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. He also mentioned his involvement in the Sinclair Milwaukee Users Group (SMUG).
Christian Mann shared his recent purchase of a Timex Sinclair 2068 and his fascination with historical items.
The group also discussed the Aquarius Plus Standard, a computer from the early 80s, and its modern version.
Joe Vandezande showed his Sponzi project and his progress on a custom keyboard.
Carl Miles gave an update on his work with the 1510 cartridge project and his further adaptation to create a cartridge to hold many TS1000 programs.
Jon Becker demonstrated animated graphics by rapidly switching between two display files on the TS 2068. He used AI code generation write Z80 machine language code to copy four image frames into memory buffers, which then cycles between copying each frame into the active display file while the other file is displayed. John described the memory management challenges and limitations in fitting all the code.
Adam showed a calendar printed on a 2040 printer, which was a topic of interest. Ryan shared his experience with recreating the calendar program and his efforts to improve the printout quality.
Ryan Gray discussed his work on fixing some programs for the 1510 cartridge conversion program and generating Windows and Mac executables. Carl expressed his desire to give the mass folks the opportunity to convert their own programs into a cartridge. Adam confirmed his love for real hardware. Carl also mentioned his plans to build some boards and make them available for others.
David discussed the progress of the Pico project, highlighting the bugs that have been identified and fixed, and the upcoming open-sourcing of the code.
David encouraged the team to create standalone videos about their projects, with Carl expressing interest in creating videos about the 1510 cartridge board and the ROM board. Adam agreed to work with Carl on these videos. The team also discussed the possibility of creating a Github for all the cartridge files and a video about the game Space War.