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16K RAM Pack SchematicSQ Syntax QuarterlyWinter 1982
16K RAM Pack SchematicLISTing NewsletterApril 1994
2050 Modem SchematicLISTing NewsletterSeptember 1997
2068 Bank Switching, Part IVLISTing NewsletterJuly - September 1986
2068 Circuit DiagramCATS NewsletterJanuary 1986
2068 Dock Connector For More Than GamesISTUG NewsletterMarch 1988
2068 Random Numbers
Describes the random number generation scheme in the 2068.
CATS NewsletterMay 1985
2068 ROM Bug
Documents bug described in tech manual.
CATS NewsletterMarch 1985
2068 System Variables UsageSincus NewsApril 1985
2068 Tape Tutorial
Detailed description of how the TS 2068 saves programs to tape. Includes information about the record format on tape, all...
Sinc-LinkNovember/December
2068 to Spectrum Cross-ReferenceH. Edward WepplerCATS NewsletterSeptember 1985
4K ROM: Display Routine
DISPLAY begins the 4K ROM’s input/output module at 013Ch, or 316d.
SyntaxAugust 1981
8K Basic ROM and 16K-Byte RAM Pack SpecificationsSYNCMay/June 1981
8K ROM Monitor Routines
Continuation of article from prior issue examining the 8K ROM.
SyntaxOctober 1981
8K ROMCALLS
Program scans the ROM up to 7679, building a stack of CALLED and CALLING addresses. Then it sorts and displays...
Martin Irons (K2MI)SyntaxDecember 1983
A Comparative ROM Atlas: From Spectrum to TS2068Sincus NewsMay - June 1988
A Cross-Correlation of the Spectrum ROM Versus TS2068, Part 3LISTing NewsletterMarch 1985
A Cross-Correlation of the Spectrum ROM Versus TS2068, Part 4LISTing NewsletterApril 1985
A Handy Keyword and Function TableLISTing NewsletterJanuary 1986
A Keyword Table for the TS 2068TimelinezApril 1984
A New 2068 Bug?Sincus NewsMay - June 1989
A Practical Study of System Variables: Put Them to Use with BASIC.
Appendix D of the user manual lists the memory addresses of RAM where most of the TS-2068 system variables are...
April 1988
A Tip for QL Owners
One user found out the hard way that the QL chassis is grounded, resulting in blown video output.
Sinc-LinkJanuary/February 1988
Alphabetical Index of North American Suppliers 12/01/84LISTing NewsletterApril 1985
An Introduction to Expression Evaluation
In the Sinclair 8K ROM program of the ZX80/81 the “expression evaluator” is to be found at 0F55-111Bh (improved 8K...
SYNCMay/June 1982
Annotated 4K ROM Listing
The 4K ROM SAVE routine listing, including the original designer’s notes.
SyntaxMay 1981
Annotated 4K ROM Listing – Systems Variables
Listing tells you the values of all major variables used in the 4K ROM.
SyntaxOctober 1981
Annotated 4K ROM: LOAD Routine
Assembly for the 4K ROM’s LOAD routine. LOAD begins in ROM location 0206H, or 518d.
SyntaxJuly 1981
Another Video Primer
Definitions of common terms used to describe video signals.
SyncWare NewsMarch-April 1987
Archive Character CodesPeter HaleSinclair Timex User Group NewsletterJanuary - February 1989
Assorted TipbitsISTUG NewsletterJune 1987
Attribute Function DefinedThe Plotter
Bank Switching The Timex/Sinclair 2068 ComputerLISTing NewsletterFebruary 1986
Bank Switching the TS2068 (III)LISTing NewsletterMay 1986
Bankswitching on the T/S 2000 Series Computers, Part ILISTing NewsletterJanuary - February 1987
Bankswitching, etc….LISTing NewsletterMarch - April 1987
Basic at a StretchLISTing NewsletterSummer 1990
BASIC Bank Switching
Short recap of ways to add RAM to the TS 2068 and switch it in/out.
