Les was an early adopter, starting with a MicroAce computer that he customized.
Les Cottrell
Location: Florida
Articles (48)
| Title | Author(s) | Publication | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Tape Index | Sinc-Link | May/June 1992 | |
| Another 2068 Color Monitor Adapter RGB monitor interface using a transistor and integrated circuit (74LS04). | ZXir QLive Alive! | Winter 2001 | |
| DID 2068 to be deserted??? A reader letter questioning whether the TS-2068 will continue to receive coverage, noting that active projects remain including Larken DOS... | Les Cottrell | Sinc-Link | July/August 1994 |
| Did You Know … 2068/Larken Tips | Sinc-Link | March/April 1990 | |
| Did You Know? | Sinc-Link | May/June 1994 | |
| Did You Know? | Sinc-Link | January/February 1994 | |
| Did You Know? Discussion of LKDOS ROM disassembly. 164E-1FFF section of LKDOS ROM. | Sinc-Link | November/December 1993 | |
| Did You Know? Discussion of LKDOS ROM disassembly. | Sinc-Link | November/December 1993 | |
| Did You Know? | Sinc-Link | September/October 1992 | |
| Did You Know? Schematic for an AERCO style printer interface. | Sinc-Link | January/February 1993 | |
| Did You Know? Larken ROM disassembly and cartridge schematic. 0000-05BC section of ROM. | Sinc-Link | March/April 1993 | |
| Did You Know? | Sinc-Link | November/December 1990 | |
| Did You Know? | Sinc-Link | January/February 1991 | |
| 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... | ZXir QLive Alive! | Fall 1993 | |
| Did You Know? The 2068 Teaches Sunday School! | Sinc-Link | May/June 1994 | |
| Did You Know… 2068/Larken tips | Sinc-Link | January/February 1990 | |
| 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.... | ZXir QLive Alive! | Winter 1996 | |
| 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... | ZXir QLive Alive! | Autumn 1997 | |
| Home-made 2068 LarKen Disk Interface Instructions for building a Larken 2068 disk interface. | Update Magazine | October 1995 | |
| How to Build a Larken Dock Board How to make a dock cartridge board. | Update Magazine | October 1994 | |
| How to Hack on the ZX Spectrum Part 3 – Easy Loading Systems | ZXir QLive Alive! | Summer 1998 | |
| How to Hack on the ZX Spectrum Part 6 – Cont. | ZXir QLive Alive! | Summer 1999 | |
| How to Hack on the ZX Spectrum Part 6 – Cont. | ZXir QLive Alive! | Autumn 1999 | |
| How to Hack on the ZX Spectrum Part 7 | ZXir QLive Alive! | Summer 2000 | |
| How to Hack on the ZX Spectrum Part 4 – Decrypters | ZXir QLive Alive! | Autumn 1998 | |
| How to Hack on the ZX Spectrum Part 6- Commercial Protection Systems | ZXir QLive Alive! | Spring 1999 | |
| How to Hack on the ZX Spectrum Part 1 – Pokes | ZXir QLive Alive! | Summer 1997 | |
| How to Hack on the ZX Spectrum Part 2 – Convetional Hacking Techniques | ZXir QLive Alive! | Winter 1997 | |
| Input/Output Letters from Jack Boatwright, Loic Daneels, David Solly, Louis Florit, Luke Perry, William McBrine, Les Cottrell, Bob Hartung, Jim Ditton,... | ZXir QLive Alive! | Winter 2002 | |
| Input/Output Letters from Albert Boehm, Robert Swoger, Les Cottrell, Keith Watson, John Simpson, Peter Liebert-Adelt, David Solly, Glen Goodwin, Mark Anderson,... | ZXir QLive Alive! | Spring 2003 | |
| Input/Output Letters from David Lassov, Jose Moreno, Gil Parrish, Seymour Miller, Don Lambert, Bob Swoger, Jon Shepard, Ken Harbit, Steve Johnson,... | ZXir QLive Alive! | Spring 1997 | |
| Input/Output Letters from Rod Gowen, Ata Tursucu, Hugh Howie, Les Cottrell, Tim Swenson, David Lassov, Jon Kaczor, Steve Johnson, Donald Lambert,... | ZXir QLive Alive! | Winter 1996 | |
| Input/Output Letters from Hugh Scriven, Peter Lievert-Adelt, Gil Parrish, David Lassov, Frank Davis, Bob Swoger, Steve, Johnson, Jose Moreno, George Chambers,... | ZXir QLive Alive! | Spring 1996 | |
| Input/Output Letters from Les Cottrell, Tim Swenson, Robert Gilbert, Francine Sklar, Harry Miller, David Lassov, Joan Kealy, Bill Cable, Gilliam Parrish,... | ZXir QLive Alive! | Summer 1995 | |
| Input/Output Letters from Bob Swoger, Les Cottrell, Jack Boatwright, Peter Liebert-Adelt, David Solly, Jay Shepard, Louis Florit, Frank Davis, Rita Jean... | ZXir QLive Alive! | Winter 1998 | |
| Larken Cartridge Schematic SINC-LINK | ZXir QLive Alive! | Winter 2002 | |
| Larken Disk Editor: Review | Sinc-Link | September/October 1990 | |
| 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... | ZXir QLive Alive! | Summer 1994 | |
| Larken RAMdisk at the Space Center | Sinc-Link | January/February 1990 | |
| Lil’ Amp Rides Again | Nite-Times News | July - August 1994 | |
| Lil’ Amp Rides Again! Copy programs from one computer to another via an amplifier. | ZXir QLive Alive! | Summer 1995 | |
| Listing for Disk Menu Maker | Sinc-Link | March/April 1991 | |
| LKDOS Disassembly 11FF-164C section of LKDOS ROM. | Sinc-Link | September/October 1993 | |
| LKDOS Disassembly 05BD-0BBF section of LKDOS ROM. | Sinc-Link | May/June 1993 | |
| Lunch Hour Activity at Work Review of Gerton Lunter’s Spectrum Emulator. | ZXir QLive Alive! | Winter 1997 | |
| 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... | ZXir QLive Alive! | Winter 1993 | |
| Pages missing from Larken ROM Disassembly | Sinc-Link | January/February 1994 | |
| 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... | ZXir QLive Alive! | Spring 1997 |
Documents (1)
| Title | Author | Publisher | Date | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letter from Les Cottrell to Bob Swoger with Larken disk interface schematics Sixteen-page collection of product flyers from Data-assette promoting their ZX-99 tape control accessory and related products for the TS 1000. | Les Cottrell | 1993 | 8 |
User Groups (3)
| Title | Location | Founded |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Area Timex Users Group (CATUG) The user group had a BBS, using software written and maintained by Bob Swoger and hosted by his employer, Motorola.... | 1885A Yorktown Ave., Great Lakes, Illinois 60088 | 1986 |
| Timex/Sinclair NorthAmerican User Groups In 1988, at the Sunstate Timex/Sinclair Winterfest, a group of enthusiasts proposed a nation-wide user’s group. The name of the... | 613 Parkwood Cir, Streamwood. IL 60107 | 1991 |
| Toronto Timex-Sinclair Users Club Late in 1982, five ZX-81 owners met in a bar at Yonge and Eglinton in Toronto to talk about their... | Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5W 1X9 | 1982 |