--- title: "The Best of SUM: The Sinclair/Timex Users Magazine" id: 20973 type: "book" slug: "the-best-of-sum-the-sinclair-timex-users-magazine" url: "http://localhost/book/the-best-of-sum-the-sinclair-timex-users-magazine/" markdown_url: "http://localhost/book/the-best-of-sum-the-sinclair-timex-users-magazine.md" published_at: "2020-04-05T16:21:00+00:00" modified_at: "2024-05-26T15:06:41+00:00" author: "David Anderson" featured_image: url: "http://localhost/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/BestOfSUMThe-scaled.jpg" excerpt: "A compilation of the best articles, reviews, programs and hardware projects up through December, 1985." category: - name: "Books" slug: "book" taxonomy: "category" url: "http://localhost/category/book/" post_tag: - name: "Barry Carter (company)" slug: "barry-carter" taxonomy: "post_tag" url: "http://localhost/tag/barry-carter/" - name: "SUM Magazine" slug: "sum-magazine" taxonomy: "post_tag" url: "http://localhost/tag/sum-magazine/" - name: "TS 1000" slug: "ts1000" taxonomy: "post_tag" url: "http://localhost/tag/ts1000/" - name: "TS 2068" slug: "ts2068" taxonomy: "post_tag" url: "http://localhost/tag/ts2068/" - name: "Type-in program" slug: "type-in-program" taxonomy: "post_tag" url: "http://localhost/tag/type-in-program/" model: - name: "Timex/Sinclair 1000" slug: "ts-1000" taxonomy: "model" url: "http://localhost/model/ts-1000/" - name: "Timex/Sinclair 2068" slug: "ts-2068" taxonomy: "model" url: "http://localhost/model/ts-2068/" indiv: - name: "Al Mollitor" slug: "al-mollitor" taxonomy: "indiv" url: "http://localhost/indiv/al-mollitor/" - name: "Andy Centek (WB8AHX)" slug: "andy-centek" taxonomy: "indiv" url: "http://localhost/indiv/andy-centek/" - name: "Bill Woodward" slug: "bill-woodward" taxonomy: "indiv" url: "http://localhost/indiv/bill-woodward/" - name: "Dan Fagen" slug: "dan-fagen" taxonomy: "indiv" url: "http://localhost/indiv/dan-fagen/" - name: "Howard Ballinger" slug: "ballinger-howard" taxonomy: "indiv" url: "http://localhost/indiv/ballinger-howard/" - name: "Jim Clark" slug: "jim-clark" taxonomy: "indiv" url: "http://localhost/indiv/jim-clark/" - name: "John Monkus" slug: "john-monkus" taxonomy: "indiv" url: "http://localhost/indiv/john-monkus/" - name: "Joseph Williamson" slug: "joseph-williamson" taxonomy: "indiv" url: "http://localhost/indiv/joseph-williamson/" - name: "Peter Orvis" slug: "peter-orvis" taxonomy: "indiv" url: "http://localhost/indiv/peter-orvis/" - name: "Phil McConaghey" slug: "phil-mcconaghey" taxonomy: "indiv" url: "http://localhost/indiv/phil-mcconaghey/" - name: "Real Gagnon" slug: "real-gagnon" taxonomy: "indiv" url: "http://localhost/indiv/real-gagnon/" - name: "Richard Cravy" slug: "richard-cravy" taxonomy: "indiv" url: "http://localhost/indiv/richard-cravy/" - name: "Roger Hunziker" slug: "roger-hunziker" taxonomy: "indiv" url: "http://localhost/indiv/roger-hunziker/" - name: "Thornton Benson" slug: "thornton-benson" taxonomy: "indiv" url: "http://localhost/indiv/thornton-benson/" publisher: "SUM Magazine" publisher_publications: - id: 11354 title: "SUM: The Sinclair/Timex Users Magazine" type: "company" url: "http://localhost/company/sum-magazine/" pages: "113" date: "1986" archiveurl: "https://archive.org/details/BestOfSUM" zotero_id: "WTT6Z983" --- # The Best of SUM: The Sinclair/Timex Users Magazine A compilation of the best articles, reviews, programs and hardware projects up through December, 1985. ### Contents - [2068 Graphics for the Beginner](http://localhost/article/2068-graphics-for-the-beginner/) (Andy Centek) - [2068 Printer Interface and ROM Card](http://localhost/article/2068-printer-interface-and-rom-card/) (Joe Williamson) - [24 Usable Lines](http://localhost/article/24-usable-lines/) (Joe Williamson) - [32K Memopak Incompatible](http://localhost/article/32k-memopak-incompatible/) - [A & J Microdrive Review](http://localhost/article/a-j-microdrive-review/) (Joe Williamson) - [A Keyboard Interface for Any Timex Computer](http://localhost/article/a-keyboard-interface-for-any-timex-computer/) (Joe Williamson) - [A Review of the Sinclair Spectrum Plus](http://localhost/article/a-review-of-the-sinclair-spectrum-plus-2/) (Joe Williamson) - [Adding a “Real” Keyboard to Your 2068](http://localhost/article/adding-a-real-keyboard-to-your-2068/) (Joe Williamson) - Additional Notes on the Hardware of the T-2068 & Disk Drive (Joe Williamson) - [Additional Notes on the Spectrum Plus](http://localhost/article/additional-notes-on-the-spectrum-plus-2/) (Richard Cravy) - [Aerco Interface with the Spectrum Rom](http://localhost/article/aerco-interface-with-the-spectrum-rom-3/) (Joe Williamson) - [An RGB Monitor for the TS 2068](http://localhost/article/an-rgb-monitor-for-the-ts2068/) (Phil McConaghey) - Battery Back-up - [Beginner’s Basic Programming](http://localhost/article/beginners-basic-programming/) (Bill Woodward) - [Beginner’s Programming, Part II](http://localhost/article/beginners-programming-part-ii/) (Bill Woodward) - [Beginner’s Programming, Part III](http://localhost/article/beginners-programming-part-iii/) (Bill Woodward) - [Beginner’s Programming, Part IV](http://localhost/article/beginners-programming-part-iv/) (Bill Woodward) - [Better Sound](http://localhost/article/better-sound/) (Jim Clark) - [Bugaboo review](http://localhost/article/bugaboo/) (Richard Cravy) - [Calorie Counter review](http://localhost/article/calorie-counter-review/) (Al Mollitor) - [Convert Your TV into a Computer Monitor](http://localhost/article/convert-your-tv-into-a-computer-monitor/) (John Monkus) - [Converting Textwriter Files to Tasword II Files](http://localhost/article/converting-textwriter-files-to-tasword-ii-files/) (Bill Woodward) - [Creating Your Own TS-2068 Character Set](http://localhost/article/creating-your-own-ts-2068-character-set-2/) (John Monkus) - [DK-Tronics Three Channel Sound Synthesizer](http://localhost/article/dktronics-three-channel-sound-synthesizer/) (Joe Williamson) - [Enhancing the A & J Microdrive](http://localhost/article/enhancing-the-aj-microdrive/) (Howard Ballinger) - [Expanding UDGs](http://localhost/article/expanding-udgs/) (John Monkus) - [Far Side of Saturn](http://localhost/article/far-side-of-saturn/) (John Monkus) - Flash! Posed for Spectrum ROM Tasword with Aerco - [Header Reader for 2068](http://localhost/article/header-reader-for-2068/) (Real Gagnon) - [Headlines — February 24, 1984: Timex Leaves the Market](http://localhost/article/headlines-february-24-1984-timex-leaves-the-market/) - [Hi-Res Graphics for the TS-1000: A Review of I.S.I.’s software](http://localhost/article/hi-res-graphics-for-the-ts-1000-a-review-of-i-s-i-s-software/) (Joe Williamson) - [Horace … At Last!](http://localhost/article/horace-at-last/) (Richard Cravy) - [Loading Tasword II on the A & J Microdrive](http://localhost/article/loading-tasword-ii-on-the-a-j-microdrive-3/) (Joe Williamson) - [Logic Analyzer](http://localhost/article/logic-analyzer/) (Joe Williason) - [M-Script review](http://localhost/article/m-script-review/) (Richard Cravy) - Memotext Review (Joe Williamson) - [Modem Tips](http://localhost/article/modem-tips-2/) (Joe Williamson) - [Monitor Output for the TS-1000 & TS-1500](http://localhost/article/monitor-output-for-the-ts-1000-1500/) (Joe Williamson) - [MTERM (Smart II) Telecommunications: Hints and Tips](http://localhost/article/mterm-smart-ii-telecommunications-hints-and-tips/) (Barry Carter) - [New Products: Memotech](http://localhost/article/new-products-4/) - [New TS2040 Print Style](http://localhost/article/new-ts2040-print-style/) (Joe Williamson) - [News and Notes!](http://localhost/article/news-and-notes-2/) - [Newsletter Changes](http://localhost/article/newsletter-changes/) - [OmniCalc 2 Spreadsheet](http://localhost/article/omnicalc-2-spreadsheet/) (Roger Hunziker) - Pokes for