ZXzine
Title | Description | Computers |
---|---|---|
Aardvark Adventures | Overview of the company and its adventures, short interview with one of the programmers. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
Active T/S 2068 Group | Mention of the groups.io TS2068 group. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
Adding Assembly to BASIC | How-to incorporate assembly into a BASIC program using Linux tools. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
Astronomical Algorithms on the ZX81 | Examples of astronomical algorithms from More Uses for Your Timex/Sinclair 1000: Astronomy on Your Computer. | Sinclair ZX81 |
B-1 Bomber for ZX81 | Description of the game. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
Basic Compilers for the T/S 2068 | Brief overview of two BASIC compilers. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
Basic Computer Games | Review of the book by David Ahl. | |
Basic Tools for T/S 2068 Emulators | Tools to make using the T/S 2068 emulators easier to use. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
Berch Assembler & Disassembler | Review and overview of Bob Berch’s ZX Assembler/Disassembler. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
Boriel ZX Basic Compiler | Overview of the compiler with example code. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
Boriel's ZX BASIC Compiler & T/S 2068 | Notes on adjusting the Boriel compiler to work with the TS 2068. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
Circle | Implementation of Bresenham’s circle algorithm. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
Dice Roller | Implementing polyhedral die roller routines in C with Z88dk. | Sinclair ZX81 |
Drawing a Line | Code that implement’s Bresenham’s line algorithm in C and BASIC for the ZX81. | Sinclair ZX81 |
Editorial | Introduction from Tim Swenson, author and publisher. Describes goals and scope of the e-zine. | |
Expanding T/S 2068 Software | Thoughts on typing in programs from newsletters. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
Hidden Cave - A Fighting Fantasy Game | Implementation of a short dungeon crawl adventure that uses the Fighting Fantasy combat system. | Sinclair ZX81 |
Home Computer Crash of 1983-85 | Describes the impact of the video game and home computer crash, fueled in part by Sinclair and Timex’s computers. | |
JtyOne | Overview of a ZX81 emulator written in Java. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
Loading a File into Memory | Uses a LOAD command in sz81 to manipulate data. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
Loading Screens | Loading screens in the sz81 emulator. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
MicroAce | History of the MicroAce, a Sinclair ZX80 clone that could be upgrade to be a ZX81 clone. | MicroAce |
MicroSync Services | Brief article about “Sinclair’s Exclusive Authorized Service Center.” | Sinclair ZX81 |
More Astronomical Programs on the ZX81 | Programs written in C and compiled with z88dk for the ZX81 | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
My Start with the ZX81 | How Tim Swenson came to own a Sinclair ZX81 and, for a short while, was a software publisher. | Sinclair ZX81 |
Orbit | Short program examples that demonstrate an object orbiting another object. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
Othello | Review of several variations of Othello/Reversi. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
Partial Pascal | Overview of the three-part Pascal compiler/interpreter. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
Plotting with Z88dk | Describes how to add ZX BASIC PLOT/UNPLOT commands to the Z88dk C compiler. | Sinclair ZX81 |
Porting Assembly from Spectrum to T/S 2068 | Brief notes about ROM differences. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
Prime Number Benchmark | Comparison of prime number benchmarks written in BASIC and C, across several emulators. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
QDDASM - Quick and Dirty DisAssembler | Tim writes his own disassembler. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
QDDASM2 | Tim improves his disassembler. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
Random Number with Assembly | Test of five random number algorithms. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
Saving Screen Blocks | Two routines for saving and loading a block of memory to/from an array. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
Solving a Maze with Cellular Automata | Implementation of Basem Nayfeh’s cellular automata rules to solve a maze. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
Sound Players | Programs that support the Zon-X81 sound system. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
Structured Programming with ZX81 BASIC | Discussion of structured programming techniques and how to apply them to the ZX81 | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
sz81 Emulator | Review and how to use the emulator. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
T/S 2068 and ZX81 ROM Routines | Comparison of routines in both computers. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
T/S 2068 Assembly Language Programming | Overview of using Pasmo to compile assembly language programs for the TS 2068. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
T/S 2068 Emulators | Overview of several emulators. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
T/S 2068 ROM Disassembly | Tim begins disassembling the TS 2068 ROM with QDDASM2, his disassembler. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
T/S 2068 Specifications | Description of features that differentiated the TS 2068 from the ZX Spectrum. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
The ZX80 and ZX81 in the USA | Background about Sinclair Research Ltd., its entry into the United States marketplace, and its first two computers. | Sinclair ZX80, Sinclair ZX81 |
Time Designs Magazine | Overview of the magazine and its history. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
Timex Sinclair 2068 History | Review of the history of the computer. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
Toby Radloff | Brief article about the minor MTV celebrity and TS 2068 user. | |
tsmake | Linux shell script to convert TS 2068 keywords to characters that zmakebas can process. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
Typing in Assembly | Four assembly language programs that demonstrate accepting user input via the keyboard. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
Using HRG-ms | Overview of a high-resolution toolkit for the ZX81 by Matthias Swatosch. | Sinclair ZX81 |
VuCalc | Overview of Vu-Calc, a spreadsheet for the ZX81/TS1000. | Sinclair ZX81 |
VuCalc vs VisiCalc | Comparison two spreadsheets. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
z80asm | Short introduction to the z80asm assembler. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
z80dasm | Short review and how-to use the z80dasm disassembler. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
zeditor | Review of a high-resolution word processor for the ZX81. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
ZX81 Basic Compilers | Overview of several compilers available in the early 1980s for the ZX81, including ZX Autocoder, MCODER, ZXpress, and The ZX Compiler. | Sinclair ZX81 |
ZX81 in Science | Review of academic papers that cite using the ZX81. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
ZX81 Resources on the Internet Archive | Summary of magazines and newsletters. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
zxpaint2 | Program to convert output from ZXpaintyone to a BASIC program. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
ZXpaintyOne | Converting ZXpaintyOne save files to load in sz81. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
Actively published electronic magazine, produced with open source software. Most issues include a ZIP file with the code, .p files or anything else that accompanies the articles. Published by Tim Swenson.
Last modified: