Sinc-Link v4 n1

Date: January/February 1986
Volume: 4
Issue: 1
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Articles

TitleDescriptionComputers
A Method to Protect More than One Line From DeletionShort technique to protect ZX81/TS 1000 programs.Timex/Sinclair 1000
Basically "IN"An advantage of using the IN function instead of INKEY$ is that multiple keys can be sensed. If the keyboard was to be divided into 8 groups so that each group was half a row containing 5 keys, then these groups would be represented by IN addresses as follows: When IN 65278 equals 31 (binary 11111), none of the keys From CAPSHIFT to V are being pressed.Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
Bob's Notebook: Binary SearchThis is program is based on one by John Gilbert published in Timex Sinclair User VoL. 1 #4. Compared to the slower serial search often used in BASIC programs, the binary method is quite fast, doing its job in about one tenth of the time.Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
Clocking the 2068Our 2068’s have a built-in clock, sometimes called the Frame counter. This clock starts at zero every time the computer is turned on. It increments the value at the variable address 23672 every 1/60th of a second until it reaches 255.Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program
Disk DroppingsIntroduction to series of articles about disk drive systems.Timex/Sinclair 2068
How to Make Back-up Copies of Spectrum Copy-Protected ProgramsTechniques for backing up commercial tapes.Sinclair ZX Spectrum
Larken Disk Drive OperationHow to make a boot tape for a Larken disk system.Timex/Sinclair 2068
Lunar CalculatingProgram to calculate new and full moon phases.Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program
PLOT, CLS and SCROLL on the TS2068How to use access the machine code versions of these routines.Timex/Sinclair 2068
QL-CornerOne user’s view of the QL.Sinclair QL
SincBitsNotes about the John Oliger disk system, Radio Shack Coco2 mouse connected to Zebra Graphics Pad Interface, Spectrum hardware, other accessories.Timex/Sinclair 2068
Subroutine to Clear a Portion of a Screen When DesiredShort routine for TS 1000.Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program
The BuzzDescription of situations when the computer will buzz at the user to indicate an error.Timex/Sinclair 2068
To Cut Down on Load and Save TimeReduce the amount of time to save/load a TS 1000 program.Timex/Sinclair 1000
To Eliminate Screen Blink Resulting from PAUSE CommandReplace PAUSE with FOR-NEXT loop.Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program
To Place a Particular Line Number at the Top of Automatic ListingsForce automatic listings to start at a specific line number.Timex/Sinclair 1000
ZX81 News & ResourcesBruce Taylor’s budget robotics book, Westridge 2050 modems, AERCO FD-ZX floppy disk system,Timex/Sinclair 1000