Articles (49)
| Title | Description | Computers |
|---|---|---|
| A 16K Computer for $79.95 | The Timex-Sinclair 1500 is a 16K, fully-programmable computer that features black-and-white graphics capability, expandable memory, a movable-key typewriter-format keyboard and use of either standard audio cassette or solid state mini-cartridge software. It costs $79.95. The TS-1500’s 16K RAM can be expandable to 32K with the addition of TS-1016 Memory Expansion Module. The TS-1500’s graphics display […] | Timex/Sinclair 1500 |
| A Door-Opening Board | Product announcement for Computer Continuum’s high-speed analog interface board for the Timex-Sinclair 1000. Works with other Z-80 computers but plugs directly into the TS1000. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| A Sinclair Quick Fix | Machine code routine to write and read data tapes. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| A Small Wonder | Think the Sinclair “toy” computer is too small for serious applications? Well, here’s a file manager program that lest you create, delete, list and retrieve records with the best of them. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| A Sure Cure For TS Wobble | If you’re suffering from this dreaded disease, here’s a simple hardware trick that will have you and your computer feeling tip-top in no time at all. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| A T-S 1000 Keyboard You Can Get Your Hands On | The Timex-Sinclair 1000’s keyboard can be a nightmare to programmers and users. This article describes how to construct your own full-size, inexpensive keyboard. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Break Out with This Sinclair Interface | Educate your ZX81 — teach it to talk to your H8 or some other outside device. Includes schematic for a buffered parallel connection and software for both computers. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Break the 1K Barrier | Double the ZX81 RAM to 2K with a 6116 static RAM. | Sinclair ZX81 |
| Bring Your Timex Up to 64K | Product announcement for the Gladstone Electronics 64K ram expansion. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Cassette to TS Interface | Winky Board II interface announcement. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Club Notes: San Diego Timex/Sinclair Group | ||
| Flight Simulation | Review of Sinclair Research’s Flight Simulator. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Four Add-Ons for Sinclair | Product announcement for Memotech 32K RAM, High Resolution Graphics, Centronics Parallel Printer Interface and RS232 Printer Interface Memopaks. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| From the MC Bookshelf | Author Eric Burgess started a user’s group after being flooded with modifications to his Apple II programs in Celestial Basic: Astronomy on Your Computer. Burgess has just finished work on a sequel. In More Uses for Your Timex/Sinclair 1000: Astronomy on Your Computer, Burgess was able to “use many of the suggestion from the Celestial […] | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Hexing Your Timex-Sinclair | If you want to program animated graphics on your TS-1000 or ZX-81, machine code is the only way to go. But using that tiny keyboard for decimal entry can be a disaster. In this article, Microcomputing author Jim Stephens describes how to proram in hexadecimal. Includes connecting a calculator keypad as a hex keypad to […] | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Jupiter Goes Forth | Announcement of availability of Jupter Ace from Data-assette. | Jupiter Ace |
| Keep an Eye on Your Memory | These two short Timex/Sinclair monitor programs take the tedium out of examining memory locations. So sit back and leave the peeking and poking to us. | |
| Letter: TS Is OK | User defends 1000. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Low-Cost Housing For the ZX-81 | Give your ZX-81 a portable home with this Porta ’81 project. Fitting a ZX-81 and accessories in a briefcase. | |
| Lowest Price Yet | The Timex Computer Corp., with headquarters in Middlebury, CT, has announced the first computer priced under $100. The Timex Sinclair 1000 is compact, lightweight, fully-assembled, and priced at $99.95. Timex supports their computer with optional 32-column printer, telephone modem and 16K memory expansion module. Software for business, education and personal use will be available, according […] | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Math, and More Math | Product announcement for Micro Math, a series of educational math programs for the Timex Sinclair 1000, Commodore PET and VIC-20 computers. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Memopak: Expand the Memory of your ZX-81 to 64K | Review of the Memotech Memopak 64K unit. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| New Products: Portable Computer From Sinclair | Sinclair Research Ltd., has introduced the ZX81 microcomputer. The Sinclair ZX81 is based upon an innovative four-chip design, and it measures just 6×6.5×1.5 inches and weighs 12 ounces. | Sinclair ZX81 |
