Family Computing
| Title | Description | Computers |
|---|---|---|
| A Farmer and His Flock | Short bio about the author as intro to his game, Scales. Game presents user with 25 random weights that must be balanced across four scales. If the difference between individual scales is too much, they topple. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| A Guide to Your Computer's Special Service Needs | Where/how to get service. | |
| A Hands-On Review: Timex 2068 | This New Color Computer Is Easy To Use, And Powerful, Too The new Timex Sinclair 2068 Color Computer weighs in at less than three-and-a-half pounds, but it’s no lightweight when it comes to computer power. It compares favorably with other computers in its price range, and some of its features are generally found in only | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| A Year to Remember | “MAN SNATCHED BY UFO!” was the headline on page two of the local paper. Just before the man disappeared, his wife, Mrs. Harry Winkler, reports, they were sitting quietly at home watching TV. All of a sudden she noticed her oven door opening and closing and the hands on her kitchen clock spinning wildly. Their | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| Aging Fast While Learning BASIC | Future Age Calculator program | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| B-17 Reunion: The "Little Computer That Could" And A Data-Base Program Bring WWII Vets Together With New Ties | The Boeing B-17 heavy bomber, designed in 1934 and accepted by the Army Air Corps in 1940, was the worlds most formidable long-range bomber of the World War II era. Incredibly tough and much beloved by both air and ground crews, it was dubbed the Flying Fortress in the belief that with its rugged construction | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Basic Manuals For Childrens | Computers for Kids, A Kid’s Manual for Programming the Sinclair/Timex Computers and Computer Battlegames and Computer Space Games mentioned. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| BASICare Modular Expansion System | Product announcement for Gladstone’s modular expansion system. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Behind the Screens: Timex Sinclair Support | Timex will honor warrantees, dropping everything else. | |
| By Invitation Only: An Exclusive New Year's Eve Party You Won't Want to Miss! | Puzzle game. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| Cheerleader | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program | |
| Chore Assigner | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program | |
| Christmas Tree | As the snow falls outside, your family can gather round the computer with glasses of eggnog and fall under the spell of our Christmas Tree program. Watch your computer trim a tree on the screen and surround its base with beautifully wrapped presents, while the tree lights flicker to the familiar tune of an old | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Downloadable, Type-in program |
| Computer Buyer's Guide: Timex Sinclair 1000 | Timex/Sinclair 1000 | |
| Computer Valentine | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program | |
| Computing Clinic: Memory and Color for the Timex Sinclair 1000 | Toni Martinazzi wants to know where to get memory and color packs for his 1000. 2068 is recommended. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Computing Clinic: Timex Business Software | Letter from Robert Chesser looking for business software for his 2068. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Cornucopia | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program | |
| Corrections | Corrections to Ski Trek (February 1984) and Decision Maker (January 1984). | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| Crossed Words | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program | |
| Decision Maker | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program | |
| Disk Label Maker | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program | |
| Egg Hunt | Names locations to hid easter eggs. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| Father's Day Card | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program | |
| Fireplace | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program | |
| First Bloom | Program displays flowers. Listings for 1000 with 16k, 1500. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| From Halley's Comet to the Stars: With Astronomy Software, Your Computer's a Planetarium | Celestial BASIC (programs from Eric Burgess’ Celestial BASIC book) and Halley’s Comet, both from S&T Software, mentioned in the Software For Stargazers table on p 38. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Ghosts In The Night | Mystery Manor puzzle/game for multiple platforms, including 2068. | Timex/Sinclair 2068, Type-in program |
| Holiday Update | Generate a message to relatives. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| How to Find a Users' Group | ||
| How To Soup Up Your Computer | A directory of memory, video, and print enhancements to give your old machine more get-up-and-go. Vendors of Timex/Sinclair software/hardware listed. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Ice Cream Cone | As you lie in your hammock on a hot summer’s day, languidly fanning yourself with a copy of family computing, do you ever fantasize about eating a big, delicious, dripping ice cream cone? But does the thought of trudging through the hot streets to the neighborhood store require more energy than you can muster? Well | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| Jack-O'-Lantern | Throw out your Swiss army knife; this Halloween you can carve a pumpkin with a cursor! That’s right: just type this program into your computer, run it, and your computer will create a Jack-o’-Lantern right on your screen! Put the monitor in your front window, and watch your pumpkin be the talk of the neighborhood | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| Learn Names Quicker! | Memorization game. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| Liberty Bell | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program | |
| Little Programs for Little Kids | Guess a Number | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| Lost in Space | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program | |
| Machine Specifics: Orphans | Greater Cleveland Timex Sinclair Users’ Group wishes to swap public domain programs with other user groups. | |
| Machine Specifics: Orphans | Timex/Sinclair Disk Drives. Aerco Drive Interface for 2068 (FD-68). RPM (CP/M) upgrade available. FD-ZX (for 1000/1500) also available. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Machine Specifics: Orphans | Timex Tabloids: SyncWare News, Time Designs Magazine mentioned. | |