Aerco-Tasword (Richard Cravy) - [Poor Man’s Word Processor/TS-2068](http://localhost/article/poor-mans-word-processor-ts-2068/) (Thornton Benson) - [Portuguese Timex T-2068 Computer & Timex Disk Drive System: A Hands-On Evaluation](http://localhost/article/portuguese-timex-t-2068-computer-timex-disk-drive-system-a-hands-on-evaluation/) (Richard Cravy) - [Pro/file 2068 Filing System: An Outstanding Value](http://localhost/article/pro-file-2068-filing-system-an-outstanding-value/) (Joe Williamson) - [RAM Pack Repairs](http://localhost/article/ram-pack-repairs/) (Joe Williamson) - [Review: ZX Computing Magazine](http://localhost/article/review-zx-computing-magazine/) - [Reviving the 2068 Keyboard](http://localhost/article/reviving-the-2068-keyboard/) (Richard Cravy) - [Rocket Man review](http://localhost/article/rocket-man/) (Joe Williamson) - [Setting up the 2068](http://localhost/article/setting-up-the-2068/) (Joe Williamson) - Software Review: Gold! by Jack Deuber (Joe Williamson) - [Software Review: Voice Chess](http://localhost/article/software-review-voice-chess/) (Richard Cravy) - [Software Reviews: Frogger, Mothership](http://localhost/article/software-reviews-frogger-mothership/) (Richard Cravy) - [Spectrum Buss on 2068](http://localhost/article/spectrum-buss-on-2068/) (Joe Williamson) - [Spectrum Emulator](http://localhost/article/spectrum-emulator-2/) (Joe Williamson) - [Spectrum Emulator Revisited](http://localhost/article/spectrum-emulator-revisited/) (Joe Williamson) - [Suntronics Keyboard Review](http://localhost/article/suntronics-keyboard-review/) (Roger Hunziker) - [Tasprint](http://localhost/article/tasprint/) (Richard Cravy) - [Tasword II Improvements](http://localhost/article/tasword-ii-improvements-2/) (Peter Orvis) - [Tax Time … and Some Help](http://localhost/article/tax-time-and-some-help/) (Richard Cravy) - [The Rotronics Wafadrive: An inexpensive alternative to cassettes](http://localhost/article/the-rotronics-wafadrive-an-inexpensive-alternative-to-cassettes/) (Richard Cravy) - [The Textwriter Series](http://localhost/article/the-textwriter-series/) (Richard Cravy) - [The Zebra Graphics Tablet: A Review](http://localhost/article/the-zebra-graphics-tablet-a-review/) (Joe Williamson) - [Timex/Sinclair Interfacing review](http://localhost/article/timex-sinclair-interfacing-review/) (Joe Williamson) - [TS 1500 Review](http://localhost/article/ts-1500-review/) (Joe Williamson) - [TS 2068 Printer Interface](http://localhost/article/ts-2068-printer-interface/) (Joe Williamson) - [TS 2068 Printer Interface](http://localhost/article/ts-2068-printer-interface-2/) (Joe Williamson) - [TS 2068 Review](http://localhost/article/ts-2068-review/) (Joe Williamson) - [TS-2068 Gets Rave Reviews](http://localhost/article/ts-2068-gets-rave-reviews/) (Richard Cravy) - [TS2050 Modem](http://localhost/article/ts2050-modem/) (Joe Williamson) - [Ultra Hi-Res Graphics on the Timex 2068](http://localhost/article/ultra-hi-res-graphics-on-the-timex-2068/) (Real Gagnon) - [User Defined Graphics for the TS-1000](http://localhost/article/user-defined-graphics-for-the-ts-1000/) (Dan Fagen) - [User Defined Graphics for the TS-1000, Part II](http://localhost/article/user-defined-graphics-for-ts-1000-part-ii/) (Dan Fagen) - [VIEWord](http://localhost/article/vieword/) (Richard Cravy) - [WMJ Data Systems Software](http://localhost/article/wmj-data-systems-software/) (Richard Cravy) - [Word Processing for the 2068: Tasword II](http://localhost/article/word-processing-for-the-2068-tasword-ii/) - [WORM – A type-it-yourself game](http://localhost/article/worm-a-type-it-yourself-game/) (G A Smith) - [Zebra Talker – a review](http://localhost/article/zebra-talker-a-review/) (Joe Williamson) - [ZX/TS Repair Guide – Part I](http://localhost/article/zx-ts-repair-guide-part-i/) - [ZX/TS Repair Guide – Part II](http://localhost/article/zx-ts-repair-guide-part-ii/) (Joe Williamson)