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“All The News Fit to Print”
ARCTAN COMPUTER VENTURES or Northampton, England, is an excellent source of support for the ZX81 or TS 1000 computers. The...
Time Designs MagazineNovember/December 1986
<Connect 300>
Last month, I explained some of the unexpected problems you may experience with the CATS BBS and other telecomputing services....
CATS NewsletterApril 1989
2050 Modem Is Here
The Westridge TS 2050 telecommunications modem is at last really here. It is exactly the same modem that Timex promised...
Time Designs MagazineNov-Dec 1984
2068 TelecommunicationsCATS NewsletterJune 1987
2068 Telecommunications Notes
The following is an overview of telecommunications hardware and software available for the T/S 2068 and how it all works....
Jim RodlinSinclair Timex User Group NewsletterMay/June 1988
2068 to Real World Communications
The “telecommunications revolution” has been roaring across America. For many Timex’ers in our little backwater, it seems to have roared...
Mark FisherCATS NewsletterMay 1989
A New Sinclair BBS
Bob Newell of Bismark, North Dakota, has started a BBS called “GlobberNet” that specializes in computer games, including Spectrum Games....
Tim SwensonUpdate MagazineApril 1995
A Review of the MTERM II
Terminal program for the TS 2068 and TS 2050 modem.
Time Designs MagazineJanuary/February 1985
A Visit to QBoxCATS NewsletterSeptember - October 1995
A Visit to QBox!CATS NewsletterJuly - August 1995
A Way Around A ProblemThe PlotterJanuary 1990
Adventures on CompuserveCATS NewsletterNovember 1986
All About ModemsCATS NewsletterJune 1985
Amateur Radio NewsCATS NewsletterJanuary 1986
Amstrad-Sinclair-Timex ResourcesThe RAMTOPNovember - December 1986
Are there any mailing lists/e-zines/web-sites for the Spectrum followers?
List of sites, circa May 1996.
Update MagazineJuly 1996
Area Bulletin Board Phone Numbers
You may access using your modem. These are free to all users, but do not abuse this priveldge! You will...
Sincus NewsOctober 1984
At the keyboard
Email exchange about using the TS2068 "into the next millenium."
Update MagazineJuly 1996
BASIC2text …. Extending the use of MTERM II
Program to remove non-ASCII control codes and expand tokens to full ASCII equivalents so that programs may be uploaded to...
Time Designs MagazineNovember/December 1986
BBSing on an Unexpanded 2068
After you have been using your modem for awhile, you notice one thing most, it can be an enjoyable use...
Frank DavisSyncWare NewsJuly/August 1987
Bits & BytesThe PlotterOctober 1989
Bits and Pieces
AERCO FD-68 disk drive interface; A & J Model 2000 stringy floppy; RAMEX offers Millenia K disk interface/package; T/S Smart...
Time Designs MagazineMarch/April 1985
Bits and Pieces
News from the UK; Mini Xmod communications package; additions to user group list; repair changes; Oliger/Kingsley disk system; TI 99/4A...
Time Designs MagazineMay/June 1985
Bits and Pieces
Sinclair Research Ltd. suffering from severe cash-flow problems has been bailed out by Robert Maxwell, owner of the Daily Mirror...
Time Designs MagazineJuly/August 1985
Build this Super Simple Modem
Short article and program on interfacing directly to the telephone line via the MIC jack. Program uses BEEP command to...
Time Designs MagazineMarch/April 1987
Byte-Back MD-2B Modem
Order from: Byte Back Co. Rt. 3, Box 147, Brodie Road Leesville, S.C. 29070 $149.95 (A&T) $119.95 (KIT) add $4.95...
T-S HorizonsJuly/August 1984
Casby’s Loader V – ‘The Spoiler’
Kurt Casby’s LOADER V software package provides five programs that are enhancements to the Mterm modem software. His LOADER V...
Sincus NewsSeptember - October 1986
Chicago Area FIDO NetworkNite-Times NewsMay 1987
Comments on CompuserveThe PlotterOctober 1985
Comments on CompuserveThe PlotterNovember 1985
Comments on CompuserveThe PlotterDecember 1985
Comments on CompuserveThe PlotterSeptember 1985
Comments on CompuserveThe PlotterJanuary 1985
Comments on CompuserveThe PlotterOctober 1986
Comments on CompuserveThe PlotterNovember 1986
Comments on CompuserveThe PlotterDecember 1986
Comments on CompuserveThe PlotterFebruary 1986
Comments on CompuserveThe PlotterMarch 1986
Comments on CompuserveThe PlotterApril 1986
Comments on CompuserveThe PlotterMay 1986
Comments on CompuserveThe PlotterJune 1986
Comments on CompuserveThe PlotterJuly - August 1986
Comments on CompuserveThe PlotterSeptember 1986
Communications
Overview of TS 2068 communications options.
