Publisher(s): S & S Company, The
Started in April 1982, Synchro-Sette published monthly with a cassette included every other month. It was published until October 1984.
| Title | Description | Computers |
|---|---|---|
| 16K Sinclair/Timex Computer for $150 | Announcement of the T/S 1000. Will be available in computer stores, department stores, jewelry stores and drug stores, more than 100,000 outlets in all. 16K RAM, printer and modem promised for fall. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| A Screen Memory Map for the TS 2068 | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Artificial Intelligence for the ZX-81 | Program listing for an ELIZA-like that simulates a doctor psychoanalyzing a patient. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| Binary Teacher | Timex/Sinclair 1000 | |
| Break-Even Analysis Program | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program | |
| Cassette Loading Problems | More suggestions on resolving LOAD issues. | |
| CES Show in Chicago | Report from the Consumer Electronic Show in Chicago. Sinclair dropped price of ZX81 to $99; showed ZX Spectrum. Timex displayed the TS 1000. | |
| Chess for the Sinclair | Review of chess programs and tutorial. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Christmas Specials | Here are two programs that give a moving graphics representation of the holiday spirit. The first version is for the 1000 series of computers and the second is for the TS-2068. In the 2068 version, the graphics characters are entered in the following manner – press SHIFT “9” to get into the graphics mode (remember […] | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
| Client Package – Review | Review of Boss Package #121 from S & S Company. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Color Computer From Sinclair | Announcement for the ZX Spectrum. Lists features. | Sinclair ZX Spectrum |
| Color Output of the TS-2068 | Colors off when displayed on monitor. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Companies That Support the ZX-80/81 | List of companies. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Computer Literacy in Elementary Schools | Report and proposal to use Sinclair computers in Blackstone Community School, prepared by Urban Schools Collaborative at Northeastern University, Boston. | |
| Computers in Schools [Editor Ramblings] | Why Sinclair computers should be considered for teaching programming. | |
| Conjecture | Word game similar to hangman. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| Continuation of Programs from 3/84 and 4/84 Issues | Three programs were left out of the last two issues. Two are presented; third was on tape. | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
| Drawing Ellipsoids on the TS 2068 | The DRAW command can draw circles or parts of circles. | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
| Editor Ramblings | We intend to bring to you ready to run programs of interest for both the beginner and advanced computerist. Robert Swan of CAI promises several accessories, including a printer, RS-232 interface, 48K RAM, modem and stringy floppy. | |
| Editor Ramblings | Description of a potential time-sharing service for Sinclair users. | |
| Editor Ramblings | Gladstone selling Sinclair thermal printer. Gladstone replacement keyboard also mentioned. Memotech GP-100 printer. CAI/40 printer from CAI. Timex demo booths at K-Mart. Winky board. Mistakes in Sept 1982 issue. Run-It Software Club. | |
| Editor Ramblings | Magazine printed with daisy wheel printer. Spectrum micro drives not disk. Sinclair and Timex sales figures. Amateur radio users. Educational software from 2-Bit Software. Program of the month club. Winky Board 2. | |
| Editor Ramblings | Cassettes now come with a loader program. ZX-99 tape control system. T/S-1000 now being sold in U.S. Outside software support to be sold through stores. Kopak Touch-a-Matic, upcoming hardware. | |
| Editor Ramblings | Corrections to programs. Timex T/S-1000 computer sweeping the country. Keyboards from data-assette. Memotech RAM packs. Microdrive from SyncWare. Mindware printer delay. Computer judge assigments made by computer in Chicago. What is VU-CALC? | |
| Editor Ramblings | Growth of the magazine. Amateur radio and the Sinclair Computer; QZX. Computers in schools. Watchmaker’s Guidebook. Users group in Hammond, IN. | |
| Editor Ramblings | Mistakes in November 1982 issue. Sinclair pocket TV. US Spectrum sales. Printer news. RAM pack ribbon connector. Floppy disk for the TS/ZX. TRS-80 to ZX/TS. Supporting vendors swamped. Super Talker speech synthesizer. ZON X-81 synthesizer. Computer control devices from Thurnall Electronics. | |
