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“Hello, Z80 Calling…”
Looks at ‘ROM calls’ the machine code subroutines stored in the ROM of your computer. They can help keep your...
SYNCNovember/December 1983
“How to Make Money with Your Microcomputer” – A Book Review
The title of this book caught my eye as I was browsing one day in a local bookstore. I am...
SUMSeptember 1985
“Santa-C” Holiday Program
This program contains two novel approaches to BASIC programming of the 2068 computer that I developed in teaching the subject...
SUMNovember 1985
“TRANS-EXPRESS” Tape to Wafadrive Utility
The Rotronics Wafadrive system provides a very viable alternative to cassette tape or even disk drives for many Spectrum users...
Richard CravySUMOctober 1985
$99! Computer
What can you get for S99 these days? Dinner for two at a fancy New York restaurant. A few pairs...
Electronic Fun with Computers & GamesNovember 1982
$99.95 Timex Sinclair 1000 microcomputer debuts
Calling it a “milestone in the 125-year history of the Timex Corporation,” Timex introduced a $99.95 personal computer with 2K...
InfoworldMay 10, 1982
118 User Defined Graphics Characters
According to Chapter 18, page 163 of the TS 2068 User Manual, you can create and use 21 user defined...
The Plotter
16 Pin Bowling
Sixteen pins appear at the top of the screen for Bowling and the ball at the bottom. Use keys 5...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
1983 Winter Consumer Electronics Show
With the more-or-less permanent $15 rebate, the Timex Sinclair 1000 is still the low priced leader (suggested list $100 less...
Creative ComputingApril 1983
1984 Winter Consumer Electronics Show
New Modem and Printers from Timex Timex was again showing the 2068 and 1500 computers, but were emphasizing a new...
Creative ComputingApril 1984
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....
E. (Eben) Arthur BrownComputer ShopperJanuary 1986
2068 BBS Program
This program creates a limited capacity message BBS using a 2068 & 2050 modem. Thanks to Randy and Lucy Gordon...
Randy Gordon
Lucy Gordon
Phillip Basford
July/August 1986
2068 Buggy Software
It isn’t considered normal when а magazine like SyncWare gives you а program that’s riddled with bugs. But then, we...
SyncWare NewsMar-Apr 1986
2068 Display Block Moves
In the Z80 microprocessor used in the 2068 is a command called LDIR that may be used to quickly move...
October 1993
2068 Expanding Array
If you create an array for the storage of data, the chances are that you will dimension the array to...
Sinc-LinkMay/June 1987
2068 Full Screen Input
Here is a subroutine for the 2068 to simulate the full screen input feature of most other computers. It was...
Timex Sinclair User Group Newsletter: Ottawa ChapterApril - June 1984
2068 Graphics for the Beginner
Having purchased a 2068 computer, I soon found that I would have to Know at least a basic knowledge of...
SUMJune 1985
2068 Peculiarities
I discovered something very peculiar about the 2068 when I tried to put some machine code into the area of...
Cameron HayneSinc-LinkMay/June 1985
2068 Power Supply – Make It Cooler & Quieter
I have discovered that programs SAVED to cassette tapes from the TS-2068 can have a very high Noise/Scratch background level...
SUMJanuary 1986
2068 Print Command Compiler
Program that compiles PRINT statements into machine language equivalent that uses the ROM's PRINT routine.
William PowersSyncWare NewsMay-Jun 1985
2068 Printer Interface and ROM Card
This month I finish up my series on the printer interface with the circuit board layout and simple print driver...
Joseph WilliamsonSUMMarch 1985
2068 Printer Interface and ROM Card
This month I finish up my series on the printer interface with the circuit board layout and simple print driver...
SUM
2068 Program: Analyzer
Provides the status of Z80 registers at any point.
H. Edward WepplerCATS NewsletterAugust 1987
2068 Review: Hi*Res
There was once a time when I had a small touch of envy when I read an ad for a...
Carol Davis
Frank Davis
SyncWare NewsMarch/April 1988
2068 Reviews by Tex
CATALOGUE REVIEW Book reviews are quite common. I like to be a bit different, now and then, so I decided...
Tex FaucetteT-S HorizonsApri 1985
2068 Screen Copy
When I first got an Aerco interface and a C. Itoh 8510AP printer for my TS2068, my immediate interest was...
SyncWare NewsJanuary/February 1986
2068 SOFTWARE REVIEW
I had hopes of getting more done on the 2068 machine code routines I was working on but having taken...
Gordon YoungT-S HorizonsOct/Nov 1984
2068 Software Reviews
First, a word or two concerning joysticks for the budget-minded. One of the following reviews is of a product which...
Tex FaucetteT-S HorizonsNovember 1984
2068 Tape Labels
Here is a short program for the 2068 that will create a label for your cassettes. It’s really nice to...
ZX-AppealOctober - November 1987
2068 Windows
Windowing 1s a display technique for dividing a computer screen into separate, independently controlled areas for text, graphics or other...
Jim RodlinSinclair Timex User Group NewsletterMay/June 1988
2068 Word Wrap Utility
When printing a text to the screen by using the PRINT statement, words at the end of the screen often...
SyncWare NewsNov-Dec 1986
2068/Spectrum Wares
First of all, some user correspondence: Bob Welburn of Lake Worth, FL writes, “I purchased an emulator from Jack Keene,...
Time Designs MagazineSeptember/October 1985
24 Usable Lines
Have you ever wondered why the TS 1000 won’t print to the last two lines in the display? The reason...
SUM
2D Arrays in Small-C
In a recent article in The C Users Journal, Don Lang discusses how to implement 2D arrays on C. His...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalAugust 1991
3-D Wire Frame Graphics
The program listed below allows a person to define a 3-D object, draw it on the screen, and rotate it...
Tim SwensonCATS NewsletterNovember 1987
3-D Wire Frame Graphics
100 DiM vertex (100, 3) 110 DIM edge (200,2) 190 RESTORE 200 READ xcenter, ycenter 210 READ d1, d2, rot...
Tim SwensonCATS NewsletterDecember 1987
3-D Wire Frame Graphics
The program listed below allows a person to define a 3-D object, draw it on the screen, and rotate it...
Tim SwensonSLUG NewsletterNovember 1987
3-D Wire Frame Graphics
The program listed below allows a person to define a 3-D object, draw it on the screen, and rotate it...
Tim SwensonTimelinezSeptember 1987
30 Programs for the Sinclair ZX-80 – a Review
30 Programs for the Sinclair ZX-80, by Melbourne House, Glebe Cottage, Glebe House, Station Road, Cheddington, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England,...
SYNCJanuary/February 1981
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...
Thomas B. WoodsComputer UpdatesSummer 1986
32K RAM Expansion Cartridge
What is this 32K RAM Expansion Cartridge? What can it be used for? These are obviously the type of questions...
Stan LemkeThe Data ExpansionJuly 1988
3D Fractals
Program to generate fractal landscapes.
T-S HorizonsFebruary/March 1986
3×3 Character
This program will allow you to create 3×3 graphics fairly easily. The working space is on the left side of...
Eric BoisvertByte Power 1st Class MagazineNovember 1986
50 Tips
50 Tips for Better Sinclair Computing This is all from a little booklet that I acquired for the SPECTRUM. There...
ZXir QLive Alive!Winter 1992
511
My wife was given a free IBM (that’s the right price). Not much later a young man, Mark, asked me...
Bob Swoger (K9WVY)Nite-Times NewsJanuary/February 1995
64 Column BASIC
The 64 column utilities in the 2068 technical manual do work, but they are not easy to use from Basic....
SyncWare NewsSeptember/October 1985
64 Column Print Utility
This is a program utility, it is used to print up to 64 characters per line in normal video mode....
Eric BoisvertByte Power 1st Class MagazineDecember 1986/January 1987
80 Column Software Driver
Well, every time I go out that way, I also visit with Nazir Pashtoon, now the head of CATUG (Chicago...
Jay SiegelFDD NewsletterOctober - December 1991
8K ROM Upgrade
By now you should have a pretty good idea of what I’ve been doing; so what’s ol’ Tom been up...
Fred NachbaurSyncWare News1984
A ‘CAVEMAN’ Wordprocessor
So, now that we can do screen dumps and engage the various printer control functions, how about a word processor?...
