This section is a supplement to our Buyer’s Guide issue (May/June 1983). We have included the categories for which we did not have space in the Buyer’s Guide (Astronomy, Horse Racing, Hangman, and Golf) and the entries which were received too late to be included. A limited quantity of the Buyer’s Guide issue will be available at the back issue price of $4.00 per copy on a first come, first serve basis.
Improving Your Computer
Computer Practice Keyboard Co.
Portable Keyboard
$4.95 pp.; 2 for $8.50.
Learn and practice your keyboard while away from your computer. Regular typewriter key positions and special functions. Printed on sturdy 8 1/2 x 11 stock to fit standard binders with plastic lamination. Available for Timex, Apple, Atari, TRS-80, TI 99/4, IBM, Commodore, Wang, Xerox, Osborne, and others. Specify which computer keyboard you want.
Datametrics
ZX81 Dust/Dirt Cover. £3 plus s&h.
Covers available in black, red, brown, green; made in durable padded P.V.C. with facility for storing leads; keeps your ZX81 clean and free of dirt.
Daydesign
My Type
16K RAM. Cassette: $8.
Teaches touch typing on your ZX81 keyboard. Features include key location, review, token command drills. Mistakes and WPM given at end of each lesson.
Big-Key Legends. $7 per set.
Dry transfer keycap graphics in red and black; identical to those on the ZX/TS keyboard. For use on full size keyboards with standard 1/2″ key caps.
Dynamic Designs
Control Module. $27.50 plus $2 s&h.
A powerline switch, power “ON” indicator, LOAD/SAVE isolation switch with LOAD level monitor and Reset control. Isolation switch prevents feedback during program SAVE. Reset allows recovery from crashes without powering down peripherals. 2 3/4″ x 2 x 1 1/4″. Can be mounted on top of computer or used alongside.
Reset Control. Kit: $4.50 pp.
Add system Reset capability to permit quick recovery from crashes without powering down peripheral equipment. Control attaches to computer with two wires. Complete instructions for mounting and use.
N. J. Gipson
Self-Starting Program Unlocker
Cassette: $13.95 pp.
No more worries about program tapes you cannot back up; no more programs you cannot LIST and modify. Changes any tape program to allow Basic commands immediately after LOADing. Lifetime Guarantee.
Laserscan Electronics Corporation
16K extender RAM Pack.
Kit: $39.95; assembled: $44.95.
PC Board with connectors: $24.95.
Highly crash resistant RAM pack that can be mounted inside the computer under the keyboard or plugged directly into the rear connector. Requires no extra power supply; comes with a special high pressure edge connector employing gold plated, bifurcated contacts that will not allow the system to crash due to vibrations. Allows the use of the printer.
R-Tek
Copy-Cass. $19.95 plus $2 s&h.
Software backup system interfaces two inexpensive cassette recorders to provide a reliable method of tape to tape transfer of any program compatible with ZX80, ZX81, and TS1000 computers. SASE for free brochure.
G. Russell – Electronics
Key Load
16K RAM. Cassette: $10.
Unlocks those unSAVEable, unLISTable cassette programs. After LOADing this short machine language program, any TS/ZX cassette program subsequently LOADed instantly becomes SAVEable and LISTable. Now you can make a clean, easy to LOAD, back-up copy of that valuable cassette program.
Extending Your Computer
Ener-Z
Report Generator
$69.95 plus $3 s&h.
Data acquisition and control board: Centronics printer interface supports LLIST, LPRINT, COPY; real time clock with battery backup; 8 bit I/O ports; CMOS A/D converter. Features: Bus connector for RAM pack; ROM resident firmware; I/O mapped.
Intercomputer Inc.
Flexible Ribbon Connector (PL7016). $17.95.
A flexible ribbon for connecting any Memory Expansion, Softbox cartridges, and Intercontroller to your TS1000. Prevents the usual system crashes caused by RAM pack movement.
Intercontroller (PL7013). $34.95.
Put your TS1000 to work around the clock and do any number of tasks automatically (e.g., turns on/off your lights, motors, waters your lawn). Just plug Intercontroller into your computer and program each of the three switches individually. Software programmable with time intervals from fractions of seconds to days. Connect up to four Intercontroller units to your computer with a Softbox.
Kabre Electronics
Automatic Repeat Function. $15.95 pp.
Module with built-in self-test LED, automatic and continuous character input. Saves time and editing.
MAV Microproducts
EPROM Programmer/Reader
$64.96 plus $3 s&h.
Uses two 4K 2732 EPROMs in the 8-16K slot. Housed in slim plastic lie flat case with ribbon connector and expansion port making it compatible with RAM packs, printers, etc. Uses zero insertion force sockets for programs that failsafe load in seconds instead of minutes. Assembled and tested, with one EPROM. Extra EPROMs: $4.95 each.
Spyder Electronics
The Spyder Character Board
Kit: $24.50; assembled: $29.50; bare board: $14.50; $2.50 s&h.
A 4K (2K populated) memory expansion that allows changing of the ZX81/TS1000 character set; in the transparent region between 12 and 16K; may be populated with 6116 RAM or 2716 EPROMs. Spyder offers EPROM programming. Full documentation and two programs on cassette are included.
Timeworks, Inc.
Computer Control Center. $29.95.
