Timex Sinclair Online User Group

Founded: 2020
A few of the usual suspects.

This informal group has twice a month meetings online (via Zoom). Like in-person user group meetings, we have guests, talk about our projects and a wide array of computing topics.

This group has its origins in the Yahoo TS 2068 Group, which migrated to groups.io when Yahoo Groups shut down.

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We meet on the 1st Monday and 3rd Sunday of the month (unless it’s a holiday).

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Meeting Recordings

March 16, 2025

Ryan Gray told us about a program called ZX Basicus, which interprets Sinclair Basic code at high speeds. Ryan also showed us his work on a font inspired by the ZX Spectrum native font. Mowgli Assor provided details about the upcoming Vintage Computer Festival (VCF) Midwest, scheduled for September 13-14.

March 03, 2025

We discussed potential upgrades to the TS-Pico and PicoVideo, audio mods for the 2068, mods to improve the ZX81/TS1000, and the Kilo Zed project.

February 16, 2025

Carl Miles discusses plans for a comprehensive expansion board for the ZX81, tentatively called the "1560". Joao Diogo Ramos told us about the annual Game of the Year (GOTY) event and the documentary about Timex Portugal.

February 03, 2025

Jeff Burrell gave an update the development of the 2068e project.

January 19, 2025

Dave Franson shared his experiences with Sinclair computers, particularly the ZX81 and TS 2068. Dave shared his journey from being a college student in 1982 to becoming a user of Sinclair computers, and how he created Extended Paint for the TS 2068.

December 15, 2024

Jim Bumgardner, a software engineer and puzzle enthusiast, shared his journey from being a liberal arts student to becoming interested in computers, particularly through his exposure to modular synthesizers at Cal Arts.

December 02, 2024

Tim Swenson described differences between Boreal ZX Basic and Sinclair Basic. Carl demonstrated improvements he made to the Timex 1510 cartridge.

November 17, 2024

David, Joe , and Adam discussed a 1983 Timex joystick, noting its unique features and considering a teardown to explore its internals. Joe compared it to a similar model, discussing modifications for better functionality.

November 04, 2024

Hugo Pinto shared his experience with the Load ZX Spectrum Museum's recent recovery of the Tenet educational network system.

October 07, 2024

David and Joe discussed recovering old tapes. Joe described using a homemade dehydrator for 3D printer filaments to salvage tapes. Jeff Burrell discussed his 2068 FPGA board project, which supports downloading cores from an SD card.

October 07, 2024

We talked with David Solly about his new Spectrum Next. Paul DeMelto talked about his use of vintage computers and music making process.

September 15, 2024

Ingo Schmied shows his KiloZed, a pumped up and moderately larger Sinclair ZX81, and Joe Vandezande talked about his process for recovering ZX81/TS1000 tapes.

August 18, 2024

We talked about how to preserve the Timex Sinclair memory and machines in a physical way accessible to many. Is it a museum? Donations to an existing museum? We didn't come up with answers but did gather good ideas about preserving the history.

August 05, 2024

We discussed the project to re-create the Timex 1510 cartridge player. Carl talked about his effort to recreate the Timex/Sinclair 2000 and Ryan showed us photos he took at two computer museums in England.

July 21, 2024

Johan "Dr Beep" Koelman talked to us about how he got into Sinclair computers and what led him to write a bunch of games for the 1K Sinclair ZX81.

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