| Editor Ramblings | Mistakes in the January 1983 issue. Sidewinder, a new printer from Mindware. Synchro-Sette tapes bulk produced. CFASTDATA, CFASTDUET from Cosmonics. Printer interface from CRC Software. Timex Computer Club; Ramblings newsletter. New user group newsletters. | |
| Editor Ramblings | Tax programs. Basicare modules from Gladstone. New products from Memotech. TS 2040 printer available. TS 1500 printer announcement. TS 2000 delays; Sinclair’s ZX-83 and Timex’s TS 3000 under wraps. TS-2000 & TS-3000 NEWS Don’t expect to see the TS 2000 hit the streets until the final quarter of this year. Apparently, the 2000 will be […] | Timex/Sinclair 1500, Timex/Sinclair 2000 |
| Editor Ramblings | Digitalizer from Eulyn Electronics, Super Winky from G. Russell Electronics. TS 1000 down to $39.95 with rebate. Virtuoso music synthesis program from W. D. Maples. The People’s Computer Supply company. | |
| Editor Ramblings | Forth for the ZX/TS. Modem in the works. Update on TS 1500 and TS 2000 pricing. | |
| Editor Ramblings | TS 1500s available but without advertising support. Plans to port Syntext to the 2068. What to do with 1000? Emphasis on 2068 in coming issues. Tax return helper from K-Soft. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 1500, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Editor Ramblings | K Mart selling 1000 for 29.97. Price drop for Winky 2. TS 2000 as a business machine. Computech offers educational programs. New 64K RAM packs from Barlog and Gladstone. | Timex/Sinclair 2000 |
| Editor Ramblings | TS-1500 news: Timex plans to manufacture a limited number to test market. Timex drops 16K model of TS 2000. Memotech announces MTX-512 computer. Radio Shack MC-10. Micro price war aftermath: Atari and Intellivision have experience mult-million dollar losses. Timex and Radio Shack have show disappointing sales figures. | |
| Editor Ramblings | TS 1500 expected to launch September 15, 1983 and TS 2000 around October 15. TS 1000 market almost non-existent. Program to convert TS 1000 BASIC and machine programs to run on Spectrum. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 1500, Timex/Sinclair 2000 |
| Editor Ramblings | Phase-out of Synchro-Sette: October 1984 will be last issue. 2068 available. Customers can order direct from Timex. | |
| Editor Ramblings | Timex Computer marketing policy: discontinue TV ads; advertise in publications where reader is more likely to purchase a computer in next 3 months. TS 1000 fade out. TS 2068 hints. | |
| Editor Ramblings | TS sales below expectations: one source says fewer than 30,000 TS 2068s sold since introduction. TS 1500 cassette signal seems better than 1000. TS 1000 selling for as low as $9.95. Timex tight lipped about peripherals. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 1500, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Editor Ramblings | 2068 peripherals available from 21st Century Electronics. Partial Pascal available for TS 1000. Tax prep software from K-Soft. EPROM burner system available from RAM. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Editor Ramblings | Timestar Computers trying to acquire license to 2068. Problems converting 1000 programs to run on 2068. High resolution graphics, word processor on the 1000 from N. Elmaleh. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Editor Ramblings | TS 2068 books. Syntax to continue. New TS purchasers in bind. | |
| Editor Ramblings | Timex Sinclair Shopper and Timex Sinclair News will be published. As of December 1983, Sinclair had sold more than 1 million Spectrum computers. Timex sold approx 100,000. | |
| Editor Ramblings | List of companies still actively supporting Timex/Sinclair computers. | |
| Frame Save | Short program to create graphics for easy recall. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| Growth of Synchro-Sette [Editor Ramblings] | Description of growing pains. | |
| History: The Birth of Computers | ||
| History: The EDVAC and IAS | ||
| History: The Eniac | ||
| History: The First Lady of Computers | Lady Augusta Ada Byron Lovelace. | |
| History: The Mark 1 Computer | ||
| Home Budget Review | Checkbook Machine and Billpayer Machine by Synchro-Sette. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| How to Help Your Child With School | ||
| How to Make Perfect Cassette Copies | ||
| How to Save Money on Your Mortgage | Review of Boss Package 117 from S & S Company. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Important Information for Cassette Use | Suggestions for better LOAD/SAVE. | Sinclair ZX80 |
| Index of 1982 Issues and Cassettes | ||
| Index of 1983 Issues and Cassettes | ||
| Inverse Screen and Program Protection | Routine invert the screen and suggestions on protection as an author. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| Jump Sort | Implementation of a sort routine. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| Letter to the Editor | Readers pleased with 2068. Corrections to programs in earlier issues. | |
