ZXir QLive Alive! – Timex/Sinclair Computers

Publisher(s): Timex/Sinclair NorthAmerican User Groups

Title	Description	Computers
16K Memopak	Two versions of the Memotech 16K RAM pack.	Timex/Sinclair 1000
1994 Update from UPDATE	Update on the status of the newsletter from the publisher.
4 Times Screen	Since my last article on the Tandy DMP105 printer, modifications were made to screen dump 4 times the normal size to about a half page worth. Also the print head is now controlled so it can plot to any location on the page.
50 Tips	This is all from a little booklet that I acquired for the SPECTRUM. There was no copyright notice on the booklet nor even a publisher’s byline. I thought that this was of sufficient interest to type it up for others to use.	Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
A Challenge to Programmers	Challenge to create disk utilities for ZX81/TS1000 that exist for TS2068 users.	Timex/Sinclair 1000
A Fast Well-Behaved Pattern Flood Fill	Recursion has always held a certain fascination for me because it seemed that it made very complex problems solvable with a simple, almost magical step. I have written about recursion before in a back issue of ZQA!	Timex/Sinclair 2068, Downloadable, Type-in program
A Four-Part Rescue Operation	Call to archive Sinclair and Timex/Sinclair knowledge.
A Library of LarKen Procedures and Functions in HiSoft PASCAL for Sequential File Handling	This HiSoft PASCAL source code provides the procedures and functions required for reading and writing sequential files to a LarKen DOS formatted diskette.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
A Proposal for the Creation of a True Type Font for Documenting and Archiving of Sinclair Program Listing	A few weeks ago one of my Timex/Sinclair utilities decided that it would no longer load so I found myself having to retype the program from a copy of the line-list. I was lucky to have made a hard copy using my Alphacom thermal printer, however, I went to fetch it I found — to […]	Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068
A Short History of the Z88	Most of this article is compiled from news events appearing in Z88 FAX News and Z88 EPROM. Z88 FAX News was an American publication printed on FAX paper in a newspaper style format. Z88 EPROM is the newsletter published by the Z88 Users’ Club in the United Kingdom. The club has a worldwide membership.	Cambridge Z88
A Surprise Box of Tricks	Z88 Review	Cambridge Z88
A Trip to the ZX-Team Land	The Fifth Annual (“Jubilee”) ZX-TEAM meeting was held in Dietges, Germany March 2nd through 4th and I was there! I’ve always wanted to attend a ZX-TEAM meeting, and this year, after getting a preliminary “okay” from the Director of Finance (my wife), I sent an inquiry to Peter Liebert-Adelt, who organizes the meeting each year.
A Word to the Wise	Bill Harmer’s article in the Spring ’95 issue of ZQA causes some old thoughts to resurface on the future of Sinclair computing, the demise of various User Groups, Newsletters and the move by Sinclair users to other platforms. The moaning over the demise of Sinclair computing has been droning on for a few years.
Adjust Dataspace Please	So, I was reading through the March/April NITE-TIMES NEWS and there was a comment that John Donaldson had brought a beta-version of the new QLAMBer program to the March meeting; but, it had received an “unfavorable review” from John according to Larry Sauter “because of a bug caused by incorrect operating system compatibility.” HMMMmmm.	Sinclair QL
An Updated ZX81	Description of a 1000 with internal 64K, a “serial data port” and other mods.	Sinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 1000
Announcing the IKI (IBM Keyboard Interface for 1000/2068)	I’ve been using my IKI and an IBM keyboard with my 2068 for seven years, and I love it. I’ve been wondering how to share the IKI with the Timex community, and have finally decided just to do it, however I can.	Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068
Another 2068 Color Monitor Adapter	RGB monitor interface using a transistor and integrated circuit (74LS04).	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Autostart Problem with LogiCall?	In the last issue of ZQA I noted that Chairman Don had trouble with the call LogiCall uses to adds AUTOSTART to LarKen disks when ‘A’ is pressed followed by <ENTER> at the ‘Program?’ prompt.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Batteries for the Z88	Richard Jelen mentioned this topic and I finally saw the displays in a store. The batteries are RAYOVAC RENEWAL REUSABLE ALKALINE. While it has been mentioned that life can be more than 25 recharges even at twenty five it is quite a savings if you use a lot of batteries.	Cambridge Z88
Beating the High Price of Printer Ink	So you got a good deal on that ink-jet printer only to find out later that the cost of buying new cartridges is breaking the bank. Each cartridge costing between $18 to $ 34 and producing at most 300 pages.
Benchmarking the ZX81	The term “benchmarking” refers to the process of running a computer program on a computer and comparing the time needed to complete the program against other machines. Compilers and interpreters are also benchmarked against others in order to develop the fastest applications. One program I often use as a benchmark is the “Magic Numbers” program.	Timex/Sinclair 1000
Broken LINK	The folding of the SINC-LINK, the end of the Best of the Best Sinclair newsletter era, leaves a large gap in the Sinclair community: For more than twelve years, SINC-LINK provided us with top-notch articles and programs on all of the Sinclair computers – very thorough with help available on what ails you.
Bug in SOL BBS	Well, I found one, and there may be others, as you can see : After Larry Kenny called the BBS, we decided to receive remote messages with the use of the instruction INPUT#7;A$, since it is implemented at the (fast) system level, rather than in Larry’s (slower) BASIC code.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
C Programming and the Timex/Sinclair 2068	Introduction to Z88DK Small C Cross Compiler to develop programs in C for the 2068.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
CAI/ESF Stringy Floppy	It comes with 1 or 2 drives an is menu driven with easy keyboard commands. You can SAVE and LOAD programs at 1100 BAUD on microcassettes. The CAI/ESF is used with the CAI/O board. The predecessor to MDV. From “The Timex/Sinclair Directory” by E. Arthur Brown Company, 1983.	Timex/Sinclair 1000
Can NASQLUG Take Up the Slack?	It is with considerable sorrow that I heard that ZQA would put out its last issue. All of us that enjoy using the T/S computers will be a little diminished. I still remember how my ZX-81 solved a tough math problem I had worked on for years and how my kids grew up playing games on our TS-2068.	Sinclair QL
Cassette LOAD/SAVE Routine and Problems for the ZX81	While I have no statistics to back my thinking I believe that there are far more working with cassette than any other mass storage medium on either the ZX81 or the T/S 2068. While this is basically about the ZX81 there are some of the following that will also apply to the T/S 2068.	Sinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 1000
Cassette LOAD/SAVE Routine and Problems for the ZX81, Part 2	SYNCHRO-SETTE VOL. 1 # 4 JULY 1982 CASSETTE LOADING PROBLEMS. THE CASSETTE RECORDER. As you know, many types of cassette recorders are on the market. The better ones can give a better sound quality to the computer.	Sinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 1000
Cassette LOAD/SAVE Routine and Problems for the ZX81, Part 4	For those of you who are not familiar with what the Winky can do, you can make duplicates of a cassette tape from one recorder to another with this device in between the two recorders, no matter how many programs are on the tape. There is another important use.	Sinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 1000
Cassette LOAD/SAVE Routine and Problems for the ZX81, Part 5	SOURCE: ZX COMPUTING FEB/MARCH 1983 TIM HARTNELL AND IAN BEARDSMORE SUMMARISE ADVICE FROM MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL ZX USERS’ CLUB. CONQUERING LOAD/SAVE PROBLEMS. Some of the following advice will not be relevant to your particular computer/cassette setup, so read through all the advice we give until you find something that appears to apply to you, and then try out the suggestions given.	Sinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 1000
Cassette Save/Load Routine and Problems for the ZX81, Part 3	One of the most common is that an individual orders a tape from an outside source, whether it be from us or some other Software House, and can’t load it into the computer. The identical phrase is used by almost all of these people: “This tape won’t load at all.	Timex/Sinclair 1000
Cassette Tape Load/Save Monitor	[Figure: Figure 1: LOAD/SAVE Monitor – schematic (J1 EAR and J2 MIC from tape recorder, C1 .05 uF, CR1/CR2 2x1N914, C2 1.0 uF, R1 load level, meter M1, R2 100K recording level adjust, switch S1 SAVE/LOAD, P1 EAR and P2 MIC to Spectrum, ZX81/TS1000, TS2068 and others). Notes: 1.	Timex/Sinclair 1000
Changing a REM Statement from ZX81 BASIC	This is an editor in BASIC that works much like the m/c LDOS editor for entering an LDOS command line.	Sinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program
Changing the Permanent Screen Attributes From Within a HiSoft Pascal Program	The ZX Spectrum and the Timex/Sinclair 2068 have four screen attributes which are controlled in Sinclair basic by the key words ink, paper, bright & flash. These attributes can be either temporary — affecting only the current text, or, they can be permanent — affecting the entire screen.	Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
Character String Emulation In HiSoft Pascal	One of the common gripes about HiSoft™ Pascal Version 4 for theTimex/Sinclair 2068 is its lack of built-in operators for handling a dimensioned array of type CHAR, henceforth referred to as a string. The crux of the problem is that if a string is not completely filled by data or spaces, the remainder of the string is left filled with whatever garbage is in memory at the time.	Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
Christmas Return Labels	Merry Christmas to all! It may seem like I’m jumping the gun a little by wishing you a Merry Christmas now. However, if you are like me, it will probably take you until January to get this program entered into old TS2068. Around Christmas time, our postage bill gets very large.	Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
Civilization	1K “version” of Micropose Civilization.	Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program
Clean Screens Please!	Request for change to how users save programs to prevent cluttering screen with feedback from Larken disk command calls.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Clefs pour le ZX Spectrum et Timex 2000 ([Color] Keys for the ZX Spectrum and timex 2000)	Tables of color intensities/hues from all black to max white.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Compatible Cassette Recorders	List of cassette recorders from Timex. Observes that the Minisette-9 is a near look-a-like for the T/S 2020.
Complex ASCII Rotation	Having been a Unix system administrator, I know how mail can bounce and be sent to the “Postmaster” for resolution. As “Postmaster” I read other persons mail to figure out where it was supposed to go. I like to tell people that e-mail is about as private as a post card.	Sinclair QL
Compound Interest & Investing	Not being a financial guru I can not vouch for the accuracy of this information but you can use it as a guideline when making inquiries. Some of the banking personnel that I questioned could not give me further information since as one said “I just punch the numbers in and the computer does the work, I have no idea of how the program is set up”.	Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
Computus Interruptus	Originally published in SINCUS News.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Computus Interruptus 2	Response to Part One of this series has been quite gratifying so far. However, from what I’ve heard, it seems that a little “fine tuning” of the format is in order. Essentially, we’ll do fewer things in each installment stretch the series out longer, and give a little more attention to detail.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Creating Your Own TS-2068 Character Set	One of the features that made me get my 2068 was the possibility of changing the character set. But, it didn’t seem to be worth the trouble until I saw the special alphabet used in a program that was shown at a recent TUG meeting.	Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
D.U.S. Disk Utility Software	Comments about one of the programs that I have used. If you have a virgin copy of D.U. S. do not ever remove the write protect sticker. Any dedicating to the programs should be done on a copy disk. Get the copy done first, copy by any means the program COPYII.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
D’You Know ? Internet	After much kicking and screaming, I reluctantly succumbed to utilizing electronic mail (e-mail). Mind you, this is after years of people giving me their e-mail addresses, asking me if I had one, and then telling me that they would write more often if I had an e-mail address, et cetera.