Sinc-LinkNovember/December 1986
Communications
Review of Kurt Casby’s Casboard 2068.
Sinc-LinkMarch/April 1987
Communications
Instructions for using Specterm-64 with disk drives.
Sinc-LinkMay/June 1987
CommunicationsZX-AppealSummer 1987
CommunicationsISTUG NewsletterJanuary 1987
CommunicationsLISTing NewsletterApril 1985
Communications CornerLISTing NewsletterNovember 1984
Comparing the Data Base Services
Article discusses using a Timex/Sinclair computer with Compuserve, The Source, Delphi and NewsNet.
Time Designs MagazineJanuary/February 1985
Compuserve as Expert SystemCATS NewsletterJune 1987
Datatronics 2400P Modem Review
I recently bought a new 2400 Baud pocket modem to use with my Z88. A pocket modem is just a...
Update MagazineJanuary 1991
Datatronics Discovery 1200P Modem
One of the main uses for my Z88 is a portable terminal. I thought that it would be nice to...
Dave BennettHarrisburg Area Timex Sinclair Users Group NewsletterOct 1989
Dealing With The BBS
This will take your computer, a terminal program, and a MODEM. For the 2068, the most common setup is the...
Mark FisherCATS NewsletterJuly 1990
Doing Without Exchange – the Unix ConnectionCATS NewsletterJuly - August 1995
Download from Radio
Microperipheral Corporation developed a 4800 baud modem that could download software broadcast over the radio.
Timex Sinclair UserNovember 1983
Editor Ramblings
Description of a potential time-sharing service for Sinclair users.
Synchro-SetteMay 1982
Editor Ramblings
Forth for the ZX/TS. Modem in the works. Update on TS 1500 and TS 2000 pricing.
Synchro-SetteMay 1983
Editorial for October Issue
Ruminations on accessing the internet with Sinclair computers.
Update MagazineOctober 1995
Editorial: Another Year Older; 2nd Annual Fest Planned; TS Communications
Issues this year will include more material for the less technically inclined on the basics of T/S computing. 2nd Annual...
SyncWare NewsSept-Oct 1986
Embellishing MTERM II
As editor of the Portland Area Timex/Sinclair Users Group (P.A.T.S.) newsletter, I wanted to upload the newsletter to members who...
Time Designs MagazineJuly/August 1986
Experimenting With the Byte Back Modem
How to program modem settings with the TS1000.
T-S HorizonsJanuary 1985
FIDO – If it won’t sit up and beg, what can it do?
There’s a wide-flung network of Independent computer users stretching across the country. I’m talking about the confederation known as FIDO...
Mark FisherCATS NewsletterSeptember 1989
FIDO Network UpdateNite-Times NewsJune 1987
Fixing the MTERM KeyboardCATS NewsletterMarch 1987
For Your Support
SILICON MOUNTAIN COMPUTERS, C-12, Mtn. Stn. Group Box, Nelson, BC V1L 2J3, CANADA, announces: An improved version (V 2.5) of...
SyncWare NewsMay/June 1988
Forum
Terminal program for TS1000; bus conversion to Spectrum; tilde character; Byte-Back modem with Modem II; converting Spectrum software; RAMTOP with...
SyncWare NewsJan-Feb 1985
Free Data Basing Update
What do the Auraria Library, the Colorado School of Mines, and Montgomery County Public Libraries have in common? A single...
Mark FisherCATS NewsletterNovember 1990
From the SOURCE
News story about Clive Sinclair slapping Chris Curry.
CATS NewsletterMarch 1985
GEnie Information Service
Those of you using modems may or may not be aware of the large Information Services available to you. Most...
Dave BennettCATS NewsletterFebruary 1991
GEnie Sign-Up Update
Here is some updated information on signing up with the GEnie modem service.
Dave BennettHarrisburg Area Timex Sinclair Users Group NewsletterOct 1989
Getting More From Your 2050 ModemLISTing NewsletterApril 1992
Going Online 5 – QBOX USA, Initial Access
The North American QL community is very lucky to have a group of dedicated enthusiasts who have set up a...
