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# Timex Sinclair Online User Group Meeting May 5, 2025

Chris, a new member, shared his background. Originally from the UK and now residing in California, Chris showed us various Sinclair models he owns, including a Cambridge Mark 14 and several clones from Eastern Europe.

[Rich Jelen](http://localhost/indiv/richard-jelen/) shared his experiences with programming on the Sinclair platform. He highlighted the unique challenges posed by the ZX81 and ZX Spectrum, discussing how the limitations of the hardware can spur creativity in programming.

James Martin and John Stroebel also shared their backgrounds with the Sinclair computers.

[Greg Bennett](http://localhost/indiv/greg-bennett/) shared his Wordle game for the ZX81. He is working as many words from a Unix dictionary, using bit packing to optimize memory usage, as he can in 16K. He’s writing the program using Z88DK and plans to release it for the ZX Spectrum and TS 2068.

[Jeff Burrell](http://localhost/indiv/jeff-burrell/) gave a brief update on the TS 2060 printed circuit board. He has development boards and is working on populating them with the necessary parts so he can test the initial implementation.

[Ryan Gray](http://localhost/indiv/ryan-gray/) showed us his Thief game, a program he initially started in the early 1990s. It’s inspired by Loderunner and has the option to design levels.

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