1983

Articles (1354)

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… and snags award
The British newspaper The Guardian has named Clive Sinclair as the Young Businessman of the Year. The award is made...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
… and software does too
National software library set up as a research and reference facility for the microcomputer industry.
Timex Sinclair UserSeptember 1983
‘Rithmetic
Review of Supermath by Timex.
Timex Sinclair UserNovember 1983
“Artificial” Expansion of Timex-1000 Memory
Memory-efficient programming techniques add to your storage capabilities.
Computers & ElectronicsDecember 1983
“Fone” File ProgramBAZUG NewsletterMay 1983
“Hello, Z80 Calling…”
Looks at ‘ROM calls’ the machine code subroutines stored in the ROM of your computer. They can help keep your...
SYNCNovember/December 1983
“Pilot to Control Tower … Request Permission to Land”Ramblings: The Timex Computer Club NewsletterJune, July, August 1983
10 REM
Editorial about change of editors.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterNovember 1983
10 REM
Sales of the TS 2068 seem to be good.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterDecember 1983
1500s On Their Way, 2068s Close Behind
Our Timex source says a few TS1500s began their way to your local stores the first week of September. The...
SyntaxOctober 1983
16 Pin Bowling
Sixteen pins appear at the top of the screen for Bowling and the ball at the bottom. Use keys 5...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
16K Timex Sinclair 1500
Product announcement for Timex Sinclair 1500, priced at $79.95.
Computers & ElectronicsAugust 1983
1983 Winter Consumer Electronics Show
With the more-or-less permanent $15 rebate, the Timex Sinclair 1000 is still the low priced leader (suggested list $100 less...
Creative ComputingApril 1983
2000 Is A Leap Year
Correction to Julian date program for any date since 1592.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterAugust 1983
2K ExpressSincus NewsJune 1983
2K ExpressSincus NewsJuly - August 1983
2K games will please
Starblaster is one of six 2k games on a tape sold by Softsync. The game uses machine language to scroll...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
2K to 4K RAM Upgrade – An Introduction to ZX/TS HardwareSYNCJuly/August 1983
3 in 1: Mixed Game Bag 1
Review of the game from Timex.
Timex Sinclair UserSeptember 1983
3-D Xs and Os
3D Tic Tac Toe.
Timex Sinclair UserSeptember 1983
3-D Xs and Os
Three dimensional tic tac toe.
Timex Sinclair UserDecember 1983
32K Memopak Incompatible
Memotech has announced that its 32K RAM packs are incompatible with the Timex TS20A0 Printer. Memotech is working on the...
SUMMay 1983
3D Monster Maze and Mothership
In 3D Monster Maze you are in a maze running from T. (Tyrannosaurus) Rex. The object is to get out...
SYNCSeptember/October 1983
3D Xs and Os
Program was only partially printed in prior issue. Full listing in this issue.
Timex Sinclair UserDecember 1983
49 Explosive Games for the ZX81
Review of the book by Tim Hartnell.
SyntaxFebruary 1983
555 Timer CalculationsSQ Syntax QuarterlySummer 1983
6 Keyboards Compared: Which is the one for you?
Add-on keyboards are available for your T/S — but which one should you buy?
Timex Sinclair UserAugust 1983
64K Byte Memory Expansion for the T/S 1000TimelinezJuly - August 1983
64K RAM for Timex/Sinclair
Product announcement for Gladstone Electronics’ 64K RAM expansion.
Compute!October 1983
8K Machine Code Keyboard Scanning
Bernard Puerzer’s program for scanning the ZX80 keyboard (Machine Code Keyboard Scanning Program) was written for the 4K ROM, His...
SYNCJanuary/February 1983
8K MC Video Invert Routine
Machine code program can almost instantly change everything on the screen to inverse video.
SyntaxJune 1983
8K Non-Volatile Memory Kit
Review of Hunter board. The Non-Volatile memory (NVM) kit is a battery backup powered RAM board that is primarily designed...
SYNCMarch/April 1983
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
8K Updates
Forest Treasure; Defuse; Mastermind; Hangman
SYNCJanuary/February 1983
A 16K Computer for $79.95
The Timex-Sinclair 1500 is a 16K, fully-programmable computer that features black-and-white graphics capability, expandable memory, a movable-key typewriter-format keyboard and...
Microcomputing MagazineAugust 1983
A BASIC Understanding
Introduction to comptuer terms.
Sinclair Users NetworkJanuary 1983
A BASIC Understanding
Tutorial about ROM and RAM.
Sinclair Users NetworkMarch 1983
A BASIC Understanding
Thoughts on composing programs.
Sinclair Users NetworkJuly 1983
A BASIC Understanding – 2
More computer jargon for beginners.
Sinclair Users NetworkJuly 1983
A BASIC Understanding (array simulation)
Tutorial on arrays.
Sinclair Users NetworkMay 1983
A BASIC Understanding (memory management)
Tutorial about memory usage on the TS 1000.
Sinclair Users NetworkMay 1983
A Cheap and Simple EPROM Programmer
This article will show you how to build an EPROM programmer. Those interested in peripherals for the Sinclairs (floppy disk,...
SYNCJanuary/February 1983
A Comparison of Three Recorders
Recorders compared by recording their output to a frequency spectrum analyzer.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterMay 1983
A Computing Philippic
Timex promised us many things in 1983. They came out finally with the TS2068 in October. They also started delivering...
CATS NewsletterDecember 1983
A Door-Opening Board
Product announcement for Computer Continuum’s high-speed analog interface board for the Timex-Sinclair 1000. Works with other Z-80 computers but plugs...
Microcomputing MagazineJuly 1983
A FORTH Primer
Introduction for FORTH.
Sinclair Users NetworkJuly 1983
A home where computers are part of the furniture
Article about the De l’Aune family of New Haven, Ct. They had six microcomputers in their house, one a Timex/Sinclair.
InfoworldMay 16, 1983
A Loan Amortization Program
This program calculates monthly payments and generates an amortization schedule on consumer loans or home mortgages. The payment tells the...
SYNCJanuary/February 1983
A Look at the TS 2068
If you already own a ZX81 or a TS1000 you will be able to use this machine easily from the...
Triangle Sinclair Users GroupDecember 1983
A Modem for the Timex 1000 or ZX-81
Review of Byte-Back modem.
Sinc-LinkMay/June 1983
A personal computer with many office applications
Chicago's James P. Biers has discovered that his T/S1000 is a slide rule, calculator, desk-top planner, and more; and looks...
Timex Sinclair UserJune 1983
A Personal Money Management Program
When the program has been activated, simply enter income, expense, and loan principal items each month. The computer will then...
SYNCJanuary/February 1983
A Quick Way to Dispatch the Edit Line
Did you ever notice that in department stores which showcase the TS-1000, the edit line is always filled with umpteen...
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterJune 1983
A Regulated-Voltage Power Adaptor
Schematics to build power supplies for the ZX81.
SYNCMarch/April 1983
A Sampling of Diet and Fitness Programs
Personal Weight Control Program from International Publishing and Software for the TS 1000 listed, desccribed.
Personal ComputingAugust 1983
A Sinclair Quick Fix
Machine code routine to write and read data tapes.
Microcomputing MagazineMay 1983
A Small Business Payroll Program
Every business with paid employees has the complicated task of doing its payroll. The program in this article will provide...
SYNCMarch/April 1983
A Small Wonder
Think the Sinclair “toy” computer is too small for serious applications? Well, here’s a file manager program that lest you...
Microcomputing MagazineMarch 1983
A Sojourn at Compuserve
Overview of Compuserve and its services.
SyntaxMarch 1983
A summer-CES report: The latest home computer offerings
Overview of computers shown at 1983 summer CES.
The Boston Phoenix
A Sure Cure For TS Wobble
If you’re suffering from this dreaded disease, here’s a simple hardware trick that will have you and your computer feeling...
Microcomputing MagazineAugust 1983
A T-S 1000 Keyboard You Can Get Your Hands On
The Timex-Sinclair 1000’s keyboard can be a nightmare to programmers and users. This article describes how to construct your own...
Microcomputing MagazineApril 1983
A Timex/Sinclair Tip
A short program to find program lines in memory and change the line number.
Compute!July 1983
A Watchful Look at the Timex 1000
In the mid-60’s, four musical moplops, leading a legion of other musical moplops, descended on the U.S. mainland. They called...
Video GamesApril 1983
A-maze-ing 3-D overview
Description: Labyrinth is a game sold by Mindware that creates a maze which the player must go through. At the...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
Accounts
ACCOUNTS, an accounting program for small businesses, computerizes your DOME monthly accounting book.
SyntaxNovember 1983
Add 64K To Timex/Sinclair
Product announcement for Sunflower Systems’ 64K RAM pack.
Compute!September 1983
Add Store & Recall to BASIC
STORE transfers a screen image (display file) above RAMTOP to be re-displayed by the RECALL command.
SyntaxNovember 1983
Add-Ons for Timex/Sinclair
Letter to the editor about alternative keyboards for the 1000.
Computers & ElectronicsOctober 1983
Adding a Counter in Hardware
Adding hardware timer/counters to the Microace.
SYNCJuly/August 1983
Adding A Joystick To The Timex-Sinclair 1000
Adapt an Atari joystick to emulate the arrow keys.
SYNCJuly/August 1983
Adding a Video Monitor to your Sinclair ZX81
Simple diagram for tapping off the signals going into the RF modulator.
Computers & ElectronicsMarch 1983
Adding Feet and Inches
The program assumes the following conventions: dimensions are entered in feet, inches and eighths. Fractions involving sixteenths and beyond are...
SYNCMarch/April 1983
Addressing: A Brief Tutorial
If you find ROM, RAM & PORT addressing and decoding confusing, here’s some explanation of what’s what.
SyntaxOctober 1983
Advancing Machine Code ProgrammingSinc-LinkMay/June 1983
AERCO Parallel Printer Interface CaseLISTing NewsletterDecember 1983 - January 1984
Aging Fast While Learning BASIC
Future Age Calculator program
Joey LatimerFamily ComputingSeptember 1983
Alien Lure
A game which links the bugbaiting type of program with a battle against alien invaders has been produced by Sanath...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
Aliens Attack
In Galactic Invaders, seven alien crafts fly randomly around the screen, and fire at your laser base. The base can...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
Aliens Attack Again
Description: In Invasion Force, you control a laser base and must shoot through a moving force field and destroy an...
Timex Sinclair UserJune 1983
Aliens earn top marks (3D-Orbiter)
This space invaders game has superb visual effects that possess almost a three-dimensional quality. To defend yourself (and Earth) you...
Timex Sinclair UserAugust 1983
All about ROMs
In Understanding Your ZX-81 ROM, by Ian Logan, the reader doesn’t have to contend with an update from the Sinclair...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
Almost-Free Software for Timex/Sinclair
Listings for Home Financial Package, an arcade games package and a program similar to Eliza available from Florida Creations. Each...
Computers & ElectronicsJuly 1983
Alphacom to Sell ZX/TS Printers Direct
Alphacom sells VP-42 printer.
SyntaxNovember 1983
Also from Timex: a new printerTimex Sinclair UserAugust 1983
Amateur RadioTimelinezOctober 1983
Amusement for Brainy Types
Reviews of The Nowotnik Puzzle, Mega Mind and The Cube Game.
Timex Sinclair UserSeptember 1983
An Illuminating Idea
Hardware and software to switch up to four 5-amp loads at up to 110v.
Timex Sinclair UserDecember 1983
An Introduction to VU-CALC Spreadsheeting for the Timex/Sinclair 1000 and the Sinclair ZX81
Review of the book.
SyntaxOctober 1983
Analogies, Logical Reasoning
Analogies and Logical Reasoning, two separate programs, pleasantly teach important concepts in logical thought.
SyntaxNovember 1983
Anatomy of a Program
Describes how programs are stored in memory.
CATS NewsletterNovember 1983
Anatomy of a ProgramRamblings: The Timex Computer Club NewsletterJune, July, August 1983
And Now the Comics
Parent company of Timex Sinclair User has announced Load Runner, the “galaxy’s first computer comic.”
Timex Sinclair UserOctober 1983
Angry Ape
Review of Krazy Kong by Intercomputer.
Timex Sinclair UserNovember 1983
Announcements!
The TS 2068 computer will feature high resolution color graphics, a 4-channel programmable sound generator, full plastic keytop keyboards, typewriter...
Triangle Sinclair Users GroupOctober & November 1983
Another Look at 450ns EPROMS vs the ZX81/TS1000
Paul Hunter’s comments on using 450ns EPROMs on ZX/TS computers (May83) strike me as true but incomplete. Paul shows how...
SyntaxJuly 1983
Applicationsz
Catalogs received from Z-Ware, Computer Continuum, Softsync, Data-Assette, Cleva Computerware.
TS UserMarch 1983
Arcade Corrections
Corrections to part 1 of Programming Arcade Games.
Timex Sinclair UserDecember 1983
Archaeological Research Using the ZX81
With slight modifications, this program can be adapted to other categories of archaeological data such as pottery, artefacts, or settlement...
SYNCMarch/April 1983
Archer
Test your archery skills and learn some fundamental physics at the same time. ARCHER simulates the effects of gravity, angle...
SyntaxAugust 1983
Arithmetic Discredit
Errors in previous issue corrected.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterJuly 1983
As Easy as 2+2
Ever thought about learning to program in machine code? Maybe you have. Maybe you even got far enough to open...
SYNCJanuary/February 1983
Ask BYTE: Other Keyboards for the ZX80
Writer wants to know if ZX81 keyboard can be expanded based on article in March 1982 issue of Byte.
ByteJanuary 1983
Assembler offers aid
Description: Machine language programming is very slow and tedious without using an assembler program. International Publishing and Software sells ZX...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
AUDISY
65 byte machine code routine that allows you to digitize and store the data for any sound phrase on your...
Ron LeMonSYNCNovember/December 1983
Autopsy of a Program
Subroutine to scan a program, find and count the numbers used with the aim of coding them in a way...
CATS NewsletterDecember 1983
Back-up system for data
This unit, called the ZX99 RS 232C & Tape Control System is designed for the person needing large data-base capabilities....
Timex Sinclair UserJune 1983
Banner Writer
Use the TS2040 to print banners.
SyntaxMay 1983
BASICly Speaking
Type-in game: Earth Defender.
Sinclair Users NetworkJanuary 1983
BASICly Speaking
Address book porgram.
Sinclair Users NetworkMarch 1983
BASICly Speaking
Three short programs: NIM and two sorting routines.
Sinclair Users NetworkMay 1983
BASICly Speaking
Class record program.
Sinclair Users NetworkJuly 1983
BB-1 8-Bit Input/Output Module Kit
Two Intel 8212 8-bit I/O port chips are the heart of the BB-1. Byte-Back’s module is compatible with both ZX...
SyntaxJanuary 1983
BBSesLISTing NewsletterDecember 1983 - January 1984
BEEP, I’m Done
Beep at end of save.
LISTing NewsletterDecember 1983 - January 1984
Beginner’s BASIC book a beauty
Review of David Lien’s Learning Timex Sinclair BASIC.
Timex Sinclair UserSeptember 1983
Beginners’ Basic: Exploring String Functions
Introduction to the Sinclair methods for manipulating strings.
SQ Syntax QuarterlySpring 1983
Beginners’ Basic: Inside FOR-NEXT Loops
Tutorial about FOR-NEXT loops.
SQ Syntax QuarterlySummer 1983
Berger computer program
Data Services offers a TS 1000 program on cassette for the Berger Hearing Aid Prescription Method.
Hearing Instruments1983-03
Better Scrolling
Techniques to improve scrollig.
SyntaxSeptember 1983
Big Graphics – Small Challenge
Review of Orbyte Software’s Mega Mind.
SQ Syntax QuarterlySummer 1983
Binary on Two Hands
Tutorial on binary; includes short program to convert hex number in a string to a decimal.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterJanuary 1983
Bingo Card Generator
Short program to generate bingo cards.
SyntaxDecember 1983
Binomial Distribution
Display shows a ball falling through a triangular matrix of pegs. When the ball hits one of the pegs, it...
Timex Sinclair UserAugust 1983
Bits and BytesThe PlotterNovember 1983
Bits and BytesThe PlotterDecember 1983
Bits and Bytes: Wanted: Computer Detectives
Russell Long, police chief in Angola, Ind., installed a TS1000 in his patrol car with a 1.5″ Panasonic screen to...
MicroKidsDecember 1983
Bits/Bytes
Contents of a screen; Types of Screens.
Ramblings: The Timex Computer Club NewsletterApril 1983
Blabberman
Animation of a Timex/Sinclair lover. One of the Clever Contest winners.
Timex Sinclair UserNovember 1983
Blast
Combine Star Hunter and Blast Effects into a new game.
SyntaxFebruary 1983
Blue No More
Use a giant rubber band to prevent RAM pack wobble.
Timex Sinclair UserOctober 1983
Bond Yield to MaturitySQ Syntax QuarterlySummer 1983
Book Knook
Brain Games was published by Softsync.
SoftlineSeptember/October 1983
Book Review: Converting to Timex Sinclair BasicSinclair Timex User Group NewsletterDecember 1983
Book Review: Your Timex/Sinclair 1000 and ZX81Personal ComputingAugust 1983
Book Reviews: Byteing Deeper Into Your Timex/Sinclair 1000Personal ComputingApril 1983
Book Reviews: Timex/Sinclair 1000 Programs, Games and GraphicsPersonal ComputingMarch 1983
Book-cassette package teaches programming
Review of Programming for Real Applications by Dilithium Software.
Timex Sinclair UserNovember 1983
Bookrev: Timex/Sinclair Sourcebook
Review of guide published by Microdesign Concepts.
TS UserMarch 1983
Books Noted: How to Use the Timex-Sinclair by Jerry Willis.
How to Use the Timex-Sinclair introduces the user of the tiny machine to the computer’s basic components, offers an overview...
InfoworldJuly 25, 1983
Bookshelf
Reviews of Timex Sinclair 1000 by Robin Jones and Ian Stewart, The ZX81 Companion by Robert Maunder, The Watchmakers Guidebook...
Sinclair Users NetworkJanuary 1983
Bookshelf
Reviews of The Timex Personal Computer Made Simple and Mastering Your Timex Sinclair 1000 Personal Computer.
Sinclair Users NetworkMarch 1983
Bookshelf
Review of Timex/Sinclair 1000 User’s Guide, vols 1 and 2, by Joseph Giarratano.
Sinclair Users NetworkMay 1983
Bookshelf
Byteing Deeper Into Your Timex Sinclair 1000 and Machine Code and Better BASIC.
Sinclair Users NetworkJuly 1983
Break the 1K Barrier
Double the ZX81 RAM to 2K with a 6116 static RAM.
Microcomputing MagazineMarch 1983
Break-Even Analysis ProgramSynchro-SetteMarch 1983
Brick Buster
“Brick Buster” is a game in which the player earns points by knocking out as many of the bricks in...
SYNCSeptember/October 1983
Bring Your Timex Up to 64K
Product announcement for the Gladstone Electronics 64K ram expansion.
Microcomputing MagazineSeptember 1983
Britain’s Software Pioneer Days are Over
The market has become more sophisticated and selling a good cassette can be just as difficult as writing it.
Timex Sinclair UserOctober 1983
British Electronics Wiz, Clive Sinclair, Turns Efforts to Developing Electric CarTimelinezJuly - August 1983
British prices fall again
Sinclair Research in Britain maintained its reputation when, with no more than a brief press statement, announced a massive cut...
Timex Sinclair UserAugust 1983
Budget Master 1000 for Timex/Sinclair micros
Budget Master 1000, from HES (Human Engineered Software), is a household-budget program for the Timex/Sinclair 1000. Until I ran into...
InfoworldOctober 24, 1983
Buffering the Data Bus
Why it’s necessary to buffer the data bus when adding peripherals and how to do it. How the resistors on...
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterSeptember 1983
Buffering the Data Bus
Update on article in prior issue; notes that TS 1500 uses 74LS245 octal transceiver chip to buffer bus.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterOctober 1983
Bug #2
Newline character in REM statements.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterJanuary 1983
Build a 64K Dynamic Memory BoardSQ Syntax QuarterlySummer 1983
Build your own EPROM blower without blowing a fortune
Because most users of the T/S1000/ZX81 are software orientated, the hardware has been made simple in this design. The software...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
Build Your Own EPROM Programmer and Centronics Printer Interface – Part IISQ Syntax QuarterlySpring 1983
Bulletins
Updates from Hawg Wild, Silicon Valley North, Daydesign, T-S Systems, Intercomputer, Mindware, Micro Developments, DK’tronics, MicroSync, Florida Creations, Len Harmon,...
Timex Sinclair UserAugust 1983
Bulletins
Updates from Sirius Ware, Lipinksi Software, Stuart Software, Barlog Software, C.R.C. Software, 2-Bit Software, Sync Master.
Timex Sinclair UserSeptember 1983
Bulletins
Updates from ATC Software, Kentronics, Computech, SyncMaster, KIS Engineering, Gladstone.
Timex Sinclair UserOctober 1983
Bulletins
Second anniversary celebration of Sinclair-Timex User Group of the Boston Computer Society; user seeks triangulation software; query about using TS1000...
Timex Sinclair UserNovember 1983
Bulletins
Updates from Intercomputer, Timextown, John Glazer, Warren Imports Group, KSOFT.
Timex Sinclair UserDecember 1983
Bulletins: Software satirizes suburbanites
2-Bit Software of Del Mar California, has introduced a software four-pack that satirizes the suburban homemaker. Mad Dash tests your...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
Buy 2 – Get 2 FreeRamblings: The Timex Computer Club NewsletterJune, July, August 1983
Buyer’s Guide Supplement
Buyer’s guide products that did not make it in the prior issue.
SYNCJuly/August 1983
Buying By Mail: Know Your Rights
Federal Trade Commission rules give you some rights when you order by mail.
SyntaxOctober 1983
Byte-Back M-64 Memory Expansion
Review of the RAM pack.
SyntaxJanuary 1983
Byteing Deeper Into Your Timex Sinclair 1000
Byteing Deeper into Your Timex Sinclair 1000 is catchy title, but do not take it too literally since the book...
SYNCSeptember/October 1983
Byteing Deeper Into Your Timex/Sinclair 1000
Review of the book by Mark Harrison.