Bill CableNESQLUG NewsMay/June 1995
Going Online with Your QL
I’ve been asked to explain how to use your QL to call a bulletin board system (BBS). 1 had problems...
Don WaltermanInternational QL ReportMarch/April 1994
Going Online, Part 1
This is the start of a series of articles that are designed to help anyone go ‘online’ with their QL....
Bill CableNESQLUG NewsSeptember/October 1994
Going Online, Part 2
As mentioned last time, this is a series by a beginner for beginners. Those Pith experience may find some chuckles...
Bill CableNESQLUG NewsNovember/December 1994
Going Online, T/S Style
Okay, so you have purchased a modem and terminal program for your computer, read the user manuals, and are ready...
Jim RodlinSinclair Timex User Group NewsletterMay/June 1988
Guest EDITorial: From the “Save A Doorstop” Department
Appeal to donate old computers instead of using them for doorstops.
T-S HorizonsFebruary/March 1986
Guide to T/S Telecommunications Update for Version 2.0
Time Warp, based in Boston, MA, runs on Casboard on a TS 2068. VSYS, in New Jersey, also runs on...
LISTing NewsletterAugust 1987
Hacker’s Handbook
The HACKER'S HANDBOOK is written by Hugo Cornwall (an alias?) of England. In this book, Hugo goes into detail of...
T-S HorizonsMay/June 1986
How to Connect With (and Use) a BBS
Instructions on how to connect.
Time Designs MagazineMarch/April 1986
How to Punch Out Your Banker: Bank of America HomeBanking
Article about using Sinclair/Timex computers with a modem and TYMNET to access Bank of America’s HomeBanking service ($8/month). Features account...
Terry MeadeTimelinezOctober/November 1985
I.S.T.U.G. TS2068 BBS
Review of the simple BBS program written by the Indiana Sinclair Timex User Group.
Time Designs MagazineJanuary/February 1987
In Touch With The World
“Imagine pressing a key on your computer and being in touch with…” the WORLD! This is a slight paraphrase of...
Bill FerrebeeT-S HorizonsJuly/August 1984
In Touch With The World
Welcome to this month’s column! I have a lot of interesting information for those of you that have already joined...
Bill FerrebeeT-S HorizonsSept 1984
In Touch with the World #5
Updates on online services, communications software and publications.
T-S HorizonsJanuary 1985
In Touch With The World No. 3
Welcome again to the column, and this month I will “shift gears in midstream”, so to say. Originally I had...
Bill FerrebeeT-S HorizonsOct/Nov 1984
In Touch With The World No. 4
Hello again, and as you prepare for this festive time of year, I am back to provide you with some...
Bill FerrebeeT-S HorizonsDec 1984
Internet Resource List for Sinclair Users
FTP, websites, Gopher and other resources.
Update MagazineApril 1996
Is This My Rationale for not Learning How to Use My ModemCATS NewsletterSeptember - October 1995
Larken Electronics Launches MaxcommThe HackerFebruary 1989
Letter from Jim KerrISTUG NewsletterAugust 1987
Letter from John Impellizzeri
Hello to all NESQLUG members! After reading the last issue of the newsletter, and as SYSOP of the QBox-USA Bulletin...
John ImpellizzeriNESQLUG NewsNovember/December 1994
Loader VLISTing NewsletterOctober 1993
M/Term PatchSinclair Timex User Group NewsletterSeptember - October 1989
M/TERM Patch for AERCO Interface and PrinterSMUG BytesJuly 1989
Machine Code into MTerm (again)LISTing NewsletterMarch 1985
MAX 1000: Make the Most Popular “Mods” Compatible On Your TS1000
Collection of upgrades/modifications to the 1000.
Time Designs MagazineSeptember/October 1987
Modem News
following is an excerpt from a letter from Phoenix Pete to Dave Schoenwetter, SINCUS. “…GTE Sprint has now extended it’s...
Sincus NewsSeptember - October 1986
Modem News
Column headings as printed (slanted): Access by PC Pursuit, Accepts ‘Stacked’ Commands, 300 BPS, 1200 BPS, 2400 BPS, No. of...
Sincus NewsNovember - December 1986
Modem News
Review of “The Guide to T/S Telecommunications."