SyncWare NewsMar-Apr 1986
BASIC Conversion ChartThe RAMTOPOctober 1985
Beginner’s CornerCATS NewsletterApril 1986
Beginner’s Corner: D FileCATS NewsletterMay 1986
Beginner’s ROM and RAM Addresses
ROM and RAM addresses in 4K ROM, 1K RAM machines.
SyntaxMay 1981
Binary ManipulationCATS NewsletterJuly 1985
Bob’s Notebook: Tutorial on Open, Close, Channels & StreamsSinc-LinkSeptember/October 1988
Books For the 2068,SpectrumThe RAMTOPMarch 1986
Bug AlertSincus NewsSeptember 1984
Comments on Dr. Watson’s ArticleLISTing NewsletterJanuary - February 1987
Comparative ROM Atlas: From ZX Spectrum to 2068
To convert SPECTRUM software to the 2068, you need the location and function of ROM routines in each. You can...
SyntaxOctober 1984
Comparative ROM Atlas: From ZX Spectrum to 2068Sincus NewsMarch - April 1988
Computus Interruptus
Originally published in SINCUS News.
ZXir QLive Alive!Fall 1994
Computus Interruptus 2ZXir QLive Alive!Spring 1995
Computus Interruptus, Part 3
If you try to relocate the machine code to the same 16K memory block as the display file (16-32K), you...
Sincus NewsApril 1985
Computus Interruptus, Part 4
The interrupt driven print-screen program we’ve been playing with is just about “all used up” as a learning tool. Its...
Sincus NewsMay - August 1985
Computus Interruptus, Part 5
Non-Maskable Interrupts You’ll need an “NMI Switch”, RAM in the DOCK bank and the ability to copy the T/S 2068...
Sincus NewsNovember - December 1985
Computus Interruptus, Part 6
Now, it’s time to fire up your T/S 2068. Type in and RUN the listing below. This must be done...
Sincus NewsMarch - April 1986
Computus Interruptus, Part 7
Now we’ll cover a couple of tricks we can do because the maskable interrupt is synchronized with the computer’s video...
Sincus NewsJuly - August 1986
Computus Interruptus, Part 8
Now we’ll return to the interrupt driven sprite program. When you type RANDOMIZE USR 64776 to start the program, the...
Sincus NewsSeptember - October 1986
Convert Your CAI Stringy Floppy to Store Variables Within the BASIC Program Just As The Cassette DoesTimelinezAugust 1984
Data Transfer on the Serial PortSincus NewsJanuary - February 1988
Data Transfer on the Serial PortSLUG NewsletterFebruary 1988
Developing a Memory Map Consensus
Nick Lambert of Quicksilva proposed that suppliers for the Sinclair computers reach a consensus on some kind of memory map...
SYNCMay/June 1982
Disk Drive Control & InterfacingLISTing NewsletterDecember 1985
Disk Drive Control and Interfacing, Part 2LISTing NewsletterJanuary 1986
Disk Drive Control and Interfacing, Part 3LISTing NewsletterFebruary 1986
Does Anybody Know What Time It Is?
Analysis of execution times of various functions.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterJuly 1983
Dueling Devices
Problems related to incomplete I/O address decoding.
SyntaxAugust 1983
EPROM ConceptsLISTing NewsletterFebruary 1991
Exploring the Timex/Sinclair 1000’s Sinclair Logic ChipSincus NewsNovember - December 1988
Exploring the Timex/Sinclair 1000’s Sinclair Logic Chip (SCL)
Attempts to reverse engineer the ULA via disassembly of ROM.
Sincus NewsNovember/December 1988
Exploring the Timex/Sinclair 1000’s Sinclair Logic Chip (SCL), Part 2
More exploration, including some circuit sketches.
Sincus NewsJanuary/February 1989
Exploring the Timex/Sinclair 1000’s Sinclair Logic Chip, Part 2Sincus NewsJanuary - February 1989
Exploring the Timex/Sinclair 1000’s Sinclair Logic Chip, Part 3Sincus NewsMarch - April 1989
Exploring the Timex/Sinclair 1000’s Sinclair Logic Chip, Part 3, Conclusion
Final installment continues with drawing of internal data latch and internal data bus.
Sincus NewsMarch/April 1989
Extra Memory Programming
Most of us can visualize the computer's "regular" memory. We know that the ROM part of memory has "fixed" machine...
Update MagazineJanuary 1988
Extra RAMLISTing NewsletterApril 1985
Free Z80 and 68008 Technical ManualsNite-Times NewsMarch 1987
From Other Basics – VAL and LEN
ZX80 Basic substitutions for LEN and VAL functions.
SyntaxSeptember 1981
Hex-Dec ConversionLISTing NewsletterNovember 1984
Hints & TipsLISTing NewsletterOctober 1984
History’s Greatest TS2068 POKEs and Extras
Collection of POKEs from various newsletters.
Update MagazineJanuary 1993
Hog Heaven – ROM Entry Points
Complete list of global subroutine calls for the 4K ROM’s eigh software modules.
SyntaxApril 1981
How ROMs and EPROMs CompareLISTing NewsletterOctober 1984
How to Change RAMTOP, Part 1The PlotterMarch 1984
IEEE-488 For Sinclair UsersISTUG NewsletterJuly - August 1991
In and Out of Caps Mode From Within a ProgramTimelinezAugust 1984
Input Cursors (for the TS 2068)The PlotterMay 1993
Inside Your Computer
Reprint of material from Zilog’s Z-80 Z-80A CPU Technical Manual.
SQ Syntax QuarterlySummer 1983
Intro to Machine Language
Start of series on machine language programming for beginners.
SyntaxMay 1981
Journey to the centre of the ROMLISTing NewsletterJune 1992
Joystick ApplicationsQuarTerSWinter 1987
Joystick ConnectorsLISTing NewsletterSample Issue
Joystick InterfacesISTUG NewsletterFebruary 1988
Key Card for TS-2068LISTing NewsletterOctober 1990
Key Modifications for 2068 UsersSUMJanuary 1986
Keyboard Scanning
Tutorial on reading the TS1000/TS2068 keyboard directly.
SyntaxFebruary 1984
Larken ZX-81 Disk InterfaceVISTA Newsletter
Layout Guide TS1500The RAMTOPDecember 1985
Lessons Learned on the use of Joystick Ports for I/OCATS NewsletterApril 1985
Lessons Learned on the Use of Joystick Ports for I/OLISTing NewsletterJuly 1985
Little Goodies for the 2068, Edition 3LISTing NewsletterSeptember 1985
Little Goodies for the 2068, Edition 3The RAMTOPAugust 1985
Little Goodies for the TS 2068, Edition 3CATS NewsletterJanuary 1986
Logic Families
This article is a collection of data from various data books and specification sheets and is intended to provide a...
T-S HorizonsNovember 1984
Logical OperatorsZX-AppealSummer 1988
M/C BitsCATS NewsletterMarch 1986
Machine Code Topics: 2068 BASIC ROM Calls
This is the first of an occasional and indefinite series on machine-code programming for the 2068. I do not intend...
SyncWare NewsSept-Oct 1984
Math Function Execution Time
User-tested timing of math functions.
SyntaxSeptember 1982
MC68000 CPU (Continued)Capital District Timex-Sinclair Computer Club newsletterSeptember 1990
MC68000 CPU Machine Code (cont)
Logical operations.
Capital District Timex-Sinclair Computer Club newsletterApril 1990
MC68000 CPU Machine Code ContinuedCapital District Timex-Sinclair Computer Club newsletterAugust 1990
MC68000 Machine Code (Continued)Capital District Timex-Sinclair Computer Club newsletterJune 1990
Member’s Hints and TipsLISTing NewsletterSeptember 1989
Miscellaneous Magnetic Tape TidbitsLISTing NewsletterOctober 1985
More About … the Mystery of the Missing 253
Part 2 of a series of articles about the extended bank switching feature of the TS2068.