Daisy Be Good – I	Series of articles dealing with Bill Jones’ suite of word processing programs.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Daisy Be Good – II	We continue discussion of Bill Jones’ suite of Word Processors for the TS-2068. So, get out your disk, Daisy.B6, Disk No.1. Upon AUTOSTART, copyrighted banner comes up with a little tune and a request, that you “Press A Key…”.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Daisy Be Good – III	Let’s keep looking at Bill Jones’ Daisy Disk, Disk No. 1. Autoload brings up the version, which is used for input and edit of documents. It is the version, at which we spend most of our time, working at the keyboard. For this, the value of ‘TURBO’ is 2.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Daisy Be Good – IV	Welcome back !! Let’s get the FUNCTION MENU on the screen, by LOADing Daisy.B6 and pressing 3 2 1 y y y, in succession. We have included a sample Function Menu, without all the numerical entries, which are calculated and filled in by Daisy.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Daisy Be Good – IX	Welcome, guys and gals, to the next installment of daisy mae ueber alles, or “Daisy word processor is the best such software, encountered by us for the Timex-Sinclair 2068 computer and Brother 1109 printer”. We fetch Daisy Disk 1, as issued by UPDATE!	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Daisy Be Good – V	Look HERE, you guys !! We hear, that some of you have DAISY software, but are not following along in these presentations, which are designed, to get you to use this stuff, or, at least, TO TRY IT !!	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Daisy Be Good – VI	Good morning, fellow TSers. This issue, we approach the description of Bill Jones’ DAISY, the TS-2068 Software System for the LarKen Disk System. by going to our box of 3.5″ disks and selecting the issue disk from UPDATE MAGAZINE, labeled Daisy #1. Let’s pop it into drive #0 and do an AUTOSTART.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Daisy Be Good – VII	Greetings, once again, to all us aficionados of the Timex-Sinclair Computer, model 2068. Let us proceed with our exposition of Bill Jones’ GREAT software for Word Processing on the 2068, by performing a LarKen NEW operation on the Daisy issue disk #1 from UPDATE magazine.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Daisy Be Good – VIII	The entry point for the daisy code that manages “Screen Macros” is line 2443. That’s where the particular menu is. There are six entries. What Bill Jones refers to as “Screen Macros” are stored by the 2068 as screen strings.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Daisy Be Good – X	OK, guys, let’s start wrapping up the main commentary on Bill Jones’ suite of word Processors, that goes by the name of DAISY, by discussing typewriter mode. In doing so, we will bounce around some of Bill’s fabulous internal menus, and finish the FUNCTION MENU, all except for the last item, which is the “Style Menu”….	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Daisy Be Good – XI	Well, guys and gals, we have attempted to bring Daisy into the 21st century, by making better use of RAM and faster I/O operations. In order to retain all Daisy’s features in the process of optimization, we have broken it out into four specialized routines, which Loads and Executes rapidly.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Daisy Be Good Update, Part 1	This series of articles deals with Bill Jones’ suite of word processing programs, as customized for our computer system of TS-2068, LKDOS (L3) and 9-pin printer by Brother M-1109. Frank Davis has a copy of our “new and improved” version of Daisy.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Daisy Update	We continue to describe the operations of our new and improved Daisy word processor, using our TS2068, LKDOS (L3), and 9-pin printer Brother M-1109. This time, we talk about the Quickie Menu. Just as the Daisy dB Manager comes up in Bill Jones’ original formulation, only when Turbo = 1 or Turbo = 3 holds, so the Quickie Menu appears only in In+Ed.B6 and ManlAd.B6, respectively.
DataStore() and DataFetch(): Two LarKen DOS Procedures for HiSoft PASCAL	When you have become spoiled by having a disk drive system on your Timex/Sinclair 2068, such as I have, you soon begin to wonder what use is there in having a compiler which allows you to write programs which are easy to maintain and run like wildfire when compiled but grind snail’s pace when they have to access the cassette drive to store or fetch data.	Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
Dayton ComputerFest August	It has been reported by Bill Heberlein, the President of the SMUG group that CATS, CATUG, ISTUG and SMUG are planning to be at the DAYTON ComputerFest in August. The exact date is still not known yet but we hope the Sinclair community will take this opportunity to make a good showing.
Dayton ComputerFest August	Gary Ganger is putting the T/S community together at the DMA ComputerFest ’91. The dates are Saturday August 24, 10 AM – 6 PM and Sunday August 25, 10 AM – 5 PM. Tickets for both days are $5 in advance and $6 at the door.
DBEasy – New Version 1.6 Review	Sometimes it takes years to appreciate the many features which a program author has thoughtfully incorporated in an application. DBEasy [Wood and Wind Computing, RR3 Box 92, Cornish, NH 03745] is certainly a well designed program that has rightfully been well received. With the program undergoing an extensive re-writing, it deserves a renewed look.	Sinclair QL
DBEasy’s EASY_OUT_CUSTOM	Although I felt comfortable with the previous version of DBEasy [Wood and Wind Computing, RR3 Box 92, Cornish, NH 03745], my implementation of the “easy_out_cus(tom)” procedure was to mimic the address label for printing disk labels with lines of BOLD or italics output on different lines.	Sinclair QL
Deriving Your Tax Threshold from Your Voting Status	Calculate income tax rates. Program included.	Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
Did You Know? 2068/Larken Tips	That TASWORD files may be LOADed into MSCRIPT? Assuming that both use, the .CT extension and imbedded commands are not used the file will load easily. There will be some clean-up required since TASWORD doesn’t use carriage returns.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Did You Try This?	Short program to make moire patterns.	Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
Did You Try This?	Headline, a program from “The Essential Guide to Timex/Sinclair Home Computers”.	Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
Digitizing and Synthesizing Sound with the Stock 2068	Program to digitize and synthesize music and speech through the tape port.	Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
Directory to Printer PDS DOC	Information about a SuperBASIC utility to send directory listing to the printer.	Sinclair QL, Type-in program
Disk Doctor	Disk Doctor (doctor.Bl) is a program which will be found useful in the inspection, analysis, and correction of errors on disks used on the LarKen Disk Drive System (DSK400). The following notes will explain the various features of this program and describe how to make best use of theme The program is menu-driven.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Disk Drive Dress-Up	ZXir QLive Alive ran an ad for Prime Components some time ago for a new 3.5″ disk drives for $25. They were external add-ons for one of the Tandy computers housed in a very large case. A single cable brought both the power and the data connections out of the case.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Disk Life	So, you’ve just spent big bucks for a super piece of software, made your back-up and are working away with your working copy. Suddenly while you are working with a relatively unimportant utility program on another disk, your disk goes bad. That’s not a major problem.
Disk Life!	To answer your question about how long tapes will last. Data tapes, when kept in a temperature and humidity controlled environmemt will retain their ability to hold data virturally forever. However, as you pointed out, the condition of “bleed through” or “print throught” will gradually erase the data that is on the tape.
Diskette Menu Program for the Timex/Sinclair 2068 (LarKen DOS Version)	A LarKen disk drive is wonderful addition to anyone’s Timex/Sinclair 2068. It allows you to store many programs per diskette and to access them rapidly. On the down side, searching through many diskettes looking for a certain program by cataloguing each diskette and hunting or, after not using a diskette for a length of time, trying to remember what program “CCat3.B1” does can be a major headache.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
DMA ComputerFest Report	Bob says,”you and your wife, Karen, are the only user couple to attend the last fest, (did you hear that, Annette?) so write your observations.” So after 8 years of pounding T/S keys, I have decided it is time to start giving thru-put to NLs, so here goes.
Editorial on Sinc-Link	It doesn’t seem that long ago that from the land where folks had empty coal buckets at home came the $99 Sinclair ZX-80 computer, the next year the ZX-81. I got hold of the ZX-81 ROM and dropped it into my ZX-80. What computing power!
Emulators	List of emulators across various platforms.
End of a Year and Looking Back: The Chairman reminiscences! [sic]	I look at the world of ZX computers as a training field/hobby. Some use it to begin to learn about computers and get thrilled by more bells and whistles and faster speed and move on to other makes/models; others look around and either because they don’t want to spend (or can’t) large bucks up front […]
Errata	Correction to program on page 17 of the Fall 93 issue.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Errata: Code Missing from “Improving a Sector_COPYing Program”	Part of the program listing of “Improving a Sector_COPYing Program” in the last issue – Vol. 6 No.1 was inadvertently left out. Here is the missing part:	Sinclair QL
Expand Your ZX-81 Memory to 32K	Translation of article from ZX-TEAM-MAGAZIN.	Sinclair ZX81
EZ80 Micro Computer	The EZ80 (pronounced “eazy 80”) is an all CMOS Z80 controller with some novel features. The simple design, powerful debugging features and low power (<10 ma) consumption make it suitable for battery powered robotics hand-held and/or educational applications.
Few Useful Z88 CLI Routines	I apologize for the lack of Z88 articles from myself over the last few years. I am not a programmer. I mostly just use Pipedream. I tend to create databases putting data in Pipedream spreadsheet cells. However I have experimented a bit with the Z88’s Command Line Interpreter or CLI.	Cambridge Z88
Font Loader in HiSoft Pascal	One of the attractions of the Timex/Sinclair 2068 is its ability to change its screen font through the use of user-defined fonts. As a programmer, you may want to change the display font a program uses for several reasons.	Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
FORTH	I would like to build my Forth Philosophy this year (1998) around the concept that there is strength in diversity. Over the years, Forth has evolved in many divers ways. Individuals have taken different directions and the vendors have gone their own ways.
From Chairman’s Disk	In trying to get Spectral Writer converted from the Oliger interface to LarKen I ran into a problem.. Or should I say several problems. First one is that the EPROM for SPECTRUM on the LarKen disk board will not work with the Oliger disk interface or else there is something that I don’t know.
From Internet to LarKen-2068	There is a large number of Spectrum programs on the Internet. One site is address ftp://ftp.nvg.unit.no/pub/sinclair I have cataloged over 4000 programs on that site so far. They are in a format that can be read with the Z80 Spectrum Emulator(for the PC) after being decompressed. They are mostly games.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
From the Chairman’s Desk	It was a wonderful adventure to enter the world of Timex Sinclair computing. I entered it in early 1980’s – was it 1982? I owned at one time or another a ZX-80, ZX-81, TS-1000, TS-1500 and a TS-2068. I also had a clone of the ZX81 and later a Z88.
From the Chairman’s Desk	The summer blahs have got me. And the frustration in waiting for Congress to act plus the problems of the flooding in other parts of the country. And while there is a lot of flooding the local area is too dry and the grass is browning out.
From the Chairman’s Disk	Sometimes I am like a computer – I sit here with a blank mind and I have a column to write. But sitting at the left upper corner of my T/S 2068 is a joystick that I bought for $2.00 at the Ft. Wayne HamFest and ComputerFest on November 13th.
From the Chairman’s Disk	Where? Where does the time go to? Seems that I just sent in the last issues material and here it is again time for another issue to be submitted. So here goes! For the Z88 users: There is help to cheapen the expense of batteries. Use RAY-O-VAC RENEWAL batteries.
From the Chairman’s Disk	Seems this is the time of a lot of breakdown of equipment. I still have not gotten a replacement monitor that I really like for the working computer. I will keep looking for a monitor. Of course I haven’t used RGB yet since I need a cord to be made up.
From the Chairman’s Disk	ARGH! Winter type weather is here, I have just lost the file, got up to check something and the static electricity — without touching anything — did wiped out the memory of the computer. This is a different computer and maybe more sensitive than the one I used last winter.
From the Chairman’s Disk	Saw this in an electronic magazine an page 13 of Electronics Now, February 1995 “but can a non-professional really wade through multi-megabytes of code? That is why a number of hobbyists are rediscovering the eight-bit systems and early IBM personal computers.
From the Chairman’s Disk	It took time, a lot of time, but finally SNUG has been put to bed with the money distributed. I know how much there was but I don’t know how much went where and I will let those that handled the money state that part.
From the Chairman’s Disk	This has been a less productive interval between newsletters than any I ever had. I cannot blame it onto one thing, but the weather unseasonably hot and wet (Oppressive Heat, it was. Editor) was one factor and the lack of input from others was another factor and some household projects just seemed to lessen my enthusiasm.
From the Chairman’s Disk	Those using our beloved computers are slowly dwindling away. There are a few that have gotten into the fold but not nearly as many as in the past, But a lot of us are diehards that enjoy the learning, the using of our decidedly limited computers.
From the Chairman’s Disk	Since I wrote the last column I was asked about articles on the subject of STREAMS & CHANNELS so I started to go through my newsletters and suddenly realized that there is a wealth information there. I later learned that the person allegedly wanting the information actually didn’t.
From the Chairman’s Disk	End of UPDATE magazine (Oct 87 – July 96).
From the Chairman’s Disk	Dayton ComputerFest 1996 is now history. As far as the TS’ers go there were fewer of us there than last year. This time I did not have a huge want list to take with me.
From the Chairman’s Disk	Here it is time for me to express myself yet another time. What could possibly be of interest to the reader’s? I was hoping to give some information on the Z88 that I sent in to Frank Davis the middle of October for an upgraded ROM (Version 4 needed for the 512K RAM) and for a 512K RAM.
From the Chairman’s Disk	After all the lousy weather maybe we are headed for spring. BUT! it did snow this morning and it has almost all melted. I have my taxes figured and mailed so things do look better now.
From the Chairman’s Disk	At least I got this started before the last minute like the last two or so issues. I finally got some stuff done on the Z88. Some can be interpreted as very little from one standpoint.