| Letters to the Editor | Questions from readers. | |
| Letters to the Editor | Program from a reader; UK Spectrum owner please with computer. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| Letters to the Editor | Errors in floating point numbers; reader pleased with new cassettes; fixes to earlier programs. | |
| Letters to the Editor | Letters about loading issues. Errors in programs. Mindware printer. | |
| Letters to the Editor | Problems loading tapes; program patches. Questions about cassette tapes. | |
| Letters to the Editor | Question about calculating odds; how to translate BASIC programs with READ, DATA, RESTORE; 8K ROM for ZX80 doesn’t give SLOW mode. | Sinclair ZX80 |
| Letters to the Editor | Commentary on VU-Calc; Sinclair and Mindware printers; sharing data across programs. | |
| Letters to the Editor | Comments on sort routines; ZX Printer paper issues; errors in programs. | |
| Letters to the Editor | Questions about programming practices, ASCII; converting READ/DATA/RESTORE to Sinclair BASIC; golf handicapping program. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| Letters to the Editor | Improvements to date program. Program to print series of numbers and running average. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| Letters to the Editor | Comments about new printer. | |
| Letters to the Editor | Question about Syntext and Memotech keyboard. Machine code and RAMTOP. Patch to program in April 83 Letters to the Editor. | |
| Letters to the Editor | Readers respond to whether 2K programs on the cassette should be discontinued. | |
| Letters to the Editor | Questions about vendors taking orders for TS 2000. Corrections to earlier programs. | |
| Letters to the Editor | Questions about 2000. Compatibility of Memotech RAM pack and 2040 printer. Question about space in Syntext. | |
| Letters to the Editor | Modifications to Syntext to drive CAI P40 printer. Working around issues with Seikosha GP-100a printer. | |
| Letters to the Editor | Sinclair Users’ Network no longer published. Mindware printer not compatible with 2068. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Letters to the Editor | Letters regarding discontinuation of Synchro-Sette. | |
| Letters to the Editor | User reports problems specific to early Byte-Back 16K RAM pack; confirmed by Byte-Back. User purchased 2068 for $99. | |
| Letters to the Editor | Reader seeks editor/assembler; Hot Z recommended. Problems converting from 1000 to 2068. Question about RAMTOP and NEW on 2068. | |
| Letters to the Editor | User writes to thank publisher. Another user expresses surprise at how simple programs seem to be. | |
| Letters to the Editor | Question about software to convert 1000 programs to 2068. User has lost money to vendors who went out of business. Formula to figure out winning major league baseball teams. | |
| Line Renumbering on the TS 2068 | Subroutine to renumber program lines. | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
| Looking at READ, DATA & RESTORE on the TS 2068 | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Matrix 1000 | Tutorial on multi-dimension variables. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| Mini Database | Simple database program, capable of storing about 12K on a 16K machine. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| New Printer | Publisher switched to printing on a C. ITOH Pro-Writer. New printer from CAI. Sinclair working on battery for its flat screen TV. | |
| News for Parents | ||
| Number Muncher | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program | |
| Olympic Theme | Sound/graphics program in the spirit of the Los Angeles Olympics. | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
| Overcoming Cassette Loading and Saving Problems | ||
| Peeker | Programs to examine memory. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
| Pixie | Review of Boss Package T2203-C, a user defined graphics and drawing program. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Printer Review | Sinclair ZX Printer, Mindware MW-100. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Program Blitz | Attempt to cure program loss due to wobble by repairing insulating pieces inside ram pack. | Sinclair ZX81 |
| Quantum Leap | The Sinclair QL at the CES show. | Sinclair QL |
| Return of Antigone | Short fiction. | |
| Return of Antigone | Short fiction. | |
| Return to Antigone | Short fiction. | |
