Computer Shopper
| Title | Description | Computers |
|---|---|---|
| 2068 Back-Ups On The A & J Mikrodrive | Using Thomas Woods 2068 Profile has proven to be the most convenient data base for our supplier and media contacts. (I’ve found it even better than Microsoft’s FILE for the Macintosh…a $200 fiasco software package.) Using it with our 2068 Mikrodrive (same as A & J Mikrodrive), has further enhanced it’s utility with extra speed | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| More Timex Sinclair | Without the intricate thread of newsletters, BBS SIGs and users groups that tie us together, the destiny of our computers would have long been decided. It is precisely this elaborate network that weaves us all together. This month I would like to focus on the emergence of SNUG (Sinclair North American Users Group). From as | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| More Timex Sinclair | Dust off the modem, in just a few short weeks as the temperature cools, telecomputing activity zooms to new heights. Each year fall and winter months set new precedents in telecommunicating as the leaves change and a young mans fancy turns to (indoor sports). Interestingly enough, new and exciting TS BBSs, and BBSs with TS | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| More Timex Sinclair | Time to crank up this old bucket of bytes for another fascinating month, as my fingers gingerly dance across the chicklet keys of my trusty 2068. You’ll be interested to know, upon reviewing your mail over the past six months, here are some interesting results. 99% of you had very kind words (thank you)! Half | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| More Timex Sinclair | The mailman made his final approach to my front porch laden down with this months software and hardware packages, flashing his famous, “I really need this” smile generally found on all night restaurant hostesses. As he dropped the second of two particularly large boxes, he lit up a cigarette, leaned against the porch and said, | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| More Timex Sinclair | Twas the Night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a Sinclair was blinking, not even a “mouse.” The stockings were hung by the PC with care, in hopes of an upgrade-some hard or software. The children were nestled all snug in their beds, while visions of QLs danced in their heads. And mamma | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| More Timex Sinclair | Revel Without A Cause Not one to get easily excited over new developments, there have been some fairly significant gains made in hardware/software product developments. Particularly for the TS/1000, Sinclair and Amstrad computers. Although things are beginning to change, most of these developments continue to come from abroad; primarily Europe. And again I will mention, | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| More Timex Sinclair | My list of New Years resolutions looks like the confessions of a choir boy. Quit smoking (in front of anyone who has read this list). Be a kinder, more sensitive and forgiving human being (is there software for that??), and limit my software purchases to only those that I can cover with my thumb while | Sinclair ZX Spectrum |
| More Timex-Sinclair | During the last two months, I have gone through more changes than Sherlock Holmes. Mostly “time changes,” but these wandering feet are happy to be back on American soil. Anyway, back from Europe and ready to dance through this month’s article with all the charm of a late night 1-900 number. I arrived home to | Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| New Lamps for Old! | After a few modifications, you can run most ZX81 BASIC programs on our IBM PC or clone. This article will discuss one setup of hardware, software, and “sweatware,” which will do the job. To begin with, of course, your program must be written only in BASIC. Machine code subroutines, e.g., those buried in REMs, will | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Sinclair Survival Column | As we end our third year of this column, we go back to our roots and have a look at some news concerning the ZX-81 (T/S 1000) computer, the place where many of us started. While most of the market is concerning itself with either the T/S 2068 or the QL, there still is one | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Sinclair Survival Column | Hard to believe, but this month marks the beginning of our fourth year together here in Computer Shopper. Back in June 1984 when we were just getting used to the fact that Timex had withdrawn from the home computer retail market, this column first appeared on these pages. A lot has happened to this line | Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Sinclair Survival Column | Continuing on our recent theme of telecommunications for the Sinclair computers (necessary for you to join us in C*SIX, the Computer Shopper Information Exchange, on DELPHI), this month we take a look at another new terminal program for the QL. Q_Link is published by Meta Media Productions (726 West 17th; Vancouver, BC V5Z IT9; CANADA) | Sinclair QL |
| Sinclair Survival Column | When the QL first appeared, Sinclair Research promised to support it with some sophisticated software in keeping with its intended position as a business computer. In addition to the suite of four programs which came (and still come) with the QL, Sinclair initially licensed a number of packages to be published under the Sinclair label. | Sinclair QL |
