Errata

Published corrections to earlier articles and program listings: correction columns (Syntax Errors, Glitchoidz Report, Bug Alert…) and correction notices inside other articles.

Articles (163)

TitleAuthor(s)PublicationDate
[Bug Corrections]
Corrections to Tholean Web program.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterDecember 1982
16K RAM Pack Schematic Corrections
Corrections to problems with the 16K RAM pack schematic printed in SYNC 1:5.
SYNCJanuary/February 1982
2000 Is A Leap Year
Correction to Julian date program for any date since 1592.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterAugust 1983
2068 Block-Move Error
Correction to the program in the July issue.
Update MagazineJanuary 1994
3D Xs and Os
Program was only partially printed in prior issue. Full listing in this issue.
Timex Sinclair UserDecember 1983
A last minute Addendum
Notes about bugs in the versions of JLO Safe DOS.
Update MagazineOctober 1987
Addendum & Errata
In last month’s newsletter, l want to clarify a few statements. In the schematic, pin #8 in J8B is shown...
Jay SiegelFDD NewsletterAugust 1991
Addendum to Article in January Update “Dock Bank Memory, 20 Cents”Update MagazineJuly 1988
Arcade Corrections
Corrections to part 1 of Programming Arcade Games.
Timex Sinclair UserDecember 1983
Bank Switching for the TS 1000, Part 3
SINCLAIR 16K RAM packs have fallen in price dramatically since they were introduced and at prices between $5 and $15...
T-S HorizonsJune 1984
BASCII Corrections and TS-4040 PCB Diagram
Corrections to an article from a previous issue by Terry Greenlee about BASIC programming.
TimelinezJanuary 1987
Basic Training: Programs For Your Computer
Micro Mind Reader (all computers; TS specific adjustments on p55); correction to Codes Master (June 1984) on page 59.
Enter MagazineSeptember 1984
Beginning Z80 Machine Code, Lesson 6
Lesson focuses on the stack and instructions that use the stack.
Time Designs MagazineJanuary/February 1987
Beyond the TS 1500 (ZX81/TS 1000) User Manual: Your RAM Memory
Here are some corrections to the first installment of this series which appeared in the July/August ’87 issue of TDM....
Time Designs MagazineNovember/December 1987
Bug Alert
Corrections articles in SWN v3n3: "GET", "ONE-CHIP MODS," and DICE 1000.
SyncWare NewsMay-June 1986
Bug Alert
Missing section of World Geography by Shawn Byrne, published in volume 5, number 4.
SyncWare NewsMay/June 1988
Bug Alert
Correction to reverse-video driver, "Adding on to Gladstone".
SyncWare NewsSeptember/October 1985
Bug Alert: One-chip NVM
The "One-chip NVM" in SWN 4:1 shows a minor discrepancy between the schematic (Fig. 3) and the pictorials and instructions.
SyncWare NewsJan-Feb 1987
Bugs Strike Again
Notes on fixing "ETAMITLU" by Jeff Moore.
SyncWare NewsMay/June 1988
Bulletins
Updates from Hawg Wild, Silicon Valley North, Daydesign, T-S Systems, Intercomputer, Mindware, Micro Developments, DK'tronics, MicroSync, Florida Creations, Len Harmon,...
Timex Sinclair UserAugust 1983
Bulletins
Updates from Sirius Ware, Lipinksi Software, Stuart Software, Barlog Software, C.R.C. Software, 2-Bit Software, Sync Master.
Timex Sinclair UserSeptember 1983
Bulletins
Updates from ATC Software, Kentronics, Computech, SyncMaster, KIS Engineering, Gladstone.
Timex Sinclair UserOctober 1983
Can Timex maintain its image of clocklike efficiency?
OVER THE YEARS, Timex came to be viewed as a company that knew how to develop and market modern technology...
Timex Sinclair UserOctober 1983
Capute! ZX-81/TS-1000 Data Management
Correction to ZX-81/TS-1000 Data Management program that appeared in the March 1983 issue of Compute!
Compute!June 1983
Clarification of Bytes Remaining
Ian Logan’s 8K Bytes Remaining program, Dec. 81, uses function keywords for all input except E, the numbers, and the...
SyntaxJanuary 1982
Classy Front End, Update
Patching a bug from the fourth article in the series.