| Review of Boss Package #118: Mail List and Inventory Control | Review of programs from S & S Company, who also published the magazine. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Review of Boss Package 114: Biorhythm, Rorschact and Reaction | Review of programs from S & S Company, who also published the magazine. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Short Program Routines | Routine to center a title; checkbook program. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| Short Programs | Inflation, Pyramid. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| Short Programs: Happy Holidays; Dates, Past, Present & Future | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program | |
| Simulating the STRING$ Function | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program | |
| Sinclair’s Quantum Leap in the U.S. | Sinclair announces QL, intended for availability in the fall. Formerly referred to as ZX-83. Editor predicts exit of Timex in light of advertising and product delays. | Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Skull Shot | Arcade game where user tries to shoot the skulls that pass over in the least amount of shots. | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
| Spiders | A sound/color graphics demonstration program for the TS 2068. | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
| Stick it to Timex | Program to demonstrate STICK. | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
| Syntext-2000 Review | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| The 1984 Consumer Electronics Show | Color printer from Okidata, Okimate 10. New Commodore computers. Coleco Adam. Sinclair QL. | |
| The Chicago Consumer Electronics Show | TIMEX had a fantastic booth. A number of Muppet-type puppets appeared on a CRT and interacted with a running dialogue with the passers by. Needless to say, large crowds sporadically gathered. When questions were asked about TIMEX products, other CRTs would light up and commercial-type explanations were given. About 10 each of the new TS-1500s […] | Timex/Sinclair 1500, Timex/Sinclair 2000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| The Computer Tutor: 2000 Programming Awareness | Speculation on how to program the 2068. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| The Computer Tutor: Compacting Data | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program | |
| The Computer Tutor: Converting String Variables to Numeric Variables and Back Again | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program | |
| The Computer Tutor: Data Graphs | PLOT and UNPLOT. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| The Computer Tutor: Data Point Graphs | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program | |
| The Computer Tutor: Determining Program Size | Short subroutine to report size of a program. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| The Computer Tutor: Dummy Screen Memory Map | Memory-mapping the screen display file. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| The Computer Tutor: Floating Screen Memory Map | Tutorial on directly programming the TS 1000 screen memory. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| The Computer Tutor: Floating Screen Memory Map, Part 2 | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program | |
| The Computer Tutor: Line Renumbering | Subroutines to renumber program lines. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| The Computer Tutor: Moving Graphics | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program | |
| The Computer Tutor: Out of Sorts | Tutorial on sorting. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| The Computer Tutor: Re-Dimensionalizing Variables | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program | |
| The Computer Tutor: READ, DATA & RESTORE | Simulating READ/DATA/RESTORE on the ZX-81. | Sinclair ZX81 |
| The Computer Tutor: READ, DATA, RESTORE Revisited | Alternative method of simulating READ, DATA, RESTORE by storing data in a REM. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| The Computer Tutor: Reverse Scroll with Machine Language Subroutine | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program | |
| The Computer Tutor: Simulating Draw & Circle on the TS 1000 | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program | |
| The Computer Tutor: Simulating Print Using | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program | |
| The Computer Tutor: Simulating the DEF FN Function | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program | |
| The Computer Tutor: Storing and Merging Data Separate from the Program, Part 2 | ||
| The Computer Tutor: Storing Data Separate From the Program, Part 1 | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program | |
| The Computer Tutor: String Manipulation | More techniques for string manipulation. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| The Computer Tutor: Syntactic Sum | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program | |