Fred NachbaurSyncWare News1984
A Beginner on the QL
I took the Quantum Leap! I liked the computer so much I bought the company! No, I didn’t have the...
SUMMarch 1986
A Commitment – What It Takes
We all know of busy people who get a lot of things done and accomplish a lot of things. They...
Lloyd DregerThe Data ExpansionJuly 1988
A Computing Philippic
Timex promised us many things in 1983. They came out finally with the TS2068 in October. They also started delivering...
CATS NewsletterDecember 1983
A Different Kind of Show
There are computer shows and then there are computer shows. What is that supposed to mean? Well, let’s begin with...
John DonaldsonNite-Times NewsMay/June 1995
A Forum on Hardware Suppliers?
How ’bout some comments on Timex hardware suppliers? There are lots of ads in SYNC and elsewhere, but who is...
Pro/File UpdatesApril 1984
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...
Family ComputingFebruary 1984
A Keyboard Interface for Any Timex Computer
For those who do not wish to go into their computer to connect a new keyboard, here is an interface...
SUMSeptember 1985
A Letter and Program from Charlie Day in Gastonia
RAMEX has a $99.00 modem for the T/S 1000 and T/S 2068. I’m trying to find out more about it....
Charlie DayTriangle Sinclair Users GroupApril 1984
A Letter from Cameron Hayne
Several years ago Cameron Hayne was a member of our club. Recently, I wrote to ask him what he was...
Cameron HayneSinc-LinkMay/June 1990
A Message from Thomas B. Woods
Dear Fellow Timex Computer Owner, The bad news that Timex has dropped out of the personal computer market comes to...
T-S HorizonsApril/May 1984
A Monitor Adapter for the T/S 1500
For several years, publications have carried articles on connecting T/S 1000 and ZX81 computers to monitors, to improve the quality...
Time Designs MagazineSeptember/October 1985
A New Face for Quantum_Levels
The Timex/Sinclair computing world has reached another crossroad. This issue incorporates Quantum_levels and its sister publication SyncWare News into one...
Quantum LevelsJune 1989
A New Sinclair BBS
Bob Newell of Bismarck, North Dakota, has started a BBS called “GlobberNet” that specializes in computer games, including Spectrum Games....
Tim SwensonUpdate MagazineApril 1995
A NIM Game for 2K
An important consideration in programming personal computers is memory economy. Unlike the big main-frames that offer virtually unlimited storage, you...
Fred NachbaurSyncWare News1984
A personal computer with many office applications
Chicago's James P. Biers has discovered that his T/S1000 is a slide rule, calculator, desk-top planner, and more; and looks...
Timex Sinclair UserJune 1983
A Personal Note From GORDON YOUNG
Rick, If its OK with you, I would like you to print this comment in the next issue, I want...
Gordon YoungT-S HorizonsSept 1984
A piece of cake in Dundee
Lynd Church goes to Scotland to discover just how the ZX-81 is manufactured. In keeping with its philosophy of sub-contracting...
May 1982
A Practical Study of System Variables: Put Them to Use with BASIC.
Appendix D of the user manual lists the memory addresses of RAM where most of the TS-2068 system variables are...
April 1988
A Review of Sinware’s “STEP”
STEP is a program from Sinware. The ad says STEP is the ultimate debugging tool for programs in BASIC. I...
Triangle Sinclair Users GroupMarch 1984
A Review of the Sinclair Spectrum Plus
The latest home computer from Sinclair is the ZX Spectrum+. What sets this computer ahead of the other Spectrums is...
SUMJune 1985
A Short History of the CATS User Group
(As the result of a personal request from AUDREY CURNUTT, CapitalFest Chairman, the following description of the history of CATS...
Vernon SmithCATS NewsletterMay 1989
A Short History of the Z88
Most of this article is compiled from news events appearing in Z88 FAX News and Z88 EPROM. Z88 FAX News...
ZXir QLive Alive!Winter 1991
A Splendid Idea!
Our old friend Irving Helbling wrote, “although I spent my entire adult life writing lengthy reports, I find that words...
Pro/File UpdatesJanuary 1985
A Video Reverse Board
The easiest way to connect your computer to a monitor is to simply take the composite video signal from pin...
Fred NachbaurSyncWare News1984
A Video Upgrade?
Why? Is the predominant first question. If you find that your computer does its job, but you would like to...
SyncWare NewsSept-Oct 1984
A Weekend With the ZX-80
I have always been intimidated by computers, and mathematics in general. One look at the Sinclair ZX-80, and I was...
SYNCJanuary/February 1981
A Year to Remember
“MAN SNATCHED BY UFO!” was the headline on page two of the local paper. Just before the man disappeared, his...
Family ComputingAugust 1984
A ZX/TS Celebration in Boston
On October 22, 1983, the Boston Computer Society’s Sinclair-Timex User Group celebrated their Second Anniversary at the Boston Park Plaza...
SYNCJanuary/February 1984
A-maze-ing 3-D overview
Description: Labyrinth is a game sold by Mindware that creates a maze which the player must go through. At the...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
Acey Ducey
This simulation of the Acey Ducey card game. In the game, the dealer (the computer), deals two cards face up....
David LubarSYNCJanuary/February 1981
Add a Full Size Printer to Your System
Today, dot matrix printers are available from many sources at very reasonable prices. Many TS1000/1500 users are still using the...
SUMMay 1986
Add Space Between Files When Printing ALL
When you set up the print format, you can just enter ALL to print out the whole file. Unfortunately, no...
Robert FischerExtensions
Adding a “Real” Keyboard to Your 2068
Probably the most common complaint I hear about the 2068 is about the keyboard. Although it does work well, it...
SUMSeptember 1985
Adding a Joystick For the Spectrum/2068
Having converted your 2068 to Spectrum mode of operation, you will find that most British software can be operated successfully...
Jack KeeneTime Designs MagazineMay/June 1986
Adding Config Blocks To Qlib Programs
BasConfig is a utility, written by Oliver Fink, that creates config blocks for Qliberator compiled programs. For those that don’t...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJanuary 1998
Adding Dimension in 2068 Computing … Using a Plotter
The versatile TS 2068 computer never ceases to amaze me on its capabilities. Each of us has a pet application...
SUMMarch 1986
Adding Microdrives and Interface III to a Timex 2068
As a subscriber to SUM, I thought I would sit down and take the time to. share with others my...
Ken DudaSUMOctober 1985
Adding RGB to Your 2068
RGB on the 2068 is probably one of the most gratifying additions you can get. The problem is that there...
Joseph WilliamsonSUMFebruary 1986
Additional Notes on the Hardware of the T-2068 & Disk Drive
Disassembling the T-2068 reveals a circuit board smaller than found in the American computer. It is a very professionally designed...
SUMMay 1985
Additional Notes on the Spectrum Plus
While Joe was busy checking out the “mechanics” of the Spectrum Plus, I was looking it over in other ways....
SUMJune 1985
Adventures in the RAM Jungle and Other Mysteries
In my article “Automatically Set RAMTOP Without Destroying The Program” published in the July-August issue, the GOSUB stack was very...
Time Designs MagazineSeptember/October 1985
After the Fall…
Bill Jones of Panama City, FL sent an interesting note. He says, “UPDATES has the potential of being a National...
Pro/File UpdatesJuly 1984
Agenda
This meeting marks the first anniversary of the Sinclair/Timex User Group. We are planning a big celebration, and have executives...
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterOctober 1982
Algebra
Here’s a neat program that Bill has allowed us to print, hoping that some of you will avail yourselves of...
Bill YotterSyncWare News1984
Alien Lure
A game which links the bugbaiting type of program with a battle against alien invaders has been produced by Sanath...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
Aliens Attack
In Galactic Invaders, seven alien crafts fly randomly around the screen, and fire at your laser base. The base can...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
Aliens Attack Again
Description: In Invasion Force, you control a laser base and must shoot through a moving force field and destroy an...
Timex Sinclair UserJune 1983
All about ROMs
In Understanding Your ZX-81 ROM, by Ian Logan, the reader doesn’t have to contend with an update from the Sinclair...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
Alternative Computer Languages for the ZX81: LOGO
For a programmer who cut his teeth on FORTRAN, learned BASIC so he could program microcomputers, and gets a kick...