Time Designs MagazineSeptember/October 1986
More on AttributesThe PlotterFebruary 1987
More on Magnetic Tape CassettesLISTing NewsletterSeptember 1985
More PokesZX-AppealDecember 1987
More Timex SinclairLISTing NewsletterSeptember 1989
Motorola 68060 MicroprocessorThe RAMTOPSpring 1994
Multiple Program
Load several programs in the 2068 simultaneously.
LISTing NewsletterMarch 1986
Navigating Through the Display File JungleCATS NewsletterAug 1986
Navigating Through the Display File Jungle
Those who’ve manipulated the nice orderly display file on the ZX-81/TS-1000 have been somewhat perplexed by the T/S 2068. Yes,...
Sincus NewsMay - June 1986
New 8K ROM Features
Updated list of the redesigned 8K ROM features not available on the 4K ROM and a brief explanation of their...
SyntaxMay 1981
New 8K ROM Potpourri
Sinclair’s first 8K ROM had a few bugs; list of changes to the 8K ROM map.
SyntaxNovember 1981
Note on copyright; REM skips next line
REM statements with copyright notices do constitute legal protection; a blank REM causes the interpreter to skip next line.
SyntaxMarch 1981
Numbers Held Inexactly on the ZX81
First in a series of articles on numerical errors in the 8K ROM.
SyntaxMarch 1982
Obscure CommandsZXir QLive Alive!Winter 2002
Oi! Maude Someone’s Gone and Nicked the Tips Again!ISTUG NewsletterMay - June 1992
Oi! Maude Someone’s Gone and Nicked the Tips Again!LISTing NewsletterJanuary 1993
Oi! Maude Someone’s Gone and Nicked the Tips!ISTUG NewsletterMarch - April 1992
Oliger Disk Drive Interface OwnersISTUG NewsletterOctober - November 1987
Oliger Disk Interface With JLO SAFE SpecificationsISTUG NewsletterNovember - December 1989
On Loading Waveforms and LevelsLISTing NewsletterAugust 1985
Operation Codes of the 8080, 8085, and Z80 Processors
Conversion tables across the three processors. Reprint of article from March 1980 Byte magazine.
SQ Syntax QuarterlySpring 1983
OS-64 BugTimex Sinclair Users Group Mile High Chapter NewsletterNovember-December 1987
Parts Substitution List for ZX-81 & T/S-1000VISTA Newsletter
PEEKing EXROMCATS NewsletterNovember 1985
Peeks and Pokes for the TS1000ZX-AppealNovember 1986
Perceptions
The ZX81 Parser (Part 2). In the last issue I began a discussion of the ZX81’s parser which is a...
SYNCJuly/August 1982
Perceptions
This article is the third in a series discussing the ZX81 Parser. Since the first two articles may have been...
SYNCSeptember/October 1982
Picture PopperCATS NewsletterDecember 1985
Pin connections of the ZX81 expansion portZX-AppealNovember - December 1988
Playing With ElectricityZX-AppealFebruary - March 1988
Playing With ElectricityZX-AppealSummer 1990
Playing With Electricity: Channels and JobsZX-AppealJune 1988
Playing With Electricity: Memory MapZX-AppealDecember 1987
POKEs, Etc for 2068The PlotterMarch 1993
POKEs, Etc for 2068The PlotterApril 1993
Poking AroundZX-AppealFebruary - March 1988
Pot PourriLISTing NewsletterNovember 1985
Producing Flashy ListingsZXir QLive Alive!Spring 2001
Programmer’s CornerLISTing NewsletterApril 1985
Programming Tip For OctoberLISTing NewsletterNovember 1989
Programming TipsLISTing NewsletterOctober 1992
Programming TipsT. S. S. NewsnotesOctober 1, 1984
Programming TipsNite-Times NewsJuly - August 1993
Programming Tips for the 2068ZX-AppealSummer 1990
Programming Tips for Timex Sinclair ComputersT. S. S. NewsnotesJuly - August 1985
Programming Tips on the 2068ZX-AppealMarch - April 1989
QL Circuit DiagramLISTing NewsletterMarch 1994
QL Corner: Repair TipsLISTing NewsletterApril 1993
QL Keyboard ConnectionsUpdate MagazineJanuary 1993
QL Keyboard Matrix ChartLISTing NewsletterOctober 1990
QL PokesSMUG BytesJanuary 1989
QL PrintoutsCATS NewsletterJune 1987
QL Serial Cable PrintoutsLISTing NewsletterMay 1991
QL Sync SignalsISTUG NewsletterSeptember - October 1989
QL TipThe PlotterAugust 1988
QL TipNite-Times NewsSeptember 1987
Random Pokes
If you don’t want the “side-effect” of changing the random number seed in USR calls, try: IF USR address THEN.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterJune 1983
Ray Byler’s 2068 ROM
Brief description of Ray Byler’s ROM dump/comparison. The original work was done by Ray Byler on his Kaypro computer using...
