. Etch-A-Screen, Music Composer, Checkbook Balancer, and Billboard by LAMO-LEM Laboratories.
  • ZX-81 SoftwareTS 1000
    Product announcement of Math Drill, Golf and Towers of Hanoi from RAK Electronics.
  • ZX-81/TS-1000 Data ManagementTS 1000 Type-in program
    The user of the Timex-Sinclair computer can store and work with data files, even though some commands for handling data are missing. This program can be easily adapted for other kinds of data management, too.
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