On/off switch eliminates constant plugging and unplugging. Accommodates all brands and sizes of RAM packs and a 13″ screen monitor; angled for maximum display and viewing. Pockets for tapes; openings for TS Printer and cassette deck hookups. High impact, molded polystyrene case gives a sleek, sophisticated, professional look. Cords and wires hidden under the unit. 3 5/8″ x 20″ x 14 1/2″.
Programming Your Computer
A + Associates
Understanding Sinclair Basic
16K RAM. Cassette: $10 plus $1 s&h.
Fully demonstrates all of the Sinclair Basic commands and statements. You control the speed of the demonstration. Repeat each program as you need. If you are having difficulty with the manual, this program will simplify your problems.
TS/Basic. $3 plus $1 s&h.
A Basic programming form. High quality erasable bond paper 8 1/2 x 11. 24 line screen mapped on the front; 22 line screen on the back with coordinates; varied line density for legibility; area for notes and variables.
Biocal Software
(See Directory of Suppliers for prices.)
Base-N
Convert numbers from one base to another quickly; up to base 36. Includes decimal fractions.
Menu
Tape loader program, menu driven. Add, change, delete, sort, list.
Note-pad
Full screen editor; supports cursor movement up, down, left, and right. Multipage storage.
Daydesign
My Type
16K RAM. Cassette: $8.
Teaches touch typing on your ZX81 keyboard. Features include key location, review, token command drills. Mistakes and WPM given at end of each lesson.
Intercomputer Inc.
Assembler/Debugger ZXAD (PT4003)
16K RAM. $18.95.
Write machine code quickly and easily with this professional quality twopass assembler. Uses Zilog mnemonics with labels and symbols, 8 pseudoops, syntax checking, display or print listing with commands. Debugger includes examine/modifying, breakpoint with register display, line renumbering occupies 7K. Comprehensive multipage manual.
Memotech
Memopak Assembler
EPROM: $49.95 plus $4.95.
Code and edit a source program in Z80 language and then assemble it into machine code. Editor mode allows you to code directly in the right format, manipulate individual lines, and control the exact placing of source and machine code. Routines may be merged or listed. Handles all standard Z80 mnemonics; numbers in hex or decimal; comments; and user-selected labels. On EPROM and plugs directly into your computer.
Nanos Systems Corp.
ZX80, ZX81, and Timex/Sinclair 1000 System Reference Card. $5.95.
Quick summary reference card with: Graphics, Basic statements, Basic commands, Basic functions and derived functions, special characters and operators, screen layout, all codes panels (0-255), selected ROM calls, tips on using FOR-NEXT, IF-THEN statements, ZX80 and ZX81 memory maps, error codes, Z80 timing chart, short version of Z80 language, entire Z80 language OP-CODE. Accordian style card with 20 pages on 10 panels.
G. Russell – Electronics
Key Load
16K RAM. Cassette: $10.
Unlocks those unSAVEable, unLISTable cassette programs. After LOADing this short machine language program, any TS/ZX cassette program subsequently LOADed instantly becomes SAVEable and LISTable. Now you can make a clean, easy to LOAD, backup copy of that valuable cassette program.
Using Your Computer: Programs
Astronomy
Bug-Byte Software
Constellation
16K RAM. Cassette: £8.
Turn your ZX81 into a telescope. Program produces a simulation of the night sky as seen from any position on Earth at any chosen time this century. Point your telescope in any direction, more it around, zoom in or out. Stars displayed by magnitude or constellation.
Gladstone
Solar System (Z44)
16K RAM. Cassette: $11.95.
A databank on the cosmos. Facts, interrelationships of the planets, their moons, the sun, artificial satellites, the constellations.
Kamel Technology
All 3 astronomy programs for $24.95.
Planetfinder
16K RAM. Cassette: $9.95.
Computes the right ascension and declination, constellation planet is in, brightness, distance from earth, angular diameter, and phase. For any planet, any date.
Suntracker
16K RAM. Cassette: $9.95.
Computes position of sun, sunrise, sunset for any location, any time.
Moontracker
16K RAM. Cassette: $9.95.
Computes position of moon, rising and setting, for any location, any time.
Robert C. Moler
Astro-Utilities
16K RAM. Cassette: $14.95.
For amateur astronomers. Calculates Julian date, siderial time; rise/set times; altitude/azimuth; procession of celestial objects; and more. Menu driven; instructions.
Orbit
16K RAM. Cassette: $9.95.
An astronomical demonstration program for educators. Draws elliptical orbit shapes based on eccentricity. Also calculates and produces animated display of orbital motion. Instructions.
Galaxy
16K RAM. Cassette: $9.95.
An astronomical demonstration program for educators. Draws normal and barred spiral galaxies from input parameters. Galaxies may have variable orientation from face-on to edge-on. Choice of two spiral algorithms. Instructions.
Relativity
16K RAM. Cassette: $11.95.
An astronomical demonstration program for educators. Graphically shows effects of relativistic velocities on length of a spacecraft plus time dilation effects. Demonstrates the “twin paradox” on trips to Alpha Centauri and the Andromeda Galaxy. Instructions.
Planets
16K RAM. Cassette: $9.95.
An astronomical demonstration program for educators. Calculates and displays positions of the planets around the sun for a date or series of dates. Can plot planet distances to scale and include a comet. Instructions.