The Sinc Times (2)March-April 1988
Alternative Computer Languages for the ZX81: Partial Pascal
PASCAL was inverted by Nicklaus Winth in the 1960s to be used as a programming teaching lanquage. PASCAL (named for...
The Sinc Times (2)January 1988
Amazi-Music
This program allows you to play any music (MUSIcomp compatible data) during any program, even while programming! The music data...
Eric BoisvertByte Power 1st Class MagazineDecember 1986/January 1987
American Express To Market Sinclair Research Computers
Sinclair Research Ltd., the British personal computer maker said American Axpress will test market Sinclair’s $149.95 ZX-81 personal computer by...
The Wall Street Journal
American Football
I obtained this program because it sounded like a good “warm-up” for a certain interest (or “habit” as some may...
Time Designs MagazineSeptember/October 1985
Amstrad Demonstration from Danny Reed of EDU-TRON
First off, Fred Andreucci introduced us to his other two partners and passed out some hand-outs concerning the Amstrad PC...
The Data ExpansionAugust 1987
An Assortment of Sorts
When you must order and retrieve information, you can recall data in minimal time if the data has an orderly...
William TracySYNCMarch/April 1984
An Improved Joystick
It was interesting to see in page 10 of the 1:1a issue of SyncWare News, a joystick circuit that is...
Cedric BastiaansSyncWare News1984
An Interesting Membership Profile
At the April meeting, brief autobiographies were submitted by 36 of the 40 plus attendees, which had been requested to...
John CongerCATS NewsletterJune 1985
An Interview with Jerry and Til Chamkis of AERCO
I took a short vacation to Austin. A morning to drive down in. The rest of the day, that night,...
The Data ExpansionSeptember 1986
An RGB Monitor for the TS2068
I purchased a Model No. 4084 TV/ monitor from Sears ($364.00 including tax) together with RGB Cable Model 6529 ($18.00)....
Phil McConagheySUMJanuary 1985
An Update on Using the Portuguese Disk Drive
As I write this, I have had the Portuguese disk drive system for about 6 weeks. My experience with the...
SUMJuly 1985
Another Look at 2068 Graphics: More or Less
Listings #1 and #2 are shown to illustrate but one point. Both are graphically interesting, though this was not my...
Time Designs MagazineJuly/August 1985
Another Look At Mazes
In QHJ #12 there was an article on Cellular Automata that discussed how CA could be used to quickly and...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJuly 1993
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...
Thomas B. WoodsComputer UpdatesWinter 1986
Ansi C To K&R C
Guiseppe Zanetti mailed me a copy of an Ansi C to K&R C convert program that came from the GNU...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalMarch 1992
Approximate String Matching
In past issues, string matching has been a reaccuring theme. In the April 1994 issue of “C Users Journal” there...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalAugust 1994
Archive Indent
I have always thought that Archive has always been one of the underrated programming languages for the QL. When I...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJanuary 1996
Ascii Dump
In writing strip_c and converting the file to an ascii file, I needed to know what ascii characters were in...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalMarch 1992
Assembler offers aid
Description: Machine language programming is very slow and tedious without using an assembler program. International Publishing and Software sells ZX...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
Astronomy Program Pack – A Review
ASTRONOMY PROGRAM PACK, I. Auersbacher, 41 King Street A2, Belleville, NJ 07109; for the TS-2068; $14.95. When you are showing...
SUMOctober 1985
At Our Last Meeting
There was some qood discussion on our classes and what classes will be held. There will not be a basic...
SMUG BytesApril 1987
Audioscan
Visualize live audio signals in three graph styles using a tiny machine code sampler that reads the EAR port directly...
ZX-AppealJuly/August 1986
AUDISY
65 byte machine code routine that allows you to digitize and store the data for any sound phrase on your...
Ron LeMonSYNCNovember/December 1983
August MHTSUG Meeting
Last month’s meeting started at 2 PM as scheduled. The monthly newsletters received were read and reviewed. A great package...
Timex Sinclair Users Group Mile High Chapter NewsletterSeptember 1991
Auto Fade for the TS-2068
The April 1986 issue of Your Sinclair had an article and a program listing for a feature which provides for...
Sinc-LinkJuly/August 1993
Autosearch Won’t Work
Several readers have written of problems when trying to make an ordered search. In order to utilize this function in...
Pro/File UpdatesApril 1984
Avoid Printing “Search Is Complete” Or Directory Files On Auto Searches
Being a band director, I often made printouts of my students by instrument. First I would print all the flute...
Robert FischerExtensions
AWK
AWK has been ported to the QL by Peter Tillier and is a Unix language that is used for all...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalDecember 1998
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...
James RobertsFamily ComputingJanuary 1984
Back Issues & Tapes
Back issues of the original QZX are available from K2MI. See info in the unclassified ads (Jan 83 issue). When...
Ambrose Barry (W4GHV)
Alex Burr (K5XY)
QZXMarch 1983
Backgammon Reviewed
John Burn’s BACKGAMMON is a 100% machine code program put out by Biocal Software, Inc. The program takes about 6...
SUMMay 1986
Bank Switching for the TS 1000, Part 4
THE NONVOLATILE MEMORY BANK After constructing the two 16K banks described last month, and experimenting with them, I felt the...
Paul HunterT-S HorizonsJuly/August 1984
Bank Switching the 2068
TS2192 COMPUTER The 2068 was introduced to us as a memory manager, capable of handling up to 256 banks of...
SyncWare NewsJan-Feb 1985
Banner Programs
This is a short program to print long banners featuring large characters on the 2040 printer. Unlike some other banner...
LISTing NewsletterApril 1994
Base Conversion
In some postings in on Usenet, there have been some conversations about converting from different bases. I found this task...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalOctober 1993
Basic Can Be Faster: A dozen easy ways!
Techniques for making BASIC faster. Last time we discussed four ways of speeding up BASIC. In this article we will...
Bill JohnsonQuarTerSSummer 1986
Basic Graphics on the 2068
When writing my first article for SUM, I made an assumption that there were many others like myself that did...
Andy Centek (WB8AHX)SUMDecember 1985
Basic Topics
Is It A Number? By Fred Nachbaur The following routine contains a trap to insure that you enter a number....
SyncWare NewsSept-Oct 1984
Basil’s Compendium: Basic Machine Code for the ZX-81/TS1000
As the title implies, this series is designed to introduce the beginner to the basics of machine coding. The beginner...
SyncWare NewsSept-Oct 1984
Battery Back-up The EI Cheapo BBU
The circuit shown is the simplest scheme possible to provide power-down protection for your ZX/TS. You just need a battery...
Fred NachbaurSyncWare News1984
Battery-Backup and Entrycheck
Here is a simple sketch on how you can provide battery backup for your computer. Cost of parts is small,...
QZXMarch 1983
Befunge
I recently found a new language that has an implementation that will run on the QL – Befunge. Befunge is...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalApril 2000
Beginner’s Basic Programming
This Is a beginner’s program that capabilities of the Timex-Sinclair computers and will run on the ZX 80 (8K), ZX...
SUMJanuary 1985
Beginner’s Programming (Part II)
Last month we started programming with x+y=z. Our meager beginning has revealed the complexity of a simple program. By incrementing...
SUMFebruary 1985
Beginner’s Programming (Part IV)
This month we will start tying a lot of loose ends together. Since the TS-1000 and the 2068 use different...
SUMApril 1985
Beginner’s Programming, III
This month, let us first personalize our program. Clear the screen and ask your student to type his name. The...
Bill WoodwardSUMMarch 1985
Beginner’s Programming, Part III
This month, let us first personalize our program. Clear the screen and ask your student to type his name. The...
SUM
Beginning Programs — For-Next Loops
This column is dedicated to you novice programmers to whom BASIC is not so basic. (BASIC is one of the...
SyntaxNovember 1980
Beginning With Quill Word Processing
For a newcomer to word processing, Quill may seem rather complicated and confusing. However, with practice, it will be as...
SUMJanuary 1986
Better Programming
This month we will talk about the envelope generator. To enable the generator you must put the value 16 to...
Kristian BoisvertByte Power 1st Class MagazineSeptember 1986
Better Programming!
Last month we thought we were finished with the SOUND EFFECTS but we found a method of creating a simulated...
Kristian BoisvertByte Power 1st Class MagazineSpring 1987
Better Programming!
First this month we are going to talk about how to get the SOUND when using the SPECTRUM rom on...
Kristian Boisvert
Eric Boisvert
Byte Power 1st Class MagazineFebruary 1987
Better Programming!
This month I will talk about the ‘REAL ECHO’. This one is a little more complicated than the ‘FALSE ECHO’...
Kristian BoisvertByte Power 1st Class MagazineDecember 1986/January 1987
Better Programming!
This month I will show you how to make an echo while playing a music. I call this echo ‘THE...
Kristian BoisvertByte Power 1st Class MagazineNovember 1986
Better Programming!
As promised in Chapter 2 of SOUND EFFECTS, I will talk about the Noise channels for this month. The Noise...
Kristian BoisvertByte Power 1st Class MagazineOctober 1986
BETTER PROGRAMMING!
Let’s talk about sound effects in programs. It is very important in a game to have good sound effects as...
Eric Boisvert
Kristian Boisvert
Byte Power 1st Class MagazineAugust 1986
Better RGB Circuit
The circuit described in the February 1986 issue of SUM was designed around the Sears RGB/TV/Monitor (same as the Sanyo...
SUMJuly 1986
BetterBasic And CrossRef
BetterBasic and CrossRef are two SuperBasic programming utilities written by Chas Dillon (of THE EDITOR fame). Chas has released these...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalDecember 2001
Big ad campaign spurs sales of world’s cheapest computer
Spurred by a big national advertising campaign, sales of the Time Sinclair 1000 personal computer have taken off. Although Timex...
InfoworldNovember 1, 1982
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...
Thomas B. WoodsComputer UpdatesSpring 1986
Big Bytes For Little Bucks
Time for computing? The Timex unit is easy to program, thanks to both its built-in graphic commands and, to a...
Popular MechanicsFebruary 1984
Big Numbers
Jon Bently writes a column called “Software Explorations” for the magazine Unix Review. In the November 1994 issue, Jon discusses...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalNovember 1994
Bill Miller Reports
Peninsula Timex/Sinclair User Group (PUG) Meeting, attendance: 11 The videotape of the Tech-Draw program from Zebra Systems was shown. EBZUG...
TimelinezAugust 1985
Bits & Bytes Talk
This new features lets you the reader express yourself about the Timex world. If you have something you’d like to...
Kristian BoisvertByte Power 1st Class MagazineSpring 1987
Bits & Bytes Talk
This new features lets you the reader express yourself about the Timex world. If you have something you’d like to...
Kristian BoisvertByte Power 1st Class MagazineFebruary 1987
Bits and Bytes
25. VE1BRA says that since he put his ZX81 in a Hammond cabinet, there was no more use for the...
QZXOctober 1983
Bits and Bytes
178 – Many magazines carry ads for clear plastic covers for IBM type keyboards to protect them from spills and...
QZXAugust 1992
Bits and Bytes
185 A little mineral oil spread on the fingers only of the ZX81 RAM pack will reduce the number of...
QZXFebruary 1993
Bits and Bytes
194 To adjust the delay between repeats on the TS2068 enter POKE 23562,X where X will be on the order...
Alex Burr (K5XY)QZXApril 1993
Bits and Pieces
MAXWELL DEAL FALLS THROUGH In a surprising turn of events, the Robert Maxwell plan to buy-out Sinclair Research has back-fired....
Time Designs MagazineSeptember/October 1985
Bob’s Notebook: Digital Clock for the TS 2068
This bit of code will provide a digital 24-hour clock which can be used in various applications. It uses the...
Sinc-LinkSeptember/October 1991
Bob’s Notebook: Peeking and Poking About
One of the fun things about using the T52068 is the ability to PEEK and POKE about in amongst the...
Sinc-LinkNovember/December 1987
Bob’s Notebook: TS2068 Interrupts
The Z80 has three Interrupt modes (IM) two of which are of special interest to the programmer. An “interrupt” is...
Sinc-LinkSeptember/October 1985
Book Review: The Working Timex Sinclair 2068
“The Working Timex Sinclair 2068” is a very commendable effort to supply the 2068 user with a “library” of useful...
Tex FaucetteT-S HorizonsJuly/August 1984
Boot Up Reminder
Productivity tools for the QL are far and few between. On the PC, there is a dearth of these tools;...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJuly 1996
Boy, This Z is HOT!
You may have heard of HOT Z and its decendent, HOT Z-II, and wondered why you haven’t seen any reviews...
Fred NachbaurSyncWare News1984
Breaking and Saving 2068 Programs
Most programs that you can purchase for the 2068 when loaded start running and if you try breaking into them...
The Plotter
British company announces inexpensive computer: The Sinclair ZX81 will sell for $149.95
BOSTON, MA – Sinclair Research, Ltd., a British company that makes the low-cost ZX80 personal computer, has announced its latest...
InfoworldNovember 2, 1981
Bubbles
The weekly meeting of our Central PA Times/Sinclair Users Group was coming up quickly, and I had promised a demonstration...
SYNCJanuary/February 1984
Bugaboo
BUGABOO is an arcade quality game for the TS2068 which has been converted from the Spectrum. It is, or was,...
SUMOctober 1984
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...
Thomas B. WoodsComputer UpdatesWinter 1986
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...
Thomas B. WoodsComputer UpdatesWinter 1986
Build your own EPROM blower without blowing a fortune
Because most users of the T/S1000/ZX81 are software orientated, the hardware has been made simple in this design. The software...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
Built In BBU
Yes, folks, there’s plenty of room left in even your tiny “stock” case to include re-chargeable BBU INSIDE THE COMPUTER....
Fred NachbaurSyncWare News1984
Bulletins: Software satirizes suburbanites
2-Bit Software of Del Mar California, has introduced a software four-pack that satirizes the suburban homemaker. Mad Dash tests your...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
Bus Stop
The first CATUG meeting I attended was in November of 1988 at the invitation of Butch Weinberg. At that time...
Bob Swoger (K9WVY)Nite-Times NewsNovember/December 1995
Byte Back at the Real World
Finally! A product that is easy and Straightforward to review. I’m speaking of the BB-1 control module from Byte-Back, Rt....
Fred NachbaurSyncWare News1984
Byte Back MD-2 Modem Kit
What you see on the left is a series of “screens” which I dumped to my printer while signed on...
LISTing NewsletterMay 1984
Byte Power (review)
With support for our 2068’s getting fewer and fewer, one bright spot is BYTE POWER. Each issue comes on a...
Nite-Times NewsJuly 1987
Byte-Back MD-2B Modem
The Byte-Back MD-2B is an excellent choice for a modem for the Timex Sinclair computers. It plugs right onto the...
T-S HorizonsJuly/August 1984
Byte-Back P-2 Printer Software Mods
Add or alter these lines of ZX PRO/FILE to make it work with Byte-Back’s P-2 serial print< er driver. P-2...
Pro/File UpdatesApril 1984
Byte-Mapped Scroll
Most printing to the screen involves just 22 lines and 32 columns. One line scrolling is quickly done with RANDOMIZE...
T-S HorizonsJuly/August 1985
C Beautifier
The C User’s Group has disk full of C programs that have been written for portability. One of these programs...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalFebruary 1991
C Compiler Comparison
A while back I was thinking about the two C compilers available for the QL. The Small C compiler is...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalApril 1991
C Portability
This article is dedicated to show some rather randomly chosen aspects of portable programming with C68 on the QL. A...
QL Hacker’s JournalApril 1994
C68 Compiler Benchmarks
In QHJ #3, I reported on some benchmarks that I ran on Lattice C and Small-C. Now that I had...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalNovember 1991
C68 Version 3.03
I have received version 3.03 of C68. Just before this I picked up a copy of 3.01 and had problems...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalNovember 1992
Calorie Counter review
Of the many people trying to lose weight, a few eventually discover that calorie intake must not exceed calorie expenditure....
SUM
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
Case Statement Implementation
When I recently was working on SSB 2.6, I was using a SuperBasic implementation of a CASE structure for the...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJuly 1998
Celestial Basic
(Eric Burgess’s CELESTIAL BASIC is a collection of astronomy programs originally written for the Exidy Sorcerer computer. These programs were...
SUMMarch 1986
Cellular Automata
Back in college, I was short 1/2 a unit from graduating. To make up the unit, I enrolled in a...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJuly 1991
Change RAMTOP Without NEW
You may have wanted to change RAMTOP without wiping out what you have in memory. It is not enough to...
Fred NachbaurSyncWare News1984
Change the way data is saved
I kind of hate to say this, but I’m going to change the way we save data only. There are...
Robert FischerExtensions
Changing RAMTOP Without “NEW”
Editor’s note: Although this pearl of programming poetry is not a direct Pro/File enhancement, it is never the less, a...
Richard ErwinPro/File UpdatesJanuary 1985
Character Recognition for the TS2068?
Don Lambert, Chairman of the Timex Sinclair NorthAmerican User Groups, wrote recently to say that he wanted to make word...
John DonaldsonNite-Times NewsMay/June 1995
Character Set Definer
This program will help you redesign your own character set. After loading your will be asked to enter the address...
Eric BoisvertByte Power 1st Class MagazineSeptember 1986
Check Bits for Ascii Files
I’ve been scanning throught some old issues of Dr Dobb’s Journal trying to set the spark to a new programming...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalMarch 1992
Check our handy chess guide
In a stalemate over which chess program to buy? Check here before you make your move and you won’t get...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
Checkbook Balancer: Old Standby Reviewed
CHECKBOOK BALANCER will help you keep your account in order in a simple way. You can take your checkbook and...
SUMMay 1986
Christmas Specials
Here are two programs that give a moving graphics representation of the holiday spirit. The first version is for the...
Synchro-SetteDecember 1983
Christmas Tree
As the snow falls outside, your family can gather round the computer with glasses of eggnog and fall under the...
Joey LatimerFamily ComputingDecember 1983
Cincinnati Midwest Computerfest a Sinclair Smash
Tiny Sharonville, OH, a suburb clinging to the northern fringe of bustling Cincinnati, was—for the first weekend in May—the site...
CATS NewsletterJune 1986
Circuit Symbols
The next page has a collection of circuit symbols. You might ask why put such a page in here. The...
Alex Burr (K5XY)QZXFebruary 1994
Classy Front End, Part I
Program demonstrates printing with variable-width fonts using PLOT/DRAW.
Time Designs MagazineMarch/April 1987
Clive runs up $200 million
Clive Sinclair is now officially worth more than $200 million.
Timex Sinclair UserJune 1983
Clive sells 1.6 million computers…
Sinclair Research has claimed to be the first company to sell more than one million home computers. Since it began...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
Clive Sinclair of Sinclair Research Trying Again in Consumer Electronics
The British, it is said, are great at designing a product but awful at exploiting it. In earlier eras, for...
The New York Times
Clock
This program is quite simply a clock, it might be useful in many ways. Example in a game where you...
Eric BoisvertByte Power 1st Class MagazineDecember 1986/January 1987
Closet Computers
Got an old computer stashed away somewhere? It may not be as fast or as powerful as your new machine,...
October 1988
Club News
The last meeting was well attended and Fred Lewis gave a demonstration. Fred is working on a program which shows...
Capital District Timex-Sinclair Computer Club newsletterJuly 1990
Club Notes
The coming meeting was postponed to accommodate members who would otherwise not have been able to attend. It will be...
Fred LewisCapital District Timex-Sinclair Computer Club newsletterApril 1992
Color Blind to Colorful
I have had four color blind TS 2068’s. The first one I sent to Timex Little Rock Repair Center and...
SUMJanuary 1986
Color TS2000, 16K TS1500, Modem This Summer
Timex reports it will begin sales this August of TS2000s with 16K or 48K RAM, color/sound capabilities and bank-switching. The...
SyntaxJune 1983
Columbus Day
One of my first opportunities as your Editor was to attend a mass meeting of Users’ Groups in Columbus, Ohio,...
John (Basil) WentworthSyncWare NewsJanuary/February 1988
Columnifying Quill
The trouble with having been a working programmer in one’s youth is that you spend the rest of your life...
Peter HaleSinclair Timex User Group NewsletterSeptember/October 1988
Combining Files
Combining files is another of those routines which can change the way you approach PRO/FILE. In my case, I have...
Robert FischerExtensions
Comments on Dr. Watson’s Bankswitching Article
In the previous issues of LIST you have seen the contributions of Bill Pedersen concerning Bankswitching on the TS2068. I...
Nazir A. PashtoonLISTing NewsletterJanuary -February 1987
Compact Menus And More Savings
The display menu and edit menu each consist of several sections. | prefer to see as many options at one...
Robert FischerExtensions
Compass Compiler Assembler Package
After trying to use the COMPASS Compiler for three days, and becoming very frustrated, I decided to give up. This...
Time Designs MagazineJanuary/February 1985
Complex ASCII Rotation
While reading one of the many computer magazines that I read in a month (got to have something to do...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalAugust 1994
Compu-Calendar
This three-part program returns correct day name, changes Gregorian dates to corresponding Julian day numbers, and computes total days between...
Otis ImbodenSyntaxDecember 1980
Compusa Disk Fix
I, too, have a Compusa Disk system for my TS 1500. I use a different method to save to disk...
Pro/File UpdatesJanuary 1985
CompuServe Kits, SCLD’s Highlight November Meeting
The November CATS meeting featured a large and talkative gathering of small computer (a.k.a. Sinclair) enthusiasts. In the warm-up meeting...
CATS NewsletterOctober 1986
Computer Combat!
The first question often asked about a new machine is “Does it play Space Invaders?” Though a 1K machine has...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
Computer Language Humor
Here are a couple of related postings that I found on USENET. Each one gives a slightly different view of...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalOctober 1993
Computer Shopper Magazine
One of my favorite magazines, next to SUM Magazine, is the COMPUTER SHOPPER from Titusville, Florida. With an annual subscription...
SUMJuly 1985
Computer Stories
These are a number of humerous computer stories that I came across a few months ago. You might find them...
Tim SwensonCATS NewsletterDecember 1990
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...
Thomas B. WoodsComputer UpdatesSpring 1986
Computer Workout: TS 2068
While many computer companies play “Waiting For Peanut” before upgrading their current machines, Timex Sinclair has forged ahead with the...
Jules GilderElectronic Fun with Computers & GamesJanuary 1984
Computerized Dee-Jay
My roommate Mark collects “Top 40” singles. He owns over 3,500 45 rpm records. Some were hits as long ago...
Timex Sinclair UserNovember 1983
Computerized Filing Cabinet
ZX-DATA FINDER is a storage and retrieval program with some very advanced title and word search features. It is unique...
David KetchumTimex Sinclair UserAugust 1983
Computers and Confusion
Two new computers from Timex! That’s good news. The 2000 series is described on page 12. We looked at the...
Timex Sinclair UserSeptember 1983
Computers and Me
My name is John Riley, and for a year now it has been my privilege to be a part of...
John RileyCATS NewsletterJuly 1987
Computers and Society
Among the several new computers introduced at the June CES, one of the most interesting entries was the Sinclair ZX-80....
David Thornburg
Betty Burr
Compute!September/October 1980
Computers as teachers: do they work?
Computers are in our schools now, and students are using them every day. Are they dehumanizing? Do they teach anything?...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
Computers Dropped by Timex
The Timex Corporation, after watching sales of its inexpensive home computers dwindle to virtually nothing over the last year, officially...
The New York TimesFebruary 22, 1984
Computers follow consumers home
Drawing considerable retail traffic during the [1982 Summer Consumer Electronics Show] was Timex, which starts national deliveries late this month...
MartJuly 1982
Computus Interruptus, Part 1
Or, The Joy Of Using Interrupts On Your Computer  “All right”, comes the chorus, “what’s an interrupt, and why should...
Sincus NewsJanuary 1985
Computus Interruptus, Part 2
How Does The Demonstrator Work?  Pretty well! Seriously, let’s first look at what the demonstrator sets up in memory, and...
Sincus NewsFebruary 1985
Computus Interruptus, Part 3
If you try to relocate the machine code to the same 16K memory block as the display file (16-32K), you...
Sincus NewsApril 1985
Computus Interruptus, Part 4
The interrupt driven print-screen program we’ve been playing with is just about “all used up” as a learning tool. Its...
Sincus NewsMay - August 1985
Computus Interruptus, Part 5
Non-Maskable Interrupts You’ll need an “NMI Switch”, RAM in the DOCK bank and the ability to copy the T/S 2068...
Sincus NewsNovember - December 1985
Computus Interruptus, Part 6
Now, it’s time to fire up your T/S 2068. Type in and RUN the listing below. This must be done...
Sincus NewsMarch - April 1986
Computus Interruptus, Part 7
Now we’ll cover a couple of tricks we can do because the maskable interrupt is synchronized with the computer’s video...
Sincus NewsJuly - August 1986
Computus Interruptus, Part 8
Now we’ll return to the interrupt driven sprite program. When you type RANDOMIZE USR 64776 to start the program, the...
Sincus NewsSeptember - October 1986
Constructing a Spell Checker
A spell checker is usually comprised of two parts: 1) word lookup (to see if a word is spelled correctly)...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalDecember 1996
Construx
Can you help a family get to their home? See, they’re trapped on the side of a mountain and some...
Kristian BoisvertByte Power 1st Class MagazineSeptember 1986
Consumer Electronics Show
This is where the big stores make their commitments for the Fall and Christmas buying season, so Timex was present...
Sinclair Users NetworkJune 1983
Controlling Your Printer
In this series of articles, I’ll try to give you some information to help you use your printer system “to...
Fred NachbaurSyncWare News1984
Conversation – Mail Bag
I read the “new” ASK CHUCK column for this month. I was curious about the DEL.EXE or ERA.EXE which is...
The Data ExpansionMarch 1988
Converting Textwriter Files to Tasword II Files
I wished to upgrade a three page essay that I had written several montns ago on the Textwriter word processor....
SUMApril 1985
Core Wars
A while back I took a week off from work to spend time at home finishing some programming projects (hey,...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJanuary 1992
CQV1 Real Time Digitizer – A Review
The CQVI video digitizer package consists of the CQV1 hardware, a 3.5″ disk and an 8 page manual. The CQV1...
Bob GilderInternational QL ReportMarch/April 1993
Crackle, Crash, QL Bashed!
Some of us, who have visited Tom Bent at home, are greeted by him in bare feet. He explains, “I...
Duane ParkerCATS NewsletterAugust 1990
Crazybugs and Cyberzone
Crazybugs is a Pac-Man type game, but with enough differences to make to make another enjoyable game. You are in...
David Grosjean
James Grosjean
SYNCMarch/April 1984
Creating Additional Colors on the 2068
If you have ever felt limited on the 2068 with only eight colors, here is a way to create up...
SUMMarch 1986
Creating Loadable Extensions Using Qlib
One of the things that has always amazed me about the QL was the ability to load a binary file...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJuly 1998
Creating Your Own TS-2068 Character Set
One of the features that made me get my 2068 was the possibility of changing the character set. But, it...
SUMJuly 1985
Cyborgwars
Cyborgwars is a strategic game in which four warring cybernetic empires each call upon a human leader to take control...
Peter Hoffman
Eric Hoffman
SYNCNovember/December 1983
Dan Ross – Timex
Mr. Daniel Ross, Vice President of Operations, Timex Computer Corporation, was the second speaker at our Anniversary meeting. He described...
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterNovember 1982
DATA MAKER
This program will allow you to transform codes into DATA statements in a BASIC program. This is particularly useful for...
Kristian BoisvertByte Power 1st Class MagazineFall 1988
Databases And Bitmaps
I read an interesting article that introduced the idea of using bitmaps in implementing a database. I don’t know if...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJanuary 1996
Dayton Computer Festival
The Dayton Computerfest was held on August 27th and 28th. This event serves as a yearly gathering place for the...
CATS NewsletterNovember - December 1994
Dayton Computer Show Report
Five members of our group, Gene Wilson, Greg Dupuy, Neal Elias, Jon Kaczor and myself travelled to Dayton for the...
The RAMTOPFall 1994
DBAS
For most database programming, the QL programmer has been pretty much stuck with Archive. Archive is a fine language and...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJuly 1996
Dealing with a bug in the sort routing
First lets deal with a bug I found in the machine code sort routine. There is one situation when this...
Robert FischerExtensions
Dear Editor
Everyone knows that Sinclair Timex computers are dead now that Timex quit, right? Well, I’m always the last to get...
SyntaxMay 1984
Decision Maker
This program can be used for a wide variety of decisions… It will help you choose the best stereo, help...
Kristian BoisvertByte Power 1st Class MagazineSpring 1987
Defend your planet
Description: You are in charge of a missile launcher and must save Earth from invading spaceships. With 15 rockets, you...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
Defining Characters
Among the extended capabilities of the TS2068 are its high resolution graphics and user defined graphics characters (UDG). Since the...
SYNCMarch/April 1984
DEFMAG
29 byte machine code routine that allows you to store audio frequency data and to synthesize the facsimile sound at...
Ron LeMonSYNCNovember/December 1983
Delphic 2K Toolkit, Tape Version
Had it been possible for SWN to adhere to its originally intended publication schedule, you would have seen a review...
Fred NachbaurSyncWare News1984
Demand for ZX81 Outstrips Supply
When the history of the microcomputer is written, the ZX81 is going to deserve a prominent mention: it could well...
Electronics Today InternationalFebruary 1982
Deskjet Print Filter
Once I got my DeskJet printer, I wanted to be able to produce nice looking text output. Quill and other...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJanuary 1996
Dice Percentages
I’m still distracted by my other hobby, wargaming. In tying the two together, I thought about dice, percentages, and To-Hit...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJanuary 1994
Digital Imagitizing, Part 1
Have you ever wanted to have some REAL pictures for your 2068? 1 don’t mean your usual pictures from your...
Sinc-LinkJanuary/February 1987
Digital Imagizing, Part 2
Hopefully by now you have assembled the hardware involved in this project and have obtained the necessary driver software from...
Sinc-LinkMarch/April 1987
Dilwyn Jones Computing
A POTTED HISTORY OF MY COMPANY AND I! My involvement with Sinclair computers goes back to the very early days...
Dilwyn JonesInternational QL ReportSeptember/October 1992
Directions from the Director
We meet every other month, but there’s been a lot of talk about more frequent meetings. Some of the proposals:...
Al BoehmNESQLUG NewsNovember/December 1990
Directory Track Reader
The following program was written on an old model Zebra Disk Drive. Owners of the-newer FDD 3000 may wish to...
Mike FinnThe Data ExpansionMarch 1988
Disk Eraser
In one of my program idea brainstorming sessions, I came up with the idea of writing a program to completely...
Tim Swenson
Herb Schaaf
QL Hacker’s JournalNovember 1992
Disk Text Search Utility
Over the years, to keep various e-mails and newsgroup postings, I’ve printed them out and kept them at home. I’ve...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalDecember 2001
Diskinfo
This program started out as an attempt to examine a disk with corrupted files. The problem may have been with...
Herb SchaafQL Hacker’s JournalFebruary 1991
Disks & Memory for the QL
The Sinclair QL computer is a great small business and home productivity computer. However it lacks a few iteis that...
SUMFebruary 1986
Displaying QL Screens In MS-DOS
[It’s not normally the policy of the QHJ to publish programs that are written for other platforms than the QL....
Jeffrey KuhlmannQL Hacker’s JournalNovember 1994
Displaying TI Graphics Files
[Jeff Kuhlmann has written an interesting program to display a TI-Artist instance file on the QL. I don’t know how...
Jeffrey KuhlmannQL Hacker’s JournalNovember 1994
DK’Tronics Three Channel Sound Synthesizer
The DK’TRONICS Sound Synthesiser is a hardware and software combination using the AY-3-8912 programmable sound generator integrated chip — the...
SUMOctober 1985
Duel
A single or two player space game, inspired by Race Track, as described in a Martin Gardner column. Uses a...
Mark FisherCATS NewsletterJul 1986
Dump that Screen!