From the Chairman’s Disk	The older you get the faster time flies by; this has been an unusual summer. The month of July had a low of 38 to a high of 98 and then Saturday August 16th was a late afternoon storm with 2 inches of rain in an hour and a half and a total of 4.3 inches in about 7 hours.
From the Chairman’s Disk	Here it is November and for some of us it is the winter months that are beginning. Not to scare you people in the southern states away from this area but when I mowed the lawn for the last time in October I saw snowflakes coming down.
From the Chairman’s Disk	Since this is income tax time my mind is on money. And that means thoughts about handling money. Of course it is a little late for someone of my age (more about that later) but this applies to anyone. Some of these are common sense and oft repeated topics.
From the Chairman’s Disk	When I had my annual physical in December Dr. Paine suggested get my appendix scar operated on since it was herniating. So that was a medical problem to get taken care of before it fully herniated and entrapped the bowels. I put that on hold for a while.
From the Chairman’s Disk	What a summer! Hot or hotter than usual and then a dry spell for a while and then too much rain for some areas. Living in Auburn, IN gives us some protection from the storms since we are the right distance and direction from Lake Michigan to be in the area too far from the […]
From the Chairman’s Disk	I wrote to Tim Swenson to ask about the 2050 serial port to Z88 and he gave me what he thought was the proper way to interface it. But it leaves a little to experiment with. However I leaned that Tim now has a house and a new address.
From the Chairman’s Disk	Had a letter from Don Oviatt that wanted a copy of D.U.S. so that he could use it again. Somehow his working copy and backup copy got trashed. I complied with his request and got him going again with that. D.U.S. is Disk Utility System for the LarKen disk interface.
From the Chairman’s Disk	Under the column Article Contributions on page 2 there is a box in which it states that “Send in your articles by tape or disk and your inputs to me” that has to be changed.
From the Chairman’s Disk	Don ships the last of his TS-2068 equipment to Jack Boatwright; moves.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
From the Chairman’s Disk	I finally learned enough about my new PC bought in September. I bought a Compaq Presario 5715 which has a 13 Gig hard-drive, ZIP drive and the usual other enhancements. A Lexmark Z11 printer and a USB Visioneer scanner filled out the list of extras that I needed.
From the Chairman’s Disk	I have started a project that I will describe. I am going to try to marry a Weirdo to a TWAIN. A few definitions are in order: A Weirdo is anything plugged into the Z88’s 9 pin serial port according to the book “Z88 MAGIC”.
From the Chairman’s Disk	My plans to get things done T/S computer wise got sidetracked by honey do projects one of which was a biggie. That was to do some landscaping in front of the house. If we had gotten the proper amount of rain the ground would have been soft.
From the Chairman’s Disk	Looking back and thinking about the years of enjoyment with the T/S 2068 I fondly remember the first T/S Fest which was in Indianapolis in May of 1987. That was my first time to see all the goodies that were available for the T/S enthusiast.
From the Chairmans Desk	Printer issues, thoughts on MSCRIPT, Larken and Oliger disk systems.
From the Chairmans Desk	Happy 1991! The turn of the decade certainly has heralded many changes. 1991 sure started out with a bang, Desert Storm and all, but one small shocker was a phone call from Bob Swoger after he read a letter I wrote to CCATS in OREGON.
From the Chairmans Desk	Here I am starting Vol. 3 #2 and I have seen only the advance copies of Vol. 2 #4 and Vol. 3 # 1. But that is the way with publication. You have to work far in advance to keep up. I have found yet another DOS (Disk Operating System) for the T/S 2068.
From the Chairmans Disk	Things are happening, and with joy I report that it looks good for T/SNUG. There are two items to report: 1. VSUG sent in $15.00 to support T/SNUG and also — sent a contribution of $150.00 to help T/SNUG with postage and other expenses.
From the Chairmans Disk	In the last issue, I did make a statement that caused some consternation and I apologize for it. I did make an assumption which I should not have. I have two friends in ISTUG and both are involved in T/S enterprises and from that I made an error. Frank Davis publishes UPDATE MAGAZINE.
From the Chairmans Disk	I stated to Bob Swoger that I would start this on April 1st. April Fool Bob! here it is April 2nd and I am just getting started. Hip! Hip! Hurrah! we survived the first year and seem to be going good for the start of the second year.
From the Chairmans Disk	These thoughts were developed out of attempts to download files from Bob Swoger by modem to me which often resulted in defaults. I believe that a lot of the difficulty is that I do not have the necessary information to do the task properly.
From the Chairmans Disk	I wish to thank Abed Kahale for building up my LarKen RAMDISK board. It works just fine although I have only a few programs on it. I have found only one program that will not work on RAMDISK, nor will it work on a regular disk unless it is LOADed from the original menu program.
From the Chairmans Disk	I am blessed with a wife that is not extremely jealous. Or else I would be really in trouble. Amongst the mail I receive are the advertisings mailed to various corruptions of ZXir QLive Alive! The latest is the most humorous of the many I have received addressed to “Ms.
From the Editor	We are grateful for the appreciation and encouragement we have received especially concerning the last issue. Some asked on how we do it? By we, I mean Bob Swoger, who with Don Lambert and Al Feng (who coined ZXir QLive) established ZXir QLive Alive! Bob is the TS-2068 prodigy man.
From the Editor: Better Late Than Never	Due to my relocation after 30 years in the Chicago area to Arizona thingsgot a little mixed up, some material for the Newsletter was miss-routed but I finally received it the first week of January — Happy New Year to you all.
From the Editors Desk	Beginning with this issue, we shall have articles on the use of modems. A computer without a modem is like a race car without tires. There may be plenty of horse power under the hood but it ain’t going nowhere!
From the Editors Desk	Though what Chairman Don has to say in his column about manuals has a great deal of validity, I just love it when he gives me a chance to editorialize and make us all think a little. So put on your thick hide, Don, because here it comes!
From the Editors Desk	I contacted Chairman Don when he told me he had a copy of LogiCall V5.1. This interested me since I, the developer, only had V5.0! I found Treasurer Abed had modified a copy of V5.0 for his own personal use, called it V5.1, and sent it to Don.
Frustrated PC Users Flood Help Lines	Austin – The exasperated help-line caller said she couldn’t get her new Dell computer to turn on. Jay Albinger, a Dell Computer Corp. technician, made sure the computer was plugged in and then asked the woman what happened when she pushed the power button.
Fun With Hardware Part I – The Platform	Homebrew memory and IO expansion device for the 2068.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Function for Creating User Defined Graphics (UDGs) in HiSoft Pascal	Unlike Sinclair BASIC, HiSoft Pascal does not have any reserved words like BIN to allow the user to create User Defined Graphics (UDGs). However, it is fairly simple to write your own function for creating UDGs within Pascal. The program listed below shows how I created the function LOADUDG().	Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
Garbage Gobbler	Since we seem to have “lost the String” on my generating an article, your printing it in ZQA, and my generating the next article, etc , I will be sending in a small collection of text about the 2068, soon.	Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
Gator’s Twisted Pair	Timex/Sinclair BBS.
Get Out The Mineral Oil	In his June issue of QL Corner, Bob Gilder wrote about Ruth Fegley having “oxidation problems on the interface pins and by pressing the interface towards the QL body tends to remove the oxidation.” He also said Bob Malloys four computers had the same symptoms – one or more of the socketed IC’s had to be reseated into their respective sockets, the QLs then operated as they should.
Graphics Procedures for HiSoft Pascal	The following HiSoft Pascal source code augments and provides some alternative methods to the graphic functions and procedures provided in the Turtle Graphics package that is supplied with HiSoft’s Pascal Version 1.7M compiler for the ZX Spectrum. Most of the procedures work by calling the appropriate ZX Spectrum ROM subroutines.	Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
Happiness is a Converted T/S 1016 RAM That Works!	Do you remember that I was having trouble with the conversion of my 16K RAM, the article was by Tim Stoddard in an issue of of Time Designs in ’86. Well as the heading says, I do have the converted RAM working correctly.	Timex/Sinclair 1000
HELP!	I have enclosed a disk with two LarKen extended BASIC demos on it. These demos show where I am now with respect to the use of the LarKen extended BASIC windows and screen handling functions in the development of data base or any other types of programs.
Hitchhikers Speed the Job Use Some Hitching Bits as a Flagman	Machine language tutorial about using registers.
How to Be Chic	Note about a British group that supports the Spectrum.
How to Hack on the ZX Spectrum	Part 1 – Pokes	Sinclair ZX Spectrum
How to Hack on the ZX Spectrum	Part 2 – Convetional Hacking Techniques	Sinclair ZX Spectrum
How to Hack on the ZX Spectrum	Part 3 – Easy Loading Systems	Sinclair ZX Spectrum
How to Hack on the ZX Spectrum	Part 4 – Decrypters	Sinclair ZX Spectrum
How to Hack on the ZX Spectrum	Part 6- Commercial Protection Systems	Sinclair ZX Spectrum
How to Hack on the ZX Spectrum	Part 6 – Cont.	Sinclair ZX Spectrum
How to Hack on the ZX Spectrum	Part 6 – Cont.	Sinclair ZX Spectrum
How to Hack on the ZX Spectrum	Part 7	Sinclair ZX Spectrum
I Can’t Believe What I Saw!	Unusual code listing for Manager program.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
IBM-AT Keyboard Interface for the ZX-81	[Figure: hand-drawn schematic “AT-Keyboard-Interface für ZX81 (80) / TS1000, Kai Fischer 07.04.1996” (MC 8049, two 2716 EPROMs E1 and E2, 74LS373, 74LS240, 74LS30, 10 MHz crystal)] Any AT keyboard can be connected to the ZX81. The interface receives the 12-bit serial data from the keyboard and transforms it into 7-bit-Code plus one bit for Shiftkey.	Sinclair ZX81
Improved TS-2068 Internal ROM Bypass I	A major barrier to fixing the problems in INTERNAL ROM is one of access Even though the ROM is socketed, you still have to open the case This risks damage, and even then, replacing ROM with EPROM requires wiring modifications This article shows how to replace HOME ROM and EXROM without touching a screw.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Improving a Sector_COPYing Program	The following program LISTing is an enhancement of the earlier SCOPY 1.6 (PLATYPUS) program derived from R. Dwight’s FASTDISK program kernel (QUANTA) and now handles HD (high density) disks. As written, the program does not compile in a functional way with TURBO, but may do so with the LIBERATOR. The program requires TK2_EXTensions.	Sinclair QL
Inexpensive Z-88 Parallel to Serial Converter	I have mentioned before of my resistance to paying more for an item than I think it’s worth. I feel this way about the price of currently offered parallel to serial converters. Especially those offered for the Z-88.	Cambridge Z88
Input/Output	Warren Jackson writes; Marie Kendoll writes; Robert Shade writes; Ivan Zachev writes; Jay Shepard writes.
Input/Output	T/SNUG attempts to raise funds to purchase remainder of Rod Gowen’s inventory before he sends it to the landfill. Letters from Earl Keilglass, Robert Schimke, John Pegram, Andrew Dansby, David Lassov, Gilliam Parrish, Hugh Scriven, Al Feng, Francine Sklar, Bob Hartung, Rod Gowen, Harry Miller, Frank Davis, Bob Barnett, Rod Gowen, Jack Boatwright, Bob Swoger […]
Input/Output	Newsletter exchange; about censorship; mailing; help!; Mile High to return.
Input/Output	Help!; Gil Parrish writes; Louis Eisen writes; Joan Kaly writes; Rod Humphreys phoned; To Bill Ferrebee.
Input/Output	Quanta-Gate? Letters from Ken Krack, Glen Hufstedler, Charlie Fox, Don Lambert, Andre Baune, Joe Rampolla, Byte-Back’s Dave Leech, Phil of Sunset Electronics, Chuck Kereluck, Paul Anderson, David Lebowitz
Input/Output	Letters from Ken Krack, Alvin Ronal Albrecht, Dave Bennett, Hugh Polley, Mort Binstock, James Caldwell, Bob Madaris, Gil Parrish, Joseph Rampolla.
Input/Output	Letters from Marvin Johnson, Joe Rampolla
Input/Output	Letters from Don Berry, Thomas Simon.
Input/Output	Letters from Terry Graham, Edward Radtke, Wayne Knaust, Greg Newkirk, Dan Elliott, Fred Henn, Alexander Sweitzer, William Hanes, Albert Seyler, Les Cottrell.