Print-Planets
16K RAM. Cassette: $11.95.
An astronomical demonstration program which uses the hi-res capabilities of the ZX printer to plot the positions of the planets in their orbits. Menu driven with 4 plotting options. Orbits are delineated and planets are plotted with their astronomical symbols. Instructions.
Bob Woish
Telescope Design
2K RAM. Cassette: $4.95; listing: $2.95.
Asks for desired objective diameter and f/ratio, inputs physical dimensions and optical data for a Newtonian reflector optical assembly. Saves hours of calculation.
Z-West
Celestial Locator
16K RAM. Cassette: $7.95 plus $1 s/h.
Provides the amateur astronomer with AZ/ALT positions for any given celestial source. Radio astronomers can rapidly adjust antennas with the location positions provided by this program. Celestial Locator/ZX99 is also available with this tape to printout monthly positions on RS232 printers.
Graphics
Biocal Software
(See Directory of Suppliers for prices.)
Display
Several different graphics techniques are used to create pictures and plots.
Skeet. 1K RAM.
Turn your computer into a drawing board. Visible flashing cursor even while retracing.
Computer Software Associates
Graphics Starter Pack
1K RAM. $14.95.
4 programs: Kaleidoscope, Large Print, Medium Print, Draw-A-Picture. Explains and discusses GOSUB, INKEY, PRINT AT, PLOT and UNPLOT, the way the ZX81 stores character shapes (and where), the decomposition of the decimal to binary and how to use the cursor to “draw” on the screen.
Multigraphics 2.3
16K RAM. $14.95.
Menu-driven package gives full control of ZX81 graphics. Includes: Comprehensive sketch pad function, small, large and jumbo text functions. Two packages of mixed graphic and text displays or one animated display. Educational/tutorial, business graphics functions for shop-window advertising displays.
Ksoft
TS-Art
16K RAM. Cassette: $12.95 (s&h: $1.50 U.S.,
$2.50 abroad).
Graphics program and Logo-style educational tool. Indirectly teaches concepts in arithmetic, geometry, and computer science. Work with a pencil, eraser, about 120 brushes, a video inverser and a “flicker” by moving them in 8 directions or along circles and lines. Set any background. Define new graphics commands. Expand, compress, or rotate. Save or print artwork.
Memory Master
Instant Art
16K RAM. $10.95 pp.
“Paint” pictures on the screen using two brush sizes and three colors (black, white, and gray). Paint in 8 directions and change brush size or color at any time with a press of a key. Directions contain a simple, single line change which allows you to paint with any character on the keyboard. Option for painting random symmetrical patterns.
Data Entry/Retrieval
Biocal Software
(See Directory of Suppliers for prices.)
Catalog
Card file system. Uses indexed sequential access method (ISAM). Vary key and record sizes.
Clients
Mailing list keeps track of your clients using ISAM techniques to maintain the file. Sales/Dates.
Histogram
Category maintenance, transact data entry, category plots, totals, and averages per category.
ISAM
Indexed Sequential Access Method subroutines allow you to retrieve your records via alphanumeric keys.
Library
Keep track of your books. Search list for author, title, publisher.
Orders
Order tracking system with mailing list, maintenance, sort, report, plot.
Reminder
Calendar and appointment book. Make, cancel, change, list appointments. Uses ISAM file technique.
L. Harmon
Mail Master
16K RAM. Cassette: $6.95.
Mailing list program. Menu-driven; auto run. Includes full edit and search routines. Supports any ZX/TS compatible printer. Options include: add names, search/view, edit, search/print, prints complete list, inform, and others. Comprehensive user’s manual.
Data Master
16K RAM. Cassette: $6.95.
Versatile data storage/retrieval program. Includes full edit and search routines. Supports any ZX/TS compatible printer. Ideal for the small businessman or homeowner. Includes comprehensive user’s manual.
Chart Master
16K RAM. Cassette: $6.95.
Program generates and analyzes bar charts. Printed output if desired. Ideal for the small businessman or homeowner. Includes full instructions.
Silicon Valley North
Grade Roster
16K RAM. Cassette: $7.95 plus $1 s&h.
Complete permanent gradebook exam and course performance analyzer. High capacity. Scores displayed in table with analysis of mean, standard deviation, variance, high/low score, frequency distribution for each activity. Final or part term student rankings based on weighted exam scores. Plus other useful options.
Stuart Software
Press Release Mailing List. $25.
1-Across mailing labels in Zip Code order. Mailing list for sending out press releases for computer-related products. Contains about 400 periodicals. Ideal for businesses seeking to maximize the “free advertising” which occurs when a press release is printed in the “New Products” section of a magazine or newsletter.
Financial
Biocal Software
(See Directory of Suppliers for prices.)
Bar-Chart
Watch the fluctuations in your expenses. Plots numeric arrays using a scaled histogram.
Checkbook. 16K RAM.
Balance your checkbook. Outstanding checks, deposits, current balance.
Loan
Generates loan payment schedules. Check interest vs. principal. Evaluate time payments.
Sales
Inventory sales analysis shows you what is selling best, how many were sold, and total sales dollars.
Markel Software
Deduc-table
48K RAM. Cassette: $14.95.