Time Designs MagazineJanuary/February 1988
Club Notes
–In the last issue an item regarding the status of Zebra Systems Inc was in error and I regret any...
Sincus NewsMay - June 1987
Club Notes
CORRECTIONS-pages 13 & 14 are reversed-Proportional Print Program starts on page 14 and ends up on 13. FOR Your information,...
Sincus NewsJuly - August 1987
Club Notes
MAY MEET- ELECTIONS * come on in and vote * May 25 7pm Vestal Library Candidates are: Clyde Tackley for...
Sincus NewsMay - June 1988
Comparative ROM Atlas: From ZX Spectrum to 2068
Last issue I mentioned a reprint of an article by Nazir Pashtoon on Spectrum/TS2068 ROM addresses. Well, permission to reproduce...
Sincus NewsMarch - April 1988
Computer Literacy On The Timex/Sinclair
Correction to earlier article.
Compute!June 1983
Computus Interruptus, Part 2
Response to Part One of this series has been quite gratifying so far. However, from what I’ve heard, it seems...
Wes BrzozowskiSincus NewsFebruary 1985
Computus Interruptus, Part 6
Hello again! It’s time to take another look at the wonderful world of interrupts. This installment will be of most...
Wes BrzozowskiSincus NewsMarch - April 1986
Correction
Correction to the correction printed in the July 1992 issue.
The Plotter
Correction
Correction to article in the April 1991 issue of The Plotter that calculates the day of the week any given...
The Plotter
Correction
Correction to article published in Sinc-Linc v2 n2.
Sinc-Link
Correction
Issue #1 of IQLR contained a program listing for DIRECTORY-DEVICES. Unfortunately the listing acquired an error when I typed in...
International QL ReportNovember/December 1991
CORRECTION
In the last issue of IQLR (#4) there was a typographical error in the Assembly Language listing in Will Horton’s...
International QL ReportJanuary/February 1992
Correction for JOS
Corrections to bugs in previously published program.
Time Designs MagazineMarch/April 1987
Correction to “Worm” Word Processor for the TS-1000
As many of you who entered Gordon Young‘s program from T-S Horizons discovered, the program doesn’t work as published. The...
T-S HorizonsOct/Nov 1984
Correction To TS-1000 Music Program
Mather White, the author of September’s music-generation article, found the following minor-typographical errors (our fault). Hopefully, they did not cause...
Mather WhiteT-S HorizonsOct/Nov 1984
Corrections
Corrections to Ski Trek (February 1984) and Decision Maker (January 1984).
Family ComputingMarch 1984
Corrections
There are two corrections to the article entitled Correction in the December 1988 issue of QZX. The first month mentioned...
Alex Burr (K5XY)QZXJanuary 1993
Corrections to Copytape Program
One bug appeared in the COPYTAPE program. Also provided is a BASIC loader program to load/save the COPYTAPE program.
Timex Sinclair Users Group Of Cincinnati NewsletterSeptember 1984
Corrections to TS2068 Programming in the Abstract
Demonstration of BREAK in during a subroutine and catching and redirecting BREAK.
Update MagazineOctober 1990
Directory Printer Listing – Correction
In our last issue (Vol. 2 issue 4) a number of typo’s crept into the program listing. We inadvertantly interpreted...
International QL ReportJanuary/February 1993
DooDah Correction
Correction to program that appeared in an earlier issue.
Update MagazineApril 1994
Editor Ramblings
Gladstone selling Sinclair thermal printer. Gladstone replacement keyboard also mentioned. Memotech GP-100 printer. CAI/40 printer from CAI. Timex demo booths...
Synchro-SetteOctober 1982
Editor Ramblings
Corrections to programs. Timex T/S-1000 computer sweeping the country. Keyboards from data-assette. Memotech RAM packs. Microdrive from SyncWare. Mindware printer...
Synchro-SetteSeptember 1982
Editor Ramblings
Mistakes in November 1982 issue. Sinclair pocket TV. US Spectrum sales. Printer news. RAM pack ribbon connector. Floppy disk for...
Synchro-SetteDecember 1982
Editor Ramblings
Mistakes in the January 1983 issue. Sidewinder, a new printer from Mindware. Synchro-Sette tapes bulk produced. CFASTDATA, CFASTDUET from Cosmonics....
