The Data Expansion
| Title | Description | Computers |
|---|---|---|
| 1K ZX81 Frogger | Timex/Sinclair 1000 | |
| 2068 Tape Labels | Program for printing J-cards for cassettes. | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Downloadable |
| 2068 to QL Transfers | Methods of transferring files between the two computers. | Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| A 2068 Disk Interface Standard | Larken’s “Extended Basic” cartridge proposed as a standard across multiple disk systems. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| AERCO FD-68 EPROM 9.0 | Overview of the improvements in v9. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| AERCO RP/M and Handling Libraries | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Aliens: The Game Not The Movie | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Alternate Character Set for the Spectrum or the 2068 | I know that many of you get very tired of seeing the normal character set for the Timex and Sinclair computers. Then you design a different character set to use to make it look more readable or at least more interesting. I found this оnе іn an old ZX COMPUTING and thought that it looked | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Amstrad Demonstration from Danny Reed of EDU-TRON | First off, Fred Andreucci introduced us to his other two partners and passed out some hand-outs concerning the Amstrad PC 1512. He then began the demonstration by giving us some background on Amstrad and the PC1512. The distributor for Amstrad is in Longview which makes it much easier for service and delivery here in the | |
| Amstrad Offers Low-Cost PC Clones for U.K. | The Brentwood, England, company’s long-awaited PC-1512, available in eight configurations starting at about $614, is based on Intel’s 8086 microprocessor running at 8 MHz and comes with several software packages. | |
| An Interview with Jerry and Til Chamkis of AERCO | I took a short vacation to Austin. A morning to drive down in. The rest of the day, that night, and the next day were spent in Austin. Spend that night and drive back to Fort Worth the next morning. (I said it was short!) I took my wife and two daughters. (Sо I was | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| An Open Letter from E. Arthur Brown | I’m sorry the Timex stuff appears to be getting low coverage in our catalog. Sales have been petering out for 2 years now and when I’m mailing the catalog to 25,000 ST and PC people and only 5,000 Timex people, it just doesn’t pay to have the Timex stuff take up very much room in | |
| An Open Letter from Jack Dohany of Jack's Fairware | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| Another SCREEN$ Utility | Copy a block of the screen. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Ask Chuck | Revised version of a disk catalog program. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Ask Chuck | Reader questions about MS-DOS commands. | |
| Ask Chuck | Questions about BASICA and MS-DOS. | |
| August Meeting Notes | The meeting was called to order by our President, Chuck Dawson. Some af the more frequent attending, Gene Pickens and our secretary, Charles Stelding, were unable to attend. It was good to see Frank Bouldin up and around after his surgery from last month. He seems to be back to his “old” self. Also back | |
| BBS Programs | I am very proud to announce that the download Section on the FUKUG MBBS & PSDE for the Timex/Sinclair computers now has 41 programs for downloading via XMODEM protocol. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Beach Attack | Reprinted from ZX Computing. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Boot | Here is a boot program that I use оп all of mу discs. Loading programs is as simple as touching a few keys. No more typing errors to worry about. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Cartridge Copy | The hardware modification for copying cartridges to disc is now available from AERCO. You can make the mods yourself as shown іп the illustration (hich cannot be done here, but it is very clear), or for $15 AERCO will send you the assembled chip and switch and all you have to do is install it. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Chairmans Chat | Notes from chairman of the Dallas user group. | |
| Changing Tasword II Screen Colors | Reprinted from Sinclair User, May 1985. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Chunk Enable Update | In the first issue of THE FD-68 USER I stated that enabling any of the lower 4 chunks of the Dock bank would result in a crash. This was an obvious error that slipped through undetected until after the newsletter went to press. It should have stated that only the first chuck (chunk 0) of | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Computer Music? | Recorded and transcribed from an episode of “The Prairie Home Companion’, broadcast hv American Public Radio. | |
| Dallas Timex/Sinclair/Amstrad Users' Group Chairman's Chat | ||
| Discussion on Computers | Discussion about computers other than the Timex/Sinclair. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Editors Mail from Ed Grey | Ed uploaded TYPETAS.TXT to the BBS. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Electret Scientific Company's Musician Royale | Musician Royale is a comprehensive TS 2068 program for transcribing, composing, playing, and saving music. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| FASTAPE | Notes on using the program and program listing. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| FASTAPE | Introduction to using the tape load/save routine. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Findex News | Updates on Findex compatibility issues. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| FOG (First Osborne Group) is the Link Between You and Your Computer | Describes the benefits of belonging to the group. | |
