Advanced Interface Designs
Owner(s): Brad Bennett
State College, PA 16801
Bennett’s designs were sold by G. Russell Electronics.
Products
| Name | Description | Computers |
|---|---|---|
| 256x192 Bit Mapped Hi Res Graphics | Plans to build a high resolution graphics module. | Sinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| SRS1000 Speech Recognition System | Train your computer to obey your voice commands. Used a microphone and amplifier connected to the microphone jack to record and recognize words. Included speech amplifier unit, program and documentation. An article by Brad Bennett in Sync v3 n6 described how to build the speech amplifier unit and included a program for recording “voice prints” | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| SRS2000 Speech Recognition System | Train your computer to obey your voice commands. Recognizes up to eight spoken words. Used a microphone and amplifier connected to the microphone jack to record and recognize words. Included speech amplifier unit, program and documentation. | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Downloadable |
| Z-XLR8 | Cassette storage system that SAVES/LOADS 6-10x faster than normal, with error checking. Fast array variable and binary data save/load independent of program save/load. Available as EPROM, mapped to 14-16K, or cassette tape, mapped to 16-18K, 25-27K, or 30-32K. | Sinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 1000, Downloadable |
Documents
| Title | Description | Computers |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Interface Designs HRG manual | The enclosed plans describe a circuit which when properly assembled will provide 256 horizontal x 192 vertical bit mapped high resolution graphics (HRG) for Sinclair ZX80/81 type computers. Although a novice, with care, could assemble the circuit, it is more suitable for those who have had some wire wrapping experience. | Sinclair ZX80, Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Advanced Interface Designs Z-XLR8 advert | One-page technical note by Fred Nachbaur describing a fix for a bug in the HOT Z-II software for the Timex/Sinclair 1000. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Z-XLR8 manual | Operating manual for the Z-XLR8, covering installation, operation, and programming. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Z-XLR8 Manual | 1987 ten-page tutorial by Bill Harmer introducing Z-80 assembly language programming on the TS 1000 using the Artic ZX-Assembler, covering CPU architecture, registers, and practical programming techniques. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
Downloads
| Name | Description | Computers |
|---|---|---|
| SRS2000 Speech Recognition System | A speech recognition system that captures voiceprints, matches spoken words against stored samples, and displays a real-time frequency spectrum—all driven by machine code called from BASIC. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Z-XLR8 | A two-part cassette accelerator system that calibrates tape timing by sampling waveforms in RAM, then patches machine code parameters for high-speed data transfer. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
Articles
| Title | Description | Computers |
|---|---|---|
| New Products and Services (Syntax v4 n4) | New products from Artisan Electronics, Spectra Computer Products, Jim Giddings, L. Harmon, Cosmonics, Memotech, Hawg Wild, Electronic Specialists, Sinware, Cottage Technology, Advanced Interface Designs, Software Unlimited. | |
| Reviews for the Non-Programmer | Using the Z-XLR8 ROM with the Hunter board. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| T/S Entrepreneurs | Products that have come from the Central Pennsylvania Timex Sinclair User Group include the Winky Board, ZXLLR8, math packages, inverse video circuit, robot. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Using Z-XLR8 with 32K | Having several large programs requiring 16K or more of RAM, I was very interested in the Z-XLR8 fast LOAD/SAVE program advertised in QZX. I sent Advanced Interface Designs a check and promptly received the cassette version. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |