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The computer picks people at random, gives them a command and tells them where to perform their task or whom to do it with.article, orig pub: 10.27.20, updated: 05.13.24

Here is a short program for the 2068 that will create a label for your cassettes. It’s really nice to have all your cassettes labeled, indexed, and all the same! Make sure that your program titles aren’t over 10 characters long or they will be cut to 10. After the label is printed, just tear…article, orig pub: 09.13.22, updated: 05.12.24

This little gem is an ideal small education book, although priced a bit too high in this reviewers opinion.article, orig pub: 10.27.20, updated: 04.18.24

Bob Orrfelt’s book on the TS-1000 brings back an occasion when I submitted a somewhat hastily put together paper in a college English course, and got it back with a fairly good grade, but with a notation from the professor, ‘‘This is so good I wish it were better.’ He explained that this was his…article, orig pub: 04.18.24, updated: 04.18.24

Fully explained game programs written expressly for the TS1000. Games of chance and skill written in Basic. Hours of family entertainment as well as informative introduction to programming.book, orig pub: 04.05.20, updated: 04.18.24

Programmer and hardware reference manual for the Timex/Sinclair 2068 computer, published in May 1984 by Timex. The initial run (several hundred copies) were photocopied; a full run of professionally printed and bound paperbacks followed.book, orig pub: 12.29.23, updated: 03.13.24

For the 2068 and 2050 modem. Explains how to upload and download, macro-keys, translation tables, auto log-ons, settings, and much more.book, orig pub: 08.05.20, updated: 02.10.24

Tutorial on “how to get started”, necessary equipment and software, Timex Sinclair BBS phone numbers and info about each one. Includes the QL. Table of Contentsbook, orig pub: 09.08.20, updated: 02.09.24

BYTE-BACK started producing peripherals for the Sinclair computer in 1981. Their first product, a relay controller, was used by customers to control and automate projects. The original owner closed the company in the mid-1980s. David Leech, a former employee, purchased the company and continued to sell existing inventory. In the late 1980s, Leech introduced multifunction…company, orig pub: 06.19.19, updated: 05.16.24

Sold and supported the QL.company, orig pub: 11.01.20, updated: 03.23.24

A&J Micro Drive was a spin-off of Exatron, the company that manufactured and marketed the Exatron Stringy Floppy (ESF). The Exatron Stringy Floppy was a continuous loop tape cartridge (“wafer”) that had some advantages over traditional cassette tapes. Exatron also manufactured the tape drive mechanism and sold it via mail order to home computer owners.…company, orig pub: 06.19.19, updated: 03.20.24

Pacman type game. Originally published in Sinclair Programs – type-in from issue #4 – 1982/Nov.computer_media, orig pub: 05.13.24, updated: 05.15.24

Demo/animation on BASIC.computer_media, orig pub: 05.13.24, updated: 05.15.24

Work simulation game. Manufacture Zibbies against all odds.computer_media, orig pub: 05.13.24, updated: 05.15.24

Traditional game.computer_media, orig pub: 05.13.24, updated: 05.15.24

Photocopy of the original, missing page 1 and cover.document, orig pub: 07.17.21, updated: 03.30.24

Fourth annual event. Held at the Hara Arena in Dayton, Ohio on August 28th and 29th. Tim Swenson hosted the first of several after-fest BBQs at his house in Dayton this year. Several of the attendees appear in the photos below.event, orig pub: 03.30.23, updated: 02.24.24

Organized by Tim Swenson, the West Coast Sinclair Show was held in Union City, CA, on 5 June 1999, one week after the East Coast Sinclair Show. Vendors The key visitor to the show was the renowned author Stan Kelly-Bootle, writer of many computer books, including the “Devil’s DP Dictionary”, and the holder of the…event, orig pub: 07.04.21, updated: 07.10.23

Two day fair in Canada.event, orig pub: 07.04.21, updated: 07.10.23

User Groups Vendorsevent, orig pub: 02.14.23, updated: 07.10.23

User Groups Vendorsevent, orig pub: 02.25.23, updated: 07.10.23

Newsletter of the Central Pennsylvania ZX/TS Users Group.periodical, orig pub: 10.27.20, updated: 03.24.24

Newsletter for 1000/2068 and Jupiter ACE FORTH enthusiasts.periodical, orig pub: 07.17.21, updated: 03.24.24

Newsletter of the Triangle Computer Society (Raleigh, NC).periodical, orig pub: 12.18.19, updated: 03.24.24

This newsletter, published in French by Real Gagnon, covered the Timex/Sinclair computers.periodical, orig pub: 02.03.24, updated: 02.03.24

Implementation of the famous text-based Star Trek game.product, orig pub: 08.27.23, updated: 05.14.24

Word processor for the 2068. A Plus version supported full-size printers and a Plus 64 version added 64 column support. Sold by E. Arthur Brown as Textwriter 2068.product, orig pub: 11.30.19, updated: 05.01.24

The 2020 cassette recorder was one of several peripherals matched the 2068 in design. A variation was also sold by Radio Shack as the Minisette-9.product, orig pub: 11.30.19, updated: 04.18.24

The TS2068 version of the A&J Micro Drive has all the features of the original and includes a Centronics printer interface.product, orig pub: 11.30.19, updated: 03.23.24

8 independent relays with LED status indicators and 8 TTL inputs with Schmitt trigger buffers. Single POKE to change/latch each relay. Read all 8 inputs in a single PEEK. More than one BB-1 can be attached to the computer. The BB-1 was used for:product, orig pub: 11.30.19, updated: 03.22.24

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. Join Our Email List Sign…usergroup, orig pub: 04.21.23, updated: 05.17.24

President: Judy MuirVice President: Ralph Vaskousergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 01.07.24

Director: Munson CockayneSecretary: Robert Cockayneusergroup, orig pub: 02.01.20, updated: 01.07.24

In this meeting, we talked about the TS Pico project, new members, records with ZX programs and more.video, orig pub: 05.17.24, updated: 05.17.24

Will Collum, former Timex Computer Corporation programmer, joins us to discuss his work at Timex (he wrote the cartridge detection code in the TS 1500), Z80 coding, and his career before and after Timex.video, orig pub: 05.02.24, updated: 05.05.24

Our first Sunday meeting with folks from Europe.video, orig pub: 05.05.24, updated: 05.05.24

David gave an update on archiving tapes, documents, newsletters and more. Jeff Burrell showed the latest developments and demonstrated functions of his amazing video board.video, orig pub: 05.05.24, updated: 05.05.24

Jaroslav Švelch, PhD, is head of the Prague Game Production Studies group at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. He talked to us about his book, GAMING THE IRON CURTAIN: How Teenagers and Amateurs in Communist Czechoslovakia Claimed the Medium of Computer Games.video, orig pub: 05.05.24, updated: 05.05.24