Sincus NewsMay/June 1989
Reading the JoysticksCATS NewsletterJanuary - February 1985
Reference Sheet: Z80 Op-code and explanationsLISTing NewsletterOctober 1986
Resistor GuideLISTing NewsletterOctober 1988
ROM Atlas, Part IILISTing NewsletterFebruary 1985
ROM DisassemblySincus NewsNovember - December 1986
ROM DisassemblySincus NewsJanuary - February 1987
ROM List Delay
4K ROM assembly listing has been delayed for a couple of weeks.
SyntaxSeptember 1981
RS-232 Pin AssignmentsISTUG NewsletterNovember - December 1989
Save Memory: Use Buried Color Codes Instead of Color CommandsThe PlotterJanuary 1987
Saving MemoryZX-AppealOctober - November 1987
Secrets of the QL memoryLISTing NewsletterJune 1994
Setting up the 2068
Next time you sit down to program on your 2068, try this upon powering up: CLEAR 65535: POKE 23561,10: POKE...
SUM
Sinclair ZX 16K RAM PackVISTA Newsletter
Sinclair ZX 16K RAM Pack Issue 3-SRC104
Schematic.
SQ Syntax QuarterlySummer 1983
Sinclair ZX-81
Several letters in response to request for ZX-81 schematic. Letters include details about user’s experiences. Schematics of ZX80, ZX81 and...
The Computer Journal
Sinclair ZX81 SchematicISTUG NewsletterJanuary - February 1991
Some Key Points About the TS1000 KeyboardSincus NewsApril 1984
Soviet Block Crumbles: Spectrum Secrets UncoveredISTUG NewsletterMay - June 1992
Soviet Block Crumbles: Spectrum Secrets UncoveredLISTing NewsletterJanuary 1993
Spectrum Calls and PokesThe RAMTOPDecember 1985
Spectrum Logic CircuitLISTing NewsletterOctober 1986
Spectrum ROM BugLISTing NewsletterMarch - April 1987
Spectrum ROM CallsT. S. S. NewsnotesNovember 15, 1984
Spectrum ROM Entry Points Indexed AlphabeticallySincus NewsJuly - August 1989
Spectrum ROM Entry Points Indexed By AddressSincus NewsNovember - December 1989
Spectrum to 2068?CATS NewsletterMarch 1985
Spectrum vs TS 2068
Comparison of the two system busses so enterprising users could build their own twister board.
T. S. S. Newsnotes
SQ NotesSLUG NewsletterApril 1988
SQ Notes: BiorhythmsSMUG BytesFebruary 1988
SQ Notes: FunctionsSMUG BytesSeptember 1988
SQ Notes: INPUTSMUG BytesDecember 1988
SQ Notes: Math FunctionsSMUG BytesOctober 1988
Stop Me If You’ve Heard This BeforeSinclair Timex User Group NewsletterJanuary - February 1989
Streaming AlongCATS NewsletterJuly 1984
Streams and ChannelsLISTing NewsletterOctober 1986
String INPUT Hints
There another use of the keyword "LINE" beside starting a program at that line when saving a program. If the...
The RAMTOPNovember 1985
System Variables
Here is a program which you can eerge with one you have written and which will print out a list...