Input/Output	Letters from David Lassov, Leon Howell, Dave Barnes, Dr. D. H. Williamson, Gene Ray, D. G. Smith, Wayne Knaust, Richard Jelen, Rod Gowen, Robert Shade, Gil Parrish.
Input/Output	Letters from Jack Payne, William Horner III, David Lassov, Francine Sklar, Greg Simmons, Quentin Kent, Gilliam Parrish.
Input/Output	Letters from Jeffrey Kuhlmann, Daniel Chattin, Dane Stegman, Louis A Simon.
Input/Output	Letters from Richard Jelen, Edward Snow, Robert Gilbert, Gene Ray, Robert Barnett, Robert Hartung, Rod Gowen, David Lassov.
Input/Output	Letters from Wes Brzozowski, Edwin Phillips, R. Arthur Gindin
Input/Output	Letters from Robert Dyl, David Lassov, Dave Bennett, Wes Brzozowski, Thomas Simon, Gyro Burns, Ruth Fegley, Gertie Anderson
Input/Output	Letters from Carlos Delhez, Robert Gilbert, Larry Crawford, Rod Gowen, Fred Henn, Gilliam Parrish, Greg Bridgewater.
Input/Output	Letters from Les Cottrell, Tim Swenson, Robert Gilbert, Francine Sklar, Harry Miller, David Lassov, Joan Kealy, Bill Cable, Gilliam Parrish, Ferdinand Gunther, Carl Jones.
Input/Output	Letters from Robert Hartung, Paul Robinson, Alvin Albrecht, William Harmer, Donald Lambert, M. H. Binstock, Fred Henn, Leo Moll.
Input/Output	Letters from Peter Liebert-Adelt, Fred Henn, Jose Moreno, David Lassov, Kimmy Posey, Simeon Dwyer, Justin Clark.
Input/Output	Letters from Hugh Scriven, Peter Lievert-Adelt, Gil Parrish, David Lassov, Frank Davis, Bob Swoger, Steve, Johnson, Jose Moreno, George Chambers, Ken Harbit, Jack Dohany, Les Cottrell.
Input/Output	Letters from David Johnson, Kenneth Harbit, Peter Liebert-Adelt, Bob Swoger, Frank Davis, Jose Moreno, Steve Johnson, John Shepard, Alvin Albrecht, Joan Kealy
Input/Output	Letters from David Lassov, Keith Watson, Jon Kaczor, Bob Swoger, Frank Davis, John Pegram, Al Feng, Joan Kealy, Jose Moreno, Gil Parrish, Tim Malone, Don Lambert
Input/Output	Letters from Rod Gowen, Ata Tursucu, Hugh Howie, Les Cottrell, Tim Swenson, David Lassov, Jon Kaczor, Steve Johnson, Donald Lambert, Joch Merz.
Input/Output	Letters from David Lassov, Jose Moreno, Gil Parrish, Seymour Miller, Don Lambert, Bob Swoger, Jon Shepard, Ken Harbit, Steve Johnson, Les Cottrell, Jeff DeCourtney, Robin Barker Di-Ren, George Chambers, Earl Kielgass.
Input/Output	Letters from Donald Lambert, David Lassov, Gil Parrish, Al Feng, Wally Swentko, Robert Gallagher, Rod Gowen, Seymour Miller, Frank Davis, Stuart Honeyball, Bob Swoger, David Tubbs, Jay Shepard, Bill Cable, Gerald Anson, Leon Howell, Robert Hartung, Don Walterman, John Impellizzeri, Tim Swenson.
Input/Output	Letters from Seymour Miller, Hugh Scriven, Ed Kingsley, David Lassov, Bob Swoger, Robert Hartung, Tim Swenson, Donald Lambert.
Input/Output	Letters from Bob Swoger, Fred Henn, Tim Swenson, David Lassov, Al Feng, Bill McKelvey, Dennis Smith, Rod Gowen, Robert Hartung, Jay Shepard, Ken Harbit, Wilf Rigter, Frank Davis, John Impellizerri, Matthias Jaap, Bill Collins, Garry Lancaster
Input/Output	More of the Rod Gowen liquidation saga. Letters from Jack Boatwright, Michael Henderlight, Harriet (Joan) Kealy, David Lassov, Fred Henn, Jochen Merz, Alvin Albrecht, Andy Dansby, John Franke, Rod Gowen, Terry Jones, Al Feng, Russ Perry, Jay Shepard, Bob Swoger, Bill McKelvey, George Chambers, Frank Davis, Tim Swenson, William Girnius.
Input/Output	Letters from Paul Anderson, Dennis Smith, David Lassov, Bob Hartung, Fred Henn, Scott Gillespie, Jay Shepard, Jack Boatwright, Rod Gowen, Louis Florit, Josh Payne.
Input/Output	Letters from Bob Swoger, Les Cottrell, Jack Boatwright, Peter Liebert-Adelt, David Solly, Jay Shepard, Louis Florit, Frank Davis, Rita Jean Willis, John Pegram, Jerry Anson.	Sinclair ZX81
Input/Output	Letters from Ed Kingsley, Al Boehm, Jose Moreno, David Solly, Peter Liebert-Adelt, Jack Boatwright, Jeff Burrell, Don Oviatt, Earl Kielglass, Ken Harbit, Bill McKelvey, Bill Marriott, Frank Davis, Luke Perry, Conrad Perfett, Keith Watson, Mark McCann, Robert Hartung, Fred Henn,
Input/Output	Letters from David Solly, Bob Swoger, Glen Goodwin, Jack Boatwright, Fred Henn, Don Oviatt, Rod Gowen	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Input/Output	Letters from Joan Kealy, Dane Stegman, Stephen Waldman, Richard Burt, William McBrine, Joe Rampolla.
Input/Output	Letters from Joe Rampolla, Antonio Castro, Jack Boatwright, Jim Mach, William Girnius, Larry Kenny, Rod Gowen, Al Feng, Mike Kandrac, Douglas Dunbar, Dean Mikolajczyk, Alvin Albrecht, Jay Shepard, Joan Kealy, Ron Gilvert, David Lassov, Don Lambert, Luke Perry, George Zimmerman, John Kasza, Frank Davis, Jeff Burrell, Dane Stegman.
Input/Output	Letters from Paul Anderson, Dane Stegman, Jack Boatwright, Joan Kealy, Paul Anderson, Andy Barber, Peter Liebert-Adelt, Luke Perry, Don Lambert, David Lassov, Fred Henn, Jeff Burrell, Joe Rampolla, Earl Kielglass, John Oliger.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Input/Output	Letters from Joe Rampolla, John Pegram, Al Feng, David Leech, Jeff Burrell, Rod Gowen, Dane Stegman, Robert Webster, Tom Parks, Bob Swoger, Hugh Scriven, Fred Henn, Bill Cable, Keith Watson, Don Lambert, Jay Shepard, Juan Carpio.
Input/Output	Letters from Luke Perry, Rod Gowen, Darrell Hamilton, Frank Mills, David Lassov, Leon Howell, Dave Bennett, Wilf Rigter, David Solly
Input/Output	Letters from Don Lambert, Peter Liebert-Adelt, Robert Gilbert, Jeff Burrell, Joe Rampolla, Al Feng, Robert Swoger, Louis Florit, David Solly, Keith Watson, Johnny Red, Alvin Albrecht, John Donaldson, Jeffry Sczepaski, Luke Perry
Input/Output	Letters from Paul Anderson, David Lassov, John Caylor, Stephen Beals, Peter Liebert, William McBrine, Luke Perry, Louis Fornit, Johnny Red, Tim Swenson, John Donaldson, Bob Swoger, Jay Shepard, Dane Stegman, David Solly
Input/Output	Letters from David Solly, Tim Swenson, Jay Shepard, Don Lambert, Dean Mikolajczyk, Jack Boatwright, Louis Florit, Peter Leibert-Adelt, Paul Harris.
Input/Output	Letters from will Knight, Joan Kealy, Tim Swenson, John Donaldson, Leon Howell, Don Lambert, Jay Shepard, Jose Moreno, Paul Harris, Peter Liebert-Adelt, Jeff Burrell, Dick Dryon, Dave Bennett, Uwe Schonewolf.
Input/Output	Letters from Dean Mikolajczyk, Peter Liebert-Adelt, Robert Webster, David Solly, Armand Drucker, Burke Mawny, David Hartmann, Dane Stegman.
Input/Output	Letters from Luke Perry, Earl Kielglass, Mike Ingall, Paul Holmgren. Death of Fred Henn, crash involving Frank and Carol Davis.
Input/Output	Letters from Ruth Fegley, Jack Boatwright, Ed Kinglsey, Donald Lambert, Bob Hartung, Al Feng, Louis Florit, Robert Swoger, Tony Firshman.
Input/Output	Letters from Hector Picone, Don Lambert, James Coles, William McBrine, Scott Rossell, Tony Firshman, Ruth Fegley, David Solly, Don Dindang.
Input/Output	Letters from Jack Boatwright, Loic Daneels, David Solly, Louis Florit, Luke Perry, William McBrine, Les Cottrell, Bob Hartung, Jim Ditton, Keith Watson, Don Lambert, Callum Davidson, Robert Swoger.
Input/Output	Letters from Albert Boehm, Robert Swoger, Les Cottrell, Keith Watson, John Simpson, Peter Liebert-Adelt, David Solly, Glen Goodwin, Mark Anderson, Andre Baune, Joan Kealy, Callum Davidson, Tony Firshman, Joseph Rampolla, Harriet Kealy.
Input/Output	Letters from Abed Kahale, George Chambers, Bill Harmer, Roy Wisti, Pete Paglia, Hugh Scriven, Bill Allen, Bob Madaris. Recover from MSCRIPT crash, work on disk library, Oliger users.
Insomnia Over the Z88	CAUTION! This an attempt to document the start of learning about the Z88 by a person that just might be more senile than the person seen in the mirror in the mornings appears to be. However, here goes.	Cambridge Z88
International QL Report	A new QL MAGAZINE has shown up on the scene. The Inaugural issue showed up in June and is published by a group called SeaCoast Services. The editor is Robert Dyl, Sr. who formerly owned the now defunct English Micro Connection.	Sinclair QL
Introducing Aurora QL Graphics Card	The Aurora is a replacement QL motherboard and a graphics card, all in one product. It is intended to be used in boxed QL’s with PC power supplies, but can also (with some work) be mounted into a standard QL casing (this involves soldering, though, and should be undertaken only by people who know what they are doing!!!).	Sinclair QL
IRA Pay-Out	Reprint from THE RAMTOP.	Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
JLO with LKDOS Cartridge	Using the LKDOS cartridge with your Oliger disk system will give you extra commands and let you be compatible with all other TS2068s running LKDOS. Insert the LKDOS cartridge into the cartridge port and turn on the TS2068. Some TS2068s will not initialize when the LKDOS and SAFE boards are used together.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Key Top Protector	Protect TS 2068 keyboard with plastic cling film.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Larken 2068 Disk Interface [schematic]	[Figure: LarKen 2068 disk interface schematic (WD1770 controller, 74-series logic, edge connector and disk connector signals)] Filter capacitors Parts	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Larken Cartridge Schematic	[Figure: Larken cartridge schematic (LKDOS EPROM and RAM, 74HCTLS00/74HCTLS32 gating, 74LS74 flip-flop with LED, diode-matrix address decode on A4-A13, bus signals BE, M1, MREQ, A14, A15, RFSH, WR, RD, A0-A3, D0-D7)] SINC-LINK	Timex/Sinclair 2068
LarKen Disk Drive: Spectrum Emulator Compatible	The LarKen disk system for the Timex 2068 is fully Spectrum compatible and also can be used with AROS or LROS cartridge ROMs. It supports all token keywords – CAT, ERASE, LOAD, SAVE, MERGE, OPEN#, CLOSE# and also GOTO and PRINT that were intended to be used with a external mass storage device.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
LarKen Disk Interface Circuit	You will also receive a package with a home made LKDOS Dock PC Board for the TS-2068 from me. This letter is being written the day after I sealed up the package. The letter in the package complains about not being able to get my home made I/F PC Board to work.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
LarKen Diskette	The following ZX Spectrum mode program allows a backup to be made of a LarKen diskette onto tape and the reconstruction of a diskette from a tape backup. The program may be used to archive valuable diskettes, to store information from a diskette when diskette space is at a premium, to transfer diskette information onto […]	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Letters from Wes Brzozowski, Edwin Phillips, R. Arthur Gindin.	It has been long time since I’ve received any Timex/Sinclair related mail (and since I spent happy hours each weekend chatting with people who called to discuss my articles). That was a fun and interesting time. I have no problem with your reprinting my work; it’s nice to know it’s still “living on”.