SyntaxJanuary 1983
Bytelines: News and Speculation about Personal Computing
Under “Sinclair News”: estimated that more than 600,000 ZX81 and TS1000 units sold to date. Sinclair ceasing distribution in US;...
ByteJanuary 1983
Bytelines: News and Speculation about Personal Computing
Under “Market Share for the PC”: estimated that more than 750,000 TS1000 units shipped to date. Sinclair talking about microdrive...
ByteApril 1983
Calculating the Days
Knowing the number of days between two dates is frequently necessary for calculating interest, apportioning expenditures, or calculating average use...
SYNCJanuary/February 1983
Can Timex maintain its image of clocklike efficiency?
OVER THE YEARS, Timex came to be viewed as a company that knew how to develop and market modern technology...
Timex Sinclair UserOctober 1983
Capital Ideas
Review of Home Computer Can Make You Rich by Joe Weisbecker.
Timex Sinclair UserOctober 1983
Capute! ZX-81/TS-1000 Data Management
Correction to ZX-81/TS-1000 Data Management program that appeared in the March 1983 issue of Compute!
Compute!June 1983
Cash Register
Lets your ZX/TS act like a cash register record keeper for a small retail store.
SyntaxDecember 1983
Cassette Label Maker
Design a three-line label on the screen with all characters available, then just hit “C” to copy as many labels...
SyntaxDecember 1983
Cassette to TS Interface
Winky Board II interface announcement.
Microcomputing MagazineApril 1983
Chase
Avoid the snake by moving tokens with 4 cursor control keys. Chase ends and prints your score when the snake...
SyntaxJanuary 1983
Cheap Power
Surplus power supplies can double a ZX/TS’s load capabilities.
SyntaxSeptember 1983
Check Book, a computerized checkbook register
Check Book, from American Micro Products, creates a compterized checkbook register that lets you list checks by number, use or...
InfoworldJuly 11, 1983
Check our handy chess guide
In a stalemate over which chess program to buy? Check here before you make your move and you won’t get...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
Checkbook Management
A computer with its TV display, makes the task of updating and balancing a checkbook simpler than using a four-function...
SYNCJanuary/February 1983
Checkers for Two
Play this game just like board checkers.
SyntaxJune 1983
CheerleaderJoey LatimerFamily ComputingNovember 1983
Chicken?
This game attempts to answer the question “Why did the chicken cross the road?”
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterMay 1983
Chore AssignerJoey LatimerFamily ComputingDecember 1983
Christmas ProgramTimex Sinclair UserDecember 1983
Christmas Specials
Here are two programs that give a moving graphics representation of the holiday spirit. The first version is for the...
Synchro-SetteDecember 1983
Christmas Tree
As the snow falls outside, your family can gather round the computer with glasses of eggnog and fall under the...
Joey LatimerFamily ComputingDecember 1983
Circuit training helps to build good characters
Expansion to allow user-defined characters.
Timex Sinclair UserAugust 1983
Clarification
Winky Board manufacturer Gerry Russell says the SAVE filter feature should be used only if high frequency RAM pack noise...
SyntaxSeptember 1983
Clearing system bugs
Final article in series on programming in Bsci.
Timex Sinclair UserOctober 1983
Client Package – Review
Review of Boss Package #121 from S & S Company.
Synchro-SetteOctober 1983
Clive runs up $200 million
Clive Sinclair is now officially worth more than $200 million.
Timex Sinclair UserJune 1983
Clive sells 1.6 million computers…
Sinclair Research has claimed to be the first company to sell more than one million home computers. Since it began...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
Clive Sinclair is KnightedTimex Sinclair UserSeptember 1983
Clive Sinclair Sponsors Half MarathonSinclair Timex User Group NewsletterSeptember 1983
Club Notes: San Diego Timex/Sinclair GroupMicrocomputing MagazineMay 1983
Co-Op News
Reports on vendors that offer discounts.
Sinclair Users NetworkMay 1983
Color Me Gorgeous!
Description and demonstration of the 2068’s color abilities.
Timex Sinclair UserDecember 1983
Color TS2000, 16K TS1500, Modem This Summer
Timex reports it will begin sales this August of TS2000s with 16K or 48K RAM, color/sound capabilities and bank-switching. The...
SyntaxJune 1983
Comdex ’83Timex Sinclair UserAugust 1983
Comments on SQ (Syntax Quarterly)
Review of the first issuel
BAZUG NewsletterJanuary 1983
Comments on the January 20th Meeting
Last month at the West Branch Library our meeting had a carnival atmosphere. Sunset Electronics (see ad) was in attendance...
BAZUG NewsletterFebruary 1983
Companies Battling For Survival
Reports of troubles with the microcomputer market in the UK.
Timex Sinclair UserDecember 1983
Compatibility of Machines
Compatibility of hardware with the TS1500 and TS2068.
SyntaxNovember 1983
Compoetry
Input a list of nouns, verbs and adjectives and computer produces a poem.
Timex Sinclair UserOctober 1983
Compuserve is Terrific
Overview of Compuserve and what it offers Timex/Sinclair users.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterSeptember 1983
Computer adds printer
Timex/Sinclair 2040, when used with the Berger Prescription Hearing Aid Fitting System software, produces a hard copy of results.
Hearing Instruments1983-12
Computer Battlegames and Computer Space Games
Computer Battlegames and Computer Spacegames share the same format. The heart of each book consists of listings of about a...
SYNCNovember/December 1983
Computer Buyer’s Guide: Timex Sinclair 1000Family ComputingSeptember 1983
Computer Combat!
The first question often asked about a new machine is “Does it play Space Invaders?” Though a 1K machine has...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
Computer Corner: SimulationThe Arithmetic Teacher1983
Computer Corner: What Machine?The Arithmetic Teacher1983
Computer Diet for T/S
Product announcement for Personal Weight Control Program, a computerized diet and nutrition program from International Publishing & Software.
Compute!August 1983
Computer Education: Four Essential ElementsSinclair Timex User Group NewsletterDecember 1983
Computer Faire’s a comin
Anticipation for the Computer Faire, one of the largest microcomputer shows of the time.
BAZUG NewsletterFebruary 1983
Computer in a DrawerSinclair Timex User Group NewsletterJuly 1983
Computer Literacy And The Three R’s On The Sinclair/Timex
Three programs for teaching math and spelling skills.
Compute!April 1983
Computer Literacy in Elementary Schools
Report and proposal to use Sinclair computers in Blackstone Community School, prepared by Urban Schools Collaborative at Northeastern University, Boston.
Synchro-SetteFebruary 1983
Computer Literacy is a Hit at Timex Sinclair CelebrationSinclair Timex User Group NewsletterDecember 1983
Computer Literacy On The Timex/Sinclair
Correction to earlier article.
Compute!June 1983
Computer market is on its way home
At a seminar for venture capitalists, Fred Gibbons, president of Software Publishing in Mountain View, Ca., reported that 100,000 VIC...
InfoworldMay 9, 1983
Computer Schematics For SaleRamblings: The Timex Computer Club NewsletterApril 1983
Computer VocabularyRamblings: The Timex Computer Club NewsletterApril 1983
Computer VocabularyRamblings: The Timex Computer Club NewsletterMay 1983
Computer VocabularyRamblings: The Timex Computer Club NewsletterJune, July, August 1983
Computerized Dee-Jay
My roommate Mark collects “Top 40” singles. He owns over 3,500 45 rpm records. Some were hits as long ago...
Timex Sinclair UserNovember 1983
Computerized Filing Cabinet
ZX-DATA FINDER is a storage and retrieval program with some very advanced title and word search features. It is unique...
David KetchumTimex Sinclair UserAugust 1983
Computers and Confusion
Two new computers from Timex! That’s good news. The 2000 series is described on page 12. We looked at the...
Timex Sinclair UserSeptember 1983
Computers as teachers: do they work?
Computers are in our schools now, and students are using them every day. Are they dehumanizing? Do they teach anything?...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
Computers for Kids — Sinclair ZX81 Edition
Review of the Creative Computing Press book.
SyntaxMarch 1983
Concatenating Machine Code
How to combine two machine language routines for use in a single program.
SyntaxFebruary 1983
Conjecture
Word game similar to hangman.
Synchro-SetteMay 1983
Connect a Monitor to the TS1000
How to connect a TS1000 directly to a composite monitor.
SYNCJuly/August 1983
Consumer Electronics Show
This is where the big stores make their commitments for the Fall and Christmas buying season, so Timex was present...
Sinclair Users NetworkJune 1983
Contest Winners
Winners of the 2K program contest. Winning programs are:
Timex Sinclair UserSeptember 1983
Convert your T/S,ZX to Color
Build an add-on to connect a 6847 video display generator (same as in Radio Shack Color Computer) to your TS1000.
Timex Sinclair UserOctober 1983
Converting Decimals to Floating Point Binary
Explains how positive integers are converted to Sinclair’s internal floating point.
SyntaxJanuary 1983
Converting Your Computer Into An Octopus
How Cliff Danielson expanded his MicroAce to a powerful home computer. Initially purchased to be the front-end to his home-built...
Timex Sinclair UserSeptember 1983
Copy Katt
Review of software copying program.
SyntaxAugust 1983
Copying More or Less than the Standard 22 Lines
Define the number of lines printed via the COPY command to reduce paper waste.
Timex Sinclair UserOctober 1983
Counting
Demonstrates how fast machine language can count. One of the Clever Contest winners.
Timex Sinclair UserNovember 1983
Crazy Words
Madlibs on the computer. One of the Clever Contest winners.
Timex Sinclair UserNovember 1983
Crunchers – 21 Simple Games for the Timex/Sinclair 1000.
This little gem is an ideal small education book, although priced a bit too high in this reviewers opinion.
Dr. Dobb’s JournalFebruary 1983
Crunchers — 21 Simple Games for the Timex/Sinclair 1000
New Timex Sinclair owners will find the games fun and original and also acquire programming skills while working through Crunchers.
SyntaxApril 1983
Customizing Z-Text
Adding features to the Z-Text word processor.
CATS NewsletterOctober 1983
Cyborgwars
Cyborgwars is a strategic game in which four warring cybernetic empires each call upon a human leader to take control...
Peter Hoffman
Eric Hoffman
SYNCNovember/December 1983
D-B-H Conversion
Convert decimal, binary and hexadecimal numbers easily with this well prompted utility.
SyntaxOctober 1983
Dealers
Program to deal 52 cards at random without repeating a card.
Timex Sinclair UserOctober 1983
Dear Editor
User with ataxia seeks help; comments on Programmers Toolkit from Softsync; replacement transistors; repair traces on keyboard; technical information for...
SyntaxDecember 1983
Dear Editor
Letters about 2068; memory packs for 1000; keyboard problems; temperature problems.
Alexander Sloan
Bob Eikhof
Cedric Bastiaans
Don Downs
Fred Lewis
Jim Payne
John Mitchell
Michael Bowman
Mike Thornton
Rois Harder
Sigmund Mentzel
SyntaxNovember 1983
Dear Editor
Problems with computers, printers, software; replacement keyboard.
SyntaxOctober 1983
Dear Editor
Semantics about baud vs bits per second; keyboard conversions; solving heat build-up; Timex modem compatibility with ZX80; renumbering program; conversion...
SyntaxJanuary 1983
Dear Editor
Alternative to flat ribbon cable for keyboard connection; question about how terminal programs work; connect video monitor; user pleased with...
SyntaxFebruary 1983
Dear Editor
Keyboard audio tone; full-sized keyboard from Double H Electronics; detecting two keys at once; communicating via tape with someone in...
SyntaxMarch 1983
Dear Editor
Query for business software; how are programs locked; custom keycaps.
SyntaxApril 1983
Dear Editor
Battery-backed power; errors in printing floating point numbers; using VU-File with Qsave; Sinclair microdrive; overload the TS1000 stack with a...
SyntaxMay 1983
Dear Editor
HP 82954A thermal paper works with 2040; explain Syntactic Sum; transistor cross-reference; relocatable HOT Z from Sinware; DIY resolutions to...
SyntaxJune 1983
Dear Editor
Custom keytops are available from MULE Electronics; high pitched whine from TV; beware of overvoltage conditions; use Atari 822 paper...
SyntaxJuly 1983
Dear Editor
Problem with ZX printer listings in hot months; repair keyboard connection; using CAI devices with 64K RAM; solving loading problems;...
SyntaxAugust 1983
Dear Editor
Cleaning the ZX printer; secure the slot key in expansion devices; printing problems with joystick; avoid power supply related crashes;...
SyntaxSeptember 1983
Decimal to Floating Point Library
Use built-in floating ROM routine to convert decimal number to floating point format.
SyntaxMay 1983
Decimal to Fractions
Program to convert decimals to fractions, to the nearest 1/64th.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterAugust 1983
Defective Laserscan RAM Replacement Available
Laserscan Electronics discovered that some of their early model 16K RAM packs, produced until mid-January 1983, are defective.
SyntaxMay 1983
Defend your planet
Description: You are in charge of a missile launcher and must save Earth from invading spaceships. With 15 rockets, you...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
Defining Functions on the ZX/TS
You sit down to type in a non-Sinclair BASIC program into your ZX/TS only to find in the listing a...
SyntaxJune 1983
DEFMAG
29 byte machine code routine that allows you to store audio frequency data and to synthesize the facsimile sound at...
Ron LeMonSYNCNovember/December 1983
Deja-vu (ZX Scramble)
The object is to hit enemy installations before they hit you, while simultaneously maneuvering to avoid crashing into treacherous terrain....
Timex Sinclair UserAugust 1983
Deleting Blocks of Basic Statements
Simple routine to delete a block of lines.
SYNCMarch/April 1983
Design
Run this flashy program on a TV as a personalized store window ad.
SyntaxJune 1983
Devices Delivers
Review of L-Monitor.
Timex Sinclair UserOctober 1983
Dial-A-Word
Program to convert phone numbers into words/phrases.
Timex Sinclair UserOctober 1983
Dice
Simple program to roll six-sided dice.
Timex Sinclair UserAugust 1983
Did You Know or Care?
Discover “interesting” facts PEEKing into the ROM.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterApril 1983
Did You Know or Care?
The first two characters appearing together in the ZX81 ROM are Z and X.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterMay 1983
Direct Input Horizontal and Vertical Line Graphics
Lets you draw lines by direct input and loops so you can draw until you run out of memory.
SyntaxMarch 1983
Directory of Newsletters
The newsletters that we know about are listed below in alphabetical order by name. The name and address of the...
SYNCNovember/December 1983
Directory of PublishersSYNCSeptember/October 1983
Directory of Suppliers
Supplement to list in v3n3.
SYNCJuly/August 1983
Directory of User Groups
The following Directory of User Groups ranges from groups that have been established for some time (shown by club name)...
SYNCNovember/December 1983
DISA-Z: A Z80 Disassembler
Disassembler for the TS2000, written and debugged on the 1000.
Timex Sinclair UserNovember 1983
Disable Auto-List
This routine tricks Sinclair’s auto-list mechanism into malfunctioning so new program lines do not appear on the screen.
SyntaxJune 1983
Disassembly book is complex, invaluable
Review of The Complete Timex TS1000/Sinclair ZX81 ROM Disassembly by Ian Logan and Frank O’Hara.
Timex Sinclair UserOctober 1983
Discount on New Magazine
Timex Sinclair User is a 4-color, monthly, people-oriented magazine and will hit the North American market with 100,000 issues in...
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterMay 1983
Distance
Computes the shortest distance and true bearing from any point on the earth’s surface to any other location.
SyntaxSeptember 1983
Do or Die
You are trapped in a Mayan maze-like tomb. A block pixel in the central chamber is the only escape route.
SyntaxMarch 1983
Does Anybody Know What Time It Is?
Analysis of execution times of various functions.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterJuly 1983
Does Anybody Really Know What Day It Is?
Program to convert dates to Julian dates for easier date calculations.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterJuly 1983
Download from Radio
Microperipheral Corporation developed a 4800 baud modem that could download software broadcast over the radio.
Timex Sinclair UserNovember 1983
Draw A Picture Program
Draw circles, diagonals and straight lines easily with this drawing program.
SyntaxJuly 1983
Drive to Run CP/M In the Works
Kopak Creations and Aerco are working jointly on a ZX/TS disk drive to run CP/M (world’s most common disk-based microcomputer...
SyntaxMarch 1983
Dueling Devices
Problems related to incomplete I/O address decoding.
SyntaxAugust 1983
E-Z Key 60 Keyboard
The keyboard is well designed, comfortable to use, is completely consistent with the style of ZX/TS computers and improves entry.
SyntaxMarch 1983
E-Z Loader Software Bug Fix
Repair E-Z Loader with a few pokes.
SyntaxDecember 1983
Early Bird Coupon Specials for Members of the Timex Computer ClubRamblings: The Timex Computer Club NewsletterJune, July, August 1983
Easier Loading for MC Utilities
Load or enter the program your MC program will work on.
SyntaxApril 1983
Easy Save/Auto-Run
Method for auto-run programs on the ZX81/TS1000.
BAZUG NewsletterJanuary 1983
Eat the dots … (GULP)
In this maze game you move around any one of six mazes at any one of nine speeds while a...
Timex Sinclair UserAugust 1983
EBZUG NewsTimelinezJuly - August 1983
Editor Ramblings
Magazine printed with daisy wheel printer. Spectrum micro drives not disk. Sinclair and Timex sales figures. Amateur radio users. Educational...
Synchro-SetteJanuary 1983
Editor Ramblings
Mistakes in the January 1983 issue. Sidewinder, a new printer from Mindware. Synchro-Sette tapes bulk produced. CFASTDATA, CFASTDUET from Cosmonics....
Synchro-SetteFebruary 1983
Editor Ramblings
Tax programs. Basicare modules from Gladstone. New products from Memotech. TS 2040 printer available. TS 1500 printer announcement. TS 2000...
Synchro-SetteMarch 1983
Editor Ramblings
Digitalizer from Eulyn Electronics, Super Winky from G. Russell Electronics. TS 1000 down to $39.95 with rebate. Virtuoso music synthesis...
Synchro-SetteApril 1983
Editor Ramblings
Forth for the ZX/TS. Modem in the works. Update on TS 1500 and TS 2000 pricing.
Synchro-SetteMay 1983
Editor Ramblings
TS 1500s available but without advertising support. Plans to port Syntext to the 2068. What to do with 1000? Emphasis...
Synchro-SetteOctober 1983
Editor Ramblings
K Mart selling 1000 for 29.97. Price drop for Winky 2. TS 2000 as a business machine. Computech offers educational...
Synchro-SetteJune/July 1983
Editor Ramblings
TS-1500 news: Timex plans to manufacture a limited number to test market. Timex drops 16K model of TS 2000. Memotech...
Synchro-SetteAugust 1983
Editor Ramblings
TS 1500 expected to launch September 15, 1983 and TS 2000 around October 15. TS 1000 market almost non-existent. Program...
Synchro-SetteSeptember 1983
Editor Ramblings
Phase-out of Synchro-Sette: October 1984 will be last issue. 2068 available. Customers can order direct from Timex.
Synchro-SetteNovember 1983
Editor Ramblings
Timex Computer marketing policy: discontinue TV ads; advertise in publications where reader is more likely to purchase a computer in...
Synchro-SetteDecember 1983
Editorial
Describes purpose of the newsletter, as compared to others.
TS UserMarch 1983
Educator’s Newsletter
The TEC News is a quarterly newsletter to be published by the Timex-Sinclair Educator’s User Group at Texas Wesleyan College...
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterMay 1983
Egg Timer
This simple, practical software timer sets off an alarm to let you know when your egg boils, your game finishes...
SyntaxJune 1983
Electric car, mini-TV, keep Sinclair’s researchers busy
Update on projects at Sinclair.
Timex Sinclair UserNovember 1983
Enjoying Your Computer: Games
Games available for Sinclair computers.
SYNCMay/June 1983
Enter the Timex Software ContestRamblings: The Timex Computer Club NewsletterJune, July, August 1983
Entry-Level Computers
If you want to learn about computers and programming, but are not interested in paying a large price to own...
Radio ElectronicsApril 1983
Ex-model makes a million on $99 micro
Two years ago Sue Currier interrupted a modeling career to help an Australian friend sell his two software packages for...
InfoworldFeb 14, 1983
Examining Machine Code
Look at any address in memory, leave it alone or change its contents, and automatically go to the next address.
SyntaxDecember 1983
Exclusive Review: Timex Printer
Review of the TS 2040 printer.
SQ Syntax QuarterlySummer 1983
Exclusive ZX/TS ExhibitionSyntaxApril 1983
Excuse Me, That’s Sir Clive
Queen Elizabeth II of England knighted Clive Sinclair on June 11, honoring his accomplishments as inventor of the ZX/TS computer.
SyntaxAugust 1983
Exercise and Calories
Program to show calories used per activity.
Timex Sinclair UserSeptember 1983
Expand Your Timex/Sinclair Operating System
Expansion card with 8K of battery-backed CMOS RAM in the 8-16K range. Part two.
Radio ElectronicsAugust 1983
Expand Your Timex/Sinclair Operating System
Expansion card with 8K of battery-backed CMOS RAM in the 8-16K range. Part one.
Radio ElectronicsJuly 1983
Extending Your Computer
Hardware to expand Sinclair computers (RAM, ROM and EPROMs; interfaces, boards, connectors).
SYNCMay/June 1983
Extensions to Basic
USR routines to invert every character on the screen, print bytes of free memory, create an inverse program listing, and...
SYNCSeptember/October 1983
Fast Action In 2K
Description: In TS Destroyer, you fly in the center of the screen, and objets fly toward you from the left;...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
Fast Aliens (Galaxia)
Another alien invasion. You must protect the planet from hostile Thargon forces. The game features a high-score display, dive- bombing...
Timex Sinclair UserAugust 1983
Fast Graph
Machine language graphing subroutine. Reprinted from Z-West, September 1983.
CATS NewsletterDecember 1983
Faster Pseudorandom Numbers
Sequentially PEEK from the 8K ROM’s machine language operating system (essentially a pseudorandom number table) from a randomly selected starting...
SyntaxOctober 1983
Federal Income Tax Planner
Program to calculate income deductions.
SQ Syntax QuarterlySummer 1983
Filing and Inventory Systems
Review of database programs The Organizer (Timex), Home Inventory (Orbyte), Data Storage and Display System (ZX-Panding), Business Inventory Control (Mindware),...