| Fort Worth October Meeting Notes | Quarterly joint meetings between two groups begin. | |
| Free Programs From Shortwave Radio | Basicode-transmitted over the air on shortwave! By Raido Netherlands, the independent international short wave station of the Netherlands. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| From the Editor's Mailbag and Information from the FWKUG MBBS & PDSE | I thought you might like to see just what takes place many times on the FWKUG MBBS & PSDE that affects the Timex/Sinclair users and modem users here in the Fort Worth/Dallas area. Also some of the information and files that get placed on the board for the benefit of all of us. (Our downloadable | |
| From the Editor's Mailbox | Messages extracted from the Fort Worth BBS. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Graphics Programs - Comparison | Compares Pixel Draw II, Artworx, and Tech-Draw. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Hex/Dec Converter - Maybe? | Some people will try to write anything provided that it is very short. Mel Goodman of Leeds has come up with the very shortest Hex/Dec converter ever. | Sinclair ZX Spectrum |
| I Have Moved to the FD-68 Completely | I now, thanks to the quick reply from Jack Dohany, have the MSCRIPT AERCO disk, version 5.3. This is just like my old MSCRIPT, but improved. There is another version on the way, but you will have to wait for that one-I will explain in a short article in this column. I also, thanks to | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Interrupts | А discussion of interrupts was a bit too advanced a subject to cover in detail in my book ‘Introduction to 2068 Machine Code,” since the beginning student has enough other things to learn, so here is a short discussion of them. Reprinted from SMUG Bytes, August 1986. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Jack Dohany - MScript Version 5.3 | I am temporarily “out of business”… my regular business (making wooden toys) is leaving me NO time for computing. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| JRT Pascal | Using JRT Pascal with RP/M on an AERCO FD-68. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| JRT-Pascal | Review of the compiler, as run on an AERCO RP/M system. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Knock, Knock ... | Converting data from Pro/File 2068 to MScript. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Letter from Joan Kealy | ||
| Mail Call | Messages from Timex Sinclair enthusiasts, sent via email on BBS. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Meeting Notes - December | ||
| Megatext-Spectrum | Large text demo. Originally published in Your Spectrum, Sept. 1987. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Memscan | This is a short machine code routine that displays a memory map of the computer. It is 2068 specific, but can easily be altered for the Spectrum with two POKEs. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Modem Programs Available on the FWKUG & PDSE | Programs for uploading binary files available. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| More on RP/M from AERCO | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| MScript-Pro/File, Pro/File-MScript Data File Interchange | Like most projects of this sort, this entire undertaking is as much the product af other minds as it is of my own. Tom Woods documentation effort deserves as much credit as does any other factor. Credit is also due to Frank Holland of the Mile High Chapter of TSUG for his article in their | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| New 2068 Magazine | Announcement for TS-2068 Update. | |
| New Life for the Old Printer | I have a fairly obsolete computer system, I guess. A Timex 2068 powering an Epson RX-80. The Epson works well, never gives me any trouble, and has several good features like underline, bold, italic. etc. But lately, I have been a little embarrassed when everyone else’s printer seemed to turn aut copy looking like it | |
| Notes from the Co-Editor | ||
| Notes from the Editor | This is the September issue of THE DАТА EXPANSION, and as you read this, I will have been in the ‘hallowed halls’ of the public learning institution for almost two weeks. Summer was much too short, and the school year, I am sure, will be much too long. The next step to lock forward to | |
| Notes from the Editor | This has been an interesting past month. I have had а few special phone calls and letters from people concerning thesub-board that we have on the Kaypro BBS. Ed Gray, the SYSOP of the Timex sub-board on the YARBBS, was finally able to get on line calling through Dallas using PC PURSUIT. I do not | |
| Notes from the Editor | The ARTWORX program from NovelSoft, а graphics-drawing program, has come іп quite handy for figuring out “shop drawings” for the pieces that need to be glued up and cut from solid wood or plywood. This is an essential part of figuring out the best way to produce the most from the least amount of wood. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Notes from the Editor | I have been reading some interesting articles in other newsletters from the Timex community. One in Particular that impressed me spoke about how good our computers really were. It made me wonder about the Timex people. If they had known how tenacious we ZX80, ZX81/1000, 1500, 2068, SPECTRUM, QL and AMSTRAD users and user groups | |