Synchro-SetteFebruary 1983
Editor’s Note
At last BYTE POWER is now SPECTRUM compatible!!! Yes it is now ready. You will find it on side B...
Eric Boisvert
Kristian Boisvert
Byte Power 1st Class MagazineSpring 1987
Enter
Unfortunately, this issue of T-S Horizons is late, thus the July/August cover. Of course T-S Horizons is intended to be...
Rick DuncanT-S HorizonsJuly/August 1984
Errata
Correction to program on page 17 of the Fall 93 issue.
ZXir QLive Alive!Winter 1993
Errata
Articles planned for this issue are still in the works.
Time Designs MagazineJanuary/February 1985
Errata and Addenda
Using loops in QL DO files; moving TS2068 code blocks.
Update MagazineJuly 1991
Errata: Code Missing from “Improving a Sector_COPYing Program”
Part of the program listing of “Improving a Sector_COPYing Program” in the last issue – Vol. 6 No.1 was inadvertently...
ZXir QLive Alive!Summer 1996
Erratum
There were a few typos in the article "Adventures In The Ram Jungle (Part One)".
Time Designs MagazineNovember/December 1985
Erratum: Disk Droppings
Corrections to program listing that appeared in vol 4, number 4.
Sinc-LinkSeptember/October 1986
Erratum: Simple Text-to-Speech
Correction to “Simple Text-to-Speech in Software” in October 1986 issue.
ZX-AppealNovember 1986
Error Codes: Revising a Hunter Board to Hold 32k
Correction to "Revising a Hunter Board to Hold 32k" that appeared in T-S Horizons n19.
T-S HorizonsJuly-August 1986
Fortress of Adnil
Correction to an earlier article.
Compute!October 1983
From the Chairmans Disk
In the last issue, I did make a statement that caused some consternation and I apologize for it. I did...
ZXir QLive Alive!Fall 1991
From the Cluttered Desk
Updates on subscriptions: more than 1000 subscribers. Query about income tax programs, request for larger gutter in issues, printer hint,...
T-S HorizonsJanuary 1985
Glaring Errors Dept.
In “Upgrading to Larger Memories Without Losing Data” (page 6, vol. 1, no. 1) step 7 of the instructions was...
Pro/File UpdatesJuly 1984
Glaring Omissions Dept.
Far and away, the most common problem experienced by ZX PRO/FILE owners is enlarging the DS array to make use...
Pro/File UpdatesJanuary 1984
Glitchoidz Report
Version I, Routine A, line 9: Replace inv. Y with quotation marks. Version II, Routine B, line 1: Change LD...
SYNCMarch/April 1984
Glitchoidz Report
Corrections to errors, problems and other Glitchoid activities discovered in prior articles.
SYNCJuly/August 1981
Glitchoidz Report
A survey of Glitchoid activity reveals that they have favorite targets. In addition to spaces in PRINT statements noted in...
SYNCSeptember/October 1981
Glitchoidz Report
Corrections to Widget (Sync v1 n2), Looking inside the ZX80 (v1 n3), A Trick and a Graphic System (v1 n3),...
SYNCNovember/December 1981
Glitchoidz Report
Corrections to GRA+PIX; Mini-Billboard; The PEEK Function and POKE Command; An Inventory System; The Hidden Chessmen.
SYNCJanuary/February 1982
Glitchoidz Report
Both programs are best without the RAM pack. Second program, line 10: put a ) after the 2. The Game...
SYNCMarch/April 1982
Glitchoidz Report
1) Check your tape recorder grounding; you may have to reverse the diode. 2) Parts list: LED #276-042; diode #276-1114....
SYNCMay/June 1982
Glitchoidz Report
Note the ROM requirements; An Alternative Display Method; Space Warp; DEF; ZX Destroyer; Renumbering by a USR Routine.
SYNCSeptember/October 1982
Glitchoidz Report
A Machine Code Graphics Line-Drawing Subroutine; Renumbering Basic Statements; Random Walks; Block Transfers: Variables Transfer; A Cheap and Simple EPROM...
SYNCMarch/April 1983
Glitchoidz Report
Contrary to the implication in the article, Tim Hartnell is by no means “retired” from the book field. Rather, we...