Library	Timex/Sinclair public domain library available soon.
Library	The Pixel Print Plus! and Sting Graphics Package are LKDOS conversions and LOAD/SAVE entirely to disc. All documents are contained as Pixel Print files on the respective disc. The Disc Doctor was written by George Chambers of the Toronto Timex-Sinclair Users Club.
Lil’ Amp Rides Again!	Copy programs from one computer to another via an amplifier.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
LogiCall Logic	LarKen users who have not yet tried LogiCall have told me that ads and articles had not clearly explained how the LogiCall Ensemble could help them. They had, therefore, not taken the opportunity to buy and use it.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
LogiCall Review	LogiCall contains all the commands required to run LK-DOS (TS-2068 & Spectrum). It prompts for a command and executes these commands with a minimum of typing. Moves from drive to drive with 2 keystrokes; moves into and out of a word processor, database, spreadsheet, terminal program and other programs using a few keystrokes.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Lunch Hour Activity at Work	Review of Gerton Lunter’s Spectrum Emulator.
Making Program Length Cassette Tapes	The idea started out with a cassette of programs on a mailing list of a User’s Group. You were sent the cassette and when you got it copied (there was supposed to be a time limit) and added a program if you had one and sent it to the next person on the mailing list.
MaxCom	Updates on David Lassov’s BBS software development.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
MDIR_BAS v1.05	MDIR_BAS (v1.05) is a SuperBASIC program designed to facilitate using the MAKE_DIR keyword (FLP/RAM, [SUPER] GOLD CARD, QXL]. The MAKE_DIR keyword is used for creating sub_DIRectories — that is, subordinate DIRectories to the main directory. On the QL, these appear as names appended an arrow-type symbol ‘ ->’.	Sinclair QL
Meet Phillip Kwitkowski	Phillip is a young, late adopter of the Timex/Sinclair 2068. In the mid-1990s, at 14, he obtained a full TS 2068, including a LarKen disk system and RAM disk.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Memories Mean A Lot	As we grow older, memories of our first computer or our first experience with computers is one thing we won’t forget. “Son, when I was your age, we didn’t even have an abacus and ……” My introduction to computers came some 26 years ago. IBM TimeShare terminal.
Memory Improves With Age	Reprint of the same article as it appeared in Update Magazine.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Memotech Memopak 64	Reprint of instructions.	Timex/Sinclair 1000
Menu Magic	Speaking with George Chambers has always seemed INSTRUCTIVE to me. Guess it’s the facility of the BRITS and the CANUCKS with the Queen’s English, that gives them their entertaining TAKE on the concerns of us provincials. Anyway, considering the prospects of the Timex-Sinclair, Model 2068, always leads George into a diskussion of menus.	Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
Mineral Oil and the Edge Connector	Before Abed joined the CATUG, we ran an article on how the Motorola Sinclair Users group kept their ZX80 and ZX81 machines going with no crashes while others in the U.S. were experiencing crashes. We tried to tell the others through newsletters but couldn’t get into print.
Mineral Oil and the Printer Ribbon	It seems that every time I am ready to use my printer, the printing looks faded; time for new ribbon; NOT SO. The printer is sitting idle and the ink is drying out especially in the winter months.
MODEM Time! 1st MTERM II	When I see a computer setup without a modem, I am reminded of a story about a man at a wake remarking to the man standing next to the casket “Now he’s with his LORD”. But the man said “I’m afraid not, he didn’t believe the HIM”. “Oh!	Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
More Net-Surfing With The 2068	Before we get into details about the many ways of using the 2068 to gain textual information from the Internet, let’s briefly clear up some misconceptions and errors from last time !! After listing an E-mail message to you, the mail prompt “?”, will appear.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
More on QPC	For any who did a double-take at a line in my first article which stated “similar to what 13! REN users have reported with sons: keyboards . . . ,” it was an example of what a text scanning device, OCR (Optical Character Recognition), and a spell-checker can conspire together to do when they get devious.	Sinclair QL
More on QPC	[ This is where I goofed not once, but twice. Blame it on the computer! Editor ] For any who did a double-take …………… should have read: A line editor might also be used to create a file with an unnumbered series of commands such as these, although one type of QL editor I tried […]	Sinclair QL
Moving RAMTOP in ZX-81/TS-1000	This article will explain how to change the amount of memory you have available on the ZX-81 and TS-1000 computers. More importantly it will explain how to use 32K and 64K RAM packs efficiently.	Sinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 1000
MSCRIPT Command Summary	MSCRIPT shortcuts.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
MSDOS to Larken and MSCRIPT	I have done this several times using two different schemes. The last time I took a file done on a MAC in MSWord, moved it across a network SAVEd as an ASCII file to an IBM and then to Larken.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
NESQLUG	Sorry to hear about the nursing home. Bobbie and you too will be in my prayers. The QL emulators that run on a PC are getting so good that rarely do I use my SuperGoldCard QL. The article below tells about them.	Sinclair QL
New Items	ComputerFest 1993.
News Item	Timex said Sunday it had shut down its factory in Dundee, Scotland, following one of Britain’s most bitter industrial conflicts of recent years. [Dateline 8/30/93]
News Items	Short notes about the group and events.
News Items	Update! magazine renewal time; Welcome our new treasurer, Abed Kahale; Hard disks for Sinclair?; EPROMS for the TS2068; Dohany EPROMS for Larken.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
News Items	If you are a LarKen user using something less than Version 3 firmware, T/SNUG will supply an updated EPROM, SYSTEM DISK, and MANUAL to paid-up members. If you are a LarKen LK-DOS owner and would like a SPECTRUM V2 kit for your system we will supply an EPROM, socket and 74HCT32 for $12 which includes shipping and handling.
News Items	Friday 08 28 1992 at 11:27 AM (Indiana time) I backed out of the driveway and left for the Dayton Computerfest. There is a different route I could have taken and missed all traffic in Ft.
News Items	The ISTUG Picnic will be held on June 26th 1993 at the cabin of Frank and Carol Davis. Sinclair users from all over are invited. Frank says there is plenty of room for campers and tents.
News You Can Use	has recently announced/demonstrated their Super Gold Card [£325 + vat {UK residents}]. The SUPPER GOLD CARD uses a 25 MHz. 68020 (vs. 68000) with 4 Mbytes of memory. There is a trade-in policy which is very generous, and I would definitely put this at the top of my things to do/get list if I had […]
Ni-Cad Charger	Constant current charger for TS 1000.	Timex/Sinclair 1000
Obituaries	Larry Crawford, Steve Cooper.
Obscure Commands	Years ago I was involved with the defunct Hampton Roads TSUG, and I compiled a list of commands that were barely or not at all mentioned in the 2068 manual. To liven up things, I’ll present them here. 1. PRINT #n [n = 0, 1, 2, 3, . .	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Oliger proposes Detente with Larken	Bob Swoger’s LogiCall description and discussion of features. Oliger for LKDOS, allowing compatibility of Oliger/LarKen systems.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Oliger Utilities – Software	I thought that I would give a sort of review and step through manual for DISK FILE MANAGER which is an Oliger utility. So far as I know there is not a manual for this software that is in public domain.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Our Dealers	List of dealers in 1993.
Parallel I/O Modification	A few years ago, MIRACLE SYSTEMS redesigned their parallel printer interface so that its circuitry now fits safely within the confines of what would appear — from a distance — to be a standard, metal CENTRONICS plug. Oh, how I wish this had been the original design.	Sinclair QL
Parts Inventory	Inventory database.	Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
Past and Present Members
PC Power Supply for Your QL	Some FIXes to the QL’s power supply or additions to make the QL motherboard more stable are best described as KLUGEs. Since enough time had transpired between when I thought I knew how to read a schematic to the present time when I know I do NOT know how to read one (remember when a […]	Sinclair QL
Producing Flashy Listings	It is not widely known that ZX Spectrum and T/S 2068 listings can incorporate colour commands (and indeed FLASH and BRIGHT) as well as inverse video. This feature is probably a happy accident of the machine’s logical structure but it allows you to produce pretty listings.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Puzzle	LAMBDA device, possibly for PC8300.	Lambda 8300
QHJ Announces New Freeware	QHJ Freeware has just recieved the following new QL programs As with all QHJ Freeware files, these can be yours by just sending disks and return postage to the address below. From Jonathan Hudson: Qeyes (8kb, 1 Jan 97) PE Button that has two eyes that follow mouse cursor.	Sinclair QL
QHJ Freeware	What: QHJ Freeware is a freeware/shareware distribution service for the North American QL users. It is not designed to compete with European freeware distributors. Why: It has recently dawned on me that there are no freeware distributors in North America.	Sinclair QL
QHJ Off the Net	Every once in a while I’ll spend some time checking out what’s available on various QL related Web sites. Here is what I found recently. QLAY – QL Emulator for MS-DOS Just released is QLAY, a new QL emulator for MS-DOS. QLAY is a freeware program that emulates a 128K or 768K QL.	Sinclair QL
QL Corner	The 3rd annual North American show will be held on Saturday, June 10th, 1995 in the city of Oak Ridge, TN. QL traders attending the show are Stuart Honeyball of miracle Systems, Tony Frishman of TF Services, Bill Richardson of WN Richardson and Co., Jochen Merz Software, Frank and Carol Davis of Mechanical Affinity and […]	Sinclair QL
QL Date Gate: Making Modifications to DBEASY	DBEASY by Bill Cable / Wood And Wind is a program which I appreciate more and more each time I use it. As Bill notes in his documentation, it is open to the user and readily available for modification.	Sinclair QL
QL Hacker’s Journal	The only key item of news is that as I am writing this the latest version of C68 v 4.2 has partialy come out. I received the zipped version of C68 Runtimes disk #1. Dave Walker should be sending the rest of the disk out soon.	Sinclair QL
QL Hacker’s Journal	Past issues are available on disk, via e-mail, or via the Anon-FTP server, garbo.uwasa.fi. The QHJ is always on the look out for. Editor’s Forumn Another few months, another issue. I don’t know if there is any special significance to putting out issue #20, but it looks nice to have a zero in the 1’s place.	Sinclair QL
QL Hacker’s Journal	This issue of the QHJ is a little smaller that I would like. I’ve been busy getting ready for the QL show in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. This is the same show that has been held in Newport, Rhode Island, but Bob Dyl wanted to try a different place this year.	Sinclair QL
QL Hacker’s Journal	The QL Hacker’s Journal (QHJ) is published by Tim Swenson as a service to the QL Community. The QHJ is freely distributable. Past issues are available on disk, via e-mail, or via the Anon-FTP server, garbo.uwasa.fi. The QHJ is always on the look out for article submissions.	Sinclair QL
QL Hacker’s Journal	The QL Hacker’s Journal (QHJ) is published by Tim Swenson as a service to the QL Community. The QHJ is freely distributable. Past issues are available on disk, via e-mail, or via the Anon-FTP server, garbo.uwasa.fi. The QHJ is always on the look out for article submissions.	Sinclair QL
QL Hacker’s Journal	The QL Hacker’s Journal (QHJ) is published by Tim Swenson as a service to the QL Community. The QHJ is freely distributable. Past issues are available on disk, via e-mail, or via the Anon-FTP server, garbo.uwasa.fi. The QHJ is always on the look out for article submissions.	Sinclair QL
QL Hacker’s Journal	The QL Hacker’s Journal (QHJ) is published by Tim Swenson as a service to the QL Community. The QHJ is freely distributable. Past issues are available on disk, via e-mail, or via the Anon-FTP server, garbo.uwasa.fi. The QHJ is always on the look out for article submissions.	Sinclair QL
QL Hacker’s Journal	The QL Hacker’s Journal (QHJ) is published by Tim Swenson as a service to the QL Community. The QHJ is freely distributable. Past issues are available on disk, via e-mail, or via the Anon-FTP server, garbo.uwasa.fi. The QHJ is always on the look out for article submissions.	Sinclair QL