A menu driven program to track a year’s worth of tax deductions. Twenty user defined categories. Each category may contain 25 entries. Entries include date, description (comments), and dollar amounts. Review individual files, or totals Y.T.D. Self-starting, self-naming, self-saving. Full support by SASE.
Free Update
Current owners of Financial Record Keeper (16K) or Financial Record Keeper Plus (48K) may write for listing of newly added Tax Deduction Review application to flag tax deductable payments during the normal entry procedure and review them at any given time. (Note: Current cassettes being mailed incorporate this application.) Send SASE.
Home Budget Planner
16K RAM. $10.95 pp.
Computes and compares amount spent versus budget for a 13 month period. 20 user definable budget categories and 10 separate categories for income and deductions. Displays and prints out data by the month or year to date. Bar charts are drawn from monthly averages and show the year at a glance in graphic detail. Menu driven with easy edit and update.
Memotech
Memocalc
EPROM: $49.95 plus $4.95.
Spreadsheet analysis to assist with reports and financial forecasts. Performs complex number crunching routines with ease. Memopak’s 64K RAM gives a table of up to 7000 numbers with up to 250 rows or 99 columns. Quick revisions. The CALCULATE command reevaluates and displays the information. Tool has been generalized to perform interactive calculations in numerical tasks. On EPROM and plugs directly into your computer.
Sikes Software
Checkmaster
16K RAM. Cassette: $16.95.
Enter and store over 450 transactions per load. Menu driven. Allows you to list, search, add, save, graph. Special graph feature allows you to graph checking balance 9 dates at a time, starting with any desired date. Search for credits, dates, and debts. Graph may be scaled and labeled as desired.
Stocks
Air Capitol Software
Call/Put Stock Options Analysis
16K RAM. Cassette: $25.
Make objective strategy decisions. Requires only current options data from popular financial publications. In-depth analysis using extension of Black-Scholes model. Nine options per run ranked by potential profit, loss, expected return. Easy-to-use; full screen edit. Documentation.
Biocal Software
(See Directory of Suppliers for prices.)
Stock. Cassette only.
Learn the mechanisms behind the stock market. Includes buying on margin, short selling, convertible preferred, options to buy via warrants. Invest.
Memory Master
Stock Analysis and Portfolio
16K RAM. Cassette: $10.95 pp.
2 programs: Program 1: Takes data on any stock, computes total cost including broker’s commission, and computes the result of any number of call options entered including gain, yield, time held and more. Program 2: Holds information on up to 10 stocks and computes gain, yield, etc. Displays a composite view of all stocks held. Easily updated, changed, or deleted.
Word Processing
Bob Fingerle
Textwriter 1000
16K RAM. Cassette: $11.95; listing: $5.95.
Text editing program. Capabilities include: insert/delete, text compression/realignment, and buffer memory for saving portions of text to use elsewhere. Also includes tabulation, logically formatted display, text save, and ZX/TS printer control. SASE for free information.
Memotech
Memotext
EPROM: $49.95 plus $4.95.
Brings commercial standards of text editing to your computer. Text is first arranged in 32 character lines for the screen with comprehensive editing facilities. User chooses line length for printing and the system does the rest. Memotech printer interfaces enable output with 80 character lines, upper and lower case, single and double size characters. On EPROM and plugs directly into your computer.
Miscellaneous Programs
John Richard Coffey
Touch Type Game
2K RAM. Listing: $1 plus long SASE.
Learn to touch type all the ZX/TS symbols in a fun, challenging manner. Recommended only for users with special keyboards or overlays. Takes about 10 hours to master. All Basic. More detailed than the game that appeared in SYNC.
Computer Software Associates
Statistics Package
1K RAM. $12.95.
4 programs with error-correcting facilities to compute the following statistics: mean, standard deviation, variance, correlation coefficient, regression, equation, confidence interval for mean, 3 applications of the “t” test and the “F” test of the ratio between independent sample variances.
Compuwiz Software
The Educator
16K RAM. Cassette: $10.
A program to teach you all about programming your computer. All teaching is interactive and very easy to learn.
Florida Creations
Music/Sounds Package
1K RAM. Listing: $3.
5 programs and discussion for broadcasting music and spaceship noises to a nearby radio. No hardware modifications required. Controls the radio frequency interference generated by the computer.
Home Applications
Weight-Watcher
Listing: $3.
Basic program contains database of 200 foods and caloric values by portion with more than 30 common activities to compute minimum daily requirements. Compare daily consumption as a dieting aid. Program can be tailored for personal diets or food preferences. Completely menu driven.
Enjoying Your Computer: Games
Miscellaneous Games
Biocal Software
(See Directory of Suppliers for prices.)
Chase. 1K RAM.
Steer your interceptor to the target. Arrow buttons control velocity.
Flower
Display program plots ellipses in a spiral pattern. Watch as many varieties bloom.
Fvee. 1K RAM.
A road racing game. Steer your formula car to a new distance record.
Guess
2 games in 1. Hangman plus Guess the Animal. A self-learning game in which the computer questions you.
Hollywood. Cassette only.
As a movie produce you must obtain actors, script, and a director. Spending money begets money.
Life
Watch colonies of life-forms become alive, mutate, and die. Control matrix size, generations.
Meelborn. Cassette only.