Sincus NewsSeptember - October 1986
System Variables and Number Storage
Appendix D of the TS-2068 user manual gives four pages of “System Variables”, which most users klnda ignore, These variables...
Update MagazineApril 1988
T/S 1000 ReferenceCATS NewsletterJune 1985
T/S 2000 Tips
There have been a number of tips for the 2000 that have shown up at news letter meetings and in...
CATS NewsletterApril 1984
T/S 2068 Color Monitor Difficulties
Some hams have difficulty using some color monitors with the T/S 2068. There are very good reasons for these difficulties....
LISTing NewsletterSeptember 1994
Tape Loading: First, Last, and AlwaysCATS NewsletterApril 1984
Tape Records
Here is all you wanted to know about saving to tape but didn’t know where to look. Except for minor...
LISTing NewsletterMarch 1986
Technical Comments Relating to the Sinclair ZX81 and the TS1000 Computers and External 16K RAMsSincus NewsJanuary 1985
That Zero Line AgainLISTing NewsletterSeptember 1989
The Anatomy of a Program Line
Program listings on the ZX/TS computers are available on command. With either LIST or LLIST, the program in the machine...
SYNCMarch/April 1984
The Backplane Map: Spectrum vs 2068CATS NewsletterJanuary - February 1985
The Continuing Saga of 64 Columns
Analysis of Carole Corcoran’s code from the technical manual.
Triangle Sinclair Users GroupMay, June, July 1984
The Function Dispatcher
Introduction to the function dispatcher, comparison to dispatcher in MS DOS.
Sinc-LinkSeptember/October 1986
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...
The Data ExpansionSept 1987
The Logic Operator, NOTLISTing NewsletterJanuary 1991
The Mystery of the Missing 253
When Timex released its Technical Manual for the TS2068, we learned how to add memory to and switch between its...
Time Designs MagazineJuly/August 1986
The Mystery of the Missing 253, Part FourTime Designs MagazineJanuary/February 1987
The Mystery of the Missing 253, Part ThreeTime Designs MagazineNovember/December 1986
The Mystery of the Missing 253: Conclusion
Part 5 of series of articles about bank switching as originally designed in the TS 2068.
Time Designs MagazineMarch/April 1987
The Timex/Sinclair User’s EncyclopediaThe Plotter
The ZX80 Keyboard
Technical description of the keyboard, schematic of the associated circuitry and machine language code for accessing the keyboard.
SYNCMay/June 1981
The ZX80 KeyboardLISTing NewsletterJuly - August 1994
Timex Logic, Part 1LISTing NewsletterJanuary 1991
Timex Logic, Part 1Sincus NewsMay - June 1990
Timex Logic, Part 1LISTing NewsletterSummer 1990
Timex Logic, Part 2LISTing NewsletterSeptember 1990
Timex Logic, Part 2LISTing NewsletterJanuary 1991
Timex Logic, Part 3LISTing NewsletterJanuary 1991
Timex Logic, Part 3LISTing NewsletterDecember 1990
Timex Logic: The Logic Operator NOTSinc-LinkJuly/August 1991
Timex Releases 2068 Manual
Just at press time, Timex began to deliver copies of its comprehensive technical manual for the 2068 computers. Every owner...
SyntaxMay 1984
Timex Sinclair – ZX Spectrum ROM Routine Look-Up TableZXir QLive Alive!Winter 2000
Timex Tech Manuals Shipped
Timex shipped its initial stock of photocopied 2068 Tech Manuals and has orders for its scheduled print run.
SyntaxAugust 1984
Timex Technical Data: Connector Signal LayoutUpdate MagazineJanuary 1988
Timex Technical Data: TS-2068 SchematicUpdate MagazineJanuary 1988
Timex Technical Data: TS2068 PC Board Component LayoutUpdate MagazineJanuary 1988
Timex TipbitsISTUG NewsletterNovember 1988
Timex/Sinclair Bus Connections and EquivalentsISTUG NewsletterMarch - April 1992
Timex/Sinclair TimingLISTing NewsletterApril 1995
Tips on ZX81/TS1000 Computer Repair
Troubleshooting tips for fixing TS1000 problems.