| Notes from the Editor | Newsletter merge between Dallas and Fort Worth user groups announced. | |
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| Notes from the Editor | Tim Ward, a former member, is trying to get together a Public Domain Software Library from all over the place for the 1000, 1500, and 2068. | |
| November Meeting Notes - Fort Worth | ||
| Overloader v.1 | Program to help with downloading files from a BBS. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Past-Chairman's Chat | ||
| PC-8300 Interfacing Alert | Cautions against interfacing directly to some lines; color pack is PAL only. | Lambda 8300 |
| Peripherals for the Timex/Sinclair/Amstrad and Other Lines of Computers | Overview of various Star Micronics printers. | |
| Press Release: Weymil Corp Delta Device | The DELTA DEVICE is the first non-volatile memory system (NVMS) developed for the TS 1000 family of computers. It consists of a 32K non-volatile memory board and the Rigter Operating System (ROS). The product was developed by Mr. WILF RIGTER and is marketed exclusively bу WEYMIL CORP. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Printer Fixes are Possible | Notes on configuring a new printer with the AERCO disk system. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Program Modifications Excerpt from The T/S Telecommunications Guide | As MTerm II is one of the oldest and most widely used terminal programs for the TS 2068, many modifications have been developed by different individuals іп ап effort to add ‘enhanced’ features to the program. This is one of the several that you may find useful. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Program Reader | Have you at one time or another forgotten the name of a particular 1000 program but didn’t want to wait the 10 minutes to see what it was? Help is at hand! This routine will read and print the name the program was saved under, all in a few seconds and without affecting the saved | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Program Writing from the Top Down | Review of Micro Computer Software Design: How to Develop Complex Application Programs by Sally Campbell. | |
| Psion Organizer II Hits U.S. Market | On the other side of the Atlantic, ‘small is better’ seems to be the credo as far as computers is concerned. Starting with Clive Sinclair and the ZX-80, the business of tiny computers has mushroomed. Now Psion — the same folks who created the bundled software for the QL — is marketing their handheld computer | |
| QL Tip | Using a 1200 baud modem without a Modapter. | Sinclair QL |
| QL to Monitor -- Come In! Buffering the QL | Connecting a reconditioned monitor to the Sinclair QL. | Sinclair QL |
| Resistor | Although written for the ZX81, this program should work as printed on the Spectrum/2068. As most dabblers in electronics know, the value of a resistor is given by a set of colors printed on its side. This short program will decode the full four bands almost instantly. А very useful utility to have for building | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| RLE Picture Documentation | Timex/Sinclair 2068 | |
| SAFE Disk Up-date (A Review) | Review of the TS-2068 Update newsletter. | |
| Screen Splitter | Utility routine that enables you to save a SCREENS in one of 30 different ways, combinations cf top pixels, middle pixels, bottom pixels, and attributes. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| SCREEN$ Utility | David Braziel of Stafford gives a very interesting routine for the Alphacom 32 or ZX printer. This will give you some very interesting screen dumps. Reprinted from Your Spectrum, August 1987. | Sinclair ZX Spectrum |
| September Meeting Notes | ||
| Short Cuts from England | Short programs, originally printed in ZX Computing Monthly. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Star Tip | Assembly language routine to read the keyboard. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Star Tip | Tips for programs with loading screens. Originally appeared in Your Spectrum, October 1987. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Star Tip | Short sprite code program. Originally published in Your Spectrum, December 1987. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Star Tip: Spectrum | Ever looked at the flashy rainbow colored lettering on Hewson games and wished you could do the same. Now you can, thanks to the people at Hewson allowing programmer Dominic Robinson to show you how. | Sinclair ZX Spectrum |
| Still Speedy After All These Years | Letter to Jerry Pournelle about the speed of BASIC compilers on the Sinclair QL. | Sinclair QL |
| Tapecopy | Using a copy of the directory, the program allows for copying microdrive tapes. | Sinclair QL |
| The AERCO FD-68 Disk System | Review/overview from new user. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| The Amstrad PC1512 | At last! A powerful IBM-compatible personal computer with the popular ‘Mouse’ and software, all at an affordable price. | |
| The East End of the Turnpike | Editorial about using Timex computers long after their expiration date. | |
| The Joys of Assembly | Information about file extensions on CP/M. | |