Sincus NewsJanuary - February 1987
Modem Review
I recently bought a new 2400 Baud pocket modem to use with my Z88. A pocket modem is just a...
Dave BennettCATS NewsletterMarch 1991
Modem RevisitedThe PlotterJanuary 1989
Modem Time! 1st MTERM IINite-Times NewsJuly - August 1992
Modem Tips
“TS 2050 Modem links you with a new world of opportunities” as an ad for Timex once stated, and its...
SUMOctober 1984
Modem Tips
Using a TS2068, modem, and Loader V software, and MScript one can create text files, and UPLOAD the files to...
Sincus NewsSeptember - October 1988
Modems and CompuserveCATS NewsletterAugust 1984
Modems and the Phone Line: A Cautionary Note
When the maker of the Timex modem sold the remainder of its uncased boards as surplus scrap, and that scrap...
Sincus NewsMarch - April 1987
Modems and the Phone Line: A Cautionary TaleLISTing NewsletterApril 1992
More on Larken Maxcom
More notes on the improvements to a TS2068-based BBS.
Update MagazineJuly 1996
MTERM (Smart II) Telecommunications Hints and Tips
The MTERM Smart II telecommunications program for the Timex/Sinclair 2068 personal computer is a fine value. This software package exceeds...
Barry CarterSUMAugust 1985
MTERM and Spectrum
Use MTERM with the Spectrum ROM.
T-S HorizonsNovember 1984
MTerm and SpectrumTimelinezAugust 1985
MTERM and the Spectrum EmulatorISTUG NewsletterJuly 1986
MTERM II
Welcome back to this series of tutorials on how to make proper use of the MTERM II program for the...
T-S HorizonsJanuary 1985
MTERM II Mods for Larken DD System
Pokes and modifications to make MTERM II work with Larken disk systems.
Sinc-LinkMarch/April 1988
MTERM II Tutorial
This will be a short series in the proper use of the MTERM II Telecommunications software package for the Westridge...
Bill FerrebeeT-S HorizonsDec 1984
MTERM II: Modification for the LARKEN DD System
Modifications to make MTERM work well with the Larken system.
Update MagazineJanuary 1988
MTERM II/Loader IVThe PlotterJune 1986
MTERM in Spectrum ModeISTUG NewsletterSeptember 1986
MTERM Patch Corrected
[illegible] ‘program’ will allow you to use SMART II software with the AERCO Interface and an Epson printer, Gemini printer,...
Sincus NewsFebruary 1985
MTERM Patch for AERCO Interface
To install the patch to your program, load your MTERM SMART II PROGRAM, POKE the following data into the locations...
Sincus NewsJanuary 1985
MTERM Patch for AERCO Interface and Epson PrinterLISTing NewsletterJune - July 1991
MTERM Smart II Buffer
This is a BASIC Utility Program which is to be used with the AERCO PRINTER I/F and the MTERM SMART...
Sincus NewsMarch 1985
MTERM Stuff
Now that there is a sizable group of MODEM owners, perhaps a little advice concerning the use of these marvels...
Bill StrickCATS NewsletterFebruary/March 1989
MTERM Tips: Transmitting and Receiving Files via Modem
Detailed procedural guide for transmitting BASIC programs and text files between TS-2068 computers using the MTERM terminal program. Covers sender/receiver...
Bill StrickTimelinezJanuary 1987
MTERM to MSCRIPT and Back!CATS NewsletterApril 1986
Net on the QLZX-AppealOctober 1989
Net on the QLSMUG BytesNovember 1988
New and Upcoming in 1987
INTRODUCTION: You’ve seen those glaring tabloids on the news rack at your local grocery store…you know, the ones boasting new...
Time Designs MagazineJanuary/February 1987
New Modem AdventuresISTUG NewsletterMay - June 1991
New Sinclair Newsgroup on USENET
comp.sys.sinclair established.
Update MagazineJanuary 1994
New Timex/Sinclair BBS Notices
This month we have three new BBS to announce that support the efforts of the Timex/Sinclair community. The SINCLAIR AT...
Gary LessenberryNite-Times NewsJuly 1987
News and Views on Sinclairs
Paul Holmgren lost his house in a fire;QL resources on the internet.
Update MagazineJanuary 1996
Odds, Ends, Etc. #2
"Startext," an on-line service offered by the Ft. Worth Star Telegram, selling unused time on their Vax. T.S. Services newsletter...