SYNCJanuary/February 1984
Glitchoidz Report
Figure 1 will work as described without a 16K RAM pack. If you use the 16K, the screen is automatically...
SYNCNovember/December 1983
Glitchoidz Report
The schematic should show a line from Gnd to the shielded cable as in the diagram below.
SYNCSeptember/October 1983
Glitchoidz Report
Listing 6: Insert equals signs between the letters and numbers in the LET statements. Making Backups for Machine Language Tapes,...
SYNCJuly/August 1983
Glitchoidz Report
ZX Destroyer; Just for Fun (2:5); Block Transfers.
SYNCNovember/December 1982
Inverting Screen Display — Corrections
Three hex corrections to the TS2068 screen-inverting routine published in a previous issue. Address 16822 should contain 06; 16835 should...
Pete SadlerTimelinezJune 1984
Letters
Letters about largest integer that can be stored; compatibility of TS1500 cartridges with 1000; saving memory; difficulty saving; differences between...
Timex Sinclair UserOctober 1983
Letters
Our Face is Red!; Four Tips for MicroAce Owners; Channel 2 Interference Problem Cure.
SYNCMarch/April 1981
Letters
8K ROM Double Images; Taxman; An Inventory System; Hampson's Plane; Flag Use Tip; ZX80/81 World; The Great Circle Route.
SYNCJanuary/February 1982
Letters to the Editor
Questions from readers.
Synchro-SetteJuly 1982
Letters to the Editor
Comments on sort routines; ZX Printer paper issues; errors in programs.
Synchro-SetteFebruary 1983
Letters to the Editor
Question about Syntext and Memotech keyboard. Machine code and RAMTOP. Patch to program in April 83 Letters to the Editor.
Synchro-SetteJune/July 1983
Letters to the Editor
Questions about vendors taking orders for TS 2000. Corrections to earlier programs.
Synchro-SetteSeptember 1983
Letters to the Editor
Readers pleased with 2068. Corrections to programs in earlier issues.
Synchro-SetteJanuary 1984
Letters: More Memory for the ZX80
Correction to article about expanding ZX80 RAM. Notes on getting ZX80 to recognize 48K.
ByteJune 1982
Machine Code Tutor
Well, we pulled a fast one on you all last month. We were testing you and noone wrote and said...
SUMJuly 1986
Mandelbrot – A Fractal World, Part Three
Machine code portion of the program.
Time Designs MagazineMarch/April 1988
Mandelbrot – A Fractal World, Part Two
Program to generate Mandelbrot diagrams.
Time Designs MagazineJanuary/February 1988
Miscellaneous Comments
Correction: Jan issue, logkeeper program, by WA6DLI, change line 56 to read 56 Print “Enter S for search menu” to...
Russell Parker (W9CQD)QZXMarch 1983
Modification to Multi-Tasking Article
Correction and addendum to the February 1987 multi-tasking article on IM2 interrupts on the TS2068. Clarifies SCLD chip behavior (places...
Fred TempletonTimelinezMarch 1987
More About SDOS MAIL MERGE
Next issue two more functions will be added to SDOS MAIL MERGE. One will quickly let you flip through the...
Update MagazineOctober 1987
More on QPC
For any who did a double-take at a line in my first article which stated “similar to what 13! REN...
ZXir QLive Alive!Autumn 1997
More on QPC
[ This is where I goofed not once, but twice. Blame it on the computer! Editor ] For any who...
ZXir QLive Alive!Winter 1997
Mscript/Tasman Interface Patch Correction
Correction for the Thomas Woods patch making MSCRIPT work with the Tasman Centronics interface: after applying the patch, PRINT PEEK...
TimelinezFebruary/March 1985
News and Notes
E-Z KEY has just announced that they now have available a keyboard interface module that allows a keyboard to be...
SUMApril 1985
No Connection
Correction to “A TS-1000 Keyboard You Can Get Your Hands On” from the April 1983 issue of Microcomputing. Includes corrected...
Microcomputing MagazineJune 1983
Numbering Corrections
In the course of creating the index there were several changes or corrections noted that needed to be made in...
Alex Burr (K5XY)QZXJuly 1993
Numbers
Corrections to a program printed in April 1987 issue. Select an integer between 1-100, computer will figure it out.
The Plotter
One Chip NVM Correction
Improved schematic for design from July/August 1986 newsletter.