Update MagazineJanuary 1993
To Open (and Close) Sinclair ZX-81 and Timex 1000 ComputersLISTing NewsletterDecember 1983 - January 1984
TraceSLUG NewsletterAugust 1987
Trace RoutineSLUG NewsletterJuly 1987
Trace: Find StringsThe PlotterFebruary 1988
TS 1000 NotesZX-AppealSummer 1987
TS 1000 Schematic DiagramVISTA Newsletter
TS 1500 InnovationsSincus NewsFebruary 1984
TS 2020 SchematicLISTing NewsletterApril 1985
TS 2020 SchematicLISTing NewsletterMay 1994
TS 2040 Printer SchematicVISTA Newsletter
TS 2040 Printer SchematicLISTing NewsletterJuly - September 1986
TS 2040 Printer SchematicLISTing NewsletterMay 1994
TS 2068 Bank Switching, Part 2LISTing NewsletterApril 1986
TS 2068 HOME ROM BypassISTUG NewsletterNovember 1988
TS 2068 POKEsLISTing NewsletterOctober 1984
TS 2068 Programming TipSinc-LinkJanuary/February 1993
TS 2068 ROM DisassemblySincus NewsMarch - April 1987
TS 2068 SchematicLISTing NewsletterMay 1994
TS 2068 SchematicLISTing NewsletterDecember 1990
TS 2068 Standard Memory Configuration
Memory map diagrams from the technical manual.
Update MagazineOctober 1987
TS 2068, Spectrum, ZX-81 Edge Connector signal allocationLISTing NewsletterOctober 1984
TS-1000 Notes and TipsLISTing NewsletterNovember 1992
TS-2068 SuppliersUpdate MagazineJanuary 1988
TS1000(ZX81)/Spectrum/TS2068 Edge Connector PinoutsZX-AppealJune 1987
TS1000/ZX81 SchematicLISTing NewsletterApril 1994
TS1500 and 16K RAM PackSincus NewsAugust 1984
TS1500 SchematicLISTing NewsletterApril 1994
TS2000 System SchematicSUMSeptember 1984
TS2068 Back-Plane Expansion System StandardTimelinezFebruary 1990
TS2068 Connector Pinouts
This information, from TIMEX Technical Memo #6, is supplied by TIMEX for publication by SYNTAX.
SyntaxJanuary 1984
TS2068 Home RAM MapISTUG NewsletterSeptember - October 1993
TS2068 HOME ROM BypassLISTing NewsletterJanuary 1989
TS2068 Ins and OutsTimelinezSeptember 1987
TS2068 Ins and OutsCATS NewsletterAugust 1987
TS2068 Joystick OperationLISTing NewsletterSeptember 1992
TS2068 Keyboard ScanningLISTing NewsletterOctober 1992
TS2068 Keyboard ScanningLISTing NewsletterApril 1985
TS2068 Personal Computer Technical Reference Manual
If you need to know about how the CPU, ROM, RAM, sound chip, joysticks, keyboard, display hardware, cassette ports, or...
SyntaxJune 1984
TS2068 Port Assignments
Timex provided SYNTAX with the following chart, referred to on page 214 of your 2068 manual. This chart is what...
SyntaxJanuary 1984
TS2068 Power Supply Information from QZX
Overview of the AC adaptor and internal voltage regulation.
Update MagazineJanuary 1993
TS2068 ROM DisassemblySincus NewsNovember - December 1987
TS2068 ROM DisassemblySincus NewsMay - June 1987
TS2068 ROM DisassemblySincus NewsJuly - August 1987
TS2068 ROM Entry Points Indexed AlphabeticallySincus NewsSeptember - October 1989
TS2068 ROM Entry Points Indexed By AddressSincus NewsJanuary - February 1990
TS2068 TipsSMUG BytesSeptember 1989
TS2068 TipsQuarTerSSummer 1985
TS2068/TC2068 SCLD PinoutCATS NewsletterSep 1986
Two Tips: Colors, VAL$
Using the second display file for color attributes and a string version of VAL().