Timex Sinclair UserNovember 1983
Fireworks
Short fireworks display program.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterJuly 1983
First Look at Timex/Sinclair’s New Color Computer
The T/S 2068 is an “under-$200” basic computer offering many features missing on the 1000 The new Timex Sinclair 2068...
Computers & ElectronicsNovember 1983
Firstloader — From ZX/TS to 2068
Syntax commissioned a custom program, written by David Ornstein, to convert your existing programs for the 2068 or 48K Spectrums....
SyntaxDecember 1983
Fiz-zy Floppy
Review of Floppy Interface for ZX81 (FIZ) from Macronics Systems.
SQ Syntax QuarterlySpring 1983
Flash and Scroll
Displays a string: flashes and scrolls it with machine language. One of the Clever Contest winners.
Timex Sinclair UserNovember 1983
Flash Card
Program to make flash cards into a game.
Timex Sinclair UserAugust 1983
Flight Simulation
Review of Sinclair Research’s Flight Simulator.
Microcomputing MagazineJanuary 1983
Flight Simulation
Flight Simulation puts you at the controls of an airplane in midflight, and your objective is to navigate to the...
SYNCMarch/April 1983
Flying High: Pilot
Review of the game from Mindware.
Timex Sinclair UserSeptember 1983
Flying Your T/S1000
Description: In Night Gunner, you are the pilot of an airplane in combat with four enemy planes. At the center...
Timex Sinclair UserJune 1983
Follow our golden rules for better SAVEs and LOADs
Programming on the T/S1000/ZX81 can be frustrating. These 10 tips should help you get over some of the problems! For...
Timex Sinclair UserJune 1983
Follow-up to Computer in a Drawer
Answers to questions other users had about the system. Adhesive key tops for Werner’s keyboard were purchased from Mule Electronics.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterAugust 1983
For Football Fans
Review of Pick ‘Em by Stuart Software.
Timex Sinclair UserNovember 1983
Fortress of Adnil
Correction to an earlier article.
Compute!October 1983
Four Add-Ons for Sinclair
Product announcement for Memotech 32K RAM, High Resolution Graphics, Centronics Parallel Printer Interface and RS232 Printer Interface Memopaks.
Microcomputing MagazineJanuary 1983
Four-digit Multiplexed BCD to ZX81 Adaptor
Interface binary-coded decimal (BCD) devices to the ZX81.
Electronics Today InternationalOctober 1983
Fresh air from Reston
If you’ve ever had to struggle through page after page of a boring book, you’ll really appreciate this breath of...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
Fresh Squeezed Computer Data
Technique (and code) to compress data on the Sinclair with the RADIX-50 technique.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterMarch 1983
Fringe Benefits
Review of ZXAK-MAN by Pleasantrees Programming.
Timex Sinclair UserNovember 1983
Frogger
Frogger helps Timex step up to the big time arcade with fast action, good medium resolution graphics and a challenge...
SyntaxJune 1983
From the EditorCATS NewsletterOctober 1983
From the EditorCATS NewsletterNovember 1983
From the EditorCATS NewsletterDecember 1983
From the Past President
Club has more than 100 members across Canada.
Sinc-LinkMay/June 1983
From Theirs to OURS
Comparison and conversion of Apple, PET and TRS-80 BASICs to Sinclair BASIC.
Sinclair Users NetworkJanuary 1983
From Theirs to OURS
Comparison of functions and commands in Apple, PET and TRS-80 BASICs.
Sinclair Users NetworkMarch 1983
Fun In The Carrotpatch
Description: In the game called Packrabbit, you are a rabbit being chased by four hunters. You must eat all the...
Timex Sinclair UserJune 1983
Fun With RND and RAND
Tutorial on random number
TS UserMarch 1983
Future Co-Op Items
Details about upcoming releases from TimeWise that will be available to members.
Sinclair Users NetworkMay 1983
Future History: 2068
Lights of the City updated for the 2068.
SyntaxNovember 1983
Gadgets and Gizmos
Add-ons for your computer. Section about the 1000.
Radio ElectronicsApril 1983
Game cassette for Timex/Sinclair 1000 or ZX81
Reviews of Gamestape 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 from Melbourne House.
InfoworldJune 20, 1983
Game Playing on the T/S 2068: Chess Review
Review of Chess from Timex.
CATS NewsletterOctober 1983
Games for your Atari/VIC-20/Timex-Sinclair 1000/2000
Trade paperbacks featuring twenty-odd listings of arcade-style games, brain teasers and word games, plus hints for writing programs and extending...
SoftlineNovember/December 1983
Gamestape 1 For The Timex/Sinclair
Review of Melbourne House’s Gamestape 1, a collection of 11 games for the 2K Timex/Sinclair.
Compute!December 1983
Gammon Your ZX/TS
Review of Psion’s Backgammon.
SQ Syntax QuarterlySummer 1983
Geography Review – U.S. States Quiz ProgramSQ Syntax QuarterlySpring 1983
Get Your System Together
Build a enclosure for your computer to keep everything organized.
SyntaxMarch 1983
Getting Your Head Straight
Tutorial on cassette tape head adjustment.
SQ Syntax QuarterlySpring 1983
Glimpse of the Series 2000
To give you a head start on the Timex Sinclair 2000-series color computer, Fred Blechman explains how to use the...
Timex Sinclair UserAugust 1983
Glitchoidz Report
A Machine Code Graphics Line-Drawing Subroutine; Renumbering Basic Statements; Random Walks; Block Transfers: Variables Transfer; A Cheap and Simple EPROM...
SYNCMarch/April 1983
Glitchoidz ReportSYNCNovember/December 1983
Glitchoidz ReportSYNCSeptember/October 1983
Glitchoidz ReportSYNCJuly/August 1983
Go FORTH
Review of ZXFORTH from Gladstone Electronics.
SQ Syntax QuarterlySpring 1983
Go with the flow and no illogical jumps
Last month I explained how to draw a flowchart of a program by splitting it into parts. Each part corresponds...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
Golf Partner
Stores your golf scores and calculates your average and handicap. The program holds information for 100 rounds of golf, and...
SyntaxJuly 1983
Goodbye, SQ
SQ and SYNTAX staffers regretfully announce that SYNTAX QUARTERLY magazine has ceased publication, due to financial difficulties.
SyntaxAugust 1983
Gozzip
Sinclair announces ZX-83, Timex the 2000. Timex plans a 3000 for 1984. Mindware printer back ordered for six months.
TS UserMarch 1983
Gradually, more police accept computer aids to fight crime
A Timex Sinclair 1000 sits on top of the dashboard of Chief Russell Long’s patrol car and plugs into the...
InfoworldMay 16, 1983
Graphics
Example images.
LISTing NewsletterDecember 1983 - January 1984
Graphics and Programming Utilities For Sinclair/Timex
Review of Programmers Toolkit and Graphics Kit from Softsync.
Compute!March 1983
Graphics On The Sinclair/Timex
This short guide to the graphics capabilities of the Sinclair/Timex computers demonstrates pattern creation, circles, conic sections, and bar graphs....
Compute!May 1983
Graphics: A to Z
Review of the book by Paul Bingham and Rick Goulian. Starts with BASIC PRINT statement graphics and goes to machine...
SyntaxDecember 1983
Graphing Capabilities for TS1000 (ZX81)
Product announcement for Data Storage and Display System from ZX-Panding.
Computers & ElectronicsJuly 1983
Green and Black and Read All Over
Connecting the ZX81 to a monitor.
SyntaxApril 1983
Grimm’s Fairy Trails
Review of Timex’s response to PACMAN. The maze-pursuit game has 6 levels of play, from crawl to very fast.
SyntaxJanuary 1983
Grimm’s Fairy Trails
Review of the game.
BAZUG NewsletterJanuary 1983
Hampson’s PlaneTimex Sinclair UserSeptember 1983
Hangman and BogglerCATS NewsletterDecember 1983
Happy Simulated Landings
Description: With the Flight Simulation program you must land your airplane successfully on the runway without crashing. Sitting in the...
Timex Sinclair UserJune 1983
Hardware and Software Reviews
Brief reviews of Hunter board, Memocalc, Mcoder and Evolution.
Sinc-LinkMay/June 1983
Hardware Hintz: Preventing Crashes
How to prevent RAM pack wobble crashes and minimize static electricity.
TS UserMarch 1983
Hardware News: New peripherals
Memotech Corporation announces the Memotech Keyboard for Timex/Sinclair 1000 and ZX-81 microcomputers. The direct-connect, typewriter-style keyboard has Sinclair legends on...
InfoworldJuly 18, 1983
Hardware News: Z-Dubber
Bytesize Computer Products introduces the Z-Dubber, an interface between the Timex/Sinclair 1000 or Sinclair ZX81 and its cassette recorder that...
InfoworldJanuary 17, 1983
Hardware Review: Joystick Adaptor
Zebra’s plug-in joystick adaptor, a small module, lets you attach an Atari-style joystick to your ZX/TS.
SyntaxDecember 1983
Hardware Review: The Parrot, Voice Synthesis Module
The Parrot, produces 64 separate allophones. R.I.S.T. used Voicetech’s general purpose speech development kit combined with chips and software to...
SyntaxApril 1983
Hardware Review: The Timex/Sinclair 1000ByteJanuary 1983
Hardware Tip: Keyboard Conversion
Use a DIP socket to create connectors for a keyboard conversion.
SyntaxFebruary 1983
Hardware Tips
Strong KBD Signals Again; Overheating Problems; RAM Expansion Problems.
SYNCJanuary/February 1983
Hardware Tips
Robert Hartung to comment on letters from readers. Responses should be regarded as suggestions to help look for the answers.
SYNCNovember/December 1983
Hardware Tips
Robert Hartung comments on some letters from readers. His responses should be regarded as suggestions to help look for the...
SYNCSeptember/October 1983
Hardware/Software Reviews
Exatron stringy floppy with interface, Hunter 2K-8K non-volatile memory board, Z-XLR8 fast load program.
TimelinezJuly - August 1983
Header WriterLISTing NewsletterDecember 1983 - January 1984
HELP!
Tips for using the Timex/Sinclair computers.
Sinclair Users NetworkJanuary 1983
Helpful Hints: Autostarting+
Saving a program to make it autostart on load.
CATS NewsletterDecember 1983
Here comes the 1500!
First they brought you the T/S 1000! Next they promised the T/S 2000! But from what we have been able...
Danny RossTimex Sinclair UserJune 1983
Here’s the Best Way to Get Organized
Organizer (VU-File)
Ramblings: The Timex Computer Club NewsletterMay 1983
HexDump
Displays the contents of any portion of memory in hexadecimal.
Timex Sinclair UserDecember 1983
HEXEDIT: A Simple Hexadecimal Machine Code Editor
Short BASIC program that allows you to write, enter and debug hexadecimal machine code routines.
Timex Sinclair UserNovember 1983
Hexing Your Timex-Sinclair
If you want to program animated graphics on your TS-1000 or ZX-81, machine code is the only way to go....
Microcomputing MagazineOctober 1983
Hidden Maze: a game for the TS1000/1500
Adapted from Bill Behrendt’s “Maze”, from “30 Games” published by Micro Text Publications.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterDecember 1983
Hidden REMs
Use this trick to hide information in your REM statements.
SyntaxSeptember 1983
High Line Numbers
Poke to create line numbers above 9999.
SyntaxDecember 1983
Highfalutin’ Computin’ with Bob Orrfelt On Your Timex Sinclair 1000 Computer, by Bob Orrfelt
Bob Orrfelt’s book on the TS-1000 brings back an occasion when I submitted a somewhat hastily put together paper in...
Dr. Dobb’s JournalMay 1983
Highlights from the December Meeting
Mike Levy demonstrated Mindware’s “Quickload” feature. Tim Hartnell, head of the National ZX User Club in the UK, attended. Henry...
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterJanuary 1983
Highlights of the April Meeting
Sue Mahoney demonstrated “Ator the ABC Gator”. Program synchronizes display of letters with song recorded on cassette tape. Al Spencer...
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterMay 1983
Highlights of the August Meeting
Brint Jefferis gave a review of ToolKit, available from Gladstone. Burt Fisher reviewed VOTEM. Sue Mahoney demonstrated preproduction models of...
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterSeptember 1983
Highlights of the February Meeting
Sue Mahoney reported on public library in Sub Oak, NY, that lends TS-1000 computers. Mike Coughlin led discussion on FORTH....
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterMarch 1983
Highlights of the January Meeting
Introduction of the TS-2000, the Timex version of the Spectrum. Timex has made formal announcement of the TS-2000 at the...
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterFebruary 1983
Highlights of the July Meeting
Sue Mahoney distributed second issue of Ramblings and catalog of software. Irv Frankel and Arman Toorian of Intercomputer demonstrated the...
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterAugust 1983
Highlights of the Last Meeting
Sue Mahoney opened the meeting with an update on the status of the new Timex computers. She said the TS-1500...
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterJuly 1983
Highlights of the March Meeting
Bob Masters reviewed the E-Z Key. Will Stackman reviewed MCODER. Larry Becker demonstrated an intelligent lab station terminal he developed...
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterApril 1983
Highlights of the May Meeting
Sue Mahoney brought a prototype of the TS-1500. Dan Roy presented a prototype of COLORSIN81 and the CAI/Exatron stringy floppy....
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterJune 1983
Highlights of the September Meeting
Frank Kaplan from Compusa Corporation demonstrated a prototype of the FDC-101 floppy disk system. Jeff Parker demonstrated the Byte-Back MD1...
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterOctober 1983
History and Background On Our User Group
This month will mark the beginning of our third year as the Sinclair-Timex User Group. The user group is a...
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterOctober 1983
History: The EDVAC and IASSynchro-SetteMarch 1983
History: The EniacSynchro-SetteFebruary 1983
History: The Mark 1 ComputerSynchro-SetteJanuary 1983
Home Clock Family Bulletins for Timex/Sinclair
This program makes the Timex/Sinclair 1000 a combination alarm clock and bulletin board. This device provides an excellent example of...
InfoworldFebruary 21, 1983
Home Computer Games: Four Great Games For The Timex Sinclair 1000
Reviews Mothership, Sea War, 3D Monster Maze and Mazogs.
Creative Computing Video & Arcade GamesFall 1983
Hot under the Microchip
Has your T/S1000 ever crashed? If so, chances are it was due to overheating – probabyl the most common cause.
Timex Sinclair UserAugust 1983
How educational are the “educational” programs
Kids do learn from using computer games. This does not make those games educational programs. To be educational, a program...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
How I started a user group
A lot of people have asked me, “What is a user group and how does one get started?” A user...
Timex Sinclair UserJune 1983
How to Build an Inexpensive Joystick Interface
Simple circuit and software to interface Atari joysticks to the 1000.
Timex Sinclair UserNovember 1983
How to Buy a Timex Computer
“We do not have a primary plan to sell computers by mail. The 800-24-TIMEX number provides referrals to stores,” said...
SyntaxOctober 1983
How to Get Rid of BugsRamblings: The Timex Computer Club NewsletterJune, July, August 1983
How to Help Your Child With SchoolSynchro-SetteJanuary 1983
How to Save Money on Your Mortgage
Review of Boss Package 117 from S & S Company.
Synchro-SetteSeptember 1983
Hypotrochoid, Couldn’t You Tell
Short program by Dave Wood to product hypotrochoid figures.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterJanuary 1983
I Break for Arcadians: Mazogs
In this adventure game, your hero is a black shadow in the shape of a man. Keying guides you left,...
InfoworldAugust 29, 1983
Improving Timex/Sinclair Tape Loading
Reduce troublesome dropouts and noise problems with a Z-Dubber. Schematic and PCB layout for the Z-Dubber is provided.
Computers & ElectronicsSeptember 1983
Improving Your Computer
Hardware to improve use of your computer (keyboards, saving/loading, power supplies).
SYNCMay/June 1983
Improving Your ZX-81
Circuit modification to improve reliability of SAVEs.
Electronics Today InternationalSeptember 1983
In and Out of SYNC
Review of the Video Technology VZ200 computer and comparison to Sinclair BASIC.
David Ahl
David Grosjean
SYNCNovember/December 1983
In and Out of SYNC
Making Borders and a Bouncing Ball; The Panasonic JC-200 Personal Computer.
SYNCSeptember/October 1983
In Focus: Home Is Where the Computer Is
Overview of home computers; each described according to a standardized terminology. Timex Sinclair 1000 and 2000 listed.
InfoworldMarch 21, 1983
In Focus: InfoWorld visits Folsom Prison
The most recent incident at Folsom involves an inmate who ordered a $99 Sinclair computer for use in his cell....
InfoworldFebruary 28, 1983
In search of a golden memory
The Most important hardware device you can add to your computer is a memory unit. In this article we analyse...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
In The Fast Lane
Review of Timeblasters by Robotec.
Timex Sinclair UserNovember 1983
In this Corner…
The battle for supremacy among very-low-cost microcomputers heats up as Texas Instruments' 99/2 goes head to head with the Timex...
Computers & ElectronicsJune 1983
Index of 1982 Issues and CassettesSynchro-SetteJanuary 1983
Information Wanted
Business owner would like to know what software to use, especially with his Model 33 teletype machine.
TimelinezOctober 1983
INKEY$ Program ControlTimelinezJuly - August 1983
Input/Output
Short notes from readers about resolving poor image quality by replacing the modulator, positive feedback about Bob Berch’s compiler, HOT...
Sinclair Users NetworkMarch 1983
Input/Output
Feedback on address book program in March issue. Bug fixes to Money Analyzer I from Timex. Report on Sinclairs in...
Sinclair Users NetworkMay 1983
Input/Output
Letters from readers about ZX-G, CAI, ROM bugs, more.
Sinclair Users NetworkJuly 1983
Input/Output Board lets you add on peripherals
This I/O (input/output) board is a must for any hardware oriented T/Sl000/ZX8i owner. It lets you add on such peripherals...
Timex Sinclair UserJune 1983
Input/Output: A Big Keyboard
Instructions on interfacing a full-size keyboard to the TS 1000.
Sinclair Users NetworkJanuary 1983
Inside Story
Review of Secret Guide to Computers by Russ Walter.
SQ Syntax QuarterlySpring 1983
Inside the T/S1000, ZX81
If you get the chance, look inside an IBM PC. You’ll see acres of board covered with countless chips, resistors,...
Timex Sinclair UserJune 1983
Inside Your Computer
Reprint of material from Zilog’s Z-80 Z-80A CPU Technical Manual.
SQ Syntax QuarterlySummer 1983
Installing a UHF Modulator
Convert the ZX81 to UHF as a way of combatting interference.
SYNCJanuary/February 1983
Instantaneous Keyboard Response
Part III of Programming Arcade Games.
Timex Sinclair UserDecember 1983
Instrument Automation using the Sinclair ZX-81American LaboratoryFebruary 1983
Interfacing a Real Printer to the Timex/Sinclair 1000
Author uses the CAI/O interface board to connect his upgraded MicroAce to an Okidata Microline 92.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterMay 1983
INTERP – The Kernel of Interactive Nuts
In this article we present an easily extended, interactive interpreter, providing a stack oriented, dictionary based programming environment similar to...
SYNCJanuary/February 1983
Inventory
Program helps you keep track of household or business items.
SyntaxOctober 1983
Inverse Screen and Program Protection
Routine invert the screen and suggestions on protection as an author.
Synchro-SetteOctober 1983
It’s Almost Here
Announcement that Sam Barron, Timex district sales manager for northern California, would be at the January 20, 1983 meeting of...
BAZUG NewsletterJanuary 1983
Jack-O’-Lantern
Throw out your Swiss army knife; this Halloween you can carve a pumpkin with a cursor! That’s right: just type...
Joey LatimerFamily ComputingOctober 1983
JK Audio Model JK-310 I/O Board with Real Time Clock
JK-310 is ideal for your applications and projects that require a real-time clock. JK-310 uses an OKI MSM5832 real-time clock...
SyntaxFebruary 1983
Join a Society
Triangle Sinclair Users Group (TSUG) meets every month in North Carolina.
ByteNovember 1983
Joysticks to the World
Review of the Zebra joystick interface and Atto Soft joystick, which solders directly to the motherboard.
Timex Sinclair UserNovember 1983
Jump Sort
Implementation of a sort routine.
Synchro-SetteJanuary 1983
Jupiter Goes Forth
Announcement of availability of Jupter Ace from Data-assette.
Microcomputing MagazineApril 1983
Just for Fun
Short reader programs:
SYNCSeptember/October 1983
Just for Fun
Horizontal Bar Graph; Isosceles Triangle; Mandalas; Name Program
SYNCJuly/August 1983
Just for Fun
Four Quadrants; Hi-Res “Draw It”; 3-D Cube; Blastoff; Train; Random Rectangles; Ricochet
SYNCMarch/April 1983
Just For Fun
Bombsmash; Space Pirate Attack; Space Age Graphics; Driver
SYNCJanuary/February 1983
Just for Fun
Calculate PI to 8,192 places; update to Ricochet; INPUT anywhere; COPY lines 23 and 24.
Blanchard Smith
Robert Midura
David Rowland
Matt Dralle
William Baldwin
SYNCNovember/December 1983
Kaleidoscope
Prints thousands of constantly changing patterns. One of the Clever Contest winners.
Timex Sinclair UserNovember 1983
Keeping Time in the Home Office
Since the Sinclair computers have an internal timing feature, they can be used to make a clock display which will...
SYNCJanuary/February 1983
Kempston JoysticksLISTing NewsletterDecember 1983 - January 1984
Keyboard Quickness
Review of auto shift keyboard kit for ZX/TS from Research Applications Products.
SQ Syntax QuarterlySpring 1983
Keyboards For The Timex/Sinclair
Product announcement for KOPAK Creations KOPAK Keyboard and E-Z Key 60.
Compute!June 1983
Kids’ Korner
Short program by Lorie Floy, a 7th grade student at Handley Middle School in Fort Worth.
TEC News1983
Kingdom
Manage a rural realm, attempt to increase personal wealth and protect your people from flood, famine and the depredations of...
Timex Sinclair UserAugust 1983
Kingdom
Reprint of the program that appeared in issue 3 with missing code.
Timex Sinclair UserOctober 1983
Kitchen Sync
Writing a program to calculate mortgage payments.
Alan GroupeSYNCNovember/December 1983
Knight’s Move
Knight’s Move uses the movement pattern of the knight in chess to try to cover every space in a square....
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
Know Your CPU
Review of Z80 User’s Manual by Joseph Carr.