ZX-AppealDecember 1986
One More Time: Biorythm
EDITOR’S NOTE: We goofed so badly in the FALL 1985 issue when we printed the BIORYTHM program that we decided...
Chuck DawsonQuarTerSWinter 1986
OOPS!
Issue #5 : in Doug Dewey’s article “What Use Is The QL In Education“, the program “DBTUTOR” was mentioned. We...
International QL ReportMarch/April 1992
Oops! Correction to Rounding Formula
Correction column noting that the number-rounding formula published in v1 n2 was printed with an error. Provides the corrected formula...
Rod GowenThe Plotter
Perceptions
The ZX81 Parser and User-Defined Commands; More on the 16K RAM Pack Schematic; Addenda to "The ZX80/81 Video Display System."
SYNCMay/June 1982
POKEs, Etc for 2068
An error in the March page of POKES needs a correction. The last one was RANDOMIZE 0, it should have...
Dick WagnerThe PlotterApril 1993
Printing Macros
Short routines for setting printer styles.
Update MagazineJuly 1990
Pro/File Plus Cassette Clarification
Last issue I stated that cassettes of “ZX” which contained many enhancements published in Updates was available. Apparently it was...
Pro/File UpdatesOctober 1985
Program Clarifications
Corrections to Golf Partner and Weather Forecast.
SyntaxAugust 1983
Program Corrections
Corrections to programs from previous issues: corrected Blackjack listing (Clifford Efaw), Hex Math 8K fix (Leo Morgan), Flags Register article...
Ann ZevnikSyntaxApril 1982
Program Corrections and Improvements
Corrections to previously published programs: Phone Number Word Generator (Lawrence Souder), simultaneous equation solver (Lori Olson), Digital Clock improvements (Tom...
Ann ZevnikSyntaxMarch 1982
QL Mail File Hints
I received from Dick Wagner some comments and questions about the UPDATE listing and the issue disk/mdv version which suggested...
Update MagazineApril 1989
Query about Lighthouse program
Reader has difficulty reproducing results with same printer.
Update MagazineJuly 1992
RAMDISK Correction
An error occurred when I printed the RAM Disk article reproduced in the Nov/Dec 92 issue of IQLR.
Dilwyn JonesInternational QL ReportJanuary/February 1993
Some Notes on the Bank Switching Series
Correction to a listing in issue 11. Another bug has surfaced in the listing provided in Issue 11.
T-S HorizonsNovember 1984
Spectrum Emulator Revisited
In last month’s article, we inadvertently left out the printed circuit board layout, so here it is this month with...
Joseph WilliamsonSUMSeptember 1984
SQ-ups
Corrections and errata for prior articles.
SQ Syntax QuarterlySummer 1983
SQ-ups – Winter 1982
Corrections to problems with articles in the first issue.
SQ Syntax QuarterlySpring 1983
Syns of Omission
Error corrections to articles in prior issues.
SyntaxFebruary 1981
Syns of Omission
Corrections to programs in prior issues.
SyntaxMarch 1981
Syntax Error
To get correct Puerto Rican and Washington, DC, zip codes in ZIP-TO-STATE… (Sept. 83), delete lines 5140 and 5150 and...
SyntaxOctober 1983
Syntax Error
Two errors in Machine Code Print Routine.
SyntaxOctober 1981
Syntax Error
Corrections to ZX80 Checkbook; Improving Display.
SyntaxSeptember 1981
Syntax Error
Joe Chaiet’s Bar Chart program contained an error.
SyntaxMay 1981
Syntax Error
Correction to 4K Phone Number Word Generator.
SyntaxMarch 1982
Syntax Errors
Correction to Phone Number Generator (Feb 82).
SyntaxMay 1982
Syntax Errors
Error corrections for previous articles.
SyntaxAugust 1982
Syntax Errors
Corrections to Printing on the Bottom Line.
SyntaxSeptember 1982
Syntax Errors
Correction to Machine Code Screen Fill.
SyntaxOctober 1982
Syntax Errors
Corrections to Grading Program, Unit Pricer, Monthly Calendar, Hex Math.
SyntaxNovember 1982
Syntax Errors
Corrections to Monthly Calendar Program, Black Box, and Hex Math.