QL Hacker’s Journal	The QL Hacker’s Journal (QHJ) is published by Tim Swenson as a service to the QL Community. The QHJ is freely distributable. Past issues are available on disk, via e-mail, or via the Anon-FTP server, garbo.uwasa.fi. The QHJ is always on the look out for article submissions.	Sinclair QL
QL Hacker’s Journal	The QL Hacker’s Journal (QHJ) is published by Tim Swenson as a service to the QL Community. The QHJ is freely distributable. Past issues are available on disk, via e-mail, or via the Anon-FTP server, garbo.uwasa.fi. The QHJ is always on the look out for article submissions.	Sinclair QL
QL Hacker’s Journal	The QL Hacker’s Journal (QHJ) is published by Tim Swenson as a service to the QL Community. The QHJ is freely distributable. Past issues are available on disk, via e-mail, or via the Anon-FTP server, garbo.uwasa.fi. The QHJ is always on the look out for article submissions.	Sinclair QL
QL Hacker’s Journal	The QL Hacker’s Journal (QHJ) is published by Tim Swenson as a service to the QL Community. The QHJ is freely distributable. Past issues are available on disk, via e-mail, or via the Anon-FTP server, garbo.uwasa.fi. The QHJ is always on the look out for article submissions.	Sinclair QL
QL Hacker’s Journal	The QL Hacker’s Journal (QHJ) is published by Tim Swenson as a service to the QL Community. The QHJ is freely distributable. Past issues are available on disk, via e-mail, or via the Anon-FTP server, garbo.uwasa.fi. The QHJ is always on the look out for article submissions.	Sinclair QL
QL Hacker’s Journal	The QL Hacker’s Journal (QHJ) is published by Tim Swenson as a service to the QL Community. The QHJ is freely distributable. Past issues are available on disk, via e-mail, or via the Anon-FTP server, garbo.uwasa.fi. The QHJ is always on the look out for article submissions.	Sinclair QL
QL Show	Thanks for helping spread the word. Although this is basically a QL event anyone is welcome and Frank Davis will be there offering a wide range of Sinclair products. — Bill Here are the initial details for the ’97 North American QL Show in Bedford, PA.	Sinclair QL
QL Survivor’s Source Book	Bob Dyl sent me a copy to see and ask if T/SNUG wanted to be the publisher thereof, but I said I did not think so and he called Frank Davis and he accepted. I do not know the price but a letter or call to Frank will get that.	Sinclair QL
QL to IBM RGB Monitor Connections	Reprinted from LISTings newsletter.	Sinclair QL
QL Today Notes	The QL Today news notes which I send to the ZQA! Editor from time to time are obviously reports on reports and reviews that appear in recent issues of that Newsletter. I don’t intend this to be like some of the “talking heads” on TV today who seem to be only reporting on the opinions of other reporters instead of researching the actual news sources.	Sinclair QL
QL Video Output Circuit	As I’ve gone to only using monitors (or TV’s that have AUX. inputs) for my Timex computers. I bought an 8-pin DIN and following the service manual schematic I hooked it up and found that it is reverse, but no problem, as the mono composite video is the only one hooked up and doesn’t have […]	Sinclair QL
QL Woes	I. Bill Lawson article (Nov/Dec 92 Toronto’s SINC-LINK) mentioned a myriad of symptoms of his malfunctioning QL system. I hope he has resolved and sorted out these problems. The symptoms he mentioned; Cursor disappears and machine locks up. READ/WRITE FAILED Double listing of Directories. Use DELETE, get PROGRAM DOES NOT EXSITS. Windows changing constantly. Code?	Sinclair QL
QLAMBer Update	QLAMBer has recently been updated to reflect known changes in QDOS compatible hardware. What’s New To facilitate greater user convenience, the new RomDisq is acknowledged as a quick_key device in the “other” option (NB: it is my understanding that “rom” is the device name for the RomDisq, and, this will be corrected if I am advised it is different).	Sinclair QL
QLATter	The QLATter front end program is being provided as freeware for QLAY users. QLATter will run on a QLAY emulation whose host PC only has 4 Meg. of memory. QLATter is based on QLAMBer. QLATter does not require TK2_EXTensions, and therefore lacks the functions which rely on TK2 code.	Sinclair QL
QLATter	QLATter is a freeware utility intended for use with Jan Venema’s QLAY emulator; but, it can be used with a “regular” QL or any other QDOS compatible, too. The source code for the program has been corrected and updated so that the COPY function works, and the FORMAT@ function has been replaced with a M@K_DIR (faux/mock sub-DIRectory) option.
QLAY 0.85 First Look & More	Jan Venema (http://www.inter.nl.net/hcc/A.Jaw.Venema) recently made a new version of QLAY available (03 May 1998). QLAY is a Freeware, QL emulator, and with the help of others, I received a copy of the most recently posted ZIP files — first, version 0.84, and subsequently, QLAY 0.85.	Sinclair QL
QLuMSi – Recent Changes	QLuMSi/QL Using M’cr~S~ft. interface (yes, it’s pronounced clumsy) is a front-end program, an MS-DOS simulation, and a learning tool. QLuMSi is a TURBO-compiled program that can be EXEC(_W)’d on any QL which has TK2_EXTensions.	Sinclair QL
QLuMSi DOS	QLuMSi DOS (QL.using.M’cr°S°ft. interface Disk Operating Simulation) has, as the version number might suggest, recently undergone a long awaited upgrade which had been partially delayed by my year of voluntary service (servitude?). As many of you know.	Sinclair QL
QLUSTer Upgrade	QLUSTer has recently, some will say finally!, undergone a long awaited upgrade which had been partially delayed by a year of voluntary service (servitude?) in Western New Mexico, on the Eastern Navajo Reservation, as they like to say/suggest to the potential donors. As of mid-October 1993, the latest release version is 5.109.	Sinclair QL
QLUSTer_LITE	Perhaps, the REMark that “all programs are obsolete as soon as they are run” has some truth in it. QLUSTer v4.350 (aka “_LITE”) is the latest version of the program which evolved from QLUTter and began with the QL_AutoDirectory (v1.9).	Sinclair QL
QLUTter_BAS	Utility programs vary widely in functionality. Some utility programs are single task while others are multi-task. Some simply deal with file handling while others deal more directly with the storage medium. QLUTter_BAS is a simple, six function, SuperBASIC front-end and utility program designed to help you un-clutter the files of your QL’s various storage media.	Sinclair QL
QMOSAIC Chronicles	In Albuquerque, patrons (i.e., library card holders) can have one free hour of INTERNET access per week (Email is not allowed). After my hour on the NET, I had the opportunity to see how NETSCAPE (v2.2) compared with Omar Valenti’s QMOSAIC (v0.77) web browsing program for QDOS users.	Sinclair QL
QPC The Missing Link	The QPC, a 68xxx emulator which runs a version of SMSQ, has certainly captured my imagination; but, some of the general information about it remains vague. Unlike the QXL ISA card which is limited to the on-card, 68040 processor and memory resources, the QPC commandeers the resources of the 486-or-better host PC and the speed […]	Sinclair QL
QPC Update	I have gotten several inquiries about the previous QPC articles, especially concerning the SMSQ/E environment in which it runs. Since I have used SMSQ/E only with QPC, and not with systems such as Atari, QXL, or Gold Card, I don’t know what differences one would find with these versions, if any.	Sinclair QL
QPC2 for Windows	One of the last articles I wrote for ZQA! was on the subject of the QPC1 emulator for QL that runs in DOS mode on a PC. It was created by Marcel Kilgus at the age of 16. He has been much involved with Sinclair computers since he was 8.	Sinclair QL
QXL Ghosts	Over a year had passed since the time I had received an updated version of SMSQ from Miracle, so I felt compelled to write a query letter to Stuart Honeyball (aka Miracle Systems) to see if I had been dropped from their mailing list.	Sinclair QL
QXL Notes	MIRACLE SYSTEMS’ QXL is the reality first suggested by the 1986 vaporware named FUTURA. Though the QXL was introduced in North America two years ago, there are many minor points that have not been mentioned elsewhere, and were not covered in the recently released manual (some of this information has already been shared and may yet appear elsewhere).	Sinclair QL
QXL Notes – Sequel	Well, I finally got my working copy of SMSQ 2.47 [the QXL’s operating system (OS) which mimics the QL’s QDOS] — very satisfactory, but not perfect. First, the excessive keyboard rollover which really made the QXL difficult to use has been corrected.	Sinclair QL
QXL Totes	Neither Santa nor the postman brought me a new copy of SMSQ for Christmas; and so, I’m still plugging away with the same version of SMSQ (v2.57) that I received during the Summer. That should not be considered bad; but obviously, the same limitations exist as before with the video display being less than 80% of the “available” VGA display and the TURBO compiler still not fully compatible with SBASIC.	Sinclair QL
Random Bits and Unverified Bytes	Rumor of a 10mb hard disk and interface for the ZX81/TS1000 circa 1987 developed/sold by someone from Dubuque, IA.	Timex/Sinclair 1000
Re-Inking Your Ribbons / Ribbon Resuscitation	[Reprinted from FORMAT, Vol 4 #3, November 1990.] I know that Abed Kahale did a little piece on re-inking ribbons but this is from a different source and does give quite a bit of background information.
Recent QL Freeware	As a big fan of Freeware, I keep an eye on what Freeware comes out for the QL. I use the Internet to keep current with the European sources. A number of QL authors or QL BBS’s have web pages in the Internet.	Sinclair QL
RecordKeeping	While there are a few ‘DataBase’ softwares available for the 2068 such as PROFILE, I like to roll my own program. I needed some kind of simple record to keep track of the membership list. Of course this program can be used for any other data keeping function.	Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
Refining ZCOMM	Fans of the “I LOVE LUCY” television series may remember when Lucy Ricardo wrote her first novel – “Real Gone with the Wind”. Her publisher wanted to use it in a text book on “How to Write a Novel”.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Relocating Machine Code Programs – TS-2068	Why would one want to relocate machine code? Many machine code programs written for the TS2068 are located in the same area of RAM. Sometimes one might want to use both if they can be used that way. If you relocate one, you may be able to use both.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Resetting Track 0 and Other Tweaking	I wrote this originally a couple years ago and a recent conversation with Bob Swoger discussing resetting track 0 on a drive brought this to mind. While we both have successfully reset a Tandon TM 100-2A drive to track 0 again we both used different methods.
Review	SDA (Software Development Associates) Games One.	Timex/Sinclair 1000
Review: 1Meg Printer Buffer from Technologic Systems	Bob Miller, a past member of the Motorola Microcomputer Club visited resently. Bob is now an entrepreneur of printer buffers. Technologic Systems ads can be seen in Computer Monthly where Bill Ferrebee’s articles appear. Bob sent me one of his units, the BF3 with 1 MEG of RAM.
Running QPC on a PC	When the QXL Gold card was advertised, I placed an order that never materialized because the project was dropped for the QXL 2, which I felt was too pricey for what I wanted to spend to stay in the game.	Sinclair QL
SeekQL 2.09 – Part 1	SeekQL is a stand-alone, SuperBASIC database program which is intended to also complement the Archive-based DBEasy (Wood and Wind Computing) front-end program. SeekQL is capable of writing and reading multiple files which have dedicated, user-defined and record-specific field labels; and like DBEasy, you can easily sWitch between files.	Sinclair QL
SeekQL 2.09 – Part 2		Sinclair QL
Sequential Paragraph	Here we are going to discuss program SeqPar.B6, which SOL BBS uses in order to compose messages, to be uploaded to The Net or to other BBSs. It is accessed, by a PRESS of “6” at the TeleCom Main Menu or by a press of “a” at the Word Processing Main Menu.	Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
Setting and Resetting Caps Lock	It is sometimes useful to be able to switch the ZX Spectrum keyboard’s cap mode on and off so as to control the keys for which a program is testing. Caps mode is controlled by the system variable FLAGS2 at location 23658 (#5C6A).	Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
Seven-Bit ASCII Text Filter for the TS-2068 with LarKen disk I/O	Occasionally, after downloading a text file from an electronic bulletin board (BBS), or, converting HiSoft® PASCAL source code files into an LKDOS file, the file may fail to write to the screen, print, or load into M-Script[1].	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Sinclair ASCII Text to IBM Text File Transfer Utility	[Figure: Photo of David Solly] This program is written in HiSoft Pascal, version 1.7M for the ZX Spectrum and designed to be run under “Z80”, the ZX Spectrum Emulator for DOS, version 3.0 or higher, created by Gerton Lunter (henceforth referred to as “the Emulator”).	Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
Sinclair E-Mail List	List of members in 2003.
