Michael DiRienzo

Location: Washington

Articles (33)

TitleAuthor(s)PublicationDate
Macro Makes Notes Book
Programmable function keys utility for the TS2068 using Interrupt Mode 2, allowing macro key sequences to be triggered from within...
Michael DiRienzoSWYMJuly - August 1990
Mike’s Notebook: BITS
I like to work with computer graphics on the TS2068 and Ifrequently need to look up bit patterns for User...
Michael DiRienzoThe PlotterJuly - August 1990
Mike’s Notebook: BITS
Knowing the bit patterns of a specific byte can also help to better understand machine code among the many other...
SWYMJanuary 1991
Mike’s Notebook: CLIP
One of the fundamental concepts of computer graphics programming is that of viewport clipping, or eliminating all lines of a...
Michael DiRienzoThe PlotterNovember 1990
Mike’s Notebook: CMPRES
Machine language routine to compress a typical SCREEN$ file up to 1/2 its usual size.
Michael DiRienzoSinc-LinkMarch/April 1991
Mike’s Notebook: CMPRES
If you are used to SAVEing SCREEN$ files, you may have noticed that the file size is rather large especially...
Michael DiRienzoThe PlotterFebruary 1991
Mike’s Notebook: GETPUT
Here are two commands found in other computer BASICs which are missing from Sinclair BASIC. They are GET and PUT,...
SWYMDecember 1990
Mike’s Notebook: GETPUT
Here are two commands found in other computer BASICs which are missing from Sinclair BASIC. They are GET and PUT,...
Michael DiRienzoThe PlotterJune 1990
Mike’s Notebook: LARGE
Here’s another easy-to-use command utility which quickly PRINTs a string of text at any size and at any pixel coordinate...
The PlotterMarch 1991
Mike’s Notebook: LARGE
Utility which PRINTS a string of text at any size and at any pixel coordinate location.
Sinc-LinkMay/June 1991
Mike’s Notebook: LINES
Sinclair BASIC graphics commands PLOT and DRAW have several disadvantages and shortcomings. One of them is that they only address...
SWYMJuly - August 1991
Mike’s Notebook: LINES
Sinclair BASIC graphics commands PLOT and DRAW have several disadvantages and shortcomings. One of them is that they only address...
The PlotterDecember 1990
Mike’s Notebook: LOADER
Program uses the SCREEN$ function to facilitate loading software from a Larken disk system.
Sinc-LinkJuly/August 1991
Mike’s Notebook: LOADER
Read the output of CAT via SCREEN$ and load programs.
SWYMSeptember 1990
Mike’s Notebook: LOADER
Program uses the SCREEN$ function to facilitate loading software from a Larken disk system.
SWYMSeptember 1990
Mike’s Notebook: LOADER
Use the SCREEN$ token to read file names from the screen following a disk CAT. I recently purchased a Larken...
Michael DiRienzoThe PlotterMarch 1990
Mike’s Notebook: LOTTO
Generates lottery numbers from the TS2068 ROM.
Sinc-LinkJanuary/February 1991
Mike’s Notebook: LOTTO
My friends often encourage me to put my powerful TS2068 ROM to work for a good cause. What better way...
The PlotterSeptember 1990
Mike’s Notebook: LOTTO
Lotto number generator that can be modified for your geographical requirements.
SWYMFebruary 1991
Mike’s Notebook: MACRO
Did you ever do a lot of repetitive keying or wish you had programmable function keys? Here’s a clever little...
Sinc-LinkMay/June 1990
Mike’s Notebook: MACRO
Did you ever do a lot of repetitive keying or wish you had programmable function keys? Here’s a clever little...
Michael DiRienzoThe PlotterApril 1990
Mike’s Notebook: MACRO
Did you ever do a lot of repetitive keying or wish you had programmable function keys? Here’s a clever little...
SWYMOctober 1990
Mike’s Notebook: MKDATA
One of the “must have” utilities that any self-respecting software “hacker” needs in his/her arsenal of tools is a DATA...
The PlotterOctober 1990
Mike’s Notebook: MKDATA
Program to convert data in memory (machine code, fonts, etc) into a series of DATA statements.
Sinc-LinkJuly/August 1992
Mike’s Notebook: MKDATA
One of the “must have” utilities that any self-respecting software “hacker” needs in his/her arsenal of tools is a DATA...
SWYMMarch - April 1992
Mike’s Notebook: PARSE64
Occasionally I have a need to print text in 64 column format. Most print methods in common use resort to...
Michael DiRienzoThe PlotterMay 1990
Mike’s Notebook: PARSE64
The following bit of machine code will allow you to print any text string using a clean, fast 64 column...
Michael DiRienzoSWYMNovember 1990
Mike’s Notebook: WINDOW
This month’s utility gives you a new WINDOW command that will place a user defined 3-D window at any location...
Michael DiRienzoThe PlotterJanuary 1991
More on GETPUT
Please refer to the June issue of THE PLOTTER for details of this program. A handy program format follows for...
Dick WagnerThe PlotterJuly - August 1990
PIX-FX ReviewKATS Komputer NewsNovember - December 1989
PIX-FX, A ReviewThe PlotterMarch 1990
Sinclair NewsSWYMMarch 1990
Software Review: Pix-Fx
Review of the program by Michael DiRienzo.
Sinc-LinkJanuary/February 1991

Products (1)

TitleCompany
PIX-FX
Add special effects to a saved screen file, including wrapping around a globe, change perspective, magnify, reduce and merge. Graphical...
RMG Enterprises

Downloadable Files (1)

TitleTypeCompanyDownload
Pix-FXProgramRMG EnterprisesDownload

Documents (2)

TitleAuthorPublisherDatePages
Mike’s Notebook
Personal engineering notebook from RMG Enterprises with notes on Timex/Sinclair development and projects.
Mikcahel DiRienzo198x10
Pix-FX manual
Operating manual for the Pix-FX, covering installation, operation, and programming.
Michael DiRienzo198825