SQ Syntax QuarterlySpring 1983
Knowing Left From Right
Hints for understanding order of math operations on the TS 1000.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterJune 1983
Knowing Your Strengths
As an Industrial Designer, I am often required to specify the minimum practical amounts of material and the most effective...
SYNCMarch/April 1983
KOPAK Creations Opens Retail Store
Retail location was at 119 Peter St., Union City, NJ.
SyntaxJanuary 1983
KOPAK Introduces New Keyboard
Kopak Creations’ new keyboard, ready in 15 weeks, plugs into internal ZX/TS keyboard connector.
SyntaxMarch 1983
Kwikplot: A program for investigating correlations
Plots the correlation coefficient between two variables.
Timex Sinclair UserOctober 1983
Lander
Lunar Lander.
Timex Sinclair UserDecember 1983
Large Scale Fun for Small Scale Computers
Reviews of Keystroke Management (2-Bit), TS Destroyer and Space Raid (SoftSync), Millepede (Axis Software), Meteorites (SoftSync) and Merchant of Venus...
Creative ComputingDecember 1983
Laser Cannon
A fleet of 20 "X” ships is attacking you. You must destroy at least 15 of them or be destroyed.
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
Last Minute NewsLISTing NewsletterDecember 1983 - January 1984
Late News
Laserscan wants to liquidate their limited 16K RAM kit.
SyntaxOctober 1983
Latest in the Price Battle
Prices on micros plummet; TS1000 down to $30.
Computers & ElectronicsOctober 1983
Lazy Monster: 3D Monster Maze
Review of the game from Melbourne House.
Timex Sinclair UserSeptember 1983
Learn Names Quicker!
Memorization game.
Joey LatimerFamily ComputingSeptember 1983
Learning the Timex/Sinclair 1000/ZX81 KeyboardTODAY MagazineMarch 1983
Learning Timex Sinclair Basic
If you have ever thrown down your TS1000 User Manual in despair— or disgust, help has finally arrived: David Liens...
SYNCSeptember/October 1983
Learning Timex/Sinclair BASIC
Announcement of David Lein’s book.
Computers & ElectronicsDecember 1983
Learning Timex/Sinclair Basic
Review of the book by David Lien.
SyntaxJuly 1983
Learning to Love the Beast
Review of How to Cope with Computers, published by Hayden.
Timex Sinclair UserNovember 1983
Learning Z80 Assembly Language Programming, Part 2TimelinezJuly - August 1983
Learning Z80 Assembly Language Programming, Part 3TimelinezOctober 1983
Lessons for Teachers
Mini-lesson for teaching BASIC.
TEC News1983
Let the structure flow and you are well on the way
Part one of our step by step guide to help turn every one of you users out there into expert...
Timex Sinclair UserJune 1983
Let this software help you run your home
Reviews and compares four programs specifically designed to help manage money; one to set home files straight (birthdays, recipes, phone...
Timex Sinclair UserAugust 1983
Letter from Dick WagnerThe PlotterDecember 1983
Letter from England (Sync v3 n1)
One of the advantages of living in England, home of Sinclair Research, is that we get to try out some...
SYNCJanuary/February 1983
Letter from England (Sync v3 n3)
Description of the Spectrum.
SYNCMay/June 1983
Letter from England (Sync v3 n5)
New computers, software libraries, compilers and assemblers, magazines, hardware developments (joysticks, printer interfaces, modems, tape copiers).
SYNCSeptember/October 1983
Letter Recognition Train
Children learning to read must first master skills of letter recognition and discrimination. This simple program teaches that skill, with...
SyntaxJune 1983
Letter to the EditorRamblings: The Timex Computer Club NewsletterJune, July, August 1983
Letter: Adventuring on a Budget
Praise for series on adventure games from someone who can only afford a ZX-81
SoftlineMarch 1983
Letter: Nonvolatile-Memory Notes
Follow-up to article on Hunter RAM board.
Radio ElectronicsSeptember 1983
Letter: Using a ZX-81 for home controlPersonal ComputingJune 1983
Letters
Help Wanted; New Product Problems; Elimination; DEF and PAUSE
SYNCJanuary/February 1983
Letters
Updates on adding a joystick; making backups of machine language tapes; hardware problems.
Ed Shaughnessy
Michael Miller
Mike Lagodmos
Paul Beatty
Raymond Townsend
Ed Hostetler
SYNCNovember/December 1983
Letters
ON U.K. IMPORTS I need some assistance! It concerns all these helpful books written by the English for the English,...
Timex Sinclair UserAugust 1983
Letters
Letters from readers about full-size keyboards, disk drives, learning Basic, the Spectrum.
Timex Sinclair UserDecember 1983
Letters
Letters about balance of articles between 1000 and 2068; 2040 paper; user support; overheating; program improvements; submitting programs; non-games programs;...
Timex Sinclair UserSeptember 1983
Letters
Letters about largest integer that can be stored; compatibility of TS1500 cartridges with 1000; saving memory; difficulty saving; differences between...
Timex Sinclair UserOctober 1983
Letters
Letters about articles in previous issues, Winky Board 2.
Timex Sinclair UserNovember 1983
Letters
Payroll: Follow-up to article in v3 n2 Sync; adding printing ability.
SYNCSeptember/October 1983
LettersSYNCJuly/August 1983
Letters
Mouthful; Draw and Store; Rounding Off
SYNCMarch/April 1983
Letters to LISTLISTing NewsletterDecember 1983 - January 1984
Letters to the EditorRamblings: The Timex Computer Club NewsletterMay 1983
Letters to the Editor
Commentary on VU-Calc; Sinclair and Mindware printers; sharing data across programs.
Synchro-SetteJanuary 1983
Letters to the Editor
Comments on sort routines; ZX Printer paper issues; errors in programs.
Synchro-SetteFebruary 1983
Letters to the Editor
Questions about programming practices, ASCII; converting READ/DATA/RESTORE to Sinclair BASIC; golf handicapping program.
Synchro-SetteMarch 1983
Letters to the Editor
Improvements to date program. Program to print series of numbers and running average.
Synchro-SetteApril 1983
Letters to the Editor
Comments about new printer.
Synchro-SetteMay 1983
Letters to the Editor
Question about Syntext and Memotech keyboard. Machine code and RAMTOP. Patch to program in April 83 Letters to the Editor.
Synchro-SetteJune/July 1983
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to whether 2K programs on the cassette should be discontinued.
Synchro-SetteAugust 1983
Letters to the Editor
Questions about vendors taking orders for TS 2000. Corrections to earlier programs.
Synchro-SetteSeptember 1983
Letters to the Editor
Questions about 2000. Compatibility of Memotech RAM pack and 2040 printer. Question about space in Syntext.
Synchro-SetteOctober 1983
Letters to the Editor
Modifications to Syntext to drive CAI P40 printer. Working around issues with Seikosha GP-100a printer.
Synchro-SetteNovember 1983
Letters to the Editor
Sinclair Users’ Network no longer published. Mindware printer not compatible with 2068.
Synchro-SetteDecember 1983
Letters: Lending an Ear, Keeping the Faith, Complaint Department
LENDING AN EAR I purchased the Timex Sinclair to see if a 60-year-old retired gent could learn computer programming. I...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
Life Expectancy
Program calculates your life expectancy based on data you input on habits and family history.
SyntaxApril 1983
Lifetime’s obsession can easily be acquired
Buying a T/S1000/ZX81 can be the start of a lifetime obsession with home computing. It is easy, however, to become...
Timex Sinclair UserJune 1983
Limited mail-order availability for new ZX Microdrive
Sinclair Research used a limited mail order system to launch the Microdrive.
Timex Sinclair UserNovember 1983
Line Numbers
How to create line numbers above 9999.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterJuly 1983
Line Renumbering
Machine language routine to renumber programs.
Sinclair Users NetworkJanuary 1983
Link to the real world
Down East Computers of Greenville, N.C., has produced an allpurpose voltage and temperature measuring system designed to interface with the...
Timex Sinclair UserJune 1983
Lissajous ReduxCATS NewsletterDecember 1983
Listing and LLISTing without LIST and LLIST
Basic program to print listings to non-2040 printers.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterJune 1983
Little Programs for Little Kids
Guess a Number
Patrick DicksonFamily ComputingNovember 1983
Load Bettair Weeth Z-Dubber
Product mention of the Z-Dubber from Bytesize Computer Products.
Dr. Dobb’s JournalApril 1983
Loading & Saving Made E-ZRamblings: The Timex Computer Club NewsletterApril 1983
Loading One ZX/TS from Another
Send programs from one computer to another directly by wire from the sender’s monitor driver to the receiver’s ear jack.
SyntaxJune 1983
Locking Up
POKEs to prevent others from loading your programs.
Timex Sinclair UserOctober 1983
Logan’s Run…
Interview with Ian Logan, author of several Sinclair ROM disassembly books.
Popular Computing Weekly22-28 September 1983
Looking Back and Looking Ahead
Editorial about the state of the magazine.
Timex Sinclair UserDecember 1983
Looping the Loop
How can you do long, complicated jobs using machines code— without having to write long, complicated programs in machine code?...
SYNCMarch/April 1983
Low-Cost Housing For the ZX-81
Give your ZX-81 a portable home with this Porta ’81 project. Fitting a ZX-81 and accessories in a briefcase.
Microcomputing MagazineJune 1983
LPRINT – A ROM TestSincus NewsJune 1983
LPRINT Bug Bypass for TS2040
Method to avoid the printing bug in the TS2040.
SyntaxJune 1983
LPRINT: The T/S 1500Sincus NewsJuly - August 1983
LPRINT: VU-CalcSincus NewsJuly - August 1983
M(inus) Coder
Review of Personal Software Services’ M-Coder.
SQ Syntax QuarterlySummer 1983
Machine Code and Your TV Screen
One of the ways that Basic is slow is in putting things on the screen. Have you ever played a...
SYNCJuly/August 1983
Machine Code Execution Above 32K
Execute machine code with addition of one chip to create new logic signal.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterOctober 1983
Machine Code Graphics Demo
Program provides an unusual display of machine code (MC) graphics. It alters the I register, which contains the high order...
SyntaxOctober 1983
Machine Code Group Highlights
Presentation and discussion led by Dave Wood about changes to 1500 ROM.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterDecember 1983
Machine Code Magic
Introduction to machine code, short disassembler program.
Sinclair Users NetworkJanuary 1983
Machine Code Magic – 2
Tutorial about registers.
Sinclair Users NetworkJuly 1983
Machine Code Magic – 3
Tutorial.
Sinclair Users NetworkMay 1983
Machine Code Magic IISinclair Users NetworkMarch 1983
Machine Code Tape Offers Seven Utilities
Review of Machine Code Test Tool from Oxford Computer Publishing.
Timex Sinclair UserDecember 1983
Machine Language Group Activities
Dave Miller demonstrated his computer system and several programs. Dave Wood briefly described word processor he is developing.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterSeptember 1983
Machine Language Group Meets
Bob Heath demonstrated his system and machine language projects.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterJuly 1983
Machine language simplified
The lack of an author’s name on Machine Language Programming Made Simple For Your Sinclair ZX-80 and ZX-81 indicates it...
Timex Sinclair UserJune 1983
Machine Language Storage in REM
When a series of consecutive REM statements is to be used to provide storage for machine language the leading four...
SYNCMarch/April 1983
Macro Photo
This program will allow the photographer to input the data which the ZX81 will use to figure the adjusted exposure...
SYNCMarch/April 1983
Magic on Tape
Review of Programmer’s Toolkit and Graphics Toolkit from Softsync.
SQ Syntax QuarterlySpring 1983
Maintaining a Tape Library
Hints for storage of computer programs and data.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterNovember 1983
Make-It-Yourself Quiz ProgramSQ Syntax QuarterlySpring 1983
Making A Good Thing Even Better
Review of dk’Tronics’ replacement keyboard.
Timex Sinclair UserDecember 1983
Making an Impact
Review of Mindware’s MW-100 printer.
SQ Syntax QuarterlySummer 1983
Making Backups for Machine Language Tapes
There are two methods which can be used to make a backup: copying to a second tape or use the...
SYNCJanuary/February 1983
Making Change
This game is an excellent educational tool for children and is based on a previously published Compute! article. The author...
Compute!September 1983
Making Music with the ZON X-81
Programming the ZON, Bi-Pak’s sound generator, to play a simple tune is no simple task. On the other hand, it...
Sharon Zardetto AkerSYNCNovember/December 1983
Managing with the ZX81
The program below, written for a ZX81 with 16K RAM, is designed to answer management questions. It is, in fact,...
SYNCMarch/April 1983
Marathon Operating Times for the Timex-Sinclair
Techniques for preventing overheading-related shutdown.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterSeptember 1983
Mars
Review of the adventure game from Aardvark.
BAZUG NewsletterMarch 1983
Mastering Machine Code on your ZX81
Review of the book.
BAZUG NewsletterFebruary 1983
Mastering Machine Code on Your ZX81
Though written for the ZX81, Mastering Machine Code on Your ZX81 applies equally well to the Timex Sinclair 1000. Each...
SYNCSeptember/October 1983
Mastering Machine code on Your ZX81
Review of the book by Toni Baker.
SyntaxFebruary 1983
Mastering Your Timex Sinclair Personal Computer
Review of the book.
BAZUG NewsletterMay 1983
Math
Use Math to introduce your children to the ZX/TS and give them experience with basic skills of addition, subtraction, multiplication...
SyntaxMarch 1983
Math Support from Your ZX81
Four routines to help with math or algebra.
SYNCMarch/April 1983
Math, and More Math
Product announcement for Micro Math, a series of educational math programs for the Timex Sinclair 1000, Commodore PET and VIC-20...
Microcomputing MagazineJune 1983
Mazogs
Review of the game from Softsync.
SyntaxNovember 1983
Mazogs for Sinclair/Timex
Single-player treasure/maze game.
Compute!February 1983
MC Inkey$ Subroutine
Machine code routine returns the CODE value of the key pressed to your BASIC program.
SyntaxSeptember 1983
MC LoaderLISTing NewsletterDecember 1983 - January 1984
Meet the man who clogged up Connecticut’s phone system
In our premier issue, Timex Sinclair User features an exclusive interview with Dan Ross, the man who heads up the...
Danny Ross
Joseph Gladstone
Timex Sinclair UserJune 1983
Meeting NotesThe PlotterDecember 1983
Meeting NotesLISTing NewsletterDecember 1983 - January 1984
Meeting NotesThe PlotterNovember 1983
Memopak High Resolution Graphics Module
The Memopak High Resolution Graphics Module, in dull black matching the computer, fits in between the Memopak parallel printer interface...
SYNCJuly/August 1983
Memopak: Expand the Memory of your ZX-81 to 64K
Review of the Memotech Memopak 64K unit.
Microcomputing MagazineJanuary 1983
Memory Scrunching on the TS1000 and ZX81
One of the most serious problems that TS1000 users are faced with (and ZX81 users even more so) is the...
SYNCSeptember/October 1983
Memory Tester
MEMTST writes all zeroes into a byte, confirms that all bits equal zero by reading the byte, writes all ones...
SyntaxNovember 1983
Memotech 32K-Timex Incompatibility Reported
Readers report their Memotech 32K RAMs do not work with TS2040 printers. Memotech knows about this problem and sent a...
SyntaxMay 1983
Memotech Announces New Computer
Memotech Corp. has announced a new computer which will reach stores in October. The 16-color Z-80 based unit, known as...
SyntaxJuly 1983
Memotech, Printer Incompatibility Solved
Memotech reports the cause of Memopak/TS2040 printer incompatibility—3 unneeded printer capacitors (C4-C6).
SyntaxSeptember 1983
Memotext Specifics
User’s notes on the program.
SyntaxDecember 1983
Memotext Word Processor
Review of Memotech’s word processor.
SyntaxSeptember 1983
Merging in BASIC
Technique for merging two data sets.
Timex Sinclair UserOctober 1983
Merging With Randomness
Seeding the RND function for greater randomness.
SYNCJanuary/February 1983
Message from the PresidentCATS NewsletterDecember 1983
Micro haves & have-nots: a look at two schools
Looks at Watkinson School in affluent West Hartford, CT, vs James T. Timilty School in Roxbury, MA. Watkinson spent $100,000...
InfoworldOctober 31, 1983
Micro Math Educational Programs
Product announcement for Micro Math.
Compute!June 1983
Microcomputing, British Style: The Fifth Personal Computer World Show
Overview of the show. Mentions Sinclair and add-ons. Photos of dk’tronic keyboard, Jupiter Ace.
ByteJanuary 1983
Microdex: Timex/Sinclair Software
CarCost from Specialized Financial Systems, Inc.
Interface AgeFebruary 1983
Microdrives for T/S Machines?
Sinclair Research is close to announcing the launch date for the Microdrive.
Timex Sinclair UserAugust 1983
Microdrives Work!LISTing NewsletterDecember 1983 - January 1984
Microsync offers Timex/Sinclair maintenance plan
Product announcement of service plan for ZX81 and 1000.
Radio ElectronicsApril 1983
Mike Levy on Board of Directors
At the general meeting in December, Mike Levy was voted to the Board of Directors of the Boston Computer Society....
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterJanuary 1983
Mini Database
Simple database program, capable of storing about 12K on a 16K machine.
Synchro-SetteAugust 1983
Mini-Reviews: Timex Sinclair User, Nightgunner, more
Reviews of Timex Sinclair User magazine, Multi-Program tape from SyncWare, Nightgunner from Softsync, Key Stroke Management and Truth Tables from...
Sinclair Users NetworkJuly 1983
Mini-Reviews: XFORTH, Synchro-sette, more
Short reviews of XFORTH by Hawg Wild Software, Synchro-sette magazine, direct video interface from AERCO, 123 Go and Making Treks...
Sinclair Users NetworkMay 1983
Minibreakout
Breakout program in Basic.
Timex Sinclair UserDecember 1983
Minotaur
This active-animation program displays a full-screen picture of a maze, and shows your progress through it to its only exit....
SYNCMarch/April 1983
Minotaurs
Maze game: avoid the hungry minotaur.
Timex Sinclair UserAugust 1983
Miscellaneous Products and ServicesSYNCMay/June 1983
Mixed-Use 4-Pack is a Mixed Blessing
Review of Powerpack 1 from Timex.
Timex Sinclair UserOctober 1983
Mizzle Command
Short video game program.
TS UserMarch 1983
Mod to Use Hunter RAM with > 32K
Hunter boards require a modification to work on systems with more than 32K RAM.
SyntaxFebruary 1983
Modem and Serial I/O
Review of Byte-Back MD-1 modem.
Sinclair Users NetworkJanuary 1983
Money Talks – In Rhyme
Poet uses Timex Sinclair 1000 and random numbers to write poems.
Family ComputingNovember 1983
Monthly Income Graph
Creates a monthly income graph for a year. It lets you see which months your income rises and which months...
SyntaxJanuary 1983
More Computer for Your $’sRamblings: The Timex Computer Club NewsletterMay 1983
More Fresh Squeezed Data
Demonstrates how data compression/decompression routines can be used.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterApril 1983
More Hardware: BASICare
Review of BASICare by Microsystem Ltd.
Sinclair Users NetworkMay 1983
More Hardware: Clock/Calendar, Winky Board II
Reviews of Clock/Calendar Board by JK Audio, Winky Board II by G. Russell Electronics.
Sinclair Users NetworkMarch 1983
More Missile Madness
Description: A missile launcher moves up and down on the left side of the screen in the program called Missile...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
More on the Improved Scroll FunctionCATS NewsletterNovember 1983
More Software: Educational Software
Educational software from Softsync and Timex.
Sinclair Users NetworkMay 1983
More Software: FAST DUET, LINGO 1, Dominoes
Product reviews of FAST DUET by Cosmonics, LINGO 1 by Mornae Software, Dominoes by JPR Software.
Sinclair Users NetworkMarch 1983
More Software: Hot Z
Review of the disassembler/monitor from Sinware.
Sinclair Users NetworkJune 1983
More Software: Key Load
Review of Key Load by G. Russell Electronics
Sinclair Users NetworkMay 1983
More Software: Timex Household Programs
Reviews Home Asset Manager, Home Improvement Manager, Personal Finance Planner from Timex.
Sinclair Users NetworkMay 1983
More than Electronic Babysitting
The man behind the camp program at Wesleyan College in Fort Worth, doesn’t like to make predictions. But one fact...
Ellen VanstoneTimex Sinclair UserAugust 1983
More Than One Can Chew
Review of Byteing Deeper Into Your Timex Sinclair 1000 published by Wiley.
Timex Sinclair UserDecember 1983
Moreland’s Memo
Editorial about state of the industry in late 1983.
T-S HorizonsNovember 1983
Mothership For Timex/Sinclair
Review of Softsync’s Mothership video game.
Compute!October 1983
MTX-512 World Class Computer from MemotechTimelinezOctober 1983
Multiple Regression Analysis
Review of the program from Programmers at Large.
SyntaxNovember 1983
Multiplication Accuracy With The ZX 81
Program to multiply two integers of any practical length with absolute accuracy.
Sinc-LinkMay/June 1983
Multisave
Wouldn’t it be nice 1) to key in the number of saves required and leave the ZX81 to complete that...
SYNCJanuary/February 1983
My kind of town
Tim Hartnell reports back from the Consumer Electronics Show. After some 18 months with the Timex version of the ZX81,...
ZX ComputingAugust/September 1983
National Listing
Listing of user groups.
Timex Sinclair UserOctober 1983
Need a Clock?
Program that uses the FRAMES system variable to keep time.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterJanuary 1983
Network Interface for Spectrum
Sinclair Research announces the ZX Interface I, enabling 64-machine, 100 Kbaud local area networking and modem transmission.
SyntaxSeptember 1983
New Bi-Monthly FormatRamblings: The Timex Computer Club NewsletterJune, July, August 1983
New Books: The Timex-Sinclair 1983 Directory
Short overview of the E. Arthur Brown book.
Radio ElectronicsNovember 1983
New Calc
Review of VU-CALC.
SQ Syntax QuarterlySpring 1983
New Features on TS2000, TS1500
Advance publicity photos from Timex show some interesting features of the new TS2000 and TS1500.
SyntaxJune 1983
New Home Computers At The Winter Consumer Electronics Show
More than a dozen new home/personal computers made their debuts at the recent Winter Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas....