Two cars race toward a 1000 mile goal. Includes flat tires, accidents, running out of gas, stop lights.
Pong. 1K RAM.
Two player pong game. Keeps score.
Quicksand
You are traveling through a forest and must detour through a swamp. Can you avoid the quicksand pits?
Race. 2K RAM.
A road race game. Can you break the distance record?
Roadrace
Steer a Formula-1 car through a tough road course. Different track each time.
Secrets
Cryptographers. Code/decode messages with a keyword generated cipher.
Shark-Hunt
Chase a man-eating shark; trap it in your nets; avoid the rocks, old tires, and other snags.
Snare
Corral a wild stallion. Try to encircle him in the minimum number of moves.
Tower. 1K RAM.
Guessing game. Code demonstrates poking the internal display file.
War
Inverse video graphics display program which plots a multiplayer card game.
Worm
Graphic display program. Plots a worm’s path as it searches for entry into the ground.
Computer Software Associates
Towers Of Brahama
1K RAM. $9.95.
Challenges your skill and manipulation. There are 3 posts on the screen. Your starting base contains 5 disks stacked in ascending order by size. The remaining 2 are parking bases. To win this game, you must park the 5 disks on the third post in an ascending order.
Bulls and Cows
1K RAM. $9.95.
A game of concentration for all ages! The computer randomly chooses 4 numbers. You must decipher the “master set” exactly. When you enter your guesses, the computer will tell you how many of the chosen numbers match the set, and how many match in exact order.
Nim
16K RAM. $9.95.
The first player chooses a number of matches and arranges them in 3 piles. The second player then chooses a pile and removes some matches. The first player then removes some matches. Any number of matches may be removed from any pile. The winner is the person (or computer) who removes the very last match. 4 levels of difficulty.
Four in a Row
16K RAM. $14.95.
A game for 2 or more players on a vertical board with 8 columns and 8 rows. The object is to get 4 pieces in a row: horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. Players alternate turns until a win is achieved.
Slides and Ladders
16K RAM. $14.95.
Up to 4 players. Each player begins in the cellar of a mansion and must work his way through 40 rooms. The player to reach the 40th room first is the winner.
Mugsy
16K RAM. $9.95.
You are the Boss of a Chicago gang operating a protection racket. Can you survive the rival gangs, the cops, and Nick the Greek?
Intercomputer Inc.
Hopper (1017)
16K RAM. $12.95.
Can you help Fergy and his friends get across the highway and back to the lily pond? Includes crocodiles, logs, varying speed traffic, etc.
Memory Master
Code Master
16K RAM. $10.95 pp.
Menu allows 3 choices: 1) solve cryptoquotes stored in memory; 2) have the computer generate a code from material typed in by the user; or 3) solve a code from a newspaper, etc. Options 1 and 2 offer 3 different types of code, each with a different level of difficulty. A cursor controlled control panel is used for letter replacement. Hint and quit routines make it easy enough for a 10 year old to master but hard enough for the avid puzzle fan.
MicroSync Software
Air Traffic
2K RAM. Cassette: $4 plus $1 s&h; listing: $2
plus SASE.
Try to dodge the oncoming planes and buildings. Many levels of play. Keeps score. Fast action.
Praise Data Systems
Bible Quiz Games
16K RAM. Cassette: $10.95 pp.
A series of games to test your knowledge of Bible Scripture. Interesting and educational fun for the whole family. Keeps score for you so that you can see your progress as you play again. SASE for list of programs.
SyncWare Co.
Storm Lander
16K RAM. $9.95.
Make an emergency landing at Denver’s Stapleton Airport in your commercial airliner, during a thunderstorm. Three screens of graphics show your progress in avoiding storm clouds, other aircraft, mountains, and downtown Denver, while homing in on navigation beams for a safe descent to the runway and finally taxiing to the terminal.
Miner’s Revenge
16K RAM. $9.95.
Get fabulously rich if you crack the motherload. The old miner’s last will, will help you on the way, equipped with a pick-axe, flares, spikes, and a lantern. The 9 markers left by the old miner will guide you to the big vein, but watch out for falls that cause the loss of time and tools. Not a text adventure game; continuous full screen graphics for improved realism.
Super Slide
16K RAM. $9.95.
You are in the 1988 Olympics bobsled event. Pick up points while avoiding skid-patches, walls, ruts, and the course boundary. If you pass the qualifying run, you compete in two heats. Your score on both runs places your final position in a field of over 80 competitors. You must be very good to win the gold medal. Practice in the DEMO mode, which continually cycles a new course. Machine code action.
Sikes Software
Mega-tron
16K RAM. Cassette: $14.95.
Try to destroy the computer light cycle. Avoid hitting the light trails left behind the cycles, the walls of the game grid, and the cycles themselves. On screen scoring and bonus cycles. Machine Code.
Skelly Computing
Guess It
16K RAM. Cassette: $3 plus $1 s&h; listing: $1
plus SASE.
A number game with 3 levels of play and prompting.
2-Bit Software
Working Mother’s Dilemma
2K RAM. Cassette: $14.95.
