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title: "Thomas B. Woods"
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url: "http://localhost/company/thomas-b-woods/"
markdown_url: "http://localhost/company/thomas-b-woods.md"
published_at: "2019-06-19T14:25:19+00:00"
modified_at: "2025-10-11T13:28:07+00:00"
author: "David Anderson"
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excerpt: "Tom Woods was an entrepreneur and educator who produced software and hardware for Timex/Sinclair computers. Tom's entry into the Timex/Sinclair community was via amateur astronomy. He was interested in building telescopes and had an idea for a different telescoppe design. A friend of his, a math teacher in the local high school, said \"it sounds…"
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---

Tom Woods was an entrepreneur and educator who produced software and hardware for Timex/Sinclair computers.

Tom’s entry into the Timex/Sinclair community was via amateur astronomy. He was interested in building telescopes and had an idea for a different telescoppe design. A friend of his, a math teacher in the local high school, said “it sounds like you need a computer for this.” He saw ads for the ZX81 kit, saved his money and purchased one around Christmas.

One of Tom’s programs, ZX Pro/File, was a database written for the ZX81/TS 1000. He wrote a version for the 2068 that improved on the original. The manuals for both programs not only showed how to use the programs but how the programs were coded and how users could improve/customize them.

He was also involved for several years in publishing [SyncWare News](http://localhost/periodical/syncware-news/), one of the more “technical” magazines for the TS computers.

Tom joined our [user group meeting](http://localhost/community/) in 2022 to talk about some of his projects.

![Timex Sinclair Online User Group meeting 6/6/22](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Lo_BQfFqosI/maxresdefault.jpg)