Compute!March 1983
New Improved ROM Bugs – TS1500 Bug #1
New bug created when ROM was edited to accommodate the cartridge mechanism. Bug surfaces when LOAD aborts.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterNovember 1983
New Magazine for Timex Sinclair Users
A consortium of North American companies has come to gether to publish the first monthly magazine aimed solely at the...
Electronics Today InternationalMarch 1983
New Microcomputer Techniques for AnthropologistsHuman Organization1983
New peripherals
A new keyboard enhancement for the Timex/Sinclair 1000: produced by Hard/Software Design, the KBD-1 features 58 plunger-type keys, 12 spare...
InfoworldApril 4, 1983
New peripherals
Sinclair computers can now talk with the help of the PARROT, developed by R.I.S.T. The plug-in speech module is capable...
InfoworldMarch 21, 1983
New Product News & Old Product Offers
Delphic Enterprises offers programmer’s utility EPROM, for use with Hunter board. Savage Software, Biocal Software, and Kopak have special deals.
Triangle Sinclair Users GroupDecember 1983
New ProductsSUMMay 1983
New Products
Compcooler and Speech Recognition System from G. Russell Electronics.
CATS NewsletterNovember 1983
New Products and Services (Syntax v4 n1)
New products from KSOFT, D. Lipinksi, ZX Software Team, M.C. Hoffman, Run-it Software Club, Startext, Expense Cutters Products, Computa-Dek, Bytesize...
SyntaxJanuary 1983
New Products and Services (Syntax v4 n10)
New products from UAS, John Carson, A. Rodriguez, Williamware, ROMPAK, Intercomputer, Micro-Load, Soft Magic Corp., Larimar Inc., Robotec, Simulsion.
SyntaxOctober 1983
New Products and Services (Syntax v4 n11)
New products from Hawg Wild, Z-West, 2-Bit Software, Phoenix Enterprises, Warren Imports Group, Russell Brewer, Goldwater Manufacturing, John Carson, Labsoft,...
SyntaxNovember 1983
New Products and Services (Syntax v4 n12)
New products from TAG Software, Gesang Associates, Intercomputer, ACE Software, Thomas B. Woods, Delphic Enterprises, Sinware, E. Arthur Brown, Softsync,...
SyntaxDecember 1983
New Products and Services (Syntax v4 n2)
New products from Expense Cutters Products, JPR Software, Biocal, Memotech, R.S. Panwar, Wisconsinc Electronics, Calliope Software, Practical Computer Products, Melear...
SyntaxFebruary 1983
New Products and Services (Syntax v4 n3)
New products from Compuwiz, R.I.S.T., Banta, Software Unlimited, Z-West, Synergistic, Sinware, Spectra Computer Products.
SyntaxMarch 1983
New Products and Services (Syntax v4 n4)
New products from Artisan Electronics, Spectra Computer Products, Jim Giddings, L. Harmon, Cosmonics, Memotech, Hawg Wild, Electronic Specialists, Sinware, Cottage...
SyntaxApril 1983
New Products and Services (Syntax v4 n5)
New products from Timex, J.V. Kane, Silicon Valley North, ZX-Panding, Computer Engineering Services, M-Ware, W.D. Maples, Kaltek Calculator Technology, J.J....
SyntaxMay 1983
New Products and Services (Syntax v4 n6)
New products from Daydesign, Compuwiz, G. Russell Electronics, SofTec, DJM Software, Compucraft, DK’tronics, Timeworks, Toptronics, Florida Creations, ZX/TS Software Exchange...
SyntaxJune 1983
New Products and Services (Syntax v4 n7)
New products from Tom Woods, Kopak, L. Harmon, f/22 Press, 2-Bit Software, Barlog Software, Celestial Software, SyncMaster, CRC Software, Timeworks,...
SyntaxJuly 1983
New Products and Services (Syntax v4 n8)
New products from Magic World Software, Hawg Wild, Bob Fingerle, Gladstone, CompuTech, Pyramid Software, Ultimate Blackwood, SyncWare News, H. R....
SyntaxAugust 1983
New Products and Services (Syntax v4 n9)
New products from Matthew Zenkar, SyncMaster, John Carson, I.M.S. Enterprises, Banta Software, ZX-Panding, Syber Inc., KSOFT, E-Z Key.
SyntaxSeptember 1983
New Products: Expansion Interface
Product announcement for T1000 interface from Wisconsinc Electronics. Device offers 4 parallel I/O ports and 32K of memory.
Radio ElectronicsJune 1983
New Products: Expansions
Product announcement for Memotech Keyboard, Memocalc, Memotext and Memopak Assembler.
Radio ElectronicsAugust 1983
New Stuff
New products. Kopak keyboard is metnioned.
SoftlineJuly/August 1983
New Stuff: Timex games
Mazogs, Quest for the Holy Grail, The Elusive Mr. Big, Superchess, Nightgunner.
SoftlineMarch 1983
New T/S User’s Group Forming in MississippiRamblings: The Timex Computer Club NewsletterMay 1983
New Timex Configuration
OUT (ROSS): IN(X): NEW: GOTO start: seems to be the BASIC command line issued by Timex’ visionary chairman, T. Fred...
SyntaxDecember 1983
New ZX/TS Publication
Timex-Sinclair User, a monthly magazine imported from the U.K., debuts in N. America in May.
SyntaxApril 1983
News for ParentsSynchro-SetteMarch 1983
News From the Boston Blow-Out
Hi! from Beantown. Yours truly along with Linda Moran and Mattie Durholz attended the GALA BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION of the Sinclair...
CATS NewsletterNovember 1983
Newsletter of users of the Timex/Sinclair, no cost for educators
Are you an educator using the Timex/Sinclair line of personal computers? The Timex-Sinclair Educators User Group at Texas Wesleyan College,...
InfoworldJune 27, 1983
No Connection
Correction to “A TS-1000 Keyboard You Can Get Your Hands On” from the April 1983 issue of Microcomputing. Includes corrected...
Microcomputing MagazineJune 1983
No Faire for Timex
Fifty thousand people agreed that the 8th West Coast Computer Faire, held in San Francisco From March 18 to March...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
Norris Electronics Back in Slidell
We reported incorrectly that Norris Electronics moved to Metairie, LA (Apr.83).
SyntaxMay 1983
Note Tester
Program to print a note at a random spot on the musical scale; user names the note.
Timex Sinclair UserSeptember 1983
Notes from the Newsletter Exchange Committee
Updates on articles published in other user group newsletters.
CATS NewsletterOctober 1983
Notes, etc.
Quotes Jim Howell, owner of A&J Micro Drive, about the origin of the company.
Basic ComputingSeptember 1983
November Highlights
Dick Govatski of Memotech spoke of their line of peripherals and their commitment to “continue to support our TS customers....
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterDecember 1983
Now in Canada
TX Computers Canada (the official name of Timex Computers in Canada) will be launching the TS1000 in Canada this summer.
Timex Sinclair UserAugust 1983
Now your computer talks back
“Good morning! This is your friendly computer talking.” Your T/Sl000/ZX81 can now say words like that thanks to DCP‘s speech...
Timex Sinclair UserJune 1983
Number MuncherSynchro-SetteJanuary 1983
October Meeting Highlights
Group celebrated its second anniversary; an estimated 800 people atttended.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterNovember 1983
Octopus Credit
The octopus was sketched for the newsletter by Joe Hamel as a favor to member Bob Dyl.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterJuly 1983
Of Interest
Author documents his struggle to get the Memotech 32K RAM, keyboard and Timex printer to work together. Discovers late in...
Dr. Dobb’s JournalDecember 1983
Of Interest
I just bought a real computer for $40. My Timex-Sinclair 1000 Personal Computer, which had been retailing for $69.95, was...
Dr. Dobb’s JournalJuly 1983
Of Interest
EBZUG, PUG, SBAZUG. If you’ve bought one of those cute little Timex computers, and can’t get it to work right,...
Dr. Dobb’s JournalOctober 1983
Of Things To Come
1983 Summer Consumer Electronics Show included representatives from Timex.
Timex Sinclair UserSeptember 1983
Office Manager
Office Manager creates and stores three separate files: a phone directory, report file (each 150 lines max) and memo file...
SyntaxApril 1983
Ohm’s ZXlaw
ZXlaw calculates 4 functions of Ohm’s law: Power (P) in Watts, Current (I) in Amps, Voltage (V) in Volts &...
SyntaxDecember 1983
On Goto Statements
Mimic ON GOTO with an array variable.
SyntaxFebruary 1983
On the Future of the 1000
Editorial about the direction of the magazine and continued support for 1000 and 1500 owners.
Timex Sinclair UserNovember 1983
On the Timex Printer/Memotech Memory Compatibility Problem
Memotech technician believes problem lies in the 2040 printer, is caused by capacitors C4, C5 and C6.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterSeptember 1983
On the Timex Printer/Memotech Memory Compatibility Problem
Clipping the C4, C5 and C6 capacitor solved the problem.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterOctober 1983
OopsThe PlotterNovember 1983
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
Organized Program Development
Tutorial on developing new programs, including flow charting.
CATS NewsletterOctober 1983
Organizer Application
One user built a database of 3500 45 records.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterJune 1983
Outline of the Sinclair and Timex Computers
Table of the various models.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterOctober 1983
Overcoming Cassette Loading and Saving ProblemsSynchro-SetteApril 1983
P-ary “Decimals”
Followup to article on binary: program to convert numbers to any base.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterFebruary 1983
Packrabbit With A Joystick
POKEs to make Packrabbit, a program Timex Sinclair User sent to new subscribers, work with Righter’s joystick interface.
Timex Sinclair UserNovember 1983
Paradox of the Twins
Demonstrates the “Twin Paradox” of one person travelling through space at a speed near light versus a person who stays...
Timex Sinclair UserDecember 1983
Pattern
Draws lines bouncing off the sides of the screen. One of the Clever Contest winners.
Timex Sinclair UserNovember 1983
Paycheck Analysis
This short program analyzes your paycheck for accuracy and lets you predict future take-home pay so you can budget accordingly....
Compute!December 1983
PEEK: A Member
Our PEEK*a Member subject for this month took us to the home of Wes Brzozowski, an electrical engineer by occupation...
Sincus NewsJuly - August 1983
Peeker
Programs to examine memory.
Synchro-SetteDecember 1983
Penny Gambler
Have some fun playing poker with your computer-naive neighbor.
SyntaxJuly 1983
Perceptions
In this issue Perceptions will take up I/O (Input/Output) ports. The fundamental issues are discussed, and a sample method for...
SYNCJuly/August 1983
Perceptions
Overview The TS2000 series of computers claims an extensive group of features of hardware and software. The machines feature 24K...
SYNCSeptember/October 1983
Personal Net Worth
Track of your personal finances and figures your current net worth.
SyntaxMay 1983
Pie Chart: A Refinement
Refining Ron Oblander’s chart (Nov. 82) makes it run faster and puts table and chart on 1 display.
SyntaxNovember 1983
Pixie
Review of Boss Package T2203-C, a user defined graphics and drawing program.
Synchro-SetteDecember 1983
Planning a TrustCATS NewsletterDecember 1983
Player ZX81: A Tune-Playing Program For The Sinclair/Timex
Review of Player ZX81 from Wm. Maples.
Compute!January 1983
Pledge Keeper
Simplifies recording pledges and can be especially helpful during telethons or other fund raising events.
SyntaxMarch 1983
Pocket Information
Review of The ZX81 Pocket Book by Trevor Toms.
SQ Syntax QuarterlySpring 1983
Pointers
Answers questions from readers.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterDecember 1983
Points Lost for Program Flaw
Description: By skillfully piloting your ship through space and firing at enemy craft, you must protect your convoy from destruction...
Timex Sinclair UserJune 1983
Poke Down and Abbreviated Save/Load
Poke to limit RAMTOP and have shorter save/load times.
SyntaxAugust 1983
Poke Graphics
Speed up graphics and save memory by using POKE.
SyntaxApril 1983
POKEing Directly To The Display File
Writing directly to the display file instead of using PRINT or PLOT to speed up programs.
SQ Syntax QuarterlySpring 1983
POKEs by PaulSincus NewsJuly - August 1983
Poor presentation handicaps teaching aids
Another book which will be of interest to ZX-81 owners is The Ins and Outs of the Timex TS-1000 and...
Sinclair UserAugust 1983
Pre-School Math
Program to teach pre-school to first grade math concepts.
CATS NewsletterNovember 1983
Preparing for Machine Language Programming
Excerpt from Programming Arcade Games, to be published by Reston Publishing.
Timex Sinclair UserNovember 1983
President POKEsSincus NewsJune 1983
President’s Message
Newsletters, books, tapes and articles compiled from a variety of sources are in the club library.
Sinc-LinkSeptember/October 1985
PreviewsRamblings: The Timex Computer Club NewsletterMay 1983
Previews: We’ve Got Softhearted SoftwareRamblings: The Timex Computer Club NewsletterApril 1983
Previously Reviewed
Short summaries of previously reviewed software.
Timex Sinclair UserSeptember 1983
Printer Prices Plummet
“I’m sure [Coleco] will sell a lot of Adams, but I think the majority of the buying public is still...
InfoworldJuly 11, 1983
Product Updates: Hunter, Memotech
Hunter produces EPROM version of its 8-16K RAM board. Memotech keyboard being shipped in black.
Sinclair Users NetworkMay 1983
Production 1500s and 2068s Sold in US
Early shipments of TS2068s are selling well — Sears reordered 4000 units according to Dan Ross, Timex VP. A few...
SyntaxNovember 1983
Program
The program does nothing very useful, but watching it amuses the hell out of its author.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterApril 1983
Program Access Security System
Short machine code program prevents program access without a code after you LOAD your program.
SyntaxSeptember 1983
Program Clarifications
Corrections to Golf Partner and Weather Forecast.
SyntaxAugust 1983
Program Impovements
Correction to Banner Writer.
SyntaxJune 1983
Program Improvement
Improve video effects in Letter Recognition Train.
SyntaxJuly 1983
Program Improvements
Corrections to ON GOTO, Office Manager.
SyntaxMay 1983
Program Improvements
Improvement to Syntactic Sum, MC Video Invert.
SyntaxAugust 1983
Program Improvements
Improvement to Spelling word Game; simplify Set Ramtop Automatically.
SyntaxOctober 1983
Program Improvements/Refinements
Correction to Star Hunter, Composer by Lamo-Lem, Solar Program, Etching.
SyntaxJanuary 1983
Program Improvements/Refinements
Change to Blackjack.
SyntaxFebruary 1983
Program Improvements/Refinements
Improvement to Sweetheart.
SyntaxMarch 1983
Program Improvements/Refinements
Prevent Syntactic Sum from wiping out program.
SyntaxApril 1983
Program Printout: Beethoven
Beethoven is a remarkable program which allows you to produce music from your T/S1000/ZX81. Stephane Crainic of Paris has linked...
Timex Sinclair UserJune 1983
Program Printout: Lemonade
The children are screaming, the sun is roasting, it is a perfect day for the beach. You are the budding...
Timex Sinclair UserJune 1983
Program Printout: London Bridge
Most computer games require nothing except a quick finger on the cursor key. Most of the rest, those which require...
Timex Sinclair UserJune 1983
Program Printout: Phasor
Remarkable graphics effects are the striking feature of Phasor for the 16K TS1000, ZX81. You are an infamous space pirate...
Timex Sinclair UserJune 1983
Program Printout: Probability
Poisson’s formula is a method of calculating the possibilities of recurrence of an event, based on a number of occurrences...
Timex Sinclair UserJune 1983
Program Printout: Rear Gunner
Rear Gunner is a program included specifically for the computer novice, to demonstrate the use of graphics mode and the...
Timex Sinclair UserJune 1983
Programming Arcade Games, Part I
Tools and techniques.
Timex Sinclair UserOctober 1983
Programming Can Be FunRamblings: The Timex Computer Club NewsletterMay 1983
Programming Can Be FunRamblings: The Timex Computer Club NewsletterJune, July, August 1983
Programming Primer a Peach
Review of Programming Your Timex/Sinclair 1000 in Basic, published by Prentice-Hall.
Timex Sinclair UserDecember 1983
Programming the LOAD Command
Do you have some machine code programs stored on tape that require POKEing RAMTOP before LOADing the program from cassette?...
SYNCJanuary/February 1983
Programming Your Computer
Programming aids, utilities, toolkits, assemblers, disassemblers, compilers, monitors.
SYNCMay/June 1983
Proprietary International Announces ZT21000
Details of their new co-processor for ZX/TS computers, the ZT21000.
SyntaxJanuary 1983
Prowriter Review
Review of the C. Itoh Prowriter with comments on using it with the TS 1000.
CATS NewsletterDecember 1983
PUG NewsTimelinezOctober 1983
PUG NewsTimelinezJuly - August 1983
Pulse Rate
After you’ve logged in your daily jog around the block (see “Logging Your Jogging,” pages 80 to 82). you might...
Joey LatimerFamily ComputingOctober 1983
Q&A: Dan Ross
Timex has changed a lot since the days when it used to strap its watches to snowplows for TV commercials....
InfoworldNovember 14, 1983
QSAVE
The QSAVE package consists of: 1) a hardware unit, 2) a software program, and 3) an instruction booklet. It performs...
SYNCJanuary/February 1983
Questions & Answers
Future of Timex computers; educational software and support from Timex.
TEC News1983
Quick-draw!
More than two years ago, Sinclair announced that the 4K ROM of the ZX80 would be expanded to an 8K...
SYNCSeptember/October 1983
Quote Without Comment
Timex Computer order form.
SyntaxNovember 1983
QZX CQ
Short description and information about QZX.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterFebruary 1983
Rad Rhymer
Insert your names into a nursery rhyme.
Joey LatimerFamily ComputingSeptember 1983
RAM-Drive
RAM-Drive is a machine code utility program that gives you powerful program editing comands.
SyntaxApril 1983
RAM-Pack Wobble
List of solutions to address wobble.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterMarch 1983
Ramblin’ Around
User groups.
Ramblings: The Timex Computer Club NewsletterJune, July, August 1983
Ramblings Book Review
Mastering Your Timex-Sinclair 1000 Personal Computer
Ramblings: The Timex Computer Club NewsletterMay 1983
RAMKIT: Build your own 64K RAM
Build the RAM module with parts from Gladstone Electronics
Timex Sinclair UserDecember 1983
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
Real-Time Soft Clock
Creates a software clock from the 3.25 MHz ZX/TS logic clock using the system variable FRAMES at decimal addresses 16436...
SyntaxMarch 1983
Rebuilding the Pyramids
Reviews of Gamestape 2, Pyramid, Artist, all from Melbourne House.
Timex Sinclair UserNovember 1983
ReconcileLISTing NewsletterDecember 1983 - January 1984
Recorder Interface for Sinclair/Timex
Product announcement for Z-DUBBER from Bytesize Computer Products.
Compute!March 1983
Reference Card for the ZX80, ZX81 and Timex Sinclair 1000
Review of the card from Nanos Systems.
SyntaxMarch 1983
Regarding PEEK
Overview and tutorial about using PEEK to reveal information about the TS1000.
Timex Sinclair UserNovember 1983
REM
Contact information for Timex and Sinclair.
Sincus NewsJune 1983
Remarks from The Publisher … Wayne Green
Both the Apple and low end computers will benefit if we run articles on ways for businesses (and even homes...
inCiderNovember 1983
Report from Boston Computer Society Timex-Sinclair Celebration
We have been to Boston to the Boston Computer Society Timex-Sinclair Celebration and were thoroughly introduced to the upcoming wonders...
Triangle Sinclair Users GroupOctober & November 1983
Report on the Computer Swap in AmericaBAZUG NewsletterFebruary 1983
Reservations for the T/S 1000 Are Now Being TakenRamblings: The Timex Computer Club NewsletterMay 1983
Resource Guide For Timex/Sinclair Users
Product announcement for The Watchmakers Guidebook to the Timex/Sinclair Computers. Lists 120 software suppliers, 50 hardware suppliers and 20 ancillary...
Compute!May 1983
Resources (Sync v3 n1)
Listing of new user groups, books and other resources.
SYNCJanuary/February 1983
Resources (Sync v3 n2)
Listing of new user groups, books and other resources.
SYNCMarch/April 1983
Resources (Sync v3 n5)
Listing of new user groups, books and other resources.
SYNCSeptember/October 1983
Resources (Sync v3 n6)
Listing of new user groups, books and other resources.
SYNCNovember/December 1983
Retrace Your Steps
This program lets you draw on your screen using arrow keys and stores your drawing in an array.
SyntaxOctober 1983
Return of Antigone
Short fiction.
Synchro-SetteApril 1983
Return of Antigone
Short fiction.
Synchro-SetteMay 1983
Return on Investment
Program computes compounded annual rates of return on single investments and monthly annuities.
SyntaxAugust 1983
Return to Antigone
Short fiction.
Synchro-SetteMarch 1983
Reverse Video Monitor Driver
This circuit, using the concept published in Electronics, drives a video monitor and reverses video on demand.
SyntaxMarch 1983
Reversi
Review of the program published by Zeta Software.
SyntaxFebruary 1983
Review of Boss Package #118: Mail List and Inventory Control
Review of programs from S & S Company, who also published the magazine.
Synchro-SetteMay 1983
Review of Boss Package 114: Biorhythm, Rorschact and Reaction
Review of programs from S & S Company, who also published the magazine.
Synchro-SetteAugust 1983
Review of Bouncy
Review of video game produced by Infinity Research Development.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterSeptember 1983
Review of Graphics Kit
Review of the programming kit from Softsync.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterJuly 1983
Review of Master MathSinclair Timex User Group NewsletterSeptember 1983
Review of Matrix Planner
Review of the program from Mindware.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterFebruary 1983
Review of MCODER, An Integer Compiler
Review of the compiler from Personal Software Services.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterApril 1983
Review of The Organizer from Timex
Review of the data base program from timex.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterMarch 1983
Review of VOTEMSinclair Timex User Group NewsletterSeptember 1983
Review of ZX Forth from Gladstone
Review of the software, originally available from Artic Computing.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterMarch 1983
Review: The Fantastic Music Machine
The Fantastic Music Machine gives the Timex/Sinclair 1000, Sinclair ZX81 or “8K BASIC” ZX80 the ability to play music with...
InfoworldDecember 19, 1983
Review: The Timex Sinclair 1000
The Timex Sinclair 1000 is a useful learning tool and a calculating device. It is a low cost alternative for...