T-S HorizonsFebruary/March 1985
Oliger Disk Drive BBS Program Issue Disk
Description of the Indiana Sinclair Timex User Group's effort to write a BBS.
Update MagazineJanuary 1991
Online CostsLISTing NewsletterDecember 1990
Part 2: Retain Buffers & Macros
Patching Mterm to allow it to remember buffers and macros.
SyncWare NewsMar-Apr 1986
Phone Line FilterLISTing NewsletterSeptember 1990
Phone NamesThe PlotterSeptember 1991
Playing With Electricity: 9600 Baud ModemsZX-AppealMarch 1990
Playing With Electricity: CRC MathZX-AppealNovember 1986
Playing With Electricity: What the hell is a modaptor anyway?ZX-AppealApril 1988
Poor Man’s MODEMCATS NewsletterJuly 1985
Poor Man’s ModemLISTing NewsletterApril 1992
Poor Man’s ModemLISTing NewsletterOctober 1985
Presentation: The Modem’s The ThingCATS NewsletterJune 1993
Product/Dealer News
Larry Kenny of LARKEN ELECTRONICS told TDM about the plans for the 256K RAMdisk for the TS2068. It will use...
Time Designs MagazineJuly/August 1987
QBox-USA BBS
Description of a BBS run on a Sinclair QL.
Update MagazineApril 1994
QBox-USA BBS
QBox-USA is a computer bulletin board system (BBS) set up by QL enthusiasts in the US for all QL enthusiasts...
John ImpellizzeriInternational QL ReportMarch/April 1994
QL FAQ and resources pointer
here is my small list of usefull informations,links and addresses related to the QL. I intend to post this regularly...
Update MagazineApril 1996
QL FAQ and Resources pointer, news on news
Where to find QL resources, circa May 1996.
Update MagazineJuly 1996
QL News from Around the World
QL emulator for Mac.
Update MagazineJanuary 1996
QL on Packet
One ham's experience using the QL to communicate via packet radio.
Update MagazineOctober 1988
QL to IBM Transfers
How to transfer files over serial cable.
Update MagazineApril 1993
QMOSAIC Chronicles
User experiences with a non-graphical web browser for the QL.
Update MagazineApril 1996
Random BitsSWYMMarch 1991
Reviews For The Non Programmer
First, a follow-up on power supplies. If you want one that will power your monitor, write to Tom Woods, Box...
Arthur GindinT-S HorizonsSept 1984
Run Length Encoded Graphics
Display RLE graphics on the TS2068 in 32 column video mode.
Time Designs MagazineJanuary/February 1987
Sinclair Internet Resources List
Recently the mass media has discovered the Internet. News reports about the Internet, both broadcast and print, are becoming more...
Update MagazineJanuary 1995
Sinclair News Network
Sir Clive's Confessions; NOVELSOFT Emerges as Premier TS Software House; What's In A Name?; Product/Dealer News; User Group Update.
Time Designs MagazineSeptember/October 1986
Sinclair On the Net
Some of the more interesting info pulled off the Internet in the prior few months, including a magazine dedicated to...
Update MagazineOctober 1995
Sinclair ZX Spectrum micro-FAQ
You can find an up-to-date & fuller version of this document at the following World-Wide Web (WWW) address: Please send...
Update MagazineJuly 1996
Sinclairs and the World Wide Web
The World Wide Web (WWW) is one of the applications making the Internet into a hot item. WWW is composed...
Update MagazineApril 1995
SM-II for the TS 1000 & 1500
There is a Smart Terminal II program for the Timex 1000 and 1500 computers, but it hasn’t been put on...
SUMJanuary 1985
SMART TERM IIT. S. S. NewsnotesNovember 15, 1984
Spectera-64 V4.1 Terminal Program Review
Review of Spectera-64 version 4.1 for the TS2068, highlighting 1200 baud capability, 64-column display without hardware add-ons, and a 7K...
Pete FischerTimelinezApril 1987
Support for ZX-Term*80ZX-AppealDecember 1987
SWN On Line
SWN editors join Compuserve.
SyncWare NewsMarch-April 1987
Systems-Oriented Languages Bulletin Board System
BBS running on a TS 2068.
Update MagazineJanuary 1996
T/S BBS
Brief into to bulletin-board systems and a list of four that support TS users.
Time Designs MagazineJanuary/February 1985
T/S Guide to Telecommunication: BBS List
Introduction to a forthcoming free publication by Steve Ishii and Pete Fischer covering T/S modems, terminal programs, and hardware add-ons....