Package of 4 games: Designed as a fun way for women to learn about computers: Mad Dash: Tests your ability to race through the house when you have not had a break all day. Carfool: Figure out how to use the least amount of gas while running errands all over town. Harried Housewife: Adventure game that rewards you with a hot bath and a nap after a hectic day that includes a dazed search for your car in the parking lot of Shopping Mall.
Shoot ’em Up Games
Biocal Software
(See Directory of Suppliers for prices.)
6-Shooter
A game of skill in which you try to hit a randomly moving target. 5 levels of difficulty.
Artillery
Protect your hometown from enemy planes. Variable gun angles, limited ammo, so aim carefully.
Bomber
Maneuver your bomber through anti-aircraft flak to drop your payload over the target; fuel limit.
Dogfight
Shoot down the enemy planes before they destroy your 5 planes. Fuel and ammo limits.
Sniper. 1K RAM.
A randomly moving target pops in and out of view. Hit it before it disappears.
Wolfpack
You are the commander of a Navy destroyer searching for enemy submarines. Depth charges ready.
Computer Software Associates
Murgatroyds Revenge
16K RAM. $14.95.
The fiendish Murgatroyds are on the warpath again! You must fight off their attack with mines, superglue, decoys and more.
Robot Tanks
16K RAM. $14.95.
The battle has gone poorly. Enemy tanks have you surrounded with an unlimited supply of ammunition. You have one shot left. After you have fired your final round, your tank will become immobile. Your only source of defense is to lure your enemies into shooting one another. Good luck! Save your last shot to win!
MicroSync Software
Bomber
2K RAM. Cassette: $3 plus $1 s&h, listing: $1
plus SASE.
A target practice game in which you try to hit a target on the bottom of the screen. 2 types of missiles, one bomb. Target explodes when hit.
Robert J. Midura
Strategy at Sea
16K RAM. Cassette: $10.
2 games. Convoy: Shooting gallery type game; your sub has 20 missiles to attack a 15 ship convoy; targets pass in either direction at various distances from your sub; graphic explosions; 5 levels of play; 5 types of ships; score shows all ships sunk. Sub Hunt: Your destroyer must track down and sink 5 nearly invisible subs before they sink your 5 fleet ships or your destoyer; watch out for mines and collisions with your own ships; graphics display of ocean grid, fleet ships, mines, depth charges, and explosions.
Space Games
Biocal Software
(See Directory of Suppliers for prices.)
Cruiser
Navigate your spaceship through a meteor storm. How far can you travel without damage?
Orbit
Maneuver your spaceship into an inner orbit to pick up your cargo.
Treasure
Collect the treasure before the alien robot catches you with its radar tracking system.
Computer Software Associates
Galactic Patrol
16K RAM. $14.95.
Your 6 year mission is to explore new worlds, to go where no being has gone before! Your job, as captain of the Galactic, is to protect the lives of the 500 aboard and to operate the bridge.
Super Invaders
16K RAM. $14.95.
Negotiations have ended. Now comes a show of strength. “The Earth is being invaded!” All beings on Earth are depending on you. Don’t let us down!
Intercomputer Inc.
Arcade Games (FG1016)
16K RAM. $12.95.
In any other time or galaxy, the dust ball of the world called Tai would have been quite unimportant. Time changes and the entire civilization will be betrayed. You have been chosen to defend Tai. The galactic future depends on you.
Memory Master
Spaceflash
16K RAM. $10.95 pp.
Earn shots at an alien landing craft by successfully answering questions in various drills. 3 levels of drill in addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and visual memory training. Complete scoring for drills and space game. The visual memory drill automatically increases in difficulty as the player gives correct responses.
Tarbon’s Revenge
16K RAM. $10.95 pp.
An enhanced version of Spaceflash. Position your space ship to intercept the alien with one of your missiles. Select the number of ships that must be shot down to win and the number of ships Tarbon must land to conquer the earth. As your aim gets better, Tarbon makes it more difficult by sending down smaller ships.
MicroSync Software
Galaxy Master
1K RAM. Cassette: $4 plus $1 s&h.
Fight the aliens on the top; watch out for the bombs that they drop. 3 levels of play. Machine code.
Sikes Software
Moon Mission
16K RAM. Cassette: $14.95.
Land your space craft safely on one of the 4 launch pads. Features: Full graphics display of mountain terrain, launch pads, and lunar cities. Instrument panel assists you in landing safely. Machine code.
Invaders
16K RAM. Cassette: $12.95.
Shoot down the marching aliens with your rapid fire laser cannon before they take over the planet forever. Shields are provided for protection against the aliens’ bombs. Machine code.
Casino Games
Biocal Software
(See Directory of Suppliers for prices.)
Blackjack
Multi-player, multi-deck version of popular 21 card game. Sharpen your skills for Las Vegas/Reno.
Bong
Throw dice until you reach 10,000 points. 1’s and 5’s are scoring dice. Up to 5 players.
Craps
Bet on the dice rolls. Up to 5 people.
Solitaire
Las Vegas version. Standout layout is dealt with remaining deck dealt face up over last 6 columns.
Compuwiz Software
Casino Fun
16K RAM. Cassette: $10.
This very comprehensive Blackjack game follows full casino rules such as double down, split a hand, etc. Hi-lo is derived from the popular English game. Excellent graphic displays are used in both games. Watch the “chips” go up and down as your winnings fluctuate!
Casino Fun II
16K RAM. Cassette: $10.