Sinclair Nostalgia	OK. This is my first post to the list… I’ve been reading all the past postings and think I can help answer a few questions on old Sinclairs (I’ve lost touch recently.) I have literally dozens of books which I can give details of for the bibliography, and I can give details of magazines etc.
Sinclair Rides the Internet	List of web and FTP sites in 1994.
sirclive.ttf	True Type fonts in characterstic Sinclair styles.
Smith’s Chart	Program draw charts used in microwave applications.	Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
Solar System Review	Modified from the magazine Computers and Teachers.	Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
Some are QXL Notes	As of the beginning of July, the QXL’s operating system (SMSQ) is at v2.57. The enclosure noted that the SDATE function now returns the proper date if input by the user. In previous versions, I observed that some $trings were prematurely truncated; and, though this is not mentioned as being corrected, it has been.	Sinclair QL
Some Great News	Public domain software from Jack Dohany (supports SmartWatch chip), 2068 Emulator, LogiCall 6.0.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
SPDOS or yet another T/S 2068 disk DOS	Way back when there was a disk interface for the T/S 2068 called Ramex Millenia K. See UPDATE for January 1988 page 8. SPDOS was originally marketed by WATFORD ELECTRONICS as a disk interface and operating ysytem.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Special Notice to QL-ers!	I have a great problem! I do not have a QL so I can not even try to write material for the QL. If I do not get any material submitted from a QLer then I will have to type in (if possible) old articles from other newsletters articles, etc. pertaining to the QL.	Sinclair QL
Speed Comparison Between 2068, PASCAL and Compiled BASIC (TIMACHINE)	I have been working on using my Timex/Sinclair 2068 to control a 3-axis drilling/routing machine using stepper motors. To make the machine move in arcs and circles I needed to use the sine and cosine functions in the Timex/Sinclair 2068 ROM.	Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
Static Electricity!	My computer room is carpeted and walking across the floor will generate quite a build up of a static charge. And coming near a grounded (or a large conductive ungrounded) object results in a loud snap and a jolt.
Stepping Rate Fix	Program to adjust stepping rate on LarKen systems; allows for reading/writing disks from other LarKen users.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Structured SuperBasic 2.6.2	Structured SuperBasic (SSB) is a program that takes SuperBasic programs written in the SSB style and converts them to full running SuperBasic programs. Structured SuperBasic supports the following features: No Line Numbers Blank Lines Between Lines of Code Labels for GOTO’s and GOSUB’s Conditional Compilation (#IFDEF) Multiple Part Programs (#INCLUDE) Structured SuperBasic programs are written in any text editor and converted with the SSB program.	Sinclair QL
SuperBASIC	A good editor can make SuperBASIC coding and debugging much easier. In this article I also mean SBASIC since it is an extension of SuperBASIC. QD with QBASIC or Basic Linker allow a versatile editor along with Thing multitasking to provide a fine SuperBASIC development environment.	Sinclair QL
Surfing the Net with the 2068	In this article, we discuss several services, provided to us in subscription form, by a computer, that speaks UNIX. We have something to say about telnet, email, mailing lists, the web, usenet, gopher, and ftp. After using telnet to establish computer contact, the rest of those programs communicate off-line.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Surfing the Net with the TS-2068	In this article, we discuss several services, provided to us in subscription form, by a computer system, that speaks UNIX. We have something to say about telnet, email, mailing lists, the web, usenet, gopher, and ftp. After using telnet to establish computer contact, the rest of those programs communicate off-line.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Surfing-the-Net with Sinclair	FTP sites, listserv, BBSes, usenet and gopher site.
Surplus Items	TS Items (all prices include shipping cost). These are all complete with instructions, unless noted. Items From RMG TS-2068 States & Capitals (Timex cartridge) $7.00 (only 4 left) TS-2068 Spelling 1 (Timex cassette) $4.00 TS-2040/Alphacom 32 printer paper $3.00/roll; 3 rolls/$7.50; 5 rolls/$10.00 TS-1016 RAM pack $5.00 TS-1000 User Manual $5.00 The Ins and Outs […]
T/SNUG Information	ZXir QLive Alive! is the newsletter of T/SNUG, the new Timex/Sinclair NorthAmerican User Groups. We are committed to put out at least four newsletters a year. For an annual contribution of $12.00 for individuals or $15.00 for user groups you can become a T/SNUG member with full membership privileges. We will earn your support!
T/SNUG Meetings	T/SNUG, the Timex/Sinclair NorthAmerican Users Group, can’t hope to have meetings if we are spread all over the continent, so we will meet in user group newsletters. Each user group can express the needs of the T/S community in open letters to T/SNUG.
T/SNUG, Quanta and PD-QL Software	Bob Swoger commented that he has catalogued about 300+ 2068/Spectrum programs in his “personal” library, and Steve Cooper claims that he has well over 80 meg of uncatalogued 2068/Spectrum programs! Bob thought it would be a good idea if I would compile a list of QL software that is available.	Sinclair QL
Tasword to M-Script File Conversion	This is a ZX Spectrum utility for converting Tasword files into M-Script files. The first program generates and saves the machine code that is required to do the conversion. The second program loads and launches the machine code and steps the user through the conversion of files.	Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
Tax-I-QL Tip	The matter of Uncle Sam’s hand in your pocket should never be too far from your thoughts. For those who may not be aware, TAX-I-QL (EMSoft) is the most extensive ABACUS/QLSS template one can use on his/her QL. TAX-I-QL is h-u-g-e spreadsheet template which requires a 256K (minimum) memory expansion.	Sinclair QL
Telcommunication	We have completed work on breaking out LarKen MaxCom into manageable pieces for the Timex-Sinclair 2068 computer. In so doing, memory Was found for some additional features, and processing speed is enhanced. We discuss three different areas here, features gained and lost, a change in CODE for remote character input, and future prospects.
Telecommunication: A La TS-2068	In this paper, we discuss telecommunications, involving our Timex-Sinclair 2068 and LarKen software. These results grew out of our attempts to CAPTURE textual information, while on-line with a caller to SOL BBS. Well, to make a long story short, we can make such a capture, but only by giving up the ability to return to BBS mode, and continue our on-line session.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Television Compatibility	TV sets incompatible with the 1000.	Timex/Sinclair 1000
The 64 Column Operating System Cartridge	Reprint of Zebra instructions for the cartridge.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
The Byte-Back MD-68 Modem	The BYTE-BACK MD-68 Modem beat Anchor’s WESTRIDGE 2050 to the market place and therefore was the first modem used on my TS2068. It has some interesting features not found on the TS2050. The ability to receive BASIC programs from non-TS2068 computers in such a way as to allow the editing of these programs into working TS2068 tokenized programs is the most outstanding feature of this modem package.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
The Dayton Computerfest	“The DMA T/S representatives Gary Ganger and Tim Swenson manned a booth …”
The Font	The Font This font is based on the Sinclair ZX Spectrum ROM character set and it’s 8×8 grid. It is released as healthware, which means that if you use it, you will live through a happy and joyful life. (Like the joke about milk – Why is milk healthy?
The IKI Interface	Schematic of IBM keyboard to TS 2068 interface.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
The Information Super Highway Communications – Modems 101	Computers use binary codes of “ON” bit which has a value of 1 and “OFF” bit which has a value of 0 for sending information across short distances to serial peripherals such as serial printers and modems.
The LarKen Disk System	It is an inherent problem with any user support group that a newbie does not receive the full benefit of prior activity. Obviously, a user who first shows up in April does not get to see the hardware/software demonstration given in March.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
The Musical PC8300	The PC8300 is a Hong Kong “clone” of the TS-1000, also known as the “IQ8300” or as “Your Computer”. This article is about making music on one, but the info may also be halpful with “your own computer” (no capitals) if your unit is capable of music and you have never tried programming any.	Lambda 8300
The Perfect Gift or How to Assemble or Replace TS1000 Parts Cheap!	Suppose a local neighborhood kid goes ape every time he sees your computers, but the kid’s parents just aren’t interested in buying such things. Or suppose you come into contact with a child of a low income family (perhaps through your employer’s “Adopt a School” program, or however) who would benefit from some computer experience but whose folks just couldn’t afford it.	Timex/Sinclair 1000
The Rings of Saturn	Through the telescope, Saturn is the beautiful ringed planet that never fails to impress – be it beginner or expert alike. This program does the next best thing and probably represents the most accurate computer simulation of Saturn ever attempted on a home micro.	Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
The RMG Project	Attempt to organize effort to buy Rod Gowen’s stock of Sinclair items.
The Tasman ‘B’ CPI	Make it work with the Larken DS-400.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
The Towers of Hanoi	Discussion about implementing Towers of Hanoi.
The Trials and Tribulations of Reading an MSDOS Text File Disk	Program to read MSDOS files on an AERCO disk drive.	Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program
The Web	When it comes to the World Wide Web, it’s easy to feel stupid, or just out of it. Every newspaper and magazine seems filled with know-it-all stories. about the thing, and your computeraddicted friends can’t wait to babble on about it, pausing dramatically at cocktail parties to utter techie terms like “home page” and “browser.” They all make the Web sound better than sex, only more mysterious.
The Z88 and Its Power of Recovery	Well, I was asked to write something for this newsletter and this being so, be not be surprised if I write. So I write. And if you don’t like what I write, you can go elsewhere for Your jollies. No suggestions being offered.
The Z88 Source Book	The Z88 Source Book is designed to be a good reference on the Z88, how to interface it with the world, how to do things with it, what products are/were available, and what dealers carry them.	Cambridge Z88
The Z88 Source Book	Section 2.	Cambridge Z88
The Z88 Source Book	Section 3	Cambridge Z88
The Z88 Source Book	The Z88 should be able to hook up to just about any serial device. The key factor is this, the serial device should not expect any special driver software to run on the computer. Things like scanners require software on the computer to convert the graphic image to text.	Cambridge Z88
The Z88 Source Book	Douglas Adams – Writer of the famous “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” books. He mentions the Z88 in his book “Last Change to See.” Teller of the magic troupe Penn & Teller (serial # 034862). Marvin Minsky – Creator of Artificial Intelligence and LISP. Jerry Pournelle – Science Fiction writer and columnist for Byte magazine.	Cambridge Z88
TIMACHINE and the FDD System	TIMACHINE may not work properly with the Zebra FDD system. Depending on which version of the FDD you have, either the keyboard will lock up as soon as TIMACHINE runs or everything will work correctly until you use FDD I/O commands.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Timex Emulation	The number of ZX Spectrum emulators available must be running into the hundreds, with dozens more being produced each year. Given the huge popularity of the Sinclair machines throughout Europe, this isn’t really a surprise. What is more surprising, however, is that there are very few emulators available that support the TS-2068.
Timex Sinclair – ZX Spectrum ROM Routine Look-Up Table		Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Timex/Sinclair 2068
Timex/Sinclair Public Domain Library Available Now	T/SNUG public domain library available. Librarians include Bob Swoger, Jay Shepard, D. G. Smith, Ed Snow, Al Feng and Don Lambert.
To Frank and Carol Davis	Editorial about the end of Update Magazine.