| Machine Specifics: Orphans | Larken Electronics redesigned disk controller for 2068. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Machine Specifics: Orphans | Timachine, a BASIC compiler, from Novelsoft. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Machine Specifics: Orphans | Hardware and software for 1000/1500 from Zebra, RMG and Markel Enterprises. Spectrum ROM from Knighted, Sprites 2068 from Zebra, ROMSWITCH from Russell Electronics. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Machine Specifics: Orphans | Soundesign 2068, available from RMG Enterprises, is menu-driven and only three keys are needed to design a sound effect, which can then be used in a BASIC program. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Machine Specifics: Orphans | TS 2068 technical manual from Time Designs. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Machine Specifics: Orphans | Three user groups in San Francisco gathering ZX81/1000s and donating them to Nevada prisons. The Guide to T/S Telecommunications, a pamplet by Steve Ishii and Peter Fischer, mentioned. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Micronotes | Mention of The Fantastic Music Machine and Light Show by Simulsion. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Money Talks - In Rhyme | Poet uses Timex Sinclair 1000 and random numbers to write poems. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| Mother's Day Card | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program | |
| Mummy Maneuvers: Juggling Your Way Out of An Egyptian Pyramid | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program | |
| Musical Chairs | Program plays the musical part. Listings for multiple computers, including 2068. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| Name That Monster! | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program | |
| New Year's Eve | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program | |
| New Year's Eve | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program | |
| Nibbles: Timex Sinclair Resource | The Timex Sinclair User’s Encyclopedia lists a wide variety of game, home management, business, and personal productivity software for the TS 1000, 2068. and Sinclair ZX81 computers. It also includes a programmer’s guide. Published by Arrays. Inc., of Los Angeles, the $14.95 book is available at bookstores and at some computer stores. | |
| Perpetual Calendar | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program | |
| Personal Valentine | Design a personalized Valentine message. Includes version for 16K 1000/1500. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| Phone Cost Monitor | Long distance cost estimator. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| Portrait | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program | |
| Pulse Rate | After you’ve logged in your daily jog around the block (see “Logging Your Jogging,” pages 80 to 82). you might want to test your Pulse Rate by typing in this program and running it. When your computer tells you to stand by . . ., place your fingertip (not your thumb) on the Lnner surface | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| Rad Rhymer | Insert your names into a nursery rhyme. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| Renegade Robot | The top-secret building where you work is guarded by a robot. One day you arrive at work and find the robot missing. Puzzled, you enter the building and immediately sense that something has gone wrong. Strange noises are coming from a distant corridor. You investigate and discover that it’s the sound of the robot, twirling | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| Santa Claus | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program | |
| Ski Trek | Skiing simultor. For 16K 1000/1500. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| Supermarket Sweethearts: True Love at the Checkout Counter | Puzzle game. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| Thank-You Note | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program | |
| The Black Mask | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program | |
| The Computer: A New Tool for the Garden | Yard Improvement Planner, by Timex Computer Corp. for the 2068, is one of the programs mentioned. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| The Essential Guide to Timex/Sinclair Home Computers | Review of the book. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Timex 1500 Facts | Brief overview of the 1500. | Timex/Sinclair 1500 |
| Tips on Buying Communications Software | ZCOMM 16/64K, Byte-Back Modem, Spectra Term mentioned. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Trick or Treat | Its Halloween night and you find yourself without an edible treat in the house. Computer owners, you can trick the kids with a treat sweeter to children than any candy. Turn to your computer, type in our Trick or Treat program, move the computer into your foyer, and you and your computer will be ready | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| Turkey | When the relatives arrive at your house on Thanksgiving Day to the sweet aroma of cooking turkey, keep them out of your way in the kitchen. Set up your computer with totally different kind of turkey for them to feast their eyes on. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
| What's In Store: 30 Games for the Timex/Sinclair Computer | I used to use my Timex Sinclairs mostly for business purposes. I don’t consider myself much of a games player, and most game programs obtained from books require long and laborious typing, a process for which I don’t have (or won’t take) the time. Then along came “30 Games.” All of the games in “30 | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| What's In Store: Byte-Back Modem (Timex Sinclair 1000/1500) | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 1500 | |
| What's In Store: Face Odyssey | Review of program from Red Balloon Software, similar to Spinnaker’s FaceMaker. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| What's In Store: Timex Sinclair 2000 | Product announcement for 2048 and 2068. | Timex/Sinclair 2000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| What's In Store: VU-3D | When Timex Computer Corp. began showing the TS 2068 Color Computer last fall, the star of every demonstration was a graphics package called VU-3D. It’s a fascinating program that duplicates the capabilities of some of the lower end professional Computer Aided Design (CAD) systems which sold for tens of thousands of dollars only a few | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| What's In Store: What Can I Do With My Timex Sinclair 1000? Lots! | Review of the book. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| What's In Store/New Hardware: Timex Sinclair 1500 | The little Timex Sinclair 1500 comes equipped with 16K RAM, which can be expanded to 32K. In contrast with the flat-membrane keyboard of the TS1000, the TS1500 has 40 fullmovement keys, including 22 graphics characters. The TS1500 also features the “one touch” key-word entry, first introduced on the TS1000. This allows the user to enter | Timex/Sinclair 1500 |
| Your Guide to Computer Books | Short review of several Timex/Sinclair books. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| Zodiak | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Type-in program |
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