I won’t spend much time or space extolling the virtues of a “big” printer for your ZX/TS computer. Suffice it to say that a full-width printer can be the most useful investment you make since you first bought your computer. Such printers allow you to print full-width text and program listings in a variety of
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by Gary Smith(C) 1984PO Box 7668 Little Rock, AR 72217 Right now this column is little more than an idea that has been tossed about by myself and your Story Compiler, Fred Nachbaur. Whether is becomes a reality, and a continuing contribution to “SyncWare News” is strictly up to you, the reader. I suppose before
by Gary Smith(C) 1983 HAWG WILD Software PO Box 7668 Little Rock, AR 72217 Chet Lambert, the publisher/editor/copyboy/ etc. of COMPUTER TRADER has prompted this article. At first, I resisted because of my identification with FORTH, but relented because there is a need to share information. So there is no misunderstanding, the home computerist’s supply
I’m sure that many of you have heard rumblings or seen ads for a new computer language called “FORTH,” and are wondering what this is all about. The claims made for it are quite impressive; FORTH enthusiasts are almost evangelical in getting this tool known and used. Three versions (that I know of) exist for
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With this issue, we start a “mini-series” on improving cassette reliability. I’m sure you’ll agree that unreliable LOADs are perhaps one of the most frustrating aspects of personal computing. With a little knowledge about the SAVE/LOAD process, we can take steps to save ourselves a lot of grief. We’ll start the series with a discussion
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Had it been possible for SWN to adhere to its originally intended publication schedule, you would have seen a review on this toolkit in the Nov/Dec issue, and a new product announcement and ad in the next issue; this one would have contained the update announcement, But things didn’t work out that way, so now
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Radio Shack’s Thermal paper for their TP-10 (#26-1332) at $5.95 here (Canada) fits the Timex 2040 fine with a bit of squashed corrugated paper at each end, CAI’s paper for their 40 char, printer is the right size. Both are considerably cheaper than the Timex paper, and easier to obtain.
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I can recommend the Bantam book (paperback, March 1983 @ $3.95) “Mastering Your Timex/Sinclair 1000 Personal Computer” by Tim Hartnell and Dilwyn Jones, If a convention were made that “A” is “Attracted”, “B” is “Beginner”, “C” is “Coming on well”, “D” is “Dependable” and “E” is “Elegant”, then this book is for A through B
SWN being a technically oriented magazine, it is very fitting to review various hardware efforts reported in other magazines, that may or may not have caught your eye. The unfinished series started in Syntax Quarterly Magazine Winter 1982, by John Oliger, 11601 Whidbey Drive, Cumberland, In. 46229, stands out from the crowd as far as
By now you should have a pretty good idea of what I’ve been doing; so what’s ol’ Tom been up to? Well, instead of a much-deserved rest from high math writing, Tom has been busy upgrading his hardware with the Oliger system, Starting out as a self described “electronics duffer,” he has succeeded in getting
Finally! A product that is easy and Straightforward to review. I’m speaking of the BB-1 control module from Byte-Back, Rt. 3 Box 147 Brodie Road, Leesville, SC 29070. It is easy to review because it is easy to understand, easy to build and easy to implement. When you open the package, you find all your
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