| The Computer Tutor: TS 2068 Error Trapping | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program | |
| The Computer Tutor: TS-2068 Full Screen Use | Printing to lines 23 and 24. | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
| The Computer Tutor: ZX-81 Word Processing | Short program to enter text. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| The Forth Corner | Introduction to Forth and review of Pluri-Forth from Tree Systems. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| The Forth Corner | Timex/Sinclair 1000 | |
| The Forth Corner | Timex/Sinclair 1000 | |
| The Forth Corner | Review of Word Tree, a word processor for the TS 1000, for use with Tree-Forth. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| The GP-100A From Memotech | Timex/Sinclair 1000 | |
| The Incredible Cipher Machine | Documentation for program to create and decode messages by substituting two numbers for every character in the message. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| The Split Moving Marquee | Two programs to display messages. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| The SYNTEXT Word Processor | Description of the program functions. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| The Telephone Connection | Program to convert phone number to a word. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| The Timex 2040 Printer | ||
| The Winky Board II | Review of the Winky Board II. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| The ZX-80 Versus the ZX-81 | Incompatibilities between the ZX-80 8K ROM and the ZX-81. | Sinclair ZX80, Sinclair ZX81 |
| This Month’s Cassette Programs | Spider-Dan, Minefield-1, Minefield-2, Rally, TwoDates, Rorschach, Instring, Namesort, Bouncing-Bombs, Biorhythm, Basecon. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| This Month’s Cassette Programs | 1K: Alien-Base, Clock, Mortgage-1, Marquee-1. 16K: Marquee-2, Cipher, Scrambled Words, Mortgage-2 | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| This Month’s Cassette Programs | 1K: Loader-1K, Message, Artist, Labyrinth, Multiply, Char-Code. 16K: Loader-16K, Bulletin, Bar-Gen, Name/Add, Star Lander | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| This Month’s Cassette Programs | 1K/2K: Birthday, Micro-Pro, Rip-Off, Syncro-Smash. 16K: Reaction, Mini-Pro, File, Bulletin | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| This Month’s Programs | 1K/2: Season’s Greetings, Mileage, Chainsaw, Frenzy. 16K: Inventory, Space Docking, Quote, Bulletin | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| This Month’s Programs | 2K: Addition, Subtraction, White-Hole, Tapestry. 16K: Payroll, Superscroll, Inverscroll, Bulletin | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| This Month’s Programs | 2K: Loader, Logarithms, Grafit, Guess It, Paint Brush. 16K: Measurement Conversion, Torpedo, Baby Syntext, Bulletin | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Downloadable |
| This Month’s Programs | 2K: Bank Shot, Deposit Multiplier, Math-Helper, Number Master. 16K: Gran Marquee, Tape File, Sub-Niner, Bulletin. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Downloadable |
| This Month’s Programs | 2K: Big Char/Exam, Labyrinth. 16K: Tollbooth, Stock Projector, TTD, Thwart, Bulletin. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Downloadable |
| This Month’s Programs | Windchill, Census, Sides, Droptest, Cardtrick, Stumper, Acorec, Bulletin. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Downloadable |
| This Month’s Programs | Respell, Bumper, Burts Game, Elecform, Fifteen, Infofile, Bulletin | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| This Month’s Programs | Bomb-catcher, Land-mine, Slot-machine, Bowling, Minicalc, Arvolform, Bulletin. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Downloadable |
| This Month’s Programs | Binary Teacher, Hexer, Photon, Short-Route, Enigma, Quick-Pay, Bulletin. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Thread the Needle | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program | |
| Timex Withdraws From Home Computer Market | Timex announced they were abandoning their computer product line as of February 22, 1984. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Try This | Entering line numbers greater than 9999. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| User’s Groups | ||
| User’s Groups | ||
| User’s Groups | ||
| User’s Groups | ||
| View of VU-Calc | Review and tutorial. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| What can the 2000 do for you? | Brief overview of 2068 features. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| What the TS 2068 Owner Won’t Be Able to Get | Peripherals planned but not launched. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
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