For Your Support
Product announcements from Robert Fischer, UAS, Tom Laffin, Knighted Computers, RAMEX, Ben Johnson, Fred Nachbaur, Tom Bent, Jim Houston Enterprises, Paul Bingham, Sum-Ware and Ray Kingsley.
Timex/Sinclair 1000
Basil’s Compendium: LET A= …
This installment will teach you how to enter an actual program in machine code.
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Across the Pond
Spectrum ROM options and Z-link, a twister board, are discussed. DAMCO Enterprises’ Rainbow Plus Interface, which is both twister and ROM that keeps the cartridge slot free. Several vendors are importing products from UK sources. Mass storage options for the 2068 are available from AERCO, Ramex International, A & J Microdrive and Zebra Systems. Zebra
Across the Pond
Look back on 1986. Introduction of QL. Second Midwest computer Fest. QL Talker, a speech synthesizer that connects to the serial port. More about AERCO’s CP/M option for the 2068 and a brief mention of Dungeon of Ymir for the 1000.
Across the Pond
Describes Spectrum emulator ROM options from Doug Dewey (EMU-1 and EMU-2), Bill Russell (Romswitch), need for a twister board (like the Z-Link) to use Spectrum bus devices like microdrives or Wafadrive, and the A & J Microdrive that plugs directly into the 2068.
Computer-Curious Clog Hotline
Questions about the TS1000 backed up long-distance phone lines in Middlebury. When the Timex Computer Corporation began to sell the TS1000 in July and then set up a toll-free number in September to handle consumer questions about it, the company office in Middlebury did not anticipate receiving up to 50,000 calls a week.
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64 Column Basic: TS1000 Style!
Teaser about a 64 column mode for TS1000 owners with Oliger Video board.
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For Your Support
Column announcing hardware, software for Timex/Sinclair owners. Products from Bruce Taylor, Fred Nachbaur, Tom Woods, John Oliger, Jack Donahy, 21st Century Electronics, Zebra Systems, Steve Wyatt, G. Russell Electronics and Tad Painter listed.
TMS9918A Video Upgrade: Part 2
This second installment involves some explanation of the changes to the operating system and how they have been implemented. By actually placing the contents of the ROM on EPROM, you can change any routine, implement extra commands outside of the 8K ROM and have BASIC control of your new routines. It is only necessary to
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