Tasman Software

17 Hartley Crescent, Leeds LS6 2LL UK

Products

NameDescriptionComputers
TASCOPYOutput grey-scale screen copies of color screen images to your printer equipped with a TASMAN interface.Timex/Sinclair 2068
Tasman Printer InterfaceAvailable in Centronics and RS-232 versions. Supplied with 3′ cable and driver software.Timex/Sinclair 2068, Downloadable
TASPRINTAllows you to print documents in 5 different type-styles. Provides underline, boxed and inverse printing. All type fonts have true descenders and may be merged with TASWORD TWO or your own BASIC programs. Requires TASMAN printer interface.Timex/Sinclair 2068
TASWIDEThis is utility lets you print in 64 columns, including program listings, by using a 4×8 narrow font. The code loads at location 63222 and is 2146 bytes long. You should use a CLEAR 63221 before loading it. To use it, just make a call once then PRINT CHR$ 3 and clear the screen toTimex/Sinclair 2068, Downloadable
Tasword TwoFull featured word processor for the TS2068. FeaturesTimex/Sinclair 2068, Downloadable

Documents

TitleDescriptionComputers
Articles about the Tasman InterfaceThe Tasman Interface by Lonnie Kendall, reprinted from Triangle Sinclair User’s Group Newsletter, Nov/Dec 1984 Attaching Print Driver by Austin White, CATS newsletter, Nov 1985 Taspatch instructions from Mountaineer SoftwareTimex/Sinclair 2068
Supplementary Printer Driver Software for the Tasman Centronics InterfaceSupplementary printer driver software documentation by Tom Woods for the Tasman Centronics interface, providing additional printer driver routines beyond those included with the interface package.Timex/Sinclair 2068
Tasman Interface Operating InstructionsSetup and operating instructions for Tasman Interface Operating from Tasman.Timex/Sinclair 2068
Tasman Interface Operting Instructions with appendixSetup and operating instructions for Tasman Interface Operting Instructions with appendix from Tasman.Timex/Sinclair 2068
Taswide InstructionsSetup and operating instructions for Taswide from Tasman.Timex/Sinclair 2068
Tasword Two manualOperating manual for the Tasword Two by Tasman, covering installation, operation, and programming.Timex/Sinclair 2068

Downloads

NameDescriptionComputers
Tasman Interface SoftwareBASIC program to configure your TASMAN printer interface.Timex/Sinclair 2068
TaswideUtility that gives output to the screen at 64 characters per line as well as the normal 32 characters per line.Timex/Sinclair 2068
Tasword IITimex/Sinclair 2068

Articles

TitleDescriptionComputers
Across the PondUpdated version of MSCRIPT; now returns to BASIC for file save/load. Feature added by Zebra. Greeting Card Designer from Zebra. ZPRINT-80, also from Zebra, supports Aerco, both Tasman, and A&J interfaces with LPRINT, LLIST, COPY.Sinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068
AERCO-Tasword Two PatchTimex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
ForumMake Mscript work with Tasman interface; 2040 printer and Memotech 16K RAM; pull-up resistors on data lines; load amp circuit; print command compiler.
Full-Size Printer Patches for MTERM I SoftwarePatch to enable MTERM I to print via Tasman Interface.Timex/Sinclair 2068
Letter from England (Sync v3 n5)New computers, software libraries, compilers and assemblers, magazines, hardware developments (joysticks, printer interfaces, modems, tape copiers).Timex/Sinclair 1000
Make the Tasman 'B' Centronics Printer Interface Work with the Larken DS400Changes to make Tasman B and C printer interfaces work better with Larken disk system.Timex/Sinclair 2068
Make the Tasman 'B' CPI Work With the Larken DS-400Timex/Sinclair 2068
Make the Tasman 'B' CPI Work With the LarKen DS-400Timex/Sinclair 2068
Olivetti Printer vs TasmanTimex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
Pokes for Tasman InterfaceTimex/Sinclair 2068
Printer Interfaces and Driver SoftwareTimex/Sinclair 2068
Printer ProseTimex/Sinclair 2068
SincBitsCassette signal booster schematic in the May/June 1986 issue of Sincus News. Tasman centronics printer and Foote Print Centronics Interface described. Spectrum gamesTimex/Sinclair 2068
Tasman + Quadra ChartThis program addition will allow you to make full size printer copies from Quadra-Chart.Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
Tasman Parallel Printer InterfaceOne user’s notes about using the interface with the 2068.Timex/Sinclair 2068
Tasman Printer Interface PokesTimex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
Tasman Utilities and ListerTimex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
TasprintTASPRINT is a utility produced by Tasman Software, the same firm in England which sells Tasword II and the Tasman interface.Timex/Sinclair 2068
TaswideTimex/Sinclair 2068
Taswide ReviewTimex/Sinclair 2068
Tasword II, Tasman Serial Interface, Brother EP-44 PrinterTimex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
Tasword Two TipsPOKEs for 2040 printing; large print.Timex/Sinclair 2068
The Tasman 'B' CPIMake it work with the Larken DS-400.Timex/Sinclair 2068
TYD BYTSTips on adapting Fred Nachbaur’s universal printer driver to the two types (B and C) of the Tasman CPI (Centronics Parallel Interface). Bob Swoger recommends mineral oil for edge connector and other contacts.Timex/Sinclair 2068
Universal Printer DriverIn Volume 1, I ran a series on getting the most out of your ZX/TS with full-size printer and Memotech Centronics interface. Since then, this CIF has become unavailable. Fortunately, several other printer interfaces (both parallel and serial) are available. These include Centronics Parallel IF’s by Aerco, Byte-Back, John Oliger, and Tasman, and serial IF’sSinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program
Using Tasword II with the Zebra Serial PortsIn your article “Reviewing Two Printers“, SUM Apr11 ’86, you asked for information on the serial port of the Zebra Disk Drive after referring to TASWORD Il output to that RS-232 serial port. I have been using that port since last October ’85 along with TASWORD II and a Radio Shack serial printer. The “key”Timex/Sinclair 2068
Using the Tasman I/FTimex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
VU-3D and the Tasman I/FWith some simple modifications you can get full size printer copies from the popular TS2068 ” VU-3D” program, using the TASMAN parallel printer interface.Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
VU-Calc and the Tasman I/FHere is a short program which will allow you to use your “80 Column” Printer to print a real spread sheet for presenting data (including tables you’ve already SAVEd) from the Psion Software program VU-CALC.Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
Word Processing for the 2068: Tasword IITasword comes in a black plastic case about 6×9 inches with a 20 page manual. It loads easily in about a minute and signals its beginning with a beeping tone.Timex/Sinclair 2068