If you took the trouble to enter an alternate conversion table as described in the last issue, you already have...
Fred NachbaurSyncWare News1984
Dungeon of Ymir
Dungeon of Yair is a multi-level maze adventure game written completely in machine code. Ymir requires 24K of RAM, and...
ZX-AppealSummer 1987
Dunnington Flowcharter
(Editor’s NOTE: This article would be worthwhile reading if it didn’t contain anything but the material on programming above line...
Earl DunningtonSyncWare News
Durhamfest, Cmoputer Paper, Forth, and Computer Camps, The 2068 and 2-Bit Software
The Durham Hamfest called the DURHAMFEST will take place Saturday, May 19th, 1984, in South Square Mall under the large...
Triangle Sinclair Users GroupApril 1984
Dutch Connection 2
Last issue Mark Martin reported on a Dutch BBS that was being run on a QL. I forgot to mention...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalNovember 1991
Dynamic Windows – Another Approach
In a back issue of the QHJ I wrote a SuperBasic program that saves a section of the screen to...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalNovember 1994
E-Z Load Modification
Based on the information on the recorder to computer interface for the ZX81 which appeared in the Jan 8 3...
Edwin Solov (K2SE)QZXJune 1983
EASYprint
This program is a word-processor for full-size printers only… It features Center, Justify, Word count and up to 132 columns!!!...
Eric BoisvertByte Power 1st Class MagazineSpring 1987
EASYsprite
This graphic utility will allow you to print any sprite created with the help of EASYsprite MAKER. Up to 255...
Eric BoisvertByte Power 1st Class MagazineFall 1987
EASYsprite MAKER
This program is to make SPRITES to use with sprite printer. A maximum of 255 sprites can be in memory...
Eric BoisvertByte Power 1st Class MagazineFall 1987
EASYtype
This program is a word-processor, not as complex as expensive ones, but it does have a lot of features worth...
Eric BoisvertByte Power 1st Class MagazineAugust 1986
Edit To Add or Add To Add
When adding or editing a file you can close it using the token ” TO ” and you will go...
Robert FischerExtensions
Edit To Next Improvement
The original version of this routine does not really go to the next matching file although in most cases it...
Robert FischerExtensions
Editor Ramblings
Tax programs. Basicare modules from Gladstone. New products from Memotech. TS 2040 printer available. TS 1500 printer announcement. TS 2000...
Synchro-SetteMarch 1983
Editor’s Corner
This issue I want to take a minute, and examine…just who are the people that use Timex/Sinclair computers? For my...
Time Designs MagazineSeptember/October 1985
Editor’s Doings
Here’s a mish-mash (is that spelled rite?) of what I have been doing in between the sessions spent оп my...
Alex Burr (K5XY)QZXApril 1983
Editor’s Doings
What a relief! After putting the July/Aug QZX together I was able to take a week off, as far as...
Ambrose Barry (W4GHV)QZXSeptember 1983
Editor’s Doings
First, I want to apologize for the late issue. I do have several legitimate ‘excuses’, but the predominant one being...
Ambrose Barry (W4GHV)QZXOctober 1983
Editor’s Doings
First, IF THERE ARE ANY ERRORS IN YOUR QZX EXPIRATION DATES, LET ME KNOW. We are going thru a transition...
Ambrose Barry (W4GHV)QZXDecember 1983
Editor’s Doings
While getting on RTTY remains on ‘the front burner’, I have been fiddling a bit with a few machine language...
Ambrose Barry (W4GHV)QZXJanuary 1984
Editor’s Forum
Welcome to the first issue of the QL Hacker’s Journal. This publication is meant to fill the gap in publications...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJanuary 1991
Editor’s Forum
I’m a bit surprized to have this issue out so soon after the last issue. But, the source code from...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalFebruary 1991
Editor’s Forum
After putting out two issues rather quickly, your all probably wondering what happened to this issue. There is one simple...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalApril 1991
Editor’s Forum
This issue is another one that took some time to come together. I have spent part of the last two...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJuly 1991
Editor’s Forum
With this issue the QHJ is now 1 year old. It’s been fun publishing the QHJ. It’s given me a...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJanuary 1992
Editor’s Forum
For those readers that have Internet access, Timo Salmi of Findland has started an Anon-FTP QL Server, garbo.uwasa.fi (128.214.81.1). Garbo...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJune 1992
Editor’s Forum
This issue is the second issue to take 3 months to come out. I had not planned on a quarterly...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalSeptember 1992
Editor’s Forum
One problem I have noticed with writing this section of the the QHJ is that I that I don’t have...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalNovember 1992
Editor’s Forum
Here is the first issue produced from the suburbs of Dayton, Ohio. We are now moved and mostly settled in....
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalApril 1993
Editor’s Forum
It’s been a few months since the last QHJ, but I’ve been busy working on a few projects and doing...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJuly 1993
Editor’s Forum
It has taken a while to get this issue out. I would like to thank Al Boehm for submitting an...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalOctober 1993
Editor’s Forum
Again another issue has taken longer than I wanted to come out. Since the last issue one important thing has...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJanuary 1994
Editor’s Forum
As much as I want the QHJ to come out about every other month, It’s slowly becoming a quarterly. Between...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalApril 1994
Editor’s Forum
This is the second issue that is far later that I would like. Let me explain the reason why. Back...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalAugust 1994
Editor’s Forum
Well, it looks like another issues has taken longer that I would like. It’s been one of those “too busy...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalNovember 1994
Editor’s Forum
Another few months, another issue. I don’t know if there is any special significance to putting out issue #20, but...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalMarch 1995
Editor’s Forum
This issue of the QHJ is a little smaller that I would like. I’ve been busy getting ready for the...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJune 1995
Editor’s Forum
The biggest news this issue is I’VE GOT A HOME PAGE. I got a wild hair a while back and...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalOctober 1995
Editor’s Forum
Have you ever sat in front of the word processor, looking at a blank screen, and not really know what...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJanuary 1996
Editor’s Forum
As time goes by I’m finding myself doing less and less programming. My recent foray into distributing QL and Z88...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalMay 1996
Editor’s Forum
I don’t have much to say for an introduction to this issue. I do want to thank Peter Tillier for...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJuly 1996
Editor’s Forum
It’s hard to believe that the last QHJ came out last May. What have I been doing? Well, let me...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalDecember 1996
Editor’s Forum
The QHJ is back. After a year of taking a break, I’m back in the programming spirit again. Of course,...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJanuary 1998
Editor’s Forum
I have not received much feedback on the Qliberator Source Book idea I mentioned in the last issue, and I...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJuly 1998
Editor’s Forum
I’d like to thank Per Witte for providing pretty much the core part of this issue. I saw the Filename...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalOctober 1998
Editor’s Forum
In this issue I want to take a look at a couple of Unix languages that have recently been ported...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalDecember 1998
Editor’s Forum
This issue is far later that I would like. Planning for the West Coast Sinclair Show (for which this issue...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJune 1999
Editor’s Forum
First off, thanks to Herb Schaaf for providing most of the text for this issue. When Herb gets a hold...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalApril 2000
Editor’s Forum
For the second time in the life of the QHJ, I have allowed a whole year to go between issues....
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalDecember 2001
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
Editor’s Note
Well, this is the 6th issue of BYTE POWER! Cause for celebration? Nah! We’ll wait for the 12th issue! As...
Kristian Boisvert
Eric Boisvert
Byte Power 1st Class MagazineFebruary 1987
Editor’s Note
Some time ago we asked for program ideas for the magazine, we received a lot of neat ideas. We can’t...
Kristian Boisvert
Eric Boisvert
Byte Power 1st Class MagazineDecember 1986/January 1987
Editor’s Note
HO! HO! HO! Looks like it’s Christmas time! We would like to take this moment to wish all of you...
Kristian Boisvert
Eric Boisvert
Byte Power 1st Class MagazineNovember 1986
Editor’s Note
Well another issue again… Some neat stuff as always… We have AIRSHIP I: an animation program from Robert Zarembka, EXTENDED...
Kristian BoisvertByte Power 1st Class MagazineWinter 1989
Editor’s Note
Lots of stuff again this month!! Our best program ever CONFLICT is in the line up this month… then there...