| Sinclair Survival Column | When the QL first appeared, a few books were written in England on its use. These books, available in this coun- try for a while, were written based upon UK ROM versions. For the most part this was no problem, but there were a few points (such as display data) which did not hold true | Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Sinclair Survival Column | Last month we had a look at a few programs from Novelsoft of Toronto, Canada. As promised, this month we examine their remaining offerings for the T/S 2068 (and Spectrum) computer. One program which I have heard quite a bit about from many of you readers is Timachine, a BASIC compiler for the T/S 2068 | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Sinclair Survival Column | Well, here we go again. This is our fourth annual year end wrap up. Although there is no major company support for the Sinclair Computers, they are still viable computers with their own network of small companies and individual developers who still are coming up with new products for our favorite computers. Not least of | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Sinclair Survival Column | This month we will look at a series of programs for the T/S 2068 and Spectrum computers published by Novelsoft of Toronto, Canada. They were mentioned a few months ago in our report on the Sinclair Fest in Indianapolis, and this time we will take a look at the programs themselves. In order of their | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Sinclair Survival Column | Before you get the idea that we have abandoned the T/S 1000/1500 and T/S 2068 computers in favor of the QL, let me reassure you. As long as there are new products and developments concerning these micros you can count on Computer Shopper to bring you the news. When Timex originally announced its second computer, | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Sinclair Survival Column | Believe it or not, this month’s column marks the start of the third year here in Computer Shopper. Yet, unlike when it started, coverage includes an actively produced computer–the Sinclair (not Timex) QL. But all of those other models have not disappeared by any means, and so to start our third year together, let’s look | Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Sinclair Survival Column | Well, here we are again at the end of another year and we still haven’t given up on our computers. In fact, more has happened in the Sinclair world this year than has happened in any single year since this column began. Therefore, before we say Hello to 1987 lets have a look back at | Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Sinclair's Latest - A Notepad Sized PC | Cambridge Computer Ltd. announced its new Z88 at COMDEX. The new laptop computer features an end-user price of approximately $400, dimensions of 11½” x 84″ x 7/8″ and built-in user-friendly software. Utilizing a Z80 processor with a unique operating system called OZ, the Z88 addresses up to 4 Mbytes of memory. Approximately 20K of RAM | Cambridge Z88 |
| Some Short Projects for Your Timex Sinclair Computers | Not too long ago, (give or take a few years), I came home to a strange sight. Piled before the desk I used as my computer station was a foot deep mound of thermal printer paper. On the desk, my TS2040 printer was happily “Whiirrr- CHUCKing” to itself. It was trying in vain to spew | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| The Sinclair QL Returns | At the beginning of 1980 Clive Sinclair started selling his first computer, the ZX80. The initial purpose was to take the technology of the day and make it affordable to everyone. By pushing that technology to it’s limits, the ZX80 exploded the limits of price/performance — a full powered computer that sold for less than | Sinclair QL |
| The State of the Eight: 8-Bits Alive and Running | In a classic scene from a popular Star Trek episode, Dr. “Bones” McCoy looks down at a crumpled mass of organic matter, which is really an alien life-form, momentarily stunned by a phaser pistol. After scanning the alien body, McCoy realizes that it’s still fully alive—even though it should have been killed instantly by the | Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| The Timex Sinclair Amateur Radio Users Group | The Timex Sinclair Amateur Radio Users Group is made up of computer users who are interested in putting their Timex or Sinclair computers to use in amateur radio operations. Most of the members are not computer experts, but they do have good technical backgrounds in electronics. So they learn quickly about their computers. Most members | |
| Timex Sinclair Survival Column | Happy Birthday to us… Happy Birthday to us! This column marks the first anniversary of the Survival Column here in Computer Shopper. Twelve months ago we were just getting over the shock of Timex’s shattering announcement, SYNC and Timex Sinclair User ceasing publication, and many of our favorite support companies giving up on the Sinclair | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Timex Sinclair Survival Column | As we know, the Sinclair community in this country never obtained the status of a Commodore, for instance, and the “professional” software which is abundant for other micros is not as available for us. However, the situation today is not quite what it was when the Sinclair computer first made its debut. At that time | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Timex Sinclair Survival Column | At long last I have a new Sinclair QL (for Quantum Leap) in front of me. In fact, this column is being written on it using the bundled word processing software. Available for a little more than a year in the United Kingdom, QLs are just now becoming readily available here in the United States. | Sinclair QL |