Steve IshiiTimelinezJanuary 1987
T/S MODEMS
Short article about modems available to TS users.
Time Designs MagazineJanuary/February 1985
T/S On Line
Probably the least tapped resource by the average TS user is telecommunications (see SWN 4:1). In my case, the problem...
Jeffrey MooreSyncWare NewsJan-Feb 1987
Talking to the World
In addition to logging into specialized bulletin boards such as QBOX USA to talk with other QL users (see the...
James HunkinsInternational QL ReportMay/June 1994
Tasword/MTermLISTing NewsletterNovember 1985
Telecomm Guide Premiers at Computer FestNite-Times NewsMay 1987
Telecomm Update
The ZX81/TS1000 family has traditionally been relegated to the “backwaters” of various BBS’s and communications services. Not any more! We...
Fred NachbaurSyncWare NewsJanuary/February 1988
Telecommunicating in Far Off PlacesCATS NewsletterMay-August 1994
Telecommunicating With Your Timex
Describes accessing various online services with a TS1000 and Byte-Back MD-2 modem.
CATS NewsletterNovember 1983
Telecommunication
Letter from Pete Fischer and Steve Ishii about their book, “Guide to Timex/Sinclair Telecommunications.”
LISTing NewsletterJanuary -February 1987
Telecommunication NewsPete FischerCATS NewsletterAugust 1987
TelecommunicationsLISTing NewsletterJanuary - February 1987
Telecommunications
A letter that we received from E. F. Davis, see “Dear QTS:” this issue, gave me the idea for this...
Bill JohnsonQuarTerSWinter 1986
Telecommunications
Account of using the TS2068 with the Zebra OS-64 cartridge for 64-column BBS access via Challenger BBS, including a dedicated...
Robert CazaresSWYMJuly - August 1990
Telecommunications Article Errata
Corrections from the ZEBRA BBS SYSOP (John Ezike) to Ed Grey’s BBS article from the January 1986 issue: Zebra Systems...
TimelinezApril 1986
Telecommunications CornerNite-Times NewsNovember 1987
Telecommunications CornerNite-Times NewsJune 1987
Telecommunications CornerNite-Times NewsAugust 1987
Telecommunications CornerNite-Times NewsSeptember 1987
Telecommunications CornerNite-Times NewsDecember 1988
Telecommunications CornerNite-Times NewsJanuary - February 1989
Telecommunications Corner
I recently had the pleasure of an hour long tour of American People Link or Plink as sone people call...
Gary LessenberryNite-Times NewsJuly 1987
Telecommunications for Beginners
To communicate with another computer, you need a device called a MODEM. There are 2 types of these devices. One...
Doug GangiT-S HorizonsJuly/August 1984
Telecommunications on the QL
Simple terminal program. Reprinted from the May 1988 issue of Nite-Time News, which itself was reprinted from the Data Expansion,...
Update MagazineOctober 1988
Telecommunications on the QLZX-AppealSummer 1988
Telecommunications on the QLNite-Times NewsMay 1988
Telecommunications: Timex/Sinclair 1000 vs Radio Shack Model 100
(Editor’s Note: The following article was written by Larry Desch for the newsletter of his local KAYPRO user group in...
T-S HorizonsDec 1984
Telecommuter’s CornerNite-Times NewsOctober 1987
Telecommuter’s CornerNite-Times NewsFebruary - March 1988
Telecomputing With Timex Sinclair ComputersCATS NewsletterOctober 1988
Telecomputing, Where We Stand
Ham radio operators and computer communication via packet radio.
Update MagazineOctober 1988
The Big Picture
I honestly don’t know why there seems to be such a mystery surrounding the use of telecommunications. It’s hard to...
Sincus NewsJanuary - February 1987
The C.A.T.S Newsletter
Five articles reprinted from the newsletter: The C Column, QL Small-C Comparison, Additions to the QL Library, More on Benchmarks...
Update MagazineJuly 1990
The CATUG Telecomm Home-PortNite-Times NewsMay - June 1989
The GEnie Information Service
Those of you using modems may or may not be aware of the large Information Services available to you. Most...
Update MagazineJanuary 1991
The Kleen Line Modem Protector
You've probably heard of how power line surges, spikes, glitches, and brown outs can interrupt and even damage your computer...