| The Keyboard Scanning Ports of the TS-2068 | Some time ago when first attempting to translate a “SPECTRUM” program for operation in the TS-2068, I was exposed to a BASIC command that I had not see before – “IN”. This aroused my curiosity and I began to work with different values and methods of writing the command as the translated programs would not | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| The SINCUS News Public Domain Software Exchange | Letter from John Austin describing the tape exchange. Includes listing of several tapes. | |
| The T/S Telecommunications Guide | I have just received the BIG telecommunications guide from Pete Fischer. (This is the one that has it all on the 11 X 8 1/2′ paper.) The cover page is in black and white, but he included-for me-the identical page in its original COLOR form. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Timex Tips | I just got the Zebra Disk Drive and am very pleased with it. I have a program that I have modified to save data on the disk. It is very important data and I would like to be as sure as possible that it is not lost due to a disk error. I notice that | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Timex Tips | QUESTION: Can you explain the term RLE graphics? ANSWER: R.L.E. stands for RUN LENGTH ENCODED graphics, which probably does not tell you a lot. The idea is to take а screen full of graphic information (usually 256 dots across by 196 dots high) and turn the information into ASCII characters which сап then be sent | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Timex Tips | Here is something that puzzles me. I understand most of the terms in machine code, but what does SET do? When would we use it? Each location in memory can hold a number from 0 to 255. When we PEEK a location, the computer gives us the number stored in that location. What is really | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Timex Tips | QUESTION: How many ‘ports’ do we have? What are ports used for? ANSWER: A port is a window to the outside world, just like on a ship. In the Timex-Sinclair line of computers, we have a total of 256 possible serial ports. This is because the machine code instructions used to access ports require a | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Timex/Sinclair User Group of Fort Worth, Texas September Meeting Notes | The meeting was called to order by our president, Gene Pickens. Even though only 10 members were present at this meeting (a rather small group) and no one had any classes prepared for this meeting (there was too much going on at work to have time to prepare anything), there was a great deal of | |
| Timex/Sinclair Users Group Meeting of Fort Worth, Texas | The meeting convined in MEETING ROOM “С” of the Fort Worth Public Library at 300 Taylor Street in downtown Fort Worth. The next meeting is scheduled for October 11, 1986 in MEETING ROOM 24. The meetings are on the second Saturday of each month from 1:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. The meetings are open to | |
| Timex/Sinclair/Amstrad Improvements | There have been some tremendous strides for the Timex/Sinclair/Amstrad family of computers. It is difficult to believe that these computers have been gone from the market (1000/1500/2068) for over four years now. It seems as if you can’t keep a good thing down. There have been improvements added in the past few years, not to | |
| Transparent Ink | Short program to demonstrate color attributes. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| TS 2068 Disc System from AERCO | Enhance the performance of vour TS 2063 with the AERCO Disc System. All of the speed and convenience of a full-out floppy disc system. Save, load, and copy programs at the industry standard rate of 250,000 bits/sec. Fully compatible with all Shugart type drives, including those already in use with the AERCO 1000 Disk System. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| User Profile - Dallas | ||
| User's Guide on T/S Telecommunications | I recently received a letter from Pete Fischer asking about our sub-board on StarText and the FWKUG MBBS, It seems that he and Steve Ishii are compiling a book slated for publication about mid-September or so. They were pleased by the fact that we should be in a PC Pursuit city making the long distance | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Using BIN Within a Program | Using the expression evaluator to get around the limitations of BIN. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Using Tasword II to create a TYPEable (on a BBS) Text File | Tasword II files, unlike Mscript files, DO NOT include carriage returns (CR) or line feeds (LF) at the end of EVERY LINE. There is a LF (but no CR) at the end of each papagraph. Therefore when a file, created with Tasword, is uploaded to a BBS, the remote system does not (cannot) display the | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Weiser Buffer Utility | This program is based on the Sincus Buffer Utility by Dave Shoenwetter as well as the ‘FASTDIAL’ program from Micro-Systems BBS. The first half of this listing looks a little like Schoenwetter’s Aerco Printer I/F utility program. I’ve altered both the BASIC and the machine code. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| What Do You Know About RP/M? | Overview of the commands. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Working with the ZX81/TS1000 Display File | Reprinted from ZX Appeal, July/August 1986 issue. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Working with the ZX81/TS1000 Display File (Continued) | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
Publisher: Timex/Sinclair Users Group Of Fort Worth
Newsletter of Dallas/Fort Worth area user groups.
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