Publisher(s): Thomas B. Woods
Quarterly published by Tom Woods. Started as Pro/file Updates for owners of ZX Pro/File database. In 1986, the newsletter was renamed to Computer Updates and expanded to include updates to all software published by Tom Woods.
| Title | Description | Computers |
|---|---|---|
| 32K Non-Volatile Memory Updates | Here is a simple modification you can make to the NVM which enables you to remove an old battery and plug in a new one WITHOUT losing the program you have stored in it! It is amazing, but true. After removing the battery, you can diddley-bop around for 5 minutes (!) and still have time […] | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Another Way To Save Data In Pro/File 2068 | When you’re running Pro/File 2068 and you type “SAVE” from the main menu, program line 107 is executed which performs a normal program save of the Basic program and all the variables including DS, the large character array which contains all your data. Many people have asked if it would be possible, instead, to save […] | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
| Big Advance In Programming The 32K NVM | Here’s some good news for 32K Non-Volatile Memory owners. Now there is a way to store your Basic programs in the Dock bank on the TS2068 and be able to edit them directly without transferring them into the Home bank first. This makes writing and debugging AROS programs as easy as regular HOME bank programs. […] | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
| Bugs, News, and Miscellanea | Pro/File 2068 owners take note! A few frustrated folks who added the new Machine Code Sort capability from the BREAKTHROUGH newsletter experienced crashing problems whenever they tried to alphabetize files by one particular line, but ordering by any other line worked fine. This is a bug in the machine code–not a typing error. Robert C. […] | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Build A Computerized Anemometer Using The Experimenter’s I/O Port | This project is the first in a series of articles which will chronicle my ongoing experiments in the development of a low-cost completely computerized weather station making use of TS computers, the Experimenter’s Universal Input/Output Port, and a collection of common household items. I think you will enjoy following my trials and tribulations. After completing […] | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
| Computer Weather Station: Part 2 Tell Which Way The Wind Blows | In the last issue’s “anemometer” article, I showed how to build a simple but effective (and cheap) device to tell how fast the wind blows. Now, I will carry on with plans for an equally important device to determine wind direction. This project, as all future “weather station” articles shall be, is intended to be […] | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Here’s A Cheap Home Brew Tone Decoder That Works Great!! | What’s a tone decoder, you ask? Well, a tone decoder is a vital piece of equipment which must be hooked up in the Morse Code Translator program for the Experimenter’s Universal In/Out Port. It is a circuit that listens to audio dots and dashes from the radio speaker and whenever the sound falls within a […] | |
| HOT Z Clinic | Hot-Z for both the TS1000 and 2068 has been in constant demand since I first first added it to my product line. Make no mistake about it, this product is a very powerful tool in the hands of a machine code programmer. Unfortunately, there is another side to the Hot-Z coin. Right from the start, […] | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| HOT Z Clinic | Last time, we looked at the details surrounding HOT-Z’s READ mode. This issue, we’ll use HOT-Z to write some machine code. The program we write will not be a masterpiece that sends shivers up your spine. Instead, it will be something short and sweet, but it will demonstrate the way you use HOT-Z to write […] | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| How To Connect An IBM Keyboard To Your Timex 2068 | This article shows you how you can use a full size IBM compatible keyboard with your computer and create a new channel to link it to your own Basic programs. My new cartridge version of Pro/File 2068 has the software part of this project built into the cartridge, and it can be used with any […] | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
| HOW To Use The ROMPAK TS1000 PRO/FILE | My old pal, Floyd Cox, writes, “How do I use the Rompak Quickload and Pro/File cartridge on my TS1000?” Answer: The Quickload Pro/File cartridge which was manufactured by Rompak, and is still being sold by Sunset Electronics in San Francisco, plugs into the back of your computer. When you power the computer up, the “K” […] | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Introduction To Channels On The 2068 | Did you know that your 2068 has a feature built-in to it which allows you to link new peripherals into Basic? It is possible to interface your computer to modems, keyboards, printers, other computers, or just about anything else you can think of and then use Basic commands like PRINT, INPUT, LIST, INKEY, LPRINT, or […] | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
| Keyboard Interfacing Tips Inside! | The first chapter of the explanation of Pro/File’s inner workings is inside this issue and covers the INs and OUTs of hooking up an IBM PC keyboard. What’s more, the routines given here make it possible to use this keyboard with ANY Basic program. The facility is much like using a “print driver” for a […] | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Mid-West TS Computerfest A Smashing Success | In early May I packed up my bags and headed for Cincinnati, Ohio to attend the Mid-West TS Computerfest. What a blast it was! The whole affair took on the characteristics of a big party for Timex owners. Over 250 people turned out for the event. It must have been the biggest gathering of the […] | |
| New SYNCWARE Group Publication Starting | Attention QL owners: Now you’ve got a magazine of your very own. “Quantum Levels” is our newest project and the first issue is due out in August. Like SyncWare News, the new “Levels” is bi-monthly. It contains product reviews, hardware projects, program listings, tips on Super Basic, and hints on using the QL bundled software. […] | Sinclair QL |
| Pro/File 2068 Plug-In Cartridge Almost Finished | I do not want to make it a habit of filling the pages of Computer Updates with a lot of hype for new products, but in this instance, I am so happy with the way a new cartridge version of Pro/File 2068 is turning out, I simply can’t resist telling you about it. With a […] | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Pro/File Bits & Pieces | Charles Stelding from Tyler, TX writes… Pro/File 2068 makes an excellent calendar and daily schedule. I use it in my work as a Campus Minister at Tyler Junior College. Here is a print out showing how I use the calendar. I place a “!” after each day that something is scheduled which allows me to […] | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| PRO/FILE Cartridge Update | By the time this issue of Updates reaches you, I anticipate that I’ll be up to be up to my hips in Pro/File 2068 cartridge boards, eproms, and instruction books. So if you ordered one, expect it to arrive soon. Several people who had never used Pro/File 2068 asked what sort of instructions come with […] | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| The Great Computer Depression | (What is This World Coming To Dept.) A few weeks back, I took out a subscription to INFOWORLD, a weekly newspaper featuring all the latest jive from the computer world. I figured that since I was “in the business”, it would behoove me to “keep my ear to the rail”. The paper would give me […] | |
| The New Updates | This issue marks a dramatic change in the newsletter. In our first two years, subject matter was limited rather strictly to applications and enhancements for the TS1000 version of ZX Pro/File. Now, the newsletter has broadened its scope. Instead of detailing just one program, the new Computer Updates will provide indepth information, new uses, program […] | |
| TS1000/1500 EXTENDED BASIC SCREEN, DRAW, and FILL DEMO | Here’s a program written in Extended Basic to demonstrate the use of the new commands DRAW, FILL, and SCREEN. For those not familiar with Extended Basic, this program adds 22 new Basic commands to the existing TS1000 vocabulary. The three used in this program are from a large group of “display commands”. DRAW is used […] | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 1500, Type-in program |
| Use “DO” Files To Change Printer Format In ZX Pro/File | If you find that you frequently need to change the print format (DEFP) in ZX Pro/File for the TS1000, you can save a lot of cumbersome keypresses by assigning a DO file to do it for you. Since the print format is stored in the three basic variables, C1, C2, and S, it is a […] | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| ZX81 Extended Basic Notes | Robert Shade from Philadelphia was studying the DEMO program which comes with Extended Basic and asked what function all the OUT commands perform. According to Frits Beniest, author of the program, and programmer extraordinaire, these commands were included to generate sound from the ZON-X sound generator. This peripheral is available in Europe, but to my […] | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
Last updated: June 6, 2026