1980

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8K ROM Programs Here!
Our technical staff has the only prototype 8K ROM in the U.S. and we’re wording on programs so you will...
SyntaxDecember 1980
Authorized Software
Image Computer Products of Northbrook, IL, is the authorized ZX80 software producer.
SyntaxDecember 1980
Battery Pack Case
Battery pack adaptable to the ZX80.
SyntaxNovember 1980
Beginning Programs — For-Next Loops
For-next loops consist of 2 control statements, FOR.. TO and NEXT. These allow you to tell the computer to do...
SyntaxNovember 1980
Big Character Program
Make your video characters 8 times bigger using ROM character images and substituting graphic symbols for dots.
SyntaxDecember 1980
Cassette Eavesdropper
Use this simple circuit to listen to your programs as they save and load or to search for programs on...
SyntaxDecember 1980
Christmas Buyers Guide
Comparison of computers available in December, 1980.
Creative ComputingDecember 1980
Comparison Between The Sinclair ZX80 and The TRS-80 Color Computer
Table comparing the various hardware and programming language features.
SyntaxDecember 1980
Comparison Between the Sinclair ZX80 and the TRS-80 Pocket ComputerSyntaxNovember 1980
Compu-Calendar
This three-part program returns correct day name, changes Gregorian dates to corresponding Julian day numbers, and computes total days between...
Otis ImbodenSyntaxDecember 1980
Computers and Society
Among the several new computers introduced at the June CES, one of the most interesting entries was the Sinclair ZX-80....
David Thornburg
Betty Burr
Compute!September/October 1980
Cryptoquote — Use Your ZX80 to Help You Solve Substitution Ciphers
“Cryptoquote” is a program for infinitely patient or just masochistic puzzle-solvers. It works just like cryptoquotes in newspapers — you...
SyntaxNovember 1980
Dear Editor
Letters about inverting video signal; TAB subroutine; contacting other owners; machine language programming.
SyntaxDecember 1980
Different Strokes
Prestodigitizer, an 8-bit input graphics tablet available for several micros, will soon be ready for your ZX80.
SyntaxNovember 1980
Extended ZX80 Service Contracts
Sinclair now offers extended service contracts to ZX80 owners. $25 per year will cover all parts and labor and return...
SyntaxDecember 1980
From Sinclair Research
Sinclair ZX80 and Syntax ZX80 announcement.
SyntaxNovember 1980
How to Wire a Big Keyboard
Although the ZX80 has many fine features, some people complain about the small pads of the touch keyboard that comes...
SyntaxDecember 1980
Interview with Clive SinclairCreative ComputingDecember 1980
Letter From The EditorSyntaxNovember 1980
Make-Do Connectors
At SYNTAX we use a Radio Shack connector. Their solderless edge-card, 40-pin connector (#276-1558) usually picks up all the contacts...
SyntaxDecember 1980
Micro Industry in U.K. Shows Stiff Upper Lip
Clive Sinclair appeared at the third Personal Computer World show, held in September 1980, demonstrating the ZX80 personal computer. Sinclair...
InfoworldOctober 27, 1980
Multiplication Exercise
This program asks for the multiplier (any number up to 3276) and then presents 5 problems, randomly choosing a number...
SyntaxDecember 1980
New 8K ROM Plus Printer
Sinclair is revamping the ROM. The new chip will support the low cost printer Sinclair plans to introduce next year.
SyntaxDecember 1980
New Consumer Computers Premiere at CES
The new Sinclair ZX80 is a Z-80 based computer that will sell for $199.95. Initially, the ZX80 will be available...
InfoworldAugust 4, 1980
New Magazine
Announcement of Creative Computing’s SYNC magazine.
SyntaxDecember 1980
New Modem
MicroPeripheral Corp. will introduce a modem for ZX80 and MicroAce machines by 1 January 1981, enabling you to connect to...
SyntaxDecember 1980
New ZX80 ROM and RAM Soon
Product announcement for 8K ROM for ZX80 and 16K RAM expansion modules.
SyntaxNovember 1980
Out Front to Stay
Prediction of staying power of Sinclair ZX80.
SyntaxNovember 1980
Publisher’s Remarks
Brief mention of the Sinclair ZX-80. Shipping 8,000 units in eight months in the UK; system shown at CES in...
Kilobaud MicrocomputingOctober 1980
Random Ramblings: The British Scene
Round up of British computers including a brief bit about the ZX80.
Creative ComputingNovember 1980
Random Ramblings: The Consumer Electronics Show
1979 summer CES; ZX80 mentioned.
Creative ComputingSeptember 1980
Reverse Video for ZX80
Letter to the editor describing a reverse-video circuit for the ZX80.
SyntaxDecember 1980
Season’s Greetings
Here is our personalized holiday greeting to you, courtesy of your ZX80 or MicroAce. With a little clever substitution in...
SyntaxDecember 1980
Sinclair Newsletter
Announcement of Syntax ZX80.
Creative ComputingNovember 1980
Sinclair Research of U.K. to Unveil A Microcomputer: Weighing Less Than a Pound, It Will Cost $200 in U.S., Will Be Marketed SoonThe Wall Street JournalJanuary 31, 1980
Sinclair Shipments Pick Up
Sinclair caught up with their ZX80 shipping schedule in November because production rates are up to meet the demand.
SyntaxDecember 1980
Sinclair ZX80
Clive Sinclair has surprised the world with the launch of his attractive, hand-held personal computer. Costing less than $200, and...
Creative ComputingDecember 1980
Software Catalogs Available
Software catalogs for ZX80 and MicroAce owners available from Image Computer Products.
SyntaxDecember 1980
Subroutines — Super Step-Savers
Subroutines are mini-programs; they execute a series of steps apart from the main program. In essence, you tell the computer,...
SyntaxDecember 1980
TAB Subroutine
Short subroutine to simulate the TAB function.
SyntaxDecember 1980
Talk to Your ZX80
Cognivox, produced by Voicetek of Goleta, CA, is a speech I/O peripheral for personal computers . It uses both speech...
SyntaxNovember 1980
The Sinclair ZX-80 Microcomputer
When I first saw the ZX-80, 1 said, “This is a computer?” It looked far less impressive than most of...
Kilobaud MicrocomputingDecember 1980
U.K. Firm Bringing Out Small, Low-Priced Microcomputer
A British electronics company, Sinclair Research, said it is bringing out a microcomputer that measures nine inches by seven inches...
The Wall Street JournalJanuary 31, 1980
World’s Lowest-Priced Computer
LAS VEGAS, NV – The world’s least expensive computer is the Sinclair ZX80. Selling at a retail price of $199.50,...
InfoworldMarch 2, 1981
ZX80 and MicroAce Bus PinoutSyntaxDecember 1980
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