T-S HorizonsJuly/August 1984
The REAL Beginner’s Guide to Modeming on a TS 2068
A step by step road map of how to get your computer in sync with thousands of other TS users....
Sincus NewsJanuary - February 1987
The Real Beginner’s Guide to Modeming on a TS2068
A step by step road map of how to get your computer in sync with thousands of other TS users....
Sincus NewsMarch - April 1987
The Real ThingSMUG BytesApril 1987
The Sinclair Information Network (S.I.N.)
The Sinclair Information Network is designed to be a marketplace for ideas and information concerning all of the Sinclair and...
Mark FendrickT-S HorizonsJuly/August 1984
The Z88 and Telecommunications
The Z88 is particularly well suited for communicating to modems and other computers. A serial port which communicates up to...
Update MagazineApril 1990
The Z88 and Telecommunications
Notes on connecting a Z88 to another computer.
Update MagazineOctober 1991
Thoughts from a Telecomputing Junkie
Well, I finally did it. Got myself a modem and now I’m telecommunicating. I was never really interested in using...
Sincus NewsMay - June 1986
Timex/Sinclair User Bulletin Board
Zebra Systems has provided T-S Horizons with the information below on a bulletin board service especially for Timex and Sinclair...
T-S HorizonsJuly/August 1984
To Exchange a “BASIC” Program Via MTERM IIT. S. S. NewsnotesNovember 15, 1984
Transferring Z-88 Files to the 2068
I got my Z-88 so I could have a truly portable computer. Not a 2068 or a 1000 in a...
Update MagazineOctober 1992
Transmit Using MTERM: Basic Programs
Step-by-step tutorial for transferring BASIC programs between two TS2068 computers via modem using the MTERM terminal program. Covers setting MTERM...
David GrayTimelinezNovember/December 1986
Traveling with the Z88
Notes on using the Z88 on the road, including connecting a modem.
Update MagazineJanuary 1996
Try This
This program will allow you to use SMART II software with the AERCO interface and an Epson printer, Gemini printer,...
LISTing NewsletterJune - July 1993
TS-2068 Talks to a PC by Modem
Direct connection via modem.
Update MagazineJuly 1994
TS2050-ZX Modem Modification Project
OBJECTIVE: This Hardware/Software modification will allow the user to operate the Westridge TS2050 Modem with the Sinclair ZX Interface 1...
Time Designs MagazineNovember/December 1987
TS2068 SOL BBS Report
Progress report on improving the features and reliability of the database software with the help of Jack Dohany and Larry...
Update MagazineApril 1996
Tymnet Information Service
Introduction to the free Tymnet online information service as a safe testing ground for beginning modem users. Explains connection procedure...
Tim SwensonTimelinezNovember 1988
Upgrading Mterm
Add printer output routine to Mterm that supports the Gemini 10X and 80 column printing.
SyncWare NewsMar-Apr 1986
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...
The Data ExpansionSeptember 1986
Using Modems in Hotels
Here is an article I found on GEnie about using modems in hotel rooms. It was written by an Epson...
Harrisburg Area Timex Sinclair Users Group NewsletterOct 1989
Using the 2068 in TelecommunicationLISTing NewsletterJuly - September 1986
Vast database soon available to Sinclair users
WITH THE next new computer from Sinclair Research not expected until next year, attention in the U.K. is being focussed...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
What is New for the QL
Having just got back from New York, from a Mental Health Conference, I decided to rest up by reviewing, at...
Update MagazineApril 1993
Z88 Connections to Hayes Modem
Two methods of connecting a modem.
Update MagazineJanuary 1996
ZTERM-64 Modem Software Review
Detailed review of ZEBRA SYSTEMS’ ZTERM-64 terminal program for the TS2068, used with their OS-64 column module ($29.95 each). The...
Frank HollandTimex Sinclair Users Group Mile High Chapter NewsletterMay 1987
ZX-Term*80
Review of the terminal program for the TS1000.
Time Designs MagazineJanuary/February 1988
ZX-TERM*80, The New T/S1000 Telecommunications Program
In early April, 1987 I got a phone call from Fred Nachbaur of Silicon Mountain Computers in Canada. He was...
Ed GreyNite-Times NewsJuly 1987
ZX81 News and Resources
Larken Disk system for TS1000, Mini XMODEM 1.7 for ZX81 and TS 2050, Fred Nachbaur's JOBASIC.
T-S HorizonsMay/June 1986
ZXSwapSLUG NewsletterSpecial Edition