| An Assortment of Sorts |
Several sorts implemented for the 1000: bubble, float, shell and quick sorts. |
Sinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 1000, Downloadable |
| Crazybugs and Cyberzone |
Reviews of Crazybugs (Timex) and Cyberzone (Softsync). |
Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Defining Characters |
Working with user defined graphics characters on the 2068. |
Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Forth |
Overview of Forth and review of Tree Systems PLURI-FORTH EPROM. |
Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Glitchoidz Report |
Search and Replace (4:1 ) Version 1. Routine A, line 9: Version 11. Routine B, line 1: Brick Busters 14:1) P. 4, col. 3. Tax Shelter Time Bomb (4:1) 40 IF Y<1 OR Y>=13 THEN .. |
Sinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Go-fer |
Review of sophisticated data base system that supports cassette and disk drives. |
Sinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| In and Out of SYNC |
The Commodore 64 John Anderson The Commodore 64 is the best-selling machine in its class, and for very good reason. At under $200, it is quite a buy. With 64K RAM, superlative color graphics, and sophisticated sound synthesis capability, the C-64 packs a lot of punch. It also has a ROM cartridge slot, full-stroke keyboard |
Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Just for Fun |
Faster Random Numbers Frank Terranella Have you ever been frustrated by the RND function? You type in:LET R=INT (RND*10)+1to generate random numbers in the range of 1 to 10. While an output of 3, 2, 2, 4, 7, 7, 5, 3 is random, it is not pleasing to have the same number crop up so |
Sinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 1000, Downloadable |
| Knight's Tour |
How to write a program to implement the Knight’s Tour chess puzzle. |
Sinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Letters |
64K RAM Dear Editor: I enjoy reading your magazine because of its great insight into the needs of its readers. You do a great job of providing information on the many uses and expansion possibilities of the TSI000, and you have done a marvelous job of giving inspiring suggestions for getting the most out of |
Sinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Letters: 2068 |
Enthusiastic reaction to the 2068. |
Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Letters: Bulletin Boards |
Reader requests list of BBSes. |
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| Letters: Say What |
Suggestion for improving code in “Say What” (Sync 3:6). |
Sinclair ZX81 |
| Letters: The ZTX-650 Transistor |
Replacements for the transistor. |
Sinclair ZX81 |
| Meteors |
How to use the display file; demonstrated in a video game. |
Sinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Parcle |
Machine language routine to clear just part of the screen. |
Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Programming Boule |
Implementation of the casino game. |
Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Resources (Sync v4 n2) |
Listing of new user groups, books and other resources. |
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| Sync Notes |
SYNC at the Keyboard Mark Fisher leads off our theme section “SYNC at the Keyboard” by revealing the hidden parts of the program line. Then Richard Tracy helps us sort things out, Sharon Aker sets up some arrays, and Edward Beeler shows how to get more into our RAM packs. “Knight’s Tour” by Robert Midura |
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| The Anatomy of a Program Line |
Program listings on the ZX/TS computers are available on command. With either LIST or LLIST, the program in the machine is displayed for you to study or change. But not everything in the program file is displayed! Three elements are censored from the Listings you see. But ignorance is bliss, you may say. To an |
Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| The Array Advantage |
Discussion of arrays with examples. |
Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| The Circle Game |
Drawing circles in BASIC and machine language. |
Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| The Great RAM Rescue |
Remap the internal RAM to the 8K-16K block. For ZX/TS computers with a 16K RAM pack. |
Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| The Intercontroller |
Review of Intercomputer’s Intercontroller HV bus device. |
Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| The ROMPAK System |
Review of a expansion board that supports EPROMs in the 8-16K block; board uses a ZIF socket. The company had several programs on EPROM. |
Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| The ZX Pro/File |
Review of Thomas Woods’ data base program. |
Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Try This |
TS1000/ZX81 (1K RAM or more) Type in the following lines. Make sure the computer is in SLOW mode, press RUN and ENTER. Type in any character or string of characters and press ENTER. Notice the cursor response. When the screen is full hit CONT, ENTER, and continue typing. TS2068 Change the 16390 in line 10 |
Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| TS2068 Programming Tips |
Graphics programming techniques for the 2068. |
Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Using RAM Packs |
TS1500 Plus 16K RAM Getting the TS1500 and the TS1016 RAM pack to work properly involves a little more than plugging everything together and turning the power on. The following steps are suggested: Plug the RAM pack in, type in: These will clear everything (program lines and variables) out of the system and activate the |
Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 1500 |
| Whither Clive? |
Some background on how Clive Sinclair came to purchase the DeLorean factory in Ireland to manufacture the C5. |
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| ZX/TS ROM and RAM Addressing |
Investigation into PEEKing and POKEing outside the 16K-32K address range and how to use a 74LS138 to decode RAM in the 16-32K range. |
Sinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