The RAMTOPDecember 1985
Understanding Baud RatesNite-Times NewsApril 1987
Understanding Floating-point Arithmetic, Part 2
Describes the workings on the ‘third language’ of the 8K ROM – the CALCULATOR LANGUAGE – that is used to...
SYNCMarch/April 1982
Understanding Floating-point Arithmetic, Part 3
In this article on floating-point arithmetic, we will consider the algorithms that are used in the 8K ROM program to...
SYNCJuly/August 1982
Understanding Floating-point Arithmetic: Part 1
The aim of this article is to give the reader some insight into the complex world of floating-point arithmetic. Since...
SYNCJanuary/February 1982
UpdatesSincus NewsMay - August 1985
Useful ROM Routines in the TS 2068
List of routines programmers may find useful.
September/October 1986
Using the Larken Sequential/Random Filing System to Produce a TS2068 ROM DisassemblyUpdate MagazineOctober 1991
Wafadrive SchematicISTUG NewsletterFebruary 1988
Westridge 2050 Modem Operations: A Reference GuideTimelinezAugust 1984
X-ModemSincus NewsNovember - December 1986
Z80 Chip Organization and 64K Memory DiagramCATS NewsletterJuly 1985
Z80 Command and OP Code ReferenceSinc-Link
ZX Interfaces Explained
The ins and outs of Sinclair computers. Details are given for the Spectrum as well as the ZX81.
Electronics Today InternationalFebruary 1983
ZX Memory Map
Memory map as designed, where current peripherals fit in the map and suggestions about standardization.
SQ Syntax QuarterlyWinter 1982
ZX Spectrum Tape File FormatLISTing NewsletterMay 1997
ZX-80 SchematicLISTing NewsletterApril 1994
ZX-81 POKEs & CallsZXir QLive Alive!Spring 1994
ZX-81 Pokes & CallsLISTing NewsletterDecember 1990
ZX/81 SchematicCATS NewsletterDecember 1985
ZX/81/TS 1000 Technical-itiesLISTing NewsletterNovember 1984
ZX/TS Power Supplies
Table of details about and schematics of the ZX80, ZX81 and TS1000 power supplies.
SQ Syntax QuarterlyWinter 1982
ZX/TS Subset of 2068 Pins
Aligned with the slot, you will find the pins correspond exactly to the ZX/TS pinout with three exceptions. RAM CS,...
SyntaxDecember 1983
ZX80 and MicroAce Bus PinoutSyntaxDecember 1980
ZX81 Address DecoderZX-AppealSeptember 1988
ZX81 Graphics TemplateLISTing NewsletterOctober 1993
ZX81 I/O Map
Details about using IN and OUT on the ZX81.
ZX-AppealOctober 1985
ZX81 Logic Signals
Reference signal levels for troubleshooting.
SyntaxOctober 1982
ZX81 SchematicSQ Syntax QuarterlyWinter 1982
ZX81 SchematicLISTing NewsletterNovember 1985
ZX81/TS1000 Circuit board
Photos of top and bottom of circuit board showing component placement.
SQ Syntax QuarterlyWinter 1982
ZX81/TS1000 TipsSincus NewsJuly - August 1990
ZX81/TS1000 TipsSincus NewsNovember - December 1989
ZX81/TS1000 TipsSincus NewsJuly - August 1989
ZX81/TS1000 TipsTimelinezAugust 1985
ZX81/TS1000 TipsSincus NewsNovember - December 1988
ZX81/TS1000 TipsSincus NewsJanuary - February 1990
ZX81/TS1000 TipsSincus NewsSeptember - October 1988
ZX81/TS1000 TipsSincus NewsJanuary - February 1988
ZX81/TS1000 TipsSincus NewsMarch - April 1988
ZX81/TS1000 TipsSincus NewsJuly - August 1988
ZX81/TS1000 TipsSincus NewsMay - June 1988

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