SWYM

The newsletter of the Seattle Area Timex User Group.

Title Description Computers
1990 University Computer Fair Review Review of the University of Washington computer fair.
2068 Fix Star NX-1000/AERCO Centronics I/F Fix Fix to accommodate STROBE line requirement of Star NX-1000 printer. Timex/Sinclair 2068
2068 Fix Star NX-1000/AERCO Centronics I/F Fix Fix to accommodate STROBE line requirement of Star NX-1000 printer. Timex/Sinclair 2068
2068 Second Screen Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
40K Non-Volatile Memory Timex/Sinclair 1000
An Open Letter to All Interested Parties of S.N.U.G.
And Now For Something Completely Different Make t-shirt transfers of TS 2068 artwork using John McMichael’s hardware and software. Reprinted from Sinc-Link v8 n1. Timex/Sinclair 2068
Cheap 32K RAM Add on For The 2068 Timex/Sinclair 2068
Circuit Circus Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068
Club News and Announcements Masthead and front-page announcements including meeting notice, dues reminder, and production credits acknowledging Stan Lemke (Pixel Print), Bill Ferrebee, Steve Spaulding, and David Hildebrand for their contributions to the issue.
Direct Video Output for the TS1000 Hardware modification article describing how to add composite monochrome video output to the TS1000 using a single NPN transistor and resistor circuit, connecting at ULA pin 16. Covers differences between Issue One and Issue Three boards. Timex/Sinclair 1000
Disassembled BASIC
Editorial
Editorial
FDD Express Also Folds Timex/Sinclair 2068
FLIB Evolution Timex/Sinclair 2068
FLIB Evolution II Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
Game Software Review Timex/Sinclair 2068
Games To Play Now That The War Is Over Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068
Growth Plans and Pains: An Interview with Nigel Searle Reprint from SYNC magazine.
Happy Anniversary! Editorial marking the one-year anniversary of Chuck Kereluck and Robert Cazares taking over as SEATUG newsletter editors. Covers newsletter growth from 5 pages to 14 pages, the closure of Stan Lemke’s LSD publishing operation, Bill Ferrebee’s move to Computer Buyer Magazine, and a forthcoming hardware anthology.
Hardware Review: IQ-8300 / PC-8300 Detailed review of the Lambda 8300 (also marketed as IQ-8300 and PC-8300), a Timex/Sinclair 1000 clone in green and white case. Covers ROM differences from the TS1000, tape LOAD incompatibility, rubber chiclet keyboard (42 keys), character set differences, error code format, and composite video output jumper. Lambda 8300, Timex/Sinclair 1000
Hardware Review: Panasonic KX-P1124 Printer
Hardware Review: Roklan Un-Roller Controller
Input & Output
Input & Output
Input & Output
Input & Output
Interview with Clive Sinclair
IQ Booster Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
Laptop Computer Review Overview of less-expensive laptop options, including the Z88. Cambridge Z88
Laptop Computer Review Cambridge Z88
Laptop Computers Survey article reviewing portable computers of the era including the Tandy Model 100, Toshiba 1000, NEC ProSpeed 386, NEC Ultralite, and Cambridge Z88. Author uses a Z88 with 128K RAM drive and PC-Link ROM as his primary portable machine. Cambridge Z88
Larry Zunk Review Timex/Sinclair 2068
Las Vegas Odds Evener Timex/Sinclair 2068
Las Vegas Odds Evener Revisited Timex/Sinclair 2068
Library News
Library News
Linked Lists & Recursion, Part 1 Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
Linked Lists & Recursions, Part 2 Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
LOG-ON! Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068
Macro Makes Notes Book Programmable function keys utility for the TS2068 using Interrupt Mode 2, allowing macro key sequences to be triggered from within any program. Originally written for the ZX Spectrum and adapted for the TS2068. Includes full machine code DATA listing. Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
Making the T/S 1000 & ZX-81 Even Better Timex/Sinclair 1000
Malcolm's Minutes
Mandelbrot Plotting Programs Announces two Mandelbrot fractal plotting programs added to the SEATUG library: one from the CATS group and a second by Fred Nachbaur. Explains fractal mathematics and the plotting approach on the TS2068, with ASCII art Mandelbrot output included. Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
Membership News
Mike's Notebook: BITS Knowing the bit patterns of a specific byte can also help to better understand machine code among the many other uses. The following BASIC program will print out all 256 bit patterns, their hexadecimal and decimal equivalent. Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
Mike's Notebook: GETPUT Here are two commands found in other computer BASICs which are missing from Sinclair BASIC. They are GET and PUT, and are used transferring screen images. Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
Mike's Notebook: LINES Sinclair BASIC graphics commands PLOT and DRAW have several disadvantages and shortcomings. One of them is that they only address a 256 X 176 pixel screen and cannot draw to the bottom two character lines. Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
Mike's Notebook: LOADER Read the output of CAT via SCREEN$ and load programs. Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
Mike's Notebook: LOADER Program uses the SCREEN$ function to facilitate loading software from a Larken disk system. Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
Mike's Notebook: LOTTO Lotto number generator that can be modified for your geographical requirements. Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