John C. Nash
Mary M. Nash
Interface AgeFebruary 1983
Review: Timex 2068 Color Computer
The Timex/Sinclair 2068 Personal Color Computer resolves many of the complaints users of its predecessors — specifically the T/S 1000...
InfoworldDecember 19, 1983
Reviews
Short reviews of Mothership, Gamestape 1, Graphic Golf, Mazogs, Wallbusters, Caves of Zulu, Combat Flight, Vault of the Centaurs, 80...
Timex Sinclair UserOctober 1983
Revised Membership ListThe PlotterNovember 1983
Rhythm-Fun
Teaches basic rhythm timing and sight reading for quarter notes.
SyntaxSeptember 1983
Robotics on a Budget
The Project A little over a year ago I decided to start building a robot. I had no idea that...
SYNCJuly/August 1983
Roll up for the ZX circus
Exhibitions have long provided the many suppliers in the British Sinclair market with a popular outlet for their products.
Timex Sinclair UserJune 1983
ROM Bug #3
There is an error in the ROM program in our computer which causes numbers between 0.01 and 0.00001 to be...
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterMay 1983
ROM Bug #3 Revisited
ROM Bug #3, which causes numbers with leading zeros (i.e., 0.01 thru 0.00001) to be LPRINTed incorrectly, was independently discovered...
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterJune 1983
ROM Bug #4
There is no effective way to clear the stack without executing a NEW or pulling the plug.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterJune 1983
ROM Character Representation
Tutorial about how character patterns are stored in the BASIC ROM.
CATS NewsletterOctober 1983
Rounding Off to 2 Decimal Places for Financial ProgramsTimelinezJuly - August 1983
Routine Elimination
If you PEEK the code from the REM line and POKE into protected memory for running, you can eliminate the...
SyntaxMarch 1983
RTTY Loop
ZX-81/TS-1000 Add-Ons Timex-Sinclair computer users get a boost from Bob Howard WADLI of West Covina, California. He tells us that...
Marc I. Leavey73 MagazineMarch 1987
RTTY Loop
Last month I wrote a bit about a new toy here at WAJAJR, a TRS-80C Color Computer. Based on the...
Marc I. Leavey73 MagazineApril 1984
RTTY Loop
Bernard Ginsberg is working on interfacing his Sinclair ZX-81 (aka Timex 1000) to RTTY.
73 MagazineJune 1983
Rubbing It In
Technique for typing on typing on membrane keyboard.
SyntaxNovember 1983
Rumors from the Editor’s desk
The TS 2000 will not look like the color brochure shown the prior month’s meeting. It will have a full-size...
BAZUG NewsletterFebruary 1983
Running MC in a String Variable
You can place and execute machine code (MC) in three places: REM line, memory reserved above RAMTOP, and a string.
SyntaxMay 1983
RUNning with Reduced RAM
For most of us, the anticipation of being able to write extended programs when we first plugged in our new...
SYNCJuly/August 1983
San Francisco Sinclair Users’ GroupBAZUG NewsletterMarch 1983
Save
Program SAVEs itself ad infinitum. One of the Clever Contest winners.
Timex Sinclair UserNovember 1983
Save on Save and Load
Collapse screen memory before saving.
SyntaxMay 1983
Saving and Loading Programs – Trial and Error?Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterFebruary 1983
Saving Memory
Two methods of memory saving coding.
Timex Sinclair UserOctober 1983
Saving Unsaveable Programs
This trick LOADS any program and then returns to BASIC, without activating the error detector.
SyntaxJuly 1983
Saving Your Fingers
Edit existing lines and renumber to create multiple instances where the lines are very similar.
SYNCJanuary/February 1983
Say What?
Simple speech recognition hardware and program for ZX/TS computers (with at least 16K RAM).
Brad BennettSYNCNovember/December 1983
School of Thought: The Timex Education ProgramRamblings: The Timex Computer Club NewsletterJune, July, August 1983
Science and Engineering Programs for the Timex/Sinclair 1000TimelinezJuly - August 1983
Science and Your Timex-Sinclair
Brief review of the FDZX1 Interface Board from Group Technology. Board allows for automatic measurement, data acquisition and instrument control.
Microcomputing MagazineOctober 1983
Screen monitor improves graphics, saves eyesight
Review of the Gorilla monitor.
Timex Sinclair UserOctober 1983
Screen Sort
Fills screen with random characters then performs a bubble sort. One of the Clever Contest winners.
Timex Sinclair UserNovember 1983
Screener: An ‘Instant’ Screen Display Routine
Short utility program that will let you print an entire screen almost instantly.
Timex Sinclair UserDecember 1983
Search and Destroy
Review of Spacetrek from Beam Software.
Timex Sinclair UserNovember 1983
Searching at routine speed
Tutorial on programming search routines.
Timex Sinclair UserSeptember 1983
Second Annual Rosetta Stone Award
Sponsored by Mindware Inc. is for outstanding achievement in ZX/TS hardware or software development.
SyntaxJanuary 1983
Seeking a Cheap Output?
This article describes how to construct your own simple and inexpensive output line. The project is ideal for low-end micro...
Microcomputing MagazineOctober 1983
Self-Contained Experimental Robot
Product announcement for the RMP 2000 robot motion platform, controlled by an on-board ZX80, ZX81, or Timex/Sinclair 1000. Made by...
Robotics AgeSeptember/October 1983
Set RAMTOP Automatically
Progam automatically sets your machine up for machine code routines in high memory by moving RAMTOP.
SyntaxAugust 1983
Setting Forth
Overview of the Forth language, comparison to Basic and how Sinclair Basic uses Forth-like methods.
Timex Sinclair UserSeptember 1983
Sharp Shooter
You are the black-hatted villain confronting a posse of lily-livered bounty hunters.
Timex Sinclair UserAugust 1983
Shoot Your Way To Safety
Description: Combat Flight casts you as the commander of a fighter ship, flying through mountainous terrain shooting at alien ships....
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
Shooting Range
Fire at a range of constantly changing letters.
Timex Sinclair UserDecember 1983
Shopper’s Guide: About T/S Computers…
Overview of the three Timex/Sinclair computers.
Timex Sinclair UserDecember 1983
Shopper’s Guide: BooksTimex Sinclair UserDecember 1983
Shopper’s Guide: HardwareTimex Sinclair UserDecember 1983
Shopper’s Guide: SoftwareTimex Sinclair UserDecember 1983
Shopper’s Guide: Suppliers
List of hardware/software suppliers.
Timex Sinclair UserDecember 1983
Simple Output PortLISTing NewsletterDecember 1983 - January 1984
Simple ways of sorting data
How to program and comparison of sorts: bubble and shell.
Timex Sinclair UserAugust 1983
Simulating the STRING$ FunctionSynchro-SetteAugust 1983
Simultaneous Linear Equations and Matrix Inversion
Solve simultaneous linear equations or invert N*N matrices by forward and backward row reduction.
SQ Syntax QuarterlySpring 1983
Sinclair
Starting in January 1983, Sinclair Research will act as an independent distributor of Timex/Sinclair 1000 products.
Sinclair Users NetworkJanuary 1983
Sinclair
News from Sinclair Research, offering packages of games software.
Sinclair Users NetworkMarch 1983
Sinclair
Deals on tapes from Sinclair. No firm date on flat TV.
Sinclair Users NetworkMay 1983
Sinclair
Sinclair Research goes public.
Sinclair Users NetworkJuly 1983
Sinclair Clarifies Parts Position
Sinclair only sells replacement parts to kit owners who received damaged parts with their kits.
SyntaxApril 1983
Sinclair Study Group
As you may be aware, there are a large number of Sinclair-Timex user groups around the U.S. and Canada. We...
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterMay 1983
Sinclair Tech Line Over, Plans Think-Tank
Sinclair Research no longer provides technical information by phone.
SyntaxJuly 1983
Sinclair Timex Add-Ons
Memotech RAM add-ons, High-Resolution Graphics Pak, Centronics Parallel Printer Interface, RS232 Interface.
Computers & ElectronicsJanuary 1983
Sinclair User’s Group Celebration
Invitation to the Boston Computer Society event.
CATS NewsletterOctober 1983
Sinclair ZX 16K RAM Pack Issue 3-SRC104
Schematic.
SQ Syntax QuarterlySummer 1983
Sinclair ZX81/Timex Sinclair 1000 Statistics
Review of Sinclair ZX81/Timex Sinclair 1000 Statistics: Twelve 16K Programs Including Multif actor Analysis of Variance by A. H. Wolach...
SYNCSeptember/October 1983
Sinclair-Timex Related Books Found in the Greater Boston AreaSinclair Timex User Group NewsletterFebruary 1983
Sinclair’s searching for super software
With much media ado last April, Sinclair Research Ltd. licensed the Timex Corporation to sell its line of personal computers...
Timex Sinclair UserJune 1983
Sinclair/Timex Analog Interface
Product announcement for Computer Continuum’s A/D and D/A interface.
Computers & ElectronicsAugust 1983
Sinclair/Timex Guess That Animal
This article adapts a previously published Compute! program to the Sinclair ZX-81. It is also a brief tutorial on the...
Compute!May 1983
Sinclair/Timex Memory Kit
Product announcement for Hunter 8K CMOS RAM board (mapped to 8-16K)
Computers & ElectronicsNovember 1983
Sinclair/Timex Screen Splitter
This short, clever technique allows you to put text on screen and then clear the screen below at will, leaving...
Compute!June 1983
Sinclair/Timex Work Station
Product announcement for Timeworks’ Control Center.
Computers & ElectronicsOctober 1983
Sinking Fund
How much money do you need to save each month to have a certain sum accumulated at a certain time?...
SyntaxJanuary 1983
Six Timex-Sinclair Programs
Product announcement for programs from D. Lipinski Software.
Microcomputing MagazineJuly 1983
Sixteen Statistical Timex-Sinclair Programs
Product announcement for SIFT (Statistical Interactive system For the Timex-Sinclair 1000) by CompuCraft.
Microcomputing MagazineAugust 1983
Skull Shot
Arcade game where user tries to shoot the skulls that pass over in the least amount of shots.
Synchro-SetteNovember 1983
Sky-High ZX/TS
Review of Psion’s Flight Simulation.
SQ Syntax QuarterlySpring 1983
Sleeper (Demolisher)
A mass of blocks grows beneath you; points are gained by dropping bombs on particular blocks, and lost by missing....
Timex Sinclair UserAugust 1983
SLOW Motion
Review of Video Upgrade Board Kit from Computer Engineering Services. Board adds SLOW mode to ZX80 or MicroAce with 8K...
SQ Syntax QuarterlySummer 1983
Snake
Review of the game published by Zeta Software.
SyntaxMarch 1983
So You Want to Start a T/S Users’ Group!Ramblings: The Timex Computer Club NewsletterApril 1983
So You Wished You Had Bought a TS2000
How would you like to have a computer with a color video display of fifteen colors, quality sound, high resolution,...
SYNCJuly/August 1983
Softly, softly
David Kelly talks to Sue Currier, President of the US software house, SoftSync. SoftSync is one of only several companies...
Popular Computing Weekly17-23 March 1983
Softrev: Graphics Kit
Reivew of the graphics kit tape from Softsync.
TS UserMarch 1983
Softsync kit enhances graphics
Review of Graphics Kit from Softsync.
Timex Sinclair UserSeptember 1983
Softsync Ready with TS2000 Software
Softsync says it’s ready whenever Timex is, with TS2000 software now for sale.
SyntaxJuly 1983
Software Assortment For Timex/Sinclair
Product announcement for Blackjack, Checkbook, Data Filer, Graphics Drawer, Phone Book, Pixel Drawer, Tic-Tac-Toe and Word Scramble from Dynacomp.
Compute!November 1983
Software Blues
The program loads. 0/0 appears on the screen. The printed instructions tell us to type GO to 1 to start:...
Timex Sinclair UserAugust 1983
Software Company Seeks Programmers
Pegasus Micro Systems is currently looking for programmers to write new software.
SyntaxApril 1983
Software Joystick in BASIC and MC
Tutorial about programming joystick routines.
SQ Syntax QuarterlySummer 1983
Software News: TimeWare
TimeWare, a new line of software and books designed for the Timex/Sinclair 1000 series of computers, is available from Reston...
InfoworldSeptember 12, 1983
Software Received
List of products received by system. Home financial package, mortgage analysis, IRA account planner and bond investment programs from Florida...
ByteJanuary 1983
Software Received
Bon Mot (Luther Gotwald, Jr.), Musical Scales (Rave Research), Schedi-Mort (E. Arthur Brown) listed.
ByteApril 1983
Software Received: XFORTHByteJuly 1983
Software Spooks
You choose the number (from one to four) of ghosts you wish to evade — the difficulty increases with each...
Timex Sinclair UserAugust 1983
Software: Z Extra by Sinware
Product review.
Sinclair Users NetworkJanuary 1983
Some micros may die
It looks a little like the situation in the U.S., where the price war at the cheap end of the...
Sinclair UserNovember 1983
Something for Everyone
Review of What Can I Do with my TS1000? Lots! published by Wiley and Sons.
Timex Sinclair UserNovember 1983
Sound on the Sinclair/Timex
Short machine language routine to play tones via the computer’s mic output.
Compute!January 1983
Space Reservations Confirmed
This useful utility lets the more serious Timex/Sinclair user make use of space in upper memory.
Microcomputing MagazineSeptember 1983
Spectrum launch in the States
Timex, the company that manufactures the TS1000 are soon to launch the American equivalent to the ZX Spectrum. Designated the...
ZX ComputingApril/May 1983
Spectrum Machine Code on 2068
Some Spectrum MC tapes will run on your 2068, The Fruit Machine, for example. Your chances are better if the...
SyntaxDecember 1983
Speech Pack
Speech Pack gives you computer-generated speech through your ZX/TS. Speech Pack is a black box with a special processor and...
SyntaxJanuary 1983
Speech Synthesis
Voice or speech synthesizers combine hardware and software into systems that let your computer talk to you.
SyntaxApril 1983
Speech Synthesizer for Timex/Sinclair
Product announcement for The Parrot from R.I.S.T.
Compute!June 1983
Speech Synthesizers
Your ZX/TS computer can talk to you, with the help of a 'Speech Synthesizer' system. Speech or voice synthesis systems...
Paul DonnellySYNCNovember/December 1983
Speed VU-CALC Keying
Eliminate half second delay after each keypress in VU-Calc.
SyntaxDecember 1983
Spelling Mastery through Sinclair
Program to help children learn spelling words.
SQ Syntax QuarterlySummer 1983
Spelling Word Game
Program to help students learn spelling words.
SyntaxAugust 1983
SQ-UP
John Oliger reports an error in his 64K RAM board project in Summer SQ. Schematic 1, p. 47 (MC mod),...
SyntaxJuly 1983
SQ-UP
In David Ornstein’s premier issue article (SQ Winter 82 p. 29) Using Extra Keys on Big Keyboard, add a symbol...
SyntaxNovember 1983
SQ-ups
Corrections and errata for prior articles.
SQ Syntax QuarterlySummer 1983
SQ-ups – Winter 1982
Corrections to problems with articles in the first issue.
SQ Syntax QuarterlySpring 1983
Squashed
Variation on Breakout.
Timex Sinclair UserAugust 1983
Staff: Teacher and Tester
"Staff" is a versatile music education program that reviews notes from the first ledger line below the staff to the...
Sharon Zardetto AkerSYNCNovember/December 1983
Star Bookrev
Review of ZX-81 Horizon by Adrian Watney. An excellent introduction to advanced programming with a detective game, a graphics game,...
TS UserMarch 1983
Star Gates
Guide each ship through star gates to escape the impending super nova.
Timex Sinclair UserAugust 1983
Star Softrev: VU-CALC
Brief review of the program.
TS UserMarch 1983
Starblasters
In “Starblasters” you must defend a sector of space from the invading alien spaceships. Your weapon is a powerful ion...
SYNCJanuary/February 1983
Stargaze With Your Timex SinclairCATS NewsletterDecember 1983
Starting Off On The Right FootRamblings: The Timex Computer Club NewsletterMay 1983
Statistical Graphs For The Timex/Sinclair
Product announcement for Graphpak from Practical Computer Products.
Compute!June 1983
Stop Auto-Run
Stop an auto-RUN program (a program that automatically RUNS when LOADed) before it RUNS.
SyntaxOctober 1983
Stranded on Mars
Reviews of Aardvark’s Mars, Softsync’s Super Invasion, Melbourne House’s Reversi.
Timex Sinclair UserDecember 1983
Stringing along with the ZX81
Using string statement to emulate READ/DATA by slicing the characters from the string which make up a data-set, converting the...
SYNCJuly/August 1983
Strong and Durable
Review of Memotech’s keyboard.
Timex Sinclair UserDecember 1983
Sue Mahoney
Today she was in New York City, talking to vendors, lecturers and media representatives at a computer convention, recruiting people...
CATS NewsletterNovember 1983
Summing Up the 1500
ROM checksum value, for comparison to other models.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterDecember 1983
Sun KD-81 full-size keyboard conversion for the ZX/TS
Review of the keyboard kit.
SyntaxMay 1983
Super Joystick
Use readily available hardware to create a full-function joystick compatible with the ZX81.
SyntaxJuly 1983
Supercode ToolkitLISTing NewsletterDecember 1983 - January 1984
SuppliersSYNCMay/June 1983
Surprise! A Visitor from Boston
Beth Elliot, from Sinclair Research, visits San Francisco for the West Coast Computer Faire and demonstrates a Spectrum for BAZUG.
BAZUG NewsletterMarch 1983
Surround
You will probably recognize Surround as soon as you RUN it. It is a version of a fairly standard routine...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
Sweethearts
Draw a heart with a valentine message in the middle.
SyntaxFebruary 1983
SYNC at the Library
Books available about the TS1000/ZX81 and TS2000/Spectrum.
SYNCSeptember/October 1983
Sync NotesSYNCJanuary/February 1983
Sync Notes
SYNC at the Concert Our theme section this issue is “SYNC at the Concert” with a focus on sound applications....
Paul GrosjeanSYNCNovember/December 1983
Sync Notes
Editorial about the issue.
SYNCSeptember/October 1983
Sync Notes
Sinclair and Timex owners across USA will be adding LPRINT state merits to their favorite programs. They will soon find...
SYNCJuly/August 1983
Sync Notes
How to Use the Buyers Guide; The TS1000 for $69.96; Glitchoidz Report; Printers
SYNCMay/June 1983
Sync Notes
Timex/Sinclair 2000; SYNC on the Job.
SYNCMarch/April 1983
SYNCWARS – An Invasion
Video game.
SQ Syntax QuarterlySpring 1983
Syncwars-16
Improved version of SYNCWARS game. Runs in SLOW mode and shows more spectacular displays. Otherwise, the program plays just as...
SyntaxNovember 1983
Syntax Error
To get correct Puerto Rican and Washington, DC, zip codes in ZIP-TO-STATE… (Sept. 83), delete lines 5140 and 5150 and...
SyntaxOctober 1983
Syntax ErrorsSyntaxJanuary 1983
Syntax ErrorsSyntaxFebruary 1983
Syntax Errors
Last two POKEs necessary for Expanding Existing 16K Programs.
SyntaxApril 1983
Syntax Errors
Correction to Banner Writer.
SyntaxJune 1983
Syntax Errors
Correction to Return on Investment.
SyntaxSeptember 1983
Syntext-2000 ReviewSynchro-SetteNovember 1983
System Expansion Hardware
System Enclosures and Radio Frequency Interference; an add-on expansion bus.
SYNCMarch/April 1983
T/S 1000 Program EvaluationsBAZUG NewsletterMay 1983
T/S Entrepreneurs
Products that have come from the Central Pennsylvania Timex Sinclair User Group include the Winky Board, ZXLLR8, math packages, inverse...
Timex Sinclair UserOctober 1983
T/S Game In 3-D
Product announcement for Mothership, an arcade-style space fighter game in 3-D.
Compute!August 1983
T/S Goes To Camp
Computing is fast becoming the latest thing in both day and overnight camps, and many camps across the country already...
Ellen VanstoneTimex Sinclair UserAugust 1983
T/S Goes to the Library
“Fantastic! A great idea! I can think of no better way to show people what a great machine the T/S1000...
Timex Sinclair UserSeptember 1983
T/S Text Editor, Input Utility
Product announcement for The Screen Machine, a machine language utility that allows input anywhere on the screen and performs some...
Compute!September 1983
T/S2068 Display Primer
Explains how to get your computer to put things on the screen where you want them to go.
Timex Sinclair UserNovember 1983
Tactile Feedback for a DimeTimelinezJuly - August 1983
Talk Can Be Cheap
Interface a ZX80/81 or TS1000 to a Texas Instruments Speak & Spell.
Computers & ElectronicsFebruary 1983
Tape does a variety of tasks
Review of ZX-Toolbox by Melbourne House.
Timex Sinclair UserNovember 1983
Tax Return Helper
Review of the program from KSOFT.
SyntaxDecember 1983
Tax Return Programs For Sinclair/Timex
Product announcement for Ksoft’s Tax Return Helper. Seven programs to help with Form 1040 and schedules A, B, C, C1/C2,...
Compute!April 1983
Telecommunicating
Sinclair Research established a presence on The Source.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterJanuary 1983
Telecommunicating With Your Timex
Describes accessing various online services with a TS1000 and Byte-Back MD-2 modem.
CATS NewsletterNovember 1983
Tell Timex ContestTimelinezOctober 1983
Tell Timex ContestTimelinezJuly - August 1983
TEXTYPE
Simple typewriter-style text editor that prints to the TS 2040.
CATS NewsletterNovember 1983
The “Truly Portable” Sinclair/Timex
Powering a T/S 1000 from Polaroid SX-70 batteries and a simple reset switch circuit.
Computers & ElectronicsAugust 1983
The 2040: Efficient, Fast and Affordable
Review of the printer.
Timex Sinclair UserAugust 1983
The Aerco Disk Drive System
Review of the AERCO disk drive system for the TS 1000.
Paul CaleySYNCNovember/December 1983
The Anatomy of a Microcomputer
Review of The Ins and Outs of the TS1000 and ZX81 published by Melbourne House.
Timex Sinclair UserDecember 1983
The Bargain Basement Blues
Softsync, a New York-based producer of TS 1000 software, is feeling the heat. “The Timex/Sinclair 1000 has petered right out,”...
