Editor Ramblings

Author(s): Gene G. Buza
Publication: Synchro-Sette
Pub Details: Synchro-Sette v3 n2 (Volume 3, Issue 2)
Date: February 1984
Pages: 3-4
Editor Ramblings heading art, editor at his desk in a busy office
Editor Ramblings heading art, editor at his desk in a busy office

2068 PERIPHERILS

Get em while the’re hot (and available). 21st Century Electronics is offering a number of items for the 2068.

  • Centronics Parallel Printer interface – 69.95
  • RS-232 printer interface – 89.95
  • Aerco Dual-Floppy disk system – 599.95
  • UPLOAD-2000 – 19.95

The Aerco drive system includes a DEC #RX 180AB dual 40 track floppy 5 1/4″ drive,Interface Board with onboard DOS in ROM (Industry standard IBM format) and ZX-Profile on disk. This may be the only alternative to the micro-drives if they don’t become available.

UPLOAD is something we’ve all been waiting for – a software program allows TS-1000 BASIC programs to be loaded into the TS-2068.

For further information, contact:

21st CENTURY ELECTRONICS
6813 POLK ST.
GUTTENBERG, NJ, 07093
(201) 869-2616


TS/ZX PASCAL

Partial Pascal is a shortened version of Pascal for the ZX-81, TS-1000 and TS-1500.

It includes commands such as IF, THEN, ELSE, CASE, DO, OF, OTHERWISE, WHILE, REPEAT, UNTIL, FOR, TO, DOWNTO, BEGIN and END for program control.

READ, READLN, WRITE, WRITELN, EOLN, RESET, REWRITE, EOF, INKEY and TEXT for input and output.

+, -, *, DIV, MOD, ABS, CHR, ODD, ORD, PRED, SUCC, and SQR for calculations.

NOT, AND and OR for decisions. PROCEDURE, FUNCTION and FORWARD for subroutines. CONST, TYPE, VAR, ARRAY, BOOLEAN, CHAR and INTEGER for data. COPY, FAST, SLOW, PAUSE and HALT for computer control. PLOT and POINT for graphics and MEM, MEM2, MEMW, MOVE and USR for machine language.

Partial Pascal is a compiler language and operates much faster that BASIC. 16K is required and the cassette tape with instruction manual sells for $30.00. This is an inexpensive way of introducing yourself to a new language. For further information contact:

Semper Software
585 Glen Ellyn Place
Glen Ellyn, IL, 60137


INCOME TAX PROGRAMS

K-SOFT has tax preperation programs that work like a spreadsheet – all lines are affected by a change and instantly updated – for Form 1040 and Schedules A, B, C, D & E.

Prices are $14.00 for the TS-1000 version and $18.00 for the TS-2068 version (add 1.50 P & H).

They also have these programs for the Commodore 64 and VIC-20. Contact:

KSOFT CO.
845 Wellner Rd.
Naperville, IL, 60540
(312) 961-1250


STORE BASIC PROGRAMS ON CHIPS

RAM has introduced a device that allows you to “burn” your own programs on prom chips (up to 8K for the ZX-81, TS-1000 and TS-1500). Two simple commands allow you to read or write any program, either BASIC or machine code. Duplicating, verifying or revising programs are also possible.

The complete kit is called the PROM BURNER DISK SYSTEM and sells for $99.95. For further information contact:

RAM
4736 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago, IL, 60630