Timex Sinclair Online User Group meeting May 2, 2022

Date: May 2, 2022

We were joined by Dan Roy, who designed a TMS9918A-based video expansion for the Sinclair ZX81/TS1000. Sync magazine published an article about his project in the July/August 1983 issue. The article, titled “So You Wished You Had Bought a TS2000,” came out several months before the TS2068. You can read more about Dan and his project here:
https://www.timexsinclair.com/blog/designing-a-video-interface-with-no-prior-experience/
https://www.timexsinclair.com/article/so-you-wished-you-had-bought-a-ts2000/

Jeff Mazur, author of the Timex Sinclair 2068 Intermediate/Advanced Guide, told us about some of his experienced designing products for the early 8 bit computers.

Willie Jones snapped up an A&J Microdrive 2000 and told us about getting it running with the 4 remaining tapes that worked. More about A&J here:
https://www.timexsinclair.com/company/a-j-micro-drive/

Ingo Schmied talked about his full-size keyboard for the ZX81/TS1000. Part two of his saga is on his site:
https://blog.codesurfer.dev/

Adam and I talked about Tad Painter’s Speech Synthesizer program for the 2068, which Adam spent a lot of time documenting.
https://www.timexsinclair.com/product/speech-synthesizer/

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