| No Connection | Correction to “A TS-1000 Keyboard You Can Get Your Hands On” from the April 1983 issue of Microcomputing. Includes corrected keyboard schematic. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Publisher’s Remarks: Computer Games Wear Thin: When Will The Industry Grow Up? | One of the more interesting cultural micro events in recent times was the visit of Clive Sinclair to Boston, where he did a show and tell of his ZX-81 system. | Sinclair ZX81 |
| Publisher’s Remarks: Stay-at-Home Micros | Clive Sinclair has been doing a first-rate job of getting his ZX-81 computers into the hands of people interested in learning about small computers. He’s been selling mostly via mail order so far. Starting in July, Timex will take over, selling the small computer through their chain of dealers. | Sinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Science and Your Timex-Sinclair | Brief review of the FDZX1 Interface Board from Group Technology. Board allows for automatic measurement, data acquisition and instrument control. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Seeking a Cheap Output? | This article describes how to construct your own simple and inexpensive output line. The project is ideal for low-end micro owners whose computers lack output ports. Interfacing techniques given for the Timex Sinclair using phototransistors and the TV. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Sinclair Does It Again! | Sinclair will soon be invading the U.S. with a low-cost (what else?) color computer featuring improved graphics and a truly “expanded” Basic. | Sinclair ZX Spectrum |
| Six Timex-Sinclair Programs | Product announcement for programs from D. Lipinski Software. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Sixteen Statistical Timex-Sinclair Programs | Product announcement for SIFT (Statistical Interactive system For the Timex-Sinclair 1000) by CompuCraft. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Space Reservations Confirmed | This useful utility lets the more serious Timex/Sinclair user make use of space in upper memory. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| The Little Computer That Could | Tips for the Timex-Sinclair 1000 on improving the screen display, programming and formatting characters and graphics. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| The Parrot Brings Speech to the TS | Product announcement for The Parrot from R.I.S.T., a plug-in speech module. Generates 64 allophones (SC-01?). | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Timex-Sinclair 1000 program conversion of Healthful Hints program (January 1983) | Timex/Sinclair 1000 | |
| Timex-Sinclair 2000 | New product announcement for the 2000, said to be made in 48K and 16K versions. A photo of a Spectrum and Sinclair printer accompanies the announcement. | Timex/Sinclair 2000 |
| Timex-Sinclair Programs | Brief descriptions of several of Human Engineered Software’s programs. Budget Master 1000, 2K Programmer Kit, Reversi 1000, 2K Trek, 3D Maze, Astro 1000 and Cosmic Invaders are mentioned. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Timex/Sinclair’s Timely Update | Projected and actual release dates for new computers seldom coincide, and the Timex/Sinclair color computer fell prey to that ‘arrival gap.” The seven-month delay, however, was worth the wait: the T/S 2068 far exceeds the specifications of the originally announced model. The 2068 is more than just an Americanized Spectrum, Clive Sinclair’s upgrade of his […] | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| TS Editor | Product announcement for PDS Editor, a menu-driven program for creating and editing assembly language programs on the TS 1000. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| TS-1000 Cassette Interface | Product announcement for Z-Dubber cassette interface from Bytesize Computer Products. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| TS-1000 Printing Power For Under $100 | Timex-Sinclair’s lowest-priced printer for the lowest-priced micro is no toy. It can capably do the job – and at a fraction of the cost. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| TS-1000 Road Maps For the Weary Traveler | These handy subroutines put you behind the wheel of your micro machine. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Two “Small Wonder” Errors | Correction to “A Small Wonder,” March 1983 Microcomputing article. | |
| Two Handy TS-1000 Programs | Product announcement for The Programming Kit I and the 5-2K Family Pak by Timeworks. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Up A Notch | Letter to the editor about coverage of Sinclair computers in Microcomputing Magazine. | |
| VIC, TS Software | Product announcement for Wordplay, Dr. Floyd and Graphics PAC 1 from Apropos Technology. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| VU-Calc: An Inexpensive Spreadsheet Program for the Timex-Sinclair | Review of VU-Calc. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| What’s So Difficult About ZX-80 Machine Code? | Even inexperienced users unfamiliar with the ZX-80’s inner workings can program — in Zilog Z-80 | Sinclair ZX80 |
| ZX Disassembler/Debugger | Review of Bug Byte’s ZX-81 Disassembler/Debugger (ZX-DB). | Sinclair ZX81 |
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