Play the exciting game of Baccarat as it is played in European casinos. Graphics display of cards, messages, and chips. Memory challenges and develops your ability to recollect. For all ages.
Sikes Software
Blackjack
16K RAM. Cassette: $9.95.
Casino blackjack at its best. Take your $500 bankroll and put your luck to the test. Full graphics display of cards makes this game fun and exciting.
Maze Games
Biocal Software
(See Directory of Suppliers for prices.)
Amazing
Can the mouse reach the cheese before that cat catches it? Watch the mouse travel through the maze.
Catnmouse
Two cats chase a mouse through a maze. You control the mouse to score on its way to the cheese.
Maze. 1K RAM.
Shifting maze. Prints random maze.
Computer Software Associates
Mazeman
16K RAM. $14.95.
Mazeman scours the maze for food while dodging ghosts which are trying to devour him. Are you capable of beating the high score before Mazeman is devoured?
Sikes Software
Micromaze
16K RAM. Cassette: $16.95.
Eat the dots and score points while evading the deadly Drone; 11 automated levels of play, so the better you play, the better this game gets. Almost unbeatable. Machine code.
Other Games on the Computer
Biocal Software
(See Directory of Suppliers for prices.)
3DTTT. Cassette only.
Challenge the computer in a game of Tic-Tac-Toe. Played in 3 dimensions on a 4 by 4 by 4 grid.
8-Ball
Call your stroke, cue-angle, and object ball angle. The computer calculates all subsequent angles.
BCKGMN
Challenge the computer, play against another player, or watch the computer play both sides.
Checkers
Challenge the computer to a game; includes demo game and two player mode.
Cube-Sym
Rubik’s cube simulator. Use any size cube. How many moves will you take to solve it? With scramble.
Stuart Software
Pick ’em
16K RAM. Cassette: $14.95 plus $2 s&h.
Predicts the outcome of NFL games with point spread.
NBA Picks
16K RAM. Cassette: $14.95 plus $2 s&h.
Predicts the outcome of NBA games with point spread.
SyncWare Co
NFLX Football
16K RAM. $9.95.
Provides a full-featured football contest for one or two players. Not a “text” game. Safeties, interceptions, runs, passes, punts, fumbles, and field goals are displayed with machine code graphics. Defensive plays include Blitz, Red Dog, Normal, and Prevent. Includes demo option to continually demonstrate pass and running plays.
Game Collections
Charles J. Bonner
Flight Simulations
2K RAM. Cassette: $12.95.
4 flight programs; some with graphics. Guide a parachute to a target; fly a biplane over a mountain range; fly a jet airliner across the Pacific Ocean; navigate a spaceship from the Asteroid Belt to Earth orbit.
Computer Software Associates
1K Games. $19.95.
5 games: Duck Shoot: All the excitement of duck hunting, without getting up at 4 a.m. Moon Lander: If you thought Neil Armstrong had it easy, this is your turn to try to land on the Moon. Hangman: 1 or 2 players; sharpen your spelling skills. Crossword: Challenging, mindboggling word association. Letter Square: Arrange the alphabet in correct order.
Compuwiz Software
Arcade Fun
16K RAM. Cassette: $10.
3 games: Arcade type; moving graphics. Escape: Get as many points as possible before the closing walls crush you. Snake: Devour points, leaving a trail over which you cannot cross. Trap: Two players are set against each other.
2K Game Pack
2K RAM. Cassette: $10.
5 programs: Kaleidoscope: Dazzles you with super displays. Over Under and Remember: Two challenging and thought provoking card games. Reverse: Explore your skills in logical thinking. Sketch: Let your imagination run wild and become an artist.
Mind Benders
16K RAM. Cassette: $10.
3 thinking games: Master Mind: An exciting version of the popular board game. Super Mind: A tougher version for those who enjoy a real challenge. Guess: An enjoyable number guessing game. All games use full screen graphics.
Florida Creations
Fun and Games Package
1K RAM. Listing: $1 plus SASE.
2K RAM. Cassette: $9.95 plus $1 s&h.
3 programs: Draw: Draw and sketch whatever you want; automatic erase; flashing cursor. Lunar Lander: Land you LEM on the landing pad without blowing up; horizontal and vertical velocities; fuel. Secret Code: Converts your messages into an unintelligible string of alphanumeric characters and back into English.
SyncWare Co.
Fun and Games I
2K RAM. $9.95.
5 games: Bring those TS1000s out of the closet. Included are Syncwars, Minotaur, Nim, ContsEntration, and TS Doodle, combining 2 older Basic games with 3 new ones in a “something-for-everyone” package.
ZXSystems Software
ZX-Pack
1K-16K RAM. Cassette: $16.99 plus $1.50 s&h.
9 games and programs: Ranging from 4Dicttactoe to ZX-Probe and a savings account balance computing program. Instructions.
Horse Racing
CRC Software
Horse Master
16K RAM. Cassette: $12.95.
Before you go to the track…consult with the Horse Master! Your racing form or local newspaper gives you the date, and this program will help you analyze it!
A. Doty
Horse Racing Handicapping
16K RAM. Cassette: $12.50 pp.
Analyses thoroughbred races giving critical handicapping parameters for each horse. Based upon statistical methods by using key past performance information to aid in predicting potential winners. Instruction pamphlet.