InfoworldSeptember 12, 1983
The basic route to a habit-forming hobby
Buying a Timex Sinclair machine can be the start of a lifetime obsession with home computing. It is easy, however,...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
The Binary Banner
Article based on material later published in the book by Fred Blechman. Prints a banner on the TS2040.
Timex Sinclair UserSeptember 1983
The Bookshelf Goes Supernova
Books about the Spectrum.
SYNCSeptember/October 1983
The Chess Exhibit
Several chess programs were exhibited at the celebration.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterNovember 1983
The Chicago Consumer Electronics Show
TIMEX had a fantastic booth. A number of Muppet-type puppets appeared on a CRT and interacted with a running dialogue...
Synchro-SetteJune/July 1983
The Complete Gamer’s Guide for all Timex and IBM PC Users
Short descriptions of games from Creative Software, HES, Melbourne House, Mindware, Orbyte Software, Reston Publishing, Softsync, Timeworks and Timex.
Electronic Fun with Computers & GamesJuly 1983
The Computer Tutor: 2000 Programming Awareness
Speculation on how to program the 2068.
Synchro-SetteOctober 1983
The Computer Tutor: Compacting DataSynchro-SetteSeptember 1983
The Computer Tutor: Determining Program Size
Short subroutine to report size of a program.
Synchro-SetteFebruary 1983
The Computer Tutor: Floating Screen Memory Map
Tutorial on directly programming the TS 1000 screen memory.
Synchro-SetteJune/July 1983
The Computer Tutor: Floating Screen Memory Map, Part 2Synchro-SetteAugust 1983
The Computer Tutor: Line Renumbering
Subroutines to renumber program lines.
Synchro-SetteApril 1983
The Computer Tutor: READ, DATA, RESTORE Revisited
Alternative method of simulating READ, DATA, RESTORE by storing data in a REM.
Synchro-SetteMarch 1983
The Computer Tutor: Reverse Scroll with Machine Language SubroutineSynchro-SetteMay 1983
The Computer Tutor: Simulating Print UsingSynchro-SetteJanuary 1983
The Computer Tutor: Storing and Merging Data Separate from the Program, Part 2Synchro-SetteDecember 1983
The Computer Tutor: Storing Data Separate From the Program, Part 1Synchro-SetteNovember 1983
The Continuing Adventures of the Flashing Cursor or Highlights from the September Machine Language Group Meeting
Notes from the meeting and the failure of hardware preventing demonstration of flashing cursor.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterOctober 1983
The Essential Guide to Timex/Sinclair Home ComputersThe PlotterNovember 1983
The Essential Guide to Tmex/Sinclair Home ComputersTimelinezOctober 1983
The Fall Computer Collection At The Summer Consumer Electronics Show
Overview of computers shown at the 1983 Summer Consumer Electronics Show. Timex showed the 2048 (“48K RAM and 24K ROM”)...
Compute!August 1983
The Fantastic Music Machine and Light Show
The Fantastic Music Machine is a unique program that transforms your computer keyboard into a 3-octave musical instrument with reasonably...
Susan HarrisSYNCNovember/December 1983
The Flight Simulator For The Timex/Sinclair
Review of The Flight Simulator, available from Gladstone Electronics.
Compute!August 1983
The Floppy Alternative
Review of the CAI Stringy Floppy.
SQ Syntax QuarterlySummer 1983
The Forth Corner
Introduction to Forth and review of Pluri-Forth from Tree Systems.
Synchro-SetteJune/July 1983
The Forth CornerSynchro-SetteAugust 1983
The Forth CornerSynchro-SetteSeptember 1983
The Forth Corner
Review of Word Tree, a word processor for the TS 1000, for use with Tree-Forth.
Synchro-SetteNovember 1983
The Fortress of Adnil
Adventure game for the Timex/Sinclair 1000.
Compute!June 1983
The GP-100A From MemotechSynchro-SetteMarch 1983
The Great Connecticut Kit-Building Experiment
New Haven's Chris Baldwin ignited young minds by introducing 28 students to the world of tech through his 10-week ZX81...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
The Ins & Outs of the Timex TS/1000 and ZX81
Review of the book by Don Thomasson.
SyntaxNovember 1983
The invasion of the U.K. softwarecrats
When Timex and Sinclair introduced the affordable home computer, it was based on technology developed by Clive Sinclair and Sinclair...
Timex Sinclair UserJune 1983
The Linear Search
Do you want to store and retrieve information with your computer? This program uses a machine language search routine that...
Thomas B. WoodsSYNCNovember/December 1983
The Little Computer That Could
Tips for the Timex-Sinclair 1000 on improving the screen display, programming and formatting characters and graphics.
Microcomputing MagazineMarch 1983
The Logical Operators
AND and OR have two distinct usages in Sinclair Basic. One mirrors their use in English and is easily understood;...
SYNCSeptember/October 1983
The Microchip Demystified
Review of Mastering Machine Code On Your Timex/Sinclair.
Timex Sinclair UserOctober 1983
The Miracle Worker
Review of ZX Compiler-Integer BASIC Compiler from Bob Berch.
SQ Syntax QuarterlySummer 1983
The Music Maker
Program that plays music on the TS1000.
Timex Sinclair UserDecember 1983
The Mysterious Moving Cursor
Short code for impementing a menu item cursor.
CATS NewsletterOctober 1983
The New Arrivals
Overview of the Timex Sinclair 2000 and 1500.
Timex Sinclair UserSeptember 1983
The New CompilersBAZUG NewsletterFebruary 1983
The New Sound of Computerized Music
Using your computer to compose and perform music. Micro-Music (Data-Assette) and Composer (Kopak Creations) listed in buyer’s guide.
Personal ComputingJuly 1983
The New Spring Computers
Timex Sinclair 2000.
SoftlineMarch 1983
The New Timex 2000
Letter to the editor asking if T/S 1000 software and printer will work with T/S 2000.
Compute!June 1983
The New TS1500 ROM
Analysis of differences between 1000 and 1500 ROMs.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterDecember 1983
The New, Low-Cost Printers
You no longer have to pay more for your printer than you did for your computer. There are now a...
Compute!June 1983
The Paradoxical World of Clive Sinclair
Now 42, and with his company, Sinclair Research, recently valued at over 200 million dollars, Clive Sinclair can reflect on...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
The Parellel Connection
Review of Memotech’s parallel printer interface and Seikosha GP100A printer.
SQ Syntax QuarterlySpring 1983
The Parrot Brings Speech to the TS
Product announcement for The Parrot from R.I.S.T., a plug-in speech module. Generates 64 allophones (SC-01?).
Microcomputing MagazineJune 1983
The people who collect obsolete computers – for old times’ sake
Article about the Computer Museum, then based in Boston, started by Kenneth Olsen, Bob Everett and Gordon Bell. Although The...
InfoworldJune 6, 1983
The Portable Timex
Reprinted from Computers & Electronics, August 1983.
CATS NewsletterNovember 1983
The Printout: Which Computer Teaches Reading Best?The Reading Teacher1983
The Sinclair Grade Book
In preparing a grade book program for the Sinclair, it was first necessary to decide upon the form the recorded...
SYNCMarch/April 1983
The Sinclair Spectrum
Overview of the Spectrum.
ByteJanuary 1983
The Sinclair ZX81 Programming for Real ApplicationsThe PlotterDecember 1983
The Split Moving Marquee
Two programs to display messages.
Synchro-SetteMay 1983
The Stock Market Calculator
The Stock Market Calculator helps the investor (or user) solve the complex equations inherent in Investment Analysis.
SYNCJanuary/February 1983
The SYNTEXT Word Processor
Description of the program functions.
Synchro-SetteApril 1983
The TEC News
Introduction to the newsletter.
TEC News1983
The Telephone Connection
Program to convert phone number to a word.
Synchro-SetteOctober 1983
The Timex 2040 PrinterSynchro-SetteApril 1983
The Timex Sinclair Computer Made Simple and Mastering Your Timex Sinclair Personal Computer
Review of the two books.
SyntaxAugust 1983
The Timex-Sinclair 1000
One user’s opinions about his TS 1000.
TS UserMarch 1983
The Timex/Sinclair 1000, a low-cost, book-size micro
The cheapest computer on the market that offers BASIC and a TV output is the Timex/Sinclair 1000. Marketed by Timex...
InfoworldMay 30, 1983
The Timex/Sinclair 2040 Personal Printer
After a long wait, the Timex/Sinclair 2040 Personal Printer is finally available in the United States at most outlets that...
Randall GliddenSYNCNovember/December 1983
The Timex/Sinclair 2040 Printer
Review of the T/S 2040.
Compute!November 1983
The Timex/Sinclair as an Intelligent Lab Station Terminal
Imagine a science laboratory with up to 16 stations, each containing a computer capable of instrument control as well as...
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterMay 1983
The Truth about ‘DATA & READ’
Ways to emulate DATA and READ in Sinclair BASIC.
Sinclair Users NetworkJanuary 1983
The Truth About INKEY$
Tutorial on how to use INKEY$.
Sinclair Users NetworkMarch 1983
The TS-1500
Timex announced that the TS-1500 will also feature solid-state cartridge software and 8-bit bank switching to give 64 megabytes of...
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterJune 1983
The TS2068 Equipped with Microdrives & EMU-1LISTing NewsletterDecember 1983 - January 1984
The Unprintable CharactersSYNCJanuary/February 1983
The Visible Sort
Tutorial and demonstration program for sorting data.
CATS NewsletterOctober 1983
The Votem
The Votem, to play on James J. Carr’s book Digital Interfacing to an Analog World (Tab Books, Summit, PA. 1978),...
SYNCJuly/August 1983
The Winky Board II
Review of the Winky Board II.
Synchro-SetteFebruary 1983
The ZON X-81 Sound Generator
The Bi-Pak ZON promises a "huge range of possible sounds." It certainly has great potential, but that potential is not...
Sharon Zardetto AkerSYNCNovember/December 1983
The ZX Data-Finder
The ZX Data-Finder is one of quite a variety of data handling programs now available. Typical uses for such programs...
SYNCJanuary/February 1983
The ZX Stock Exchange
You have just inherited $10,000 from a wealthy uncle who made it big on the stock market. He also gave...
SYNCSeptember/October 1983
The ZX/TS and 2716 450ns EPROMS
You may run into trouble using 450ns 2716 EPROMs on your ZX/TS.
SyntaxMay 1983
The ZX81 Companion
The ZX81 Companion, like other ZX81 books, is totally applicable to the TS1000. It begins with a chapter on graphics...
SYNCSeptember/October 1983
The ZXADream
Review of ZXAD Assembler and Debugger from Scientific Software.
SQ Syntax QuarterlySummer 1983
Thermal Paper Available NowRamblings: The Timex Computer Club NewsletterApril 1983
These kids’ books make learning fun
There are many books on the market today aimed at teaching kids how to get the most from their home...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
This book is clear, witty, useful
Professor Ian Stewart is with the University of Warwick, England, while co-author Robin Jones is with the computer unit at...
Timex Sinclair UserJune 1983
This Month’s Programs
2K: Addition, Subtraction, White-Hole, Tapestry. 16K: Payroll, Superscroll, Inverscroll, Bulletin
Synchro-SetteFebruary 1983
This Month’s Programs
2K: Loader, Logarithms, Grafit, Guess It, Paint Brush. 16K: Measurement Conversion, Torpedo, Baby Syntext, Bulletin
Synchro-SetteApril 1983
This Month’s Programs
2K: Bank Shot, Deposit Multiplier, Math-Helper, Number Master. 16K: Gran Marquee, Tape File, Sub-Niner, Bulletin.
Synchro-SetteJune/July 1983
This Month’s Programs
2K: Big Char/Exam, Labyrinth. 16K: Tollbooth, Stock Projector, TTD, Thwart, Bulletin.
Synchro-SetteSeptember 1983
This Month’s Programs
Windchill, Census, Sides, Droptest, Cardtrick, Stumper, Acorec, Bulletin.
Synchro-SetteNovember 1983
Thread the NeedleSynchro-SetteMarch 1983
Three Software Reviews
Reviews ZX PRO/FILE, Critical Path Analysis and The Fantastic Music Machine.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterNovember 1983
Tidying Up Your Display
Routines to print, display and sum series of values.
SYNCJanuary/February 1983
Time-Out
Dave Miller provides correction to Julian date program.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterAugust 1983
TIMEX
This month Timex goes to the Consumer Electronics Show to announce a range of existing new products.
Sinclair Users NetworkJanuary 1983
TIMEX
Timex launches TS2040 printer. TS1500 will retail for $99.95. Timex developing more software.
Sinclair Users NetworkMarch 1983
TIMEX
Speculation on TS 2000 features and availability.
Sinclair Users NetworkMay 1983
TIMEX
News about upcoming products from Timex including the 1500, 2000 and modem.
Sinclair Users NetworkJuly 1983
Timex Add-Ons
Product annoucement for VOTEM interface board from Down East Computers.
Computers & ElectronicsMarch 1983
Timex at the Heart of the Kidney
TS1000 plus peripherals can make life easier and less expensive for artificial kidney patients and US taxpayers. Artificial kidneys used...
SyntaxOctober 1983
Timex DevelopmentsSYNCJuly/August 1983
Timex introduces the 1500Timex Sinclair UserAugust 1983
Timex makes a clearer printer
The TIMEX 2040 thermal printer is the standard printer used with the American version of the ZX-81. The US version...
Sinclair UserFebruary 1984
Timex Makes Medical Waves
Medical science utilizes T/S power in a joint venture between MIT and Harvard Medical School, according to Stephen Burns, technical...
SyntaxAugust 1983
Timex needs higher profile
Welcome to our second issue. Your response to our first was overwhelming and really gratifying. From all of us on...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
Timex NewsTimelinezJuly - August 1983
Timex News
Sue Mahoney reports Timex printer is being shipped. Newsletter is being prepared; will be called Ramblings.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterApril 1983
Timex News UpdateTimelinezOctober 1983
Timex Printers on Their Way
Timex printers are en route to distributors, according to a Timex source, and should be in retail stores in March.
SyntaxMarch 1983
Timex respondsTimex Sinclair UserAugust 1983
Timex reveals upgrade plans
TIMEX has revealed its plans for two new microcomputers, the 1500 and 2048, in the States. The specifications of the...
Sinclair UserMay 1983
Timex shows color computer with 48K for under $200
Timex introduced its color computer, which has 48K RAM and sells for $199.95. It is the first color computer having...
InfoworldJanuary 31, 1983
Timex Shows T-Dock and Cartridge Adaptor
Cartridge software for TS1000/1500 owners will be available by using a $19.95 T-Dock to feed buss signals through and connect...
SyntaxNovember 1983
Timex Sinclair 1000 sales disappointing
One blot on the rosy scene of the Sinclair Research financial year was the disappointing performance of the Timex Sinclair...
Sinclair UserNovember 1983
Timex Sinclair Celebration in Boston
To commemorate their 2nd year, the Boston Computer Society’s 800-member Sinclair Timex User Group will bring together TS owners, user...
SyntaxOctober 1983
Timex Sinclair Color Computer
Announcement for TS2000; Spectrum-style mock-up shown.
Computers & ElectronicsApril 1983
Timex Sinclair User Restructuring
Organization of ECC’s North American magazine will be restructured, according to observers close to the scene, but no decision has...
SyntaxDecember 1983
Timex Slashes Price
Timex lowered their TS1000 price to $69.95 and extended the $15 rebate deadline to April 30. The TS2000 release date...
SyntaxApril 1983
Timex Speeds Up
Delivery of the long- awaited T/S2000 series is being moved up by Timex. Demand by dealers and the public for...
Timex Sinclair UserOctober 1983
Timex to Sell Replacement Parts for TS1000
You will be able to get Timex replacement parts for your TS1000 sometime this spring. Timex repair facility will sell...
SyntaxMay 1983
Timex TS 1000 Cuts Price Again!
Price cut to $55, incl $15 rebate.
Electronic GamesSeptember 1983
Timex Tutorial
Product announcement for The Programming Kit I, a BASIC tutorial for Timex/Sinclair users, Family Pak, a set of five 2K...
Compute!September 1983
Timex v Spectrum
Ian Logan looks at the US answer to the Spectrum – the Timex-Sinclair 2068.
Popular Computing WeeklyOctober 13-19, 1983
Timex-Sinclair 1000 – The Educators’ Computer
Overview of the Timex/Sinclair 1000 and its utility in computer instruction.
TEC News1983
Timex-Sinclair 1000 program conversion of Healthful Hints program (January 1983)Microcomputing MagazineSeptember 1983
Timex-Sinclair 2000
New product announcement for the 2000, said to be made in 48K and 16K versions. A photo of a Spectrum...
Microcomputing MagazineApril 1983
Timex-Sinclair Programs
Brief descriptions of several of Human Engineered Software’s programs. Budget Master 1000, 2K Programmer Kit, Reversi 1000, 2K Trek, 3D...
Microcomputing MagazineMarch 1983
Timex, Sinclair, and the Clones
At the Winter Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, there was much fan-fare surrounding the official introduction of the Timex/Sinclair...
SYNCMay/June 1983
Timex: 16K TS2000 Scrapped; Software Deals
Timex will produce only 48K RAM versions of the TS2000, called the TS2068, says Timex spokesman Carl Folta. The $199...
SyntaxAugust 1983
Timex/Sinclair 1000: Programs, Games and Graphics
Book review.
Personal ComputingMarch 1983
Timex/Sinclair Compatibility Problem
Letter about incompatibility between Sinclair ZX81, Memotech Memopak 32K RAM and Timex/Sinclair 2040 printer.
Compute!October 1983
Timex/Sinclair Control Center
Product announcement for the Timeworks Computer Control Center, a molded plastic tray that holds a T/S-1000, several cassettes, RAM pack...
Compute!August 1983
Timex/Sinclair Expansion
Product announcement for Wisconsin Electronics’ 32K plus I/O module. Adds four parallel I/O ports and 32K RAM.
Computers & ElectronicsSeptember 1983
Timex/Sinclair Games
Product announcement for four games from JPR Software: Megawurm, The Assassin, Orgs & Ogres and The Dark Empire.
Compute!December 1983
Timex/Sinclair games offer excitement or ennui
Here’s some more recreational software for you hard-working Timex/Sinclair 1000 (and ZX81) owners. Reviews of Mothership (Softsync), Gulper (HES), Bat-Cage...
InfoworldSeptember 5, 1983
Timex/Sinclair Guidebooks
Product announcement for The Timex/Sinclair 1000 Basic Handbook, from Sybex, and How to Use the Timex/Sinclair, from dilithium Press.
Compute!August 1983
Timex/Sinclair in the Finger Lakes
Mark Tepper is forming a user group in the Finger Lakes region of NY.
ByteDecember 1983
Timex/Sinclair Product Directory
Table of TS product vendors. Includes reader service card for Sync magazine.
Computers & ElectronicsDecember 1983
Timex/Sinclair Sales Drop
Sales of the Timex 1000 (ne Sinclair ZX81), once the most popular home computer, have plunged. Orders for its new...
Computers & ElectronicsDecember 1983
Timex/Sinclair Screenscrolls
Addendum to screen scrolling program to let it work with 2K.
Compute!October 1983
Timex/Sinclair Screenscrolls
As anyone who has worked with a ZX-81 or TS-1000 knows, the scroll facility could be expanded and improved. It...
Compute!July 1983
Timex/Sinclair Selections
Product announcement for Tutor, List, Check, Index, Stock and Inven from D. Lipinski Software.
Compute!July 1983
Timex/Sinclair Tape Loading Aid
Product announcement for L-Monitor.
Compute!December 1983
Timex/Sinclair TS1000 Software
Product announcement for IRA Planner, Home Improvement Planner, Punctuation Master, Ator the ABC Gator, Geometry I, Algebra I, Algebra II...
Computers & ElectronicsJuly 1983
Timexly TipsSincus NewsJuly - August 1983
Timexly TipsSincus NewsJune 1983
Timexpectations: What Can You Expect?
Welcome to the first issue … the collector's issue … of T1MEX SINCLAIR USER, the independent magazine which aims to...
Timex Sinclair UserJune 1983
Tiny invention makes perfect saves & loads
Review of the Winky Board 2.
Timex Sinclair UserSeptember 1983
Tiny LOGO
Review of the version of LOGO, implemented in BASIC.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterDecember 1983
Tips for Beginners
Warning: using a T/S1000 can be habit-forming.
Timex Sinclair UserAugust 1983
Title Framing and Centering
You can dress up displays by adding the following listing to the beginning of your programs.
SyntaxApril 1983
To Buy or Not to Buy?
Reviews of ES-II system switch box by Electronic Shop, ZXFORTH by the Forth Dimension, Memotech keyboard.
Sinclair Users NetworkApril 1983
To Buy or Not to Buy?
Reviews of Frogger from Timex, Games Sampler and Mind vs Machine by 2-BIT Software.
Sinclair Users NetworkFebruary 1983
To Buy or Not to Buy? Firmware
Review of Memotext by Memotech.
Sinclair Users NetworkJuly 1983
To Buy or Not to Buy? Hardware
Reviews of Mindware MW-100 printer, Crash Guard from Expense Cutter Products, Power Line Filter from HB Industries.
Sinclair Users NetworkJanuary 1983
To Buy or Not to Buy? Hardware
Reviews of E-Z Keyboard from E-Z Key, Timex 2040 printer, Battery Backup from SyncWare.
Sinclair Users NetworkMarch 1983
To Buy or Not to Buy? Hardware
Review of Memocalc by Memotech.
Sinclair Users NetworkMay 1983
To Buy or Not to Buy? Hardware
Review of Timex/Sinclair 1500.
Sinclair Users NetworkJuly 1983
To Buy or Not to Buy? Hardware
Review of Hunter Board.
Sinclair Users NetworkJune 1983
To Buy or Not to Buy? Software
Reviews of the Programmers’ Toolkit and Graphics Toolkit from Softsync, CIOUTIL by Cosmonics, Flight Simulation from Timex.
Sinclair Users NetworkJanuary 1983
To Buy or Not to Buy? Software
Reviews of Mothership from Softsync, ZX Compiler from Bob Berch,
Sinclair Users NetworkMarch 1983
To Buy or Not to Buy? Software
Review of Z-Tools and Step by Sinware.
Sinclair Users NetworkMay 1983
To Buy or Not to Buy? Software
Review of Mega Mind, Expo Tic Tac Toe, Words and Compatibility from Orbyte software.