| Timex Sinclair Survival Column | As Sinclair owners, we start 1985 in quite a different position than we were in at the beginning of 1984. At that time, Timex had just made the T/S 2068 available, and was promising to support it to the hilt. We were all looking forward to Timex’s modem, 80 column printer, solid state software, and, | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Timex-Sinclair Survival Column | A while ago I received a call from a fellow who is known on-line as Phoenix Pete. He explained that he and another Sinclair computerist were putting together a booklet that would cover the Sinclair online community. This booklet, Pete explained to me, was to list as many local bulletin boards as possible which contained-at | Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Timex-Sinclair Survival Column | This month marks the second anniversary of the Timex decision to exit the home computer market. Many of us thought that it would all end then, but, happily, we are still here and stronger than ever. When Timex was still around, there was very little third party development going on, but now it is these | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Timex-Sinclair Survival Column | In the past year we have mentioned SuperBASIC which is the language which comes built-in on the Sinclair QL. Starting this month we will si\tart looking at this programming language and how it is an improvement over BASIC as we have come to know it. Upon powerup of the QL, you have three active windows. | Sinclair QL |
| Timex-Sinclair Survival Column | The scene shows a small room filled with computer equipment. An. unattended computer is shown dialing all telephone numbers in a California exchange. Those numbers which are answered by a computer carrier signal are noted by the computer for review by its human user at a future time. A high school age young, man, trying | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Timex-Sinclair Survival Column | What is it about computers in general, and Sinclair computers in particular, that draws many of us so strongly to sit in front of a TV or monitor screen for hours at a time? The answer to that would have to be as varied as the people who own them, and it is in that | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Timex-Sinclair Survival Column | As readers of this column are aware, Computer Shopper has long been one of the biggest supporters of the Sinclair computer community. This section in the magazine is just one of the ways in which we have assisted, now there is another. Delphi is an on-line service available to the computing public by modem and, | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Timex-Sinclair Survival Column | The SOUND command on the T/S 2068 is probably the most neglected of the new commands because of the complexity involved to utilize it. In addition, there is very little actually written about it, relegating SOUND to the powerful but unused category. Let’s have a look at it now. The T/S 2068 is capable of | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Timex-Sinclair Survival Column | One of the features included on the T/S 2068 which is very rarely, if ever, fully utilized is the ability to produce a wide range of sounds. These sounds can range from simple audio prompts through three part harmony. In fact, there are two different commands on the T/S 2068 to utilize the sound making | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Timex-Sinclair Survival Column | In the last few articles we started looking at some of the features of the QL’s built-in programming language, SuperBASIC. So far, we have examined some of the most rudimentary capabilities of inputting data (and accessing that data), and printing information to the screen. However, those capabilities by themselves cannot create a useful program. This | Sinclair QL |
| Timex-Sinclair Survival Column | It has been a while since we looked at games for the Timex/Sinclair computers. Since games are almost a universal pastime among computer owners, this month we will look at a few games available for your computer. Arcade games are the oldest form of games available for the micro-computer. The T/S 1000/1500 leaves a lot | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Timex/Sinclair Users Column | A new computer owner sitting down at the keyboard, and trying to write a program for the first time may find little confusion in simple concepts such as PRINT statements, and simple math functions, but soon will find that these alone will not go very far. A single concept which is not hard to master, | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Where Is The Timex Modem? | It’s alive and well and is now being sold by E-Z KEY and other distributors. This product allows the Timex computer to enter the new era of TELECOMMUNICATIONS. It is simple to install and use. Just unplug your phone jack from the phone outlet, plug this cable into the modem, and connect the modem phone | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
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