Creative Computing
Creative Computing was one of the earliest magazines covering the microcomputer revolution. Published from October 1974 until December 1985, Creative Computing covered the full spectrum of educational, hobbyist, home and personal computing. It regularly included BASIC source code for utility programs and games.
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| Title | Description | Computers |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 Winter Consumer Electronics Show | With the more-or-less permanent $15 rebate, the Timex Sinclair 1000 is still the low priced leader (suggested list $100 less $15 rebate equals $85). Common street price in the New York area is closer to $70 after the rebate. If you’ve been reading Creative Computing faithtully, you saw our in-depth review of the Sinclair Spectrum | Timex/Sinclair 2000 |
| 1984 Winter Consumer Electronics Show | New Modem and Printers from Timex Timex was again showing the 2068 and 1500 computers, but were emphasizing a new TS 2050 modem (S119.95), TS 2080 80-column dot matrix printer, TS 2040 32-column thermal printer (S99.95), and an expanded selection of software. The 2050 is a 300-baud modem with auto-dial, auto-answer, built-in modular phone jacks, | Timex/Sinclair 1500, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| 6th Computer Faire | Super Invasion for the ZX80 from SoftSync shown at the faire, along with Double Breakout. | |
| Back To The Drawing Board | For many in the computer world, the name Timex conjures up images of a tiny, black “toy.” Timex Computer Corporation now has a larger, more expensive machine, the TS2068, and they are convinced that it is a powerful home computer. After experimenting with the hi-res graphics capabilities of VU-3D, a new cassette-based program for the | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Christmas Buyers Guide | Comparison of computers available in December, 1980. | Sinclair ZX80 |
| Credit Due to Personal Computer World | Follow-up to December 1980 review of ZX80, noting it was a reprint of an article from Personal Computer World, a British publication. | Sinclair ZX80 |
| Dateline:Tomorrow: Naked MicroAce On the Way. Also ZX81 | We hear that the MicroAce II will be announced shortly. It will have a full-stroke keyboard, possibly 16K of on-board memory, will run 8K ZX80 Basic, but will not have a case or housing. According to insiders at MicroAce, it is a much improved machine and allegedly better than the recently introduced ZX81 by Sinclair/England. | MicroAce, Sinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| International Winter Consumer Electronics Show | The semi-annual gathering of the manufacturers and retailers, writers and ad reps, innovators and imitators in the consumer electronics industry: it’s a fabulous show, lasting four days in Las Vegas every January. This year, over 55,000 people in the consumer electronics industry gathered to find out about the newest, latest, the most creative, the best | |
| Interview with Clive Sinclair | ||
| K-Mart Committing to Computers | K-Mart announced that 1100 stores will handle the Commodore VIC-20, up from 550 stores two months ago. In addition, a spokesman confirmed that the chain has committed an equal dollar amount (around $10 million) of TI 99/4A home computers. The chain also expects to handle the lower-priced ($100) Timex/Sinclair unit. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Large Scale Fun for Small Scale Computers | Reviews of Keystroke Management (2-Bit), TS Destroyer and Space Raid (SoftSync), Millepede (Axis Software), Meteorites (SoftSync) and Merchant of Venus (Timex/Crystal Computing). | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Random Ramblings: The British Scene | Round up of British computers including a brief bit about the ZX80. | Sinclair ZX80 |
| Random Ramblings: The Consumer Electronics Show | 1979 summer CES; ZX80 mentioned. | Sinclair ZX80 |
| Random Ramblings: The Northeast Computer Show | Photo of the Sinclair booth at the Northeast Computer Show. More than 200 ZX80s were sold. | |
| Sinclair Newsletter | Announcement of Syntax ZX80. | Sinclair ZX80 |
| Sinclair ZX80 | Clive Sinclair has surprised the world with the launch of his attractive, hand-held personal computer. Costing less than $200, and plugging into a TV and cassette recorder, some now suggest the ZX80 to represent the thin edge of a mass consumer market wedge. Introduction Sinclair Research set out to build a simple to use personal | Sinclair ZX80 |
| Sinclair ZX81 | Review, reprinted from Personal Computer World. | Sinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Soft Centered | Software announcements. “The first American software for the Sinclair ZX 80 should be hitting the market soon, courtesy of Image.” | Sinclair ZX80 |
| The 4th Personal Computer World Show | Report on computer fair. Sinclair products mentioned include ZX82, ZX81 and printer. | Sinclair ZX81 |
| The Timex-Sinclair 2068 | Having stunned the computer world with the inexpensive, tiny, black and white computer that bears his surname, inventor Clive Sinclair set out to build an even more remarkable machine. The result of his efforts first appeared in the United Kingdom as the ZX Spectrum. With several revisions and refinements, the ZX Spectrum has finally made | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Timex Sinclair 1000 | The Timex Computer Corporation will enter the personal computer market with the Timex Sinclair 1000. Sales will begin in July through the more than 100,000 Timex retail outlets, including computer stores, department stores and chains, consumer electronics, jewelry, and drug stores. This step is the result of an agreement between Timex and Sinclair Research Ltd. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| WH Smith Brings ZX-81s to the High Street | Reprinted from Your Computer. | Sinclair ZX81 |
| What Can You Buy for Under $1000? | The Sinclair ZX80 is compact enough to slip easily into a brief case or tote bag. Since the ZX80 weighs only 12 oz., it could be comfortably backpacked should Sinclair develop a solar pack as well as a tiny flat screen TV to serve as CRT. It is a computer that can be portaged or | Sinclair ZX80 |
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