Sinclair Users NetworkJuly 1983
To Buy or Not to Buy? Software
Review of Understanding Sinclair BASIC from A+ Associates.
Sinclair Users NetworkJune 1983
To Open (and Close) Sinclair ZX-81 and Timex 1000 ComputersLISTing NewsletterDecember 1983 - January 1984
Tone Generator
Generate tones on your ZX/TS by building this circuit and using a machine code routine with it connected.
SyntaxJanuary 1983
Totally Awesome
Prints the name of the magazine as a graphic. One of the Clever Contest winners.
Timex Sinclair UserNovember 1983
Traveling Timex
Product announcement for Car Comp, a “rigid platform to which the computer and cassette recorder can be attached.” L&G Enterprises.
Compute!October 1983
Treasure Hunt
Maze game.
Timex Sinclair UserSeptember 1983
Treasure Hunter
Find treasure hidden at a random position on the screen.
Timex Sinclair UserOctober 1983
Tree-Forth
Product announcement for Tree-Forth from Soft Magic Corp. Supplied as an EPROM that replaces the BASIC ROM.
Computers & ElectronicsDecember 1983
Trick of the Day: Flashing Prompts
Subrouting to create a flashing prompt.
CATS NewsletterDecember 1983
Trick or Treat
Its Halloween night and you find yourself without an edible treat in the house. Computer owners, you can trick the...
Joey LatimerFamily ComputingOctober 1983
Tricks of the Trade
Methods of preserving copyright on programs. Most involve POKEs to hide the first line.
Sinc-LinkMay/June 1983
TRS-80 MC-10 ‘battles’ T/S 2000
The mass-market personal computer battle continues to heat up. Timex and Radio Shack have announced new home computers. Radio Shack’s...
InfoworldJune 20, 1983
Truly Portable Computers
Letter to the editor from a Polaroid employee, suggesting the P100 Polapulse Powerpack as an alternative to SX-70 batteries for...
Computers & ElectronicsOctober 1983
Try This
Entering line numbers greater than 9999.
Synchro-SetteOctober 1983
Try This
Three short programs.
SYNCJuly/August 1983
Try ThisSYNCJanuary/February 1983
Try ThisSYNCSeptember/October 1983
TS 1000 Bug #5 Division
Floating point bug related to division in the 1000 was corrected in the 1500.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterNovember 1983
TS 1000 ROM SwapLISTing NewsletterDecember 1983 - January 1984
TS Editor
Product announcement for PDS Editor, a menu-driven program for creating and editing assembly language programs on the TS 1000.
Microcomputing MagazineJuly 1983
TS-1000 Cassette Interface
Product announcement for Z-Dubber cassette interface from Bytesize Computer Products.
Microcomputing MagazineMarch 1983
TS-1000 Printing Power For Under $100
Timex-Sinclair’s lowest-priced printer for the lowest-priced micro is no toy. It can capably do the job – and at a...
Microcomputing MagazineJuly 1983
TS-1000 Road Maps For the Weary Traveler
These handy subroutines put you behind the wheel of your micro machine.
Microcomputing MagazineSeptember 1983
TS1000 in Canada This June
Timex Canada plans to market TS1000s sometime in June, with customer sales starting in late June or early July. The...
SyntaxJune 1983
TS1000 Pulse CleanerLISTing NewsletterDecember 1983 - January 1984
TS1500 RAM Trouble
Industry sources inform SYNTAX that testing of several RAMs—Memotech, Byte-Back, Gladstone, Persona, and D’ktronics—shows they will not work with current...
SyntaxSeptember 1983
TS1500, Modem Delays
Timex manufacturing chief Carlos Dragovich says Timex now plans late August releases of both TS1500 and TS2000 models. Timex said...
SyntaxJuly 1983
TS2000 News
Along with the TS 2048 and TS 2068 computers, 35 software packages will be released, some on cartridge.
Sinclair Users NetworkJuly 1983
TS2068 Specifications
Preliminary specifications on the computer.
SyntaxAugust 1983
TS2068 Update
TS2068s may grace your mailboxes by the end of September. Timex says Reagan’s FCC cuts delayed approval.
SyntaxSeptember 1983
Turkey
When the relatives arrive at your house on Thanksgiving Day to the sweet aroma of cooking turkey, keep them out...
Joey LatimerFamily ComputingNovember 1983
Turning Your Sinclair-Timex into a Smart Terminal
Review of Byte-Back MD-1 and MD-2 modems.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterOctober 1983
Two “Small Wonder” Errors
Correction to “A Small Wonder,” March 1983 Microcomputing article.
Microcomputing MagazineJune 1983
Two Handy TS-1000 Programs
Product announcement for The Programming Kit I and the 5-2K Family Pak by Timeworks.
Microcomputing MagazineAugust 1983
Two High Speed Loading and Saving Systems for Tapes
Review of two fast load systems.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterJuly 1983
Two Inexpensive Power Backup Supplies
Both SVR-2 and UPS-1 prevent power loss from transients or total power failure.
SyntaxJuly 1983
Two Memories in One Space
Simple solution to multiplex the 8k-16k memory space.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterApril 1983
Two New Games
Product announcement for “Vault of the Centaurs” and “Mega-Mind” by Orbyte Software.
Computers & ElectronicsApril 1983
U.K. Aids the Handicapped
Series of computer fairs to highlight what is being done in microelectronics to help the disabled.
Timex Sinclair UserOctober 1983
U.K. Hoax Exposed
Last April, the British counterpart to this magazine, Sinclair User, ran a program entitled “Machine Code Converter” that was amazingly...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
Understanding Number Systems
This explanation of number systems was written to explain the working of my home computer to my son. It is...
SYNCMarch/April 1983
Universal Patterner
Generates patterns at random.
Timex Sinclair UserOctober 1983
Unjumble Word Games
Program unscrambles any word.
SyntaxDecember 1983
Up A Notch
Letter to the editor about coverage of Sinclair computers in Microcomputing Magazine.
Microcomputing MagazineJune 1983
Up or Down
Displays a message upside-down in enlarged characters. One of the Clever Contest winners.
Timex Sinclair UserNovember 1983
Update On Sinclair/Timex Sound
Suggestions for making sound on the ZX-81, a comparison of the ZX-81 vs TS-1000, improving usability of the 16K RAM...
Compute!April 1983
Upgrading T/S Video
Correction to “Upgrading Timex-Sinclair Video” in the May 1983 issue to address a revision to the ZX81 circuit.
Computers & ElectronicsSeptember 1983
Upgrading Timex/Sinclair Video
Provides direct video and white-on-black screen characters.
Computers & ElectronicsMay 1983
Upper and Lower Case Printing
Uses a copy of the PRINT routine from ROM and lower case character set from the TS 2068 to print...
CATS NewsletterNovember 1983
Usborne books are delightful & fun
I have a friend who suffers from computer-phobia — fear of the chip. Whenever I try to interest him in...
Warren SmithTimex Sinclair UserAugust 1983
Use It
Eleven-yeah-old Keith Goode of Arlington, Texas, certainly gives you your money’s worth with this program. In the menu, Use It...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
Useful programming tips
Review of The ZX81/Timex Pocket Book by Trevor Toms.
Timex Sinclair UserAugust 1983
User Friendly Legal Advice
Copyright as a tool to prevent piracy.
SyntaxAugust 1983
User Friendly Legal Advice, Part II
Should you sell or license your program?
SyntaxSeptember 1983
User Group Library
Reston Publishing donated several books to the library.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterApril 1983
User Group Meeting
At the May meeting, Dan Roy will unveil the add-on color capability for the T/S-1000. The product he developed is...
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterMay 1983
User Section: Computing on a Shoestring Budget
How to build a computer library for faculty; teacher inservice; summer computer camps.
TEC News1983
Users’ GroupsSyntaxJanuary 1983
Users’ GroupsSyntaxFebruary 1983
Users’ GroupsSyntaxMarch 1983
Users’ GroupsSyntaxApril 1983
Using the Byte-Back BB-1 and the ZX81 as a Control Device
Describes using the ZX81 and Byte-Back device with a Skinner box.
SYNCMarch/April 1983
Using the Byte-Back Modem
The Byte-Back modem is a fine device. It works well and actually does more than advertised. The instruction manual, on...
SYNCSeptember/October 1983
Using the Power of “VU-CALC”
Hints on using the spreadsheet program.
Sinclair Users NetworkJanuary 1983
Using the Power of VU-CALC II
More tutorial on using the program.
Sinclair Users NetworkMarch 1983
Using Your Computer: Programs
Graphics programs and aids, educational programs, loans, stocks and investments, spreadsheets, checking, inventories, appointments, word processing, miscellaneous programs.
SYNCMay/June 1983
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
Vast support network growing
A vast support network exists for the T/S1000/ZX81: wherever goes the most popular computer in history, user groups are not...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
Vendor Report
Updates from/about Proprietary International, Norris Electronics, SMUG, Gladstone Electronics.
SyntaxMarch 1983
Vendor Report
Updates from Sinclair Midwest Users Group re SMUG software; Norris Electronics; Aerco backlog; Gladstone shipping current stock; M-Coder does not...
SyntaxApril 1983
Vendor Report
Memotech reports only RAM packs are incompatible with TS1500; Radio Shack printers work poorly with Memotech interface; EZ-Loader contains a...
SyntaxNovember 1983
Vendor ReportLISTing NewsletterDecember 1983 - January 1984
Vendor Report and Notes
Updates from John Oliger, Timex.
SyntaxOctober 1983
Vendor Report and Notes
Norris Electronics is out of business; Byte-Back memory units might not work with TS2040 printer. Frog Software is distributing May-June...
SyntaxJune 1983
Vendor Report and notes
Bob Berch changed his business name to Cinagro Software; DJM is now Starburst Software.
SyntaxJuly 1983
Vendor Report and Notes
Updates from Barlog Software, Tom Woods, Biocal, Quicksilva, Memotech.
SyntaxAugust 1983
Vendor Reports and Notes
Frog Software appears to have disappeared; Brainchild backordered on Kolorworks; Memotech RS232 not in stock; first issue of Ramblings out.
SyntaxMay 1983
Vendor Reports and Notes
Updates from Brainchild, Kopak, Paul Hunter.
SyntaxSeptember 1983
VIC, TS Software
Product announcement for Wordplay, Dr. Floyd and Graphics PAC 1 from Apropos Technology.
Microcomputing MagazineJune 1983
Videographity
Program to draw on the screen.
Timex Sinclair UserOctober 1983
VP Ross Released By Timex
Dated December 5, 1983. Ross, a longtime veteran of the computer industry, was said to be surprised and shaken by...
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterDecember 1983
Vu-Calc
Vu-Calc, developed for the Timex/Sinclair 1000 with 16K RAM, displays a table of 36 columns (numbered 01 through 36) and...
SYNCJanuary/February 1983
VU-Calc Class and Handbook
Review of class and handbook presented/prepared by John Conger.
CATS NewsletterNovember 1983
VU-Calc: An Inexpensive Spreadsheet Program for the Timex-Sinclair
Review of VU-Calc.
Microcomputing MagazineOctober 1983
VU-CALC(S) by Psion
The spreadsheet type programs (Visi-calc and its clones) are one of the most popular utilities for microcomputers for business and...
BAZUG NewsletterJanuary 1983
Waiting for Santa: The micro industry looks to the Christmas market
Timex dealers have even less to smile about. Ken Coach, marketing and sales director of Softsync, told InfoWorld, “The Timex-Sinclair...
80 MicroDecember 1983
Wanted: Assembly Language Programmers
Proprietary International needs assembly language programmers for their unreleased ZT21000.
SyntaxMarch 1983
We-They Scorepad
Keeps score for two-person or two-team games.
SyntaxOctober 1983
Weather Forecaster
This program enables you to make quite accurate local weather predictions.
Compute!August 1983
Welcome to Mickey’s Micro-SketchCATS NewsletterDecember 1983
Welcome to the Club
Having liberated the arcades, women are just starting to make their prescence felt in the mostly male game business. Not...
Video GamesMarch 1983
What can the 2000 do for you?
Brief overview of 2068 features.
Synchro-SetteOctober 1983
What Does This Program Do
Flash screen by switching between FAST and SLOW.
SyntaxOctober 1983
What to do with a Timex/Sinclair
The Watchmaker’s Guidebook to the Timex/Sinclair Computers is available from TSG Enterprises. The book contains a directory of suppliers with...
InfoworldJanuary 31, 1983
What-If Software
Introduction/overview of spreadsheet software. Mentions VU-Calc.
Radio ElectronicsApril 1983
What’ll They Think of Next?
Review of Hand Saver and Octoputs, by Electrocomp; both are accessories for Atari joysticks.
Timex Sinclair UserNovember 1983
What’s Become of the Sinclair-Timex Retail Network
The retailing network for Sinclair-Timex products in Boston is in a shambles. For months now users have been asking the...
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterAugust 1983
What’s In Store: Timex Sinclair 2000
Product announcement for 2048 and 2068.
Family ComputingDecember 1983
What’s In Store: What Can I Do With My Timex Sinclair 1000? Lots!
Review of the book.
James RobertsFamily ComputingDecember 1983
What’s In Store/New Hardware: Timex Sinclair 1500
The little Timex Sinclair 1500 comes equipped with 16K RAM, which can be expanded to 32K. In contrast with the...
Family ComputingSeptember 1983
What’s New?
Product announcment for Memotech 32K Memopak, HRG, Centronics and RS232 interfaces.
ByteJanuary 1983
What’s New? Speech Module for Sinclairs, Sin-Time Review
Research In Speech Technology (R.I.S.T) Parrot module; announcement for Sin-Time Review, a bi-monthly about the Timex and Sinclair computers.
ByteJuly 1983
What’s The Difference
Differences between ZX-80, ZX-81 and T/S 1000.
Ramblings: The Timex Computer Club NewsletterMay 1983
What’s Under the S.U.N.
Changes to the newsletter. Blank cassettes and software available.
Sinclair Users NetworkApril 1983
What’s Under the S.U.N.
Computer and RAM pack schematics, program exchange, programming help.
Sinclair Users NetworkFebruary 1983
What’s Under the S.U.N.
Updates on the publication.
Sinclair Users NetworkJanuary 1983
What’s Under the S.U.N.
Changes to newsletter format. Overview of issue contents.
Sinclair Users NetworkMarch 1983
What’s Under the S.U.N.
Details about newsletter content.
Sinclair Users NetworkMay 1983
When the lights go out …
The Cramic-81 is a low-power, battery-backup RAM. It uses up-to-date technology such as lithium batteries to maintain your RAM’s contents...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
When You Forget Syntactic Sum
Short routine to calculate the sum when you’ve forgotten to load the program.
SyntaxFebruary 1983
Where to find everything
Review of The Timex Sinclair 1983 Directory by E. Arthur Brown.
Timex Sinclair UserSeptember 1983
Where to Move RAMTOP?
Many programs that put machine code routines above RAMTOP tell you to lower RAMTOP first. This program calculates just what...
SyntaxMarch 1983
Where to Put Machine CodeSincus NewsJune 1983
Who says that graphics have to be complicated?
All you need to start is a simple understanding of the PLOT command, says professor and author Michael K. Barnett...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
Who’s Shipping What?
Brief report on monthly shipping rates. Timex 1000 was shipping more than 100,000 units/mo.
Computers & ElectronicsOctober 1983
Why a Computer Show?
Personally, I was tired of hearing “What can you do with a personal computer?” not to mention, “What can you...
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterOctober 1983
Why Use Machine LanguageSinclair Timex User Group NewsletterJune 1983
Wind Chimes and the ZX/TS Computer
Program to calculate the lengths of tubing for wind chimes.
Carter ScholzSYNCNovember/December 1983
Winky Board IIThe PlotterNovember 1983
Winky Board II
Winky Board’s designer bills it as a tape sound conditioner that lets you save bad tapes and copy any ZX/TS...
SyntaxAugust 1983
Winter Consumer Electronics Show Report
Timex’s TS2040 thermal printer will hit the stores this quarter. Timex will deliver TS2000S, the US version of the ZX...
SyntaxFebruary 1983
Word Processing on the ZX81?
Author recommends Word Juggler, a program in Randle Hurley’s The Sinclair ZX81: Programming for Real Applications.
BAZUG NewsletterJanuary 1983
Word processing potential
THIS handsomely designed unit, put out by Memotech, allows the user to connect the T/S1000,ZX81 to a “normal” parallel printer....
Timex Sinclair UserJune 1983
World’s First Computer Museum One Year Old
Brief overview of the Computer Museum in Marlboro, Mass.
Timex Sinclair UserSeptember 1983
You Could Be Your Computer’s Worst Enemy
Ways to manage problems using the TS 1000.
Timex Sinclair UserSeptember 1983
You’ve Got the Look
Recommendations about what to look for in a computer monitor.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterMarch 1983
Your Own Computer: Under $500Radio ElectronicsOctober 1983
Your REMs
Solution for loose power connectors; error correction to DATA article; old ROM checksums.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterFebruary 1983
Your Timex Sinclair 1000 and ZX81TimelinezOctober 1983
Your Timex Sinclair 1000 and ZX81
Review of the book by Douglas Hergert.
SyntaxJune 1983
Zebra Light Pen
Zebra’s pen consists of a wand about 6″ long with photocell assembly. It plugs into a board containing input jacks...
SyntaxOctober 1983
ZIP-to-State, State-to-ZIP
Technique we used at SYNTAX to make sure our zip and state match in our mailing list.
SyntaxSeptember 1983
Zones of Unpredictability, Part 2
Use of the RND command. Specific instructions for TS-1000 included.
Compute!December 1983
ZX Computing
Short bits of news from the English magazine.
BAZUG NewsletterMarch 1983
ZX Disassembler/Debugger
Review of Bug Byte’s ZX-81 Disassembler/Debugger (ZX-DB).
Microcomputing MagazineJuly 1983
ZX Interface Board
Input/output interface board that works with either ZX81 or Spectrum.
Electronics Today InternationalApril 1983
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 Maze
Have you dreamed of writing a graphics game complete with maze, treasure, and gobbling hunter? Perhaps you figured out how...
SYNCMarch/April 1983
ZX PRO/FILE
ZX PRO/FILE uses one of the most sophisticated and efficient data storage and retrieval systems I ever expect to see...
SyntaxOctober 1983
ZX Scramble
Review of the game from International Publishing & Software.
SyntaxJuly 1983
ZX-81 Home Computer Package for Sinclair/Timex
Sampler of four programs, all run in 1K. Etch-A-Screen, Music Composer, Checkbook Balancer, and Billboard by LAMO-LEM Laboratories.
Compute!April 1983
ZX-81 Software
Product announcement of Math Drill, Golf and Towers of Hanoi from RAK Electronics.
Compute!January 1983
ZX-81/TS-1000 Data Management
The user of the Timex-Sinclair computer can store and work with data files, even though some commands for handling data...
Compute!March 1983
ZX/TS Home Budget
Program to manage home finances.
SQ Syntax QuarterlySpring 1983
ZX/TS Looks for Trapped Minds
Clover Bottom Developmental Center, a state facility for the mentally retarded, uses the ZX/TS to collect real-time data and, at...
SyntaxNovember 1983
ZX/TS P and R: Auto-run Programs, Math DrillThe PlotterNovember 1983
ZX/TS P and R: Testing Tip, AttentionThe PlotterDecember 1983
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
ZX/TS Users GroupsSyntaxOctober 1983
ZX/TS Users’ GroupsSyntaxDecember 1983
ZX/TS Users’ GroupsSyntaxNovember 1983
ZX/TS Users’ GroupsSyntaxMay 1983
ZX/TS Users’ GroupsSyntaxJune 1983
ZX/TS Users’ GroupsSyntaxJuly 1983
ZX/TS Users’ GroupsSyntaxAugust 1983
ZX/TS Users’ GroupsSyntaxSeptember 1983
ZX/TS Weather Forecast
Forecast tomorrow’s weather, and calculate actual temperatures based on wind chill and humidity readings with this easy-to-use program.
SyntaxJuly 1983
ZX81 Background Reverse
Circuit to invert ZX81 video signal, provides white on black.
Electronics Today InternationalNovember 1983
ZX81 Cassette Interface
The Winky Board II is a cassette interface for Timex Sinclair computers that filters electrical interference to yeild clean easy...
Computers & ElectronicsJune 1983
ZX81 Keyboard from Memotech
The keyboard duplicates Sinclair’s keyboard, but with full-travel keys and an extra shift key in the top right corner.
SyntaxMay 1983
ZX81 Peripherals
EPROM programmer interface from Wisconsinc.
Computers & ElectronicsMay 1983
ZX81 Printer ReviewElectronics Today InternationalMarch 1983
ZX81 Reference Card
10-panel, 20-page accordian style card.
Computers & ElectronicsApril 1983
ZX81 Update
Update on accessories, software, a BASIC program, notes on the Spectrum, KRAKIT, fast load software, and a machine language program.
Electronics Today InternationalJanuary 1983
ZX81 User-Defined Graphics
Small circuit to allow internal RAM to be used for user-defined graphics when the computer has 16K RAM pack attached.
Electronics Today InternationalNovember 1983
ZX81/Timex Programming in BASIC & Machine Language
Takes up where your ZX/TS manual leaves off; the book assumes you know the basics of ZX/TS hardware and software.
SyntaxSeptember 1983
ZX81/TS1000 Software Rating
Numeric rating of several software titles.
BAZUG NewsletterMarch 1983
ZX84 In the Works
Sinclair Research plans in mid-1984 to introduce the ZX84, a new microcomputer using Sinclair’s flat 8″ CRT and microdrives.
SyntaxAugust 1983
ZXAD: Assembler is full-featured, easy to use
Review of the assembler program from Scientific Software.
Timex Sinclair UserDecember 1983
ZXDIS Disassembler
Review of the program Scientific Software.
SyntaxSeptember 1983
ZXLR8 Fast SAVE/LOAD System
ZXLR8, a versatile and reliable fast SAVE/LOAD cassette storage system, not only quickly SAVES programs, but also arrays, graphics and...
SyntaxDecember 1983
ZXMAN
Review of the program from Atto-Soft.
SyntaxOctober 1983
ZXTalker ReviewTimelinezJuly - August 1983

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Mastering Your Timex Sinclair 1000 Personal Computer
18 chapters plus an index. There is a very brief introduction and then each chapter explains a BASIC function or...
Tim Hartnell; Dilwyn Jones1983

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