Mike's Notebook: MACRO Did you ever do a lot of repetitive keying or wish you had programmable function keys? Here’s a clever little utility which will do just that. It was originally written for the Spectrum and uses the interrupt mode 2. Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
Mike's Notebook: MKDATA One of the “must have” utilities that any self-respecting software “hacker” needs in his/her arsenal of tools is a DATA line maker. Although there are several available, especially for the Spectrum ROM, mv favorite one appeared in the May 1988 newsletter of the Capital Area Timex Sinclair Users Group by H.E. Weppler. I have simplified Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
Mike's Notebook: PARSE64 The following bit of machine code will allow you to print any text string using a clean, fast 64 column character set. What distinguishes this program from similar ones is that instead of requiring 768 bytes to define the characters (96 characters X 8 bytes per character), this program uses half the usual number of Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
Minutes
Minutes
Minutes
Minutes
Minutes
Minutes
Minutes
Minutes
Minutes
Minutes
Minutes
Minutes with SEATUG Report on the August 2, 1990 meeting.
Minutes with SEATUG
Minutes with SEATUG
Minutes with SEATUG
Minutes with SEATUG
Minutes with SEATUG
Minutes with SEATUG
Minutes with SEATUG
Minutes with SEATUG
New Columns
News From Around the Clubs
News from Around the Clubs Club news column covering activity from Timex/Sinclair user groups, with brief mentions of TIME DESIGNS and UPDATE magazine. Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068
News from the UK: Amstrad ZX Spectrum Products Reports on UK hardware and software for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, including Amstrad pricing on the Spectrum+2 (£155.88) and Spectrum+3 (£155.60), MGT Direct products (WIDI-ZX Digitiser, PLUS D, FIXER), Datel Electronics Artist II graphics board, and Tasman Software word processing products. Sinclair ZX Spectrum
Obsolescence
Oops! Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program
PIX-FX Software Review Review of PIX-FX graphics manipulation program for the TS2068, developed by Michael DiRienzo of VectorWare (Seattle, WA, $20). Features include image resizing, cropping, sphere-wrapping (Planet Maker mode), and compressed SCREENS save. Illustrated with ‘Planets in the Solar System’ photos. Timex/Sinclair 2068
Project Suggestions Timex/Sinclair 1000
QL Corner Sinclair QL
QL Primer
QL Primer Sinclair QL
QL Primer Sinclair QL, Type-in program
QL Primer Sinclair QL, Type-in program
QL Primer Sinclair QL
QL Primer Sinclair QL
Random Bits Notes on Bill Ferrebee’s activities, a Timex/Sinclair kite camera by Mike Deluc, bulletin-board systems, updating TS 2068 programs. Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068
Random Bits Timex/Sinclair 2068
Random Bits
Random Bits
Random Bits
Random Bits
Random Bits
Random Bits
Random Bits
Random Bits
Random Bits
Random Bits
Random Bits
Random Bits
Random Bits
Random Bits
Random Bits
Random Bits
Random Bits
Random Bits
Random Bits
Random Bits
Random Bits
Random Bits
Random Bits
Repeat Key Timex/Sinclair 1000
Russian Peasant Multiplication
SEATUG Minutes — June 7, 1990 Meeting minutes for the Seattle Area Timex/Sinclair User Group’s June 1990 meeting, including treasurer balance ($180.90), discussion of donated TS1000 equipment auction, IQ-8300 demonstration, and Derryck Turner’s demonstration of the Oliger disk interface on the TS2068. Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068
SEATUG's Coming Attractions
Shell Sorts Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
Sierpinski's Gasket Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
Sinclair Echo Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068
Sinclair ECHO Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068
Sinclair Echo Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068
Sinclair Echo Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068
Sinclair Echo: Sinclair BBS Newsletter August 1990 Bulletin-board message insert in newsletter. Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068
Sinclair Echo: Sinclair BBS Newsletter June/July 1990 Bulletin-board message insert in newsletter. Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068
Sinclair News Timex/Sinclair 2068
Sinclair/ECHO
Sinclair/ECHO
SMUG 1990 Computerfest Report Report on the SMUG 1990 Computerfest held in Waukesha, Wisconsin, with approximately 120-130 attendees. Covers Zebra hardware sales, disk drive bargaining (Tandon TM100-1A drives), and a SNUG meeting discussion of hard-copy library and mass storage options.
SNUG Roundup
Software Review: Circuit Designer Timex/Sinclair 2068
Software Review: Letteriter Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
Software Review: MSCRIPT v5.5 Timex/Sinclair 2068
Software Review: Pix Fix by John T. Nguyen Review of the image editing/creation program for the TS 2068. Timex/Sinclair 2068
Software Review: PIX-FIX Timex/Sinclair 2068
SWYM Reviews the SEATUG Library Catalog
T/S 1000 40K Non-Volatile Memory Expansion Project, Part II Timex/Sinclair 1000
Telecommunications Account of using the TS2068 with the Zebra OS-64 cartridge for 64-column BBS access via Challenger BBS, including a dedicated SEATUG/Timex room. Describes downloading RLE graphics files at 300 baud and using Jack Dohanys’ RLE decompression program. Timex/Sinclair 2068
The Joy of Joysticks: Add This to "Repeat-Key!" Timex/Sinclair 1000
The Trials and Tribulation of Reading an MSDOS Textfile Disk Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program
Time That Sort Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
TOS Revealed By CP/M Timex/Sinclair 2068
Z88 News Cambridge Z88
Z88 News Cambridge Z88
Z88 News Cambridge Z88
Z88 News Cambridge Z88

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