To PRINT? Or Not to LPRINT?	Each new book I have bought on the TS2068 has taught me quite a bit about programming on the computer. The things I have learned lately about the keyword PRINT are quite interesting. The latest book I purchased, “Introduction to 2068 Machine Language” by Dr. Lloyd Dreger, explained quite a bit about it.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Transferring MSDOS Files to the TS2068	Techniques and program for loading files from an MS DOS disk using a Larken disk system.	Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
TS 2068 – Z88 Transfer via MODEM	The Z88 has a built-in serial port. It is easy to send files back and forth to any other serial port equipped computer via null modem. A null modem is simply a serial cable with a couple lines crossed. However some computers such as the TS2068 do not have built-in serial ports.	Cambridge Z88, Timex/Sinclair 2068
TS Bulletin & BASIC N-L	WILLIAM HARMER TS Bulletin Amateur Newsletter — Supplement #A-1994 — Aug.18, 1994 © Aug. 18,1994 by Bill J. Harmer, Ottawa, All rights reserved Times are changing. Woodstock 1994 has just run its muddy course, and the cries of liberation from ‘the system’ that brought the ‘computers to the people’ movement onto the fringes of the […]
TS-1000 I/O Board	How a user interfaced his TS 1000 to his train layout with the Byte-Back BB-1 interface board.	Timex/Sinclair 1000
TS-2050 Modem Compatible Serial I/F	In response to Don’s request on page 6 of ZXir QLive to unscramble the schematic in the final issue of UPDATE! magazine. I had already done that – it was a challenge and I recognized the problem. Attached is the unscrabled version. The problem is one of proportional versus non-proportional fonts.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
TS-2068 – CMOS on Board	Change most ICs on 2068 to CMOS to reduce power consumption, for running off batteries.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
TS-2068 Cassette LOAD AID Meter	Reprinted from CRAGIST newsletter March/April 1989.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
TS-2068 ROM ByPass Board Features and Options II	1. The PULL rear connector is repeated so other accessories can be used, including a bank switching controller and back-plane. 2. Use two 28 pin sockets for “HOME ROM” and two for “EXROM”. That way you can use RAM chips before burning EPROM’s.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
TS-2068 Talks to a PC by Modem	While I am not familiar with the Z88, here is what appeared in ZQA!, Winter 93. It should work with the Z88 as it did with the PC. It has been a challenge to have a 2068 communicate directly via modem with a PC modem to transfer text files.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
TS-2068 Talks to a PC by Modem	It has been a challenge to have a 2068 communicate directly via modem with a PC modem to transfer text files. The procedure was to upload files to a BBS by one computer and then download with the other, until Bob Swoger spent an evening with me to tackle this problem.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
TTSUC LarKen Disk Library	All are 40 tracks per side unless otherwise noted. Available from Abed Kahale at cost. See page 2 for address.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Turbo Switch for the ZX-81	The whole idea of experimenting with a “TURBO Switch” came from reading the book “EXPLORER’S GUIDE TO THE T/S 1000” by Mike Lord. On page 58(1) of this book under the heading “Keyboard Scanning” he tells how the system variable MARGIN may be changed from 55 to 31 by taking pin 22 of the ULA chip HIGH or LOW.	Sinclair ZX81
UDGs?	MB> 3. There were a number of hardware add-ons that worked with software similar to the above routines to allow UDG’s and true HRG. DK’Tronics and Quicksilva produced devices that worked with some of their games.	Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program
Union City Man Conveys His Love For Computers	About Tim Swenson.	Cambridge Z88, Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 1000
Using a 16K Memotech Memopak That Has Switches	This was in a letter that I wrote to Gilliam Parrish in regards to using a 16K MEMOTECH MEMOPAK. At the Dayton ComputerFest I did find a 16K Memotech ram module of the latter manufacture with the DIP switches which are located where the oval opening in the back is.	Timex/Sinclair 1000
Using FOP_OVER	Over a year ago, I read a request asking how to use the FOP_OVER facility found in TK2_EXTensions instead of OPEN_NEW. Others are better qualified to explain some of this. Let me simply state that you need to OPEN a device before you can access it; and, when you are done using it, you should CLOSE it.	Sinclair QL
Using Internet File Formats on the QL	Those of us in the QL world have not been totally immune from the hype and lure of the Internet. I’ve seen discussions of writing Web browsers and network drivers for the QL. Although it would be interesting to browse the Internet on the QL, it is not the platform that I am looking to use for my browsing.	Sinclair QL
VAL Function	One of the most powerful, and (Oh, Yes,) useful instructions of the Timex-Sinclair computers is the VAL function Unfortunately, it is also unique to the Timex-Sinclair computers. Te VAL function evaluates an arbitrary numerically-valued string. It only returns an error C, in the case that the string argument does not evaluate to a number.	Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
VU-3D 10 Years Later	[Figure: Timex Sinclair VU-3D cassette cover] I bought my TS-2068 and VU-3D among other programs in 1983. Proud of my new computer, I took it to the office to show-and-tell my coworkers. A couple of weeks later, the boss called and advised that I am to give a command performance with the VU-3D to no […]	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Waging in the TSRoom	April 8th, 1995. WAG is Wild A__ Guess. TSRoom is the room in which I have all my computer equipment setup. With the definitions out of the way here we go. When I received the SPRING issue of ZXir QLive ALive!	Timex/Sinclair 2068
West Coast Sinclair show	The West Coast Sinclair Show was held in Union City, CA, on 5 June 1999, one week after the East Coast Sinclair Show. Most of the European attendees arrived the Monday before the show and spent the week visiting San Francisco.
What Alientates the TS-2068: The SCLD	Solutions to some dead SCLD problems.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Windows by Shade, Part 1	Here is a more recent and sophisticated general purpose LarKen extended BASIC demo which I developed for my LABELMAKER II program upgrade project. To facilitate your running all these new demos, I have eliminated the usual DELETE/MERGE operations and SAVEd the demo implementation routines along with the core subroutines.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Windows by Shade, Part 2	Each of the windows is preset by the implementation program to a different mode. The upper left section is set to All Characters, the upper right section to Capitals mode and the bottom section to Numbers mode.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
Windows by Shade, Part 3	I am enclosing two copies of the program listings of both versions of my LKDOS extended BASIC data entry demo programs divided into sections, including the LKDOS extended BASIC window operations section which needs to be converted to machine code.	Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
Windows By Shade, Part 4	Third is the data entry block which is the compiled machine code part of the data entry routine from address 60899 to 62298. This is the TIMEX BASIC part of the data entry routine that was correctly compiled by the TIMACHINE compiler and ran properly.	Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
Windows by Shade, Part 5	The failure of the compiled data entry routine to run properly, plus the fact that as of this date I am not yet a machine code programmer, meant that if I wanted to continue to develop the whole package of program units, my only option was to divide the data entry routines into two parts.	Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
Writing More Efficiently	I confess, I am a ZX81/TS1000 user still. A real survivor. Although I have promised myself to program only (or mainly) on the ZX81/TS1000 in machine language, BASIC still is my main language on this computer. The amazing thing is that there are still things to discover in BASIC programming for the ZX81/TS1000.	Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program
Z-SIO RS-232 Serial Interface	Convert a WC-2050/TS-2050 to a RS-232 interface.
Z80 LCD	Many of us have dreamed of controlling the world with a ZX-81 (what else is it good for?). For standalone or portable applications, a TV or monitor display is quite bulky and power hungry. You need a portable low power display and that would be a job for the Z80/LCD display.	Timex/Sinclair 1000
Z80 Workshop	A computer based on the Z-80 operates in the same manner as any other machine be it micro, mini or mainframe. Before we can discuss the Z-80 and its use in any detail, it is first necessary to describe the operation of a typical microcomputer.
Z88	A couple things come to mind. It is possible that Word 97 can not read Wordstar files. Maybe you can try sending a text file. You create a text file in Pipedream by Saving as Plain Text. Text files on the Z88 and the PC are formatted differently.	Cambridge Z88
Z88 – My Memory Surprise	Recently when using my Z88, I was bugged by not being able to save to a file that was already in existence. I also could not erase that file. I could load it, edit it, save it to another title, but not the original title. I was continually being told IN USE.	Cambridge Z88
Z88 – Power to You	I have been reading what various folks have to say about the Z88 Power Supply, and the types of batteries to use, so I thought I would add my little contribution to the discussion, When I first got my Z88, I had to use batteries, so, as I had some Ni-Cad lying around I used them, and I found that they worked fine.	Cambridge Z88
Z88 Batteries Feedback	Being a Z88 user, I found your article about using the “Renewal RAY-O-VAC” rechargeable battery very useful. I think this provides a GOOD solution for low cost operation. I’d like to share with others my Z88 battery experiences. I often take long airplane journeys requiring a computer totally dependent upon its batteries.	Cambridge Z88
Z88 Revisited	Once again my Z88 with the internal RAM installed came up with BAT LOW. But the other one still had batteries that did not come up with the BAT LOW. Was there something wrong with the computer or was it because I might have used batteries with less life left And how much current did the Z88 draw under normal use?	Cambridge Z88
Zebra FDD	The actual dimensions of a 3″ disk are thickness 3/16; width 3 1/8; length 3 29/32 and they come in a hard plastic case which is larger. The 3″ disks are called CF2, whatever that means. To compare the actual size of a 3.5 disk is 1/8 thickness; 3 9/32 wide and 3 9/16 long.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
ZEUS Assembler for JLO v2.63+ Disk Systems	If you are a regular m/c programmer like me, then you can appreciate the value of a good assembler. I like Zeus Assembler plenty, but it has one problem – it’s tape based. Having gotten used to the speed and convenience of the JLO disk system, doing anything with Zeus became a chore.	Timex/Sinclair 2068
ZEX for the ZX81	Hello again and this time a special treat for all ZX81 dinosaurs: It’s ZEX time for the ZX81, turning your ATARI joystick or IBM PC into a virtual ZX81 keyboard. The joystick can emulate any key or combination of keys on the old ZX81 membrane or ZEX will translate parallel ASCII to ZX81 characters for you.	Timex/Sinclair 1000
ZipaDee_Bas 1.105	Several years ago, Anthony Trice was kind enough to send me a copy of the ZIP utility which was originally ported to QDOS by Erik Slagter & Kai Uwe Rommel. Unfortunately, need is a strong motivator, and it wasn’t until this Summer that I finally sat down to figure out how to implement the utility in its QDOS incarnation.	Sinclair QL
ZQA! 1991 to 2003	Index of issues and articles from 1991 to 2003.
ZQA! Signing Off; T/SNUG to Continue	At 3 AM in the morning ten years ago I was unable to sleep. I was thinking about SNUG, the Sinclair NorthAmerican Users Group, and a group that just couldn’t get off the ground. Its purpose was to be the preservation of Sinclair hardware and software in the United States of America.
ZX-81 Hi-Res	: >From the ZX81 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions): I just downloaded this from your home page – many thanks:) Q: Could you get Hi-Res graphics on a ZX81? A: Yes. There were a number of ways. 1. The Z80’s i register pointed to a font table.	Sinclair ZX81, Type-in program
ZX-81 HiRes Graph	[Figure: screen dump of the SCHWINDWERTDARSTELLUNG graph produced by the program]	Sinclair ZX81, Type-in program
ZX-81 POKEs & Calls	RAND USER 681 in FAST mode, prevents report code from display. RAND USER 757 in FAST mode saves a program without a name. RAND USER 836 in FAST mode, will load a program and STOP it even if it is self starting. Gives a C error code but disregard.	Sinclair ZX81
ZX-81 Video Display System	In order to speed up application program execution time, the FAST mode uses 100% of the CPU time for executing the application program but there are times when the application program is idle When the program is STOPped or PAUSEd or waiting for keyboard INPUT, the keyboard is checked and if no key is down the video is generated independent of NMI pulses.	Sinclair ZX81, Type-in program
ZX-81 Video Display System – Part 1	When circumstances combine innovative technical ideas with an economical design and market opportunity, some interesting things begin to happen. In 1980, Clive Sinclair was not yet a household word and was perhaps better known for his digital watch and calculator than his ZX-80 personal computer.	Sinclair ZX81, Type-in program
ZX-81 Video Display System – Part 2	ZX-TEAM MAGAZIN	Sinclair ZX81, Type-in program
ZX-Team	[Figure: group photo of the ZX-TEAM meeting participants; caption names: Dieter, Thomas, Herbert, Stefan, Joachim, Norbert, Gerhard, Gotthard, Peter, Georg, Henning, Ludwig, Uwe, Michael, Bodo, Gernot, Eckhard, Thomas, Philip, Kai, Nickel, Gerd, Mike] [Figure: drawing of a cyclist carrying a ZX81 towards a “ZX-TEAM TREFFEN” signpost] For our english readers: The third ZX-TEAM-meeting 26-28 march […]
ZX81 Basic Programming por Steven Vickers	Description of the Spanish language manual for the Investronica ZX81 clone available in Argentina.	Timex/Sinclair 1000
ZX96 – A Professional System Based on the ZX81	[Figure: Photo of the ZX96 system] The following noticeable advantages to the original ZX81 are present in the ZX96 System: 1. Contact-secure bus system (DIN 41612, 64 Pins). 2. A regular standard AT computer keyboard. 3. Memory expansion possible when more memory is required. 4. A modern mass storage concept (floppy disk and fixed disk).	Timex/Sinclair 1000
ZXir QLive Alive! Kick-off Announcement	If you feel as I do, READ ON! If a doctor saw no life in a body for six months he would presume that body was dead! If our user group doesn’t hear from another user group for six months we presume it is dead and we cease to exchange newsletters with it.
ZXir QLive Alive! Kick-off Announcement	If you feel as I do,.. READ ON! If a doctor saw no life in a body for six months he would presume that body was dead! If our user group doesn’t hear from another user group for six months we presume it is dead and we cease to exchange newsletters with it.

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