M. H. Marks Enterprises
Handicapper
16K RAM. Cassette: $9.95.
This program will help the horse racing fan make more intelligent decisions at the wagering window. After pertinent data obtained from standard racing programs is entered, the computer assigns appropriate “points” to each parameter based on a weighted system and a display of the percentage of “chance to win” of each horse in the field.
3G Company, Inc.
Horse Race Handicapping Program
16K RAM. Cassette: $24.95.
This is a scientifically derived system for calculating odds on horse racs. Hundreds of races were analyzed and numerical probabilities computed to form the basis of this program.
UAS
Flat Racing. (C6001).
16K RAM. Cassette: $12.95.
Handicap the thorobred horses on any track. Input data from the facing form and find the racing form and find the potential winner. The program follows the proven concepts used by the Win-rator to find the most probable winner.
Hangman
American Micro Products, Inc.
Hangman
16K RAM. Cassette: $17.95.
A computerized version of the classic children’s game of Hangman. Preprogrammed with 235 words; however, the user can replace these with more than 500 words.
Computer Software Associates
Lynchmob
16K RAM. $12.95.
A competitive game of skill and strategy for 2-6 players developed from the traditional game of Hangman. Picks turns, keeps scores, and lynches the losers in animated graphics.
Gladstone
Hangman (Z78)
16K RAM. Cassette: $9.95.
2 games. Movies: Over 100 titles and film stars; 3 categories. Superheroes: Names and their arch-enemies.
Haymarket Software
Haymarket Hangman
16K RAM. Cassette: $9.95.
5 categories with instructions on how to change the category names to suit individual needs. Each category contains up to 50 words and the computer even adds the words you use when playing with two players. In effect, the computer learns. Increase your children’s vocabularies or just put in their spelling list.
R. Midura
Hangman
16K RAM. Cassette: $10.
Features a graphics display, a scratch sheet display to keep track of letters guessed, 7 word categories, score keeping, and 400 word dictionary (prerecorded dictionary: animals, vegetables/fruits/herbs, music, astronomy, birds, automobiles, and geography). Create your own dictionary.
Softsync, Inc.
Hangman
16K RAM. Cassette: $14.95.
A learning tool to tutor children (ages 6-12) in spelling. Seven versions of Hangman. Play against the computer’s five prerecorded libraries of categorized words (each word up to 17 letters): animals, science, countries of the world, states of America, and fruits and vegetables. Create your own library of 500 words.
Z-West
Hangman
16K RAM. Cassette: $4.95 plus $1 s&h.
The computer becomes a very special vocabulary tutor in this traditional game of Hangman. Discover the unknown word before you are hanged! 5 levels of play with 5 words in each level.
Golf
Asia Tsusho Co., Ltd.
Golf Game
16K RAM. Cassette: $14.
A full scale golf simulation game of 18 holes by adopting the table of random numbers system. By inputting in sequence CLUB SELECT, DIRECTION, STRENGTH, you can enjoy your golf game with green scenery varied from time to time.
Biocal Software
(See Directory of Suppliers for prices.)
Golf. 1K RAM.
Get your clubs out and play a few holes. Good for judging distances.
Computronics
ZX Open
16K RAM. Cassette: $16.95.
Simulates golf on 5240 yard, par 71, 18 hole course. Select driver, irons, pitching wedge, or putter. Holes, slices, or misses the ball. Sand, water, or lost in the trees. Up to 4 players. Automatic score card.
Emvee Software
Mini-Golf
16K RAM. Listing: $6.
Play 9 or 18 holes against another player or the computer. The better your practicing performance, the better your practicing performance, the more consistent your play will become. A different course for each round played.
R. Midura
18 Hole Golf
16K RAM. Cassette: $10.
Features a graphics display of each hole, animated ball, 3 types of hazards, 5 player capability, and final score card display. Hazards include bunkers, water traps, and trees. The display of each hole lists hole number, par, current shot, current score, and name of player. 9 different courses available.
Minigolf
16K RAM. Cassette: $10.
Graphics display and random creation of each of the 18 holes; random height of elevated tee; 3 types of variable size hazards; animated ball; splash effect; final score report. Also displays hole number, hole par, shot number, and current score. Distance between tee and hole determines par. Flashing messages for misses and hole in one’s. Can play either same course or a new random course. 9 levels of difficulty.
Supplements for 18 Hole Golf
16K RAM. Cassette: $10.
Courses 4, 5, 6 on one cassette; 7, 8, 9 on one cassette. Courses 8 and 9 feature unlabeled graphics terrain items and more complex holes. Courses 8 and 9 offer more terrain items per hole and are recommended for advanced players.
Mindware Inc.
From Eagle Sales
Graphic Golf
16K RAM. Cassette: $9.95 plus s&h.
A full 18 hole, championship golf course. You face a brand new set of hazards each time you tee up: trees, bunkers, and gusts of wind. Make a choice of club (wood, iron, putter) and strength of choice. You also aim the shot. We do not promise that you will take the British Open, but you will test your skill and judgment. By Silversoft.
Sean Wilson
Golf
16K RAM. Cassette: $10.
Play golf with a full view of the course; nine hole course; close up of green for your putt. Superb graphics. For one or two players.