SyntaxDecember 1982
Syntax Errors
Last two POKEs necessary for Expanding Existing 16K Programs.
SyntaxApril 1983
Syntax Errors
Correction to Banner Writer.
SyntaxJune 1983
Syntax Errors
Correction to Return on Investment.
SyntaxSeptember 1983
Syntax Errors
Corrections to Loan Amortization and 30 Programs for the Sinclair ZX80.
SyntaxAugust 1981
Syntax Errors
Errors with Martin Iron’s line renumbering program.
SyntaxJune 1981
Syntax Errors
Correction to program 1 in Recipes for Advanced Video.
SyntaxMarch 1984
Syntax Errors
Correction to Ohm’s ZXLaw.
SyntaxFebruary 1984
Syntax Errors
Change Firstloader’s translation table to 32 at 44125 and 14 at 44126. Some Upload tapes from E-Z Key share the...
SyntaxJanuary 1984
Syntax Errors
Using Program 1 in Frank O’Hara’s Numbers Held Inexactly, Apr.82, 1E13 gives 172 17 132 231 42.
SyntaxJune 1982
Syntax Errors
Jon Passler noticed an error in his 8K Roundoff routine (Oct. 81).
SyntaxNovember 1981
Syntax Errors
SABRE’s address is 1718, not 1719, Autrey (Nov.81). Lance Ward’s 8K Slalom program (Dec.81) contained 1 error.
SyntaxJanuary 1982
Syntax Errors
Peter Ulrich, New York, sent corrections for Paul Ezra’s Brownian Motion program (Dec. 81). David Ornstein corrected his New 8K...
SyntaxFebruary 1982
Tasword for A&J Microdrive — Updates and Corrections
Follow-up letter to an earlier Timelinez article (Feb/March 1985) about microdrive adaptations of Tasword for the TS2068. Corrects the earlier...
Howard BallingerTimelinezSeptember 1985
Telecommunications Article Errata
Corrections from the ZEBRA BBS SYSOP (John Ezike) to Ed Grey’s BBS article from the January 1986 issue: Zebra Systems...
TimelinezApril 1986
TextWriter 1000 Enhancements and Errata
Enhancements to the TextWriter 1000 word processor (by Robert Fingerle) to eliminate screen flicker and enable keyboard auto-repeat: add line...
John EzikeTimelinezApril 1986
The Forum
Program corrections and letters to the editor.
Ramblings: The Timex Computer Club NewsletterSeptember, October, November 1983
The QL’s Forbidden Byte
Those of us who “cut our computer teeth” on the ZX80/81 learned quite early about the caveat that accompanied any...
Update MagazineOctober 1989
Timex/Sinclair Making Change
Correction to earlier article.
Compute!February 1984
Timexly Tips
If you want to write a letter regarding the status of TIMEX products and/or express your support for the Sinclair...
Sincus NewsApril 1984
TS 1000/TS 1500 Program Chaining, Conclusion
Last article in series on loading programs in sequence.
Time Designs MagazineMarch/April 1987
TS 2068 Printer Interface
Last month when I started my article for the printer interface, I came up with the idea of using the...
Joseph WilliamsonSUMFebruary 1985
Two “Small Wonder” Errors
Correction to “A Small Wonder,” March 1983 Microcomputing article.
Microcomputing MagazineJune 1983
Updates
After I write the first draft of an article, I go through it, mercilessly scratching out phrases, sentences, and even...
Wes BrzozowskiSincus NewsMay - August 1985
Upgrading T/S Video
Correction to “Upgrading Timex-Sinclair Video” in the May 1983 issue to address a revision to the ZX81 circuit.
Computers & ElectronicsSeptember 1983
User-Friendly?
Using INKEY$ to make user input more friendly.
T-S HorizonsDecember 1983
WHEN_ERROR
The listing in the Atomic Powered QL, in the last issue, had an error.
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterSeptember/October 1988
Zebra Graphics Tablet Addendum
Last month we inadvertently left out the “digitized” cat I tried drawing–so here it is this month to remind you...
SUMSeptember 1985
ZX81 Resources
Update on ZX81 disk drives, Dungeons of Ymir, correction to program in prior article.
Sinc-LinkNovember/December 1986
ZXLR8 Part IV: Modifications and Corrections
Fixes for bugs in the program.
SynapseJanuary/February 1986