Eric Boisvert
Kristian Boisvert
Byte Power 1st Class MagazineFebruary 1988
Editor’s Note
Hi there in computerland! Again, another issue packed with great programs! Future Hero, a superb platform game! Renumber II, a...
Eric Boisvert
Kristian Boisvert
Byte Power 1st Class MagazineMay 1988
Editor’s Notes
Well, the printer did it again. I got yet another price for doing the May issue. (That sentance sure looks...
Alex Burr (K5XY)QZXJune 1990
Editor’s Notes
Well, the printer did it again. I got yet another price for doing the June issue. (That sentence sure looks...
Alex Burr (K5XY)QZXJuly 1990
Editor’s Notes
Well, I did get a new printer. However it had a completely differ at set of operating codes so I...
Alex Burr (K5XY)QZXAugust 1991
Editor’s Notes
User group membership is an interesting statistic. A recent issue of the NESQLUG (or New England Sinclair QL Users Group)...
Alex Burr (K5XY)QZXApril 1992
Editor’s Notes
One of our advertisers is missing. Indeed another of the Sinclair family of product sellers has gone. Some will have...
Alex Burr (K5XY)QZXAugust 1992
Editor’s Notes
In the unclassifieds there has been offered a FREE 16 K RAM for some time. Anybody want it? I am...
Alex Burr (K5XY)QZXOctober 1992
Editor’s Notes
The QZX history in the last issue ran a little longer than I had planned so there was only that...
Alex Burr (K5XY)QZXJanuary 1993
Editor’s Notes
The big news for this issue is still that the complete QZX index is ready to be printed. For details,...
Alex Burr (K5XY)QZXMarch 1993
Editor’s Notes
There is a special reason that I made a big effort to get this issue in the mail in the...
Alex Burr (K5XY)QZXApril 1993
Editor’s Notes
Well I made it. Last month I actually mailed QZX in the month listed on the cover. Unfortunately I slipped...
Alex Burr (K5XY)QZXMay 1993
Editor’s Notes
I would particularly like comments about the article in this issue on the various Sinclair computers. Most of you already...
Alex Burr (K5XY)QZXJune 1993
Editor’s Notes
A second printing of the index has been completed and the copies sent off to those who ordered them. A...
Alex Burr (K5XY)QZXSeptember 1993
Editor’s Notes
It is hard to get QZX caught up. I am now traveling around a bit, which makes it even harder....
Alex Burr (K5XY)QZXOctober 1993
Editor’s Notes
Proof reading is never done. Ten seconds after I glanced at the last issue after sending it out, I spotted...
Alex Burr (K5XY)QZXDecember 1993
Editor’s Notes
Here is the January issue of QZX. Unfortunately it is the January 1993 issue, not the January 1994 issue. There...
Alex Burr (K5XY)QZXJanuary 1994
Editor’s Notes
Ås promised, here is the next issue of QZX about two weeks after the first issue of the year (1994)....
Alex Burr (K5XY)QZXFebruary 1994
Editor’s Notes
The other night, I vas thinking about how nice it was that there were dedicated newsletters for the Zebra FDD...
Nite-Times NewsJuly 1987
Editorial
[ rarely ever get to give an editorial in the newsletter. Sometimes when I write my weekly Timex column for...
David BaulchThe Data ExpansionMay 1988
Editorial
In case you hadn’t noticed, a few changes have occured with SWN in the last couple of months. The appearance...
SyncWare NewsSept-Oct 1984
Editorial & Apology
A number of you noted how late your September issue arrived. The fact is…we muffed it! We were late getting...
SUMOctober 1985
Editorial on the Sinclair/Amstrad Deal
What a shock! Only days after coming out from under rigorous bank supervision, Clive Sinclair sells his computer company to...
SUMApril 1986
Editors’ Note
We think that the best thing to say right now is “WELCOME” to the first issue of BYTE POWER! BYTE...
Eric Boisvert
Kristian Boisvert
Byte Power 1st Class MagazineAugust 1986
Editors’ Note
Well, it’s time for our second issue of BYTE POWER! We must say that we were quite surprised by the...
Eric Boisvert
Kristian Boisvert
Byte Power 1st Class MagazineSeptember 1986
eFORTH Interpreter
While on the subject of languages, I thought I would finally take a look at a program that I had...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalApril 1993
Electronics Workbench
Electronics Workbench is billed as the electronics lab in a computer by its creators, Interactive Image Technologies, LTD, 700 King...
Alex Burr (K5XY)QZXDecember 1993
Emergency Power for the 2068
You never notice how often the power goes off until you start fooling around with computers. A great majority of...
SUMApril 1986
End-Of-File Finding
A lot of the programs that I like to write are filters. They take a text file as input, do...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJanuary 1998
ENER-Z Me!
Report Generator BoardENER-Z CompanyPO Box 635Port Washington, PA 19034 FEATURES: Real-time clock, A/D, I/O Ports, parallel printer interfacePRICE: US$ 89.95...
Paul DonnellySyncWare News1984
English Micro Connection Announces Microdrive Interface
Bob Dyl of the English Micro Connection is helping lead the way in bringing the full range of Spectrum products...
SUMApril 1985
Enter
Thank you for your patience. T-S Horizons is intended to be monthly but as you can see, you are holding...
T-S HorizonsApril/May 1984
Enter
The magazine publishing business can be pretty rough. For instance when you’re about two weeks late and you still don’t...
T-S HorizonsApril 1985
Enter
Unfortunately, this issue of T-S Horizons is late, thus the July/August cover. Of course I-S Horizons is intended to be...
Rick DuncanT-S HorizonsJuly/August 1984
Enter
The introduction to T-S Horizons #1 (November 1983) stated that “[in the future] you will find that T-S Horizons will...
T-S HorizonsSept 1984
Enter
We thought we would go out on a limb in this issue and try something new. The result is the...
Rick DuncanT-S HorizonsDec 1984
Enter: TSH One Thousand
Since this issue marks the first anniversary of the publication of T-S Horizons, we are proud to announce that T-S...
Rick DuncanT-S HorizonsOct/Nov 1984
Environment Variables
The concept of Environment Variables comes from the Unix world. They are used slightly in MS-DOS, but not at all...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJuly 1998
Ephemeris V – Review of an Astronomy Program
The U. S. Naval Observatory annually produces a book that tells the positions of all the major celestial objects for...
SUMMay 1986
EPROM Programmer You Can Build, Part II
To use the EPROM programmer discussed last month with the TS 1000/1500, you need to use the program listed here....
Joseph WilliamsonSUMJuly 1986
Ever Hear of the T/S 3068? (And Other Matters)
At a recent meeting of the LIST (Long Island Sinclair Timex) user group, the former head of Research and Development...
Time Designs MagazineMarch/April 1988
Exchange Newsletters
Since renewing our publication schedule in January, BoSTUG gets exchange newsletters from many groups across the continent. The newsletters are...
Peter HaleSinclair Timex User Group NewsletterSeptember/October 1988
Exclusive OR Encryption
I’ve always been interested in encryption. Keeping my files safe from prying eyes has been more of a want than...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalDecember 1996
Expanding UDGs
Have you thought that when you wanted to print a pattern using user defined graphics on the screen that you...
SUMSeptember 1984
Exploring the TS1000 Sinclair Logic Chip (SCL) IX
This month concludes the series with a discussion of some of the parameters used by the SCL and a few...
Don LamenQZXJuly 1990
Exploring the TS1000 Sinclair Logic Chip (SCL) VIII
This article is a continuation of the series which began in the October 1989 issue of QZX. The purpose is...
Don LamenQZXJune 1990
Extended Plot
Extended Plot is a new operating system for the PLOT function… All you need to add in your BASIC programs...
Kristian BoisvertByte Power 1st Class MagazineWinter 1989
Extra Memory Programming
Most of us can visualize the computer's "regular" memory. We know that the ROM part of memory has "fixed" machine...
Update MagazineJanuary 1988
Fairware News
THE PURGE So who’s left? Did you get a MAC II for Christmas? I’m updating my mailing list. If you...
Jack DohanyThe Data ExpansionFebruary 1988
Fast Action In 2K
Description: In TS Destroyer, you fly in the center of the screen, and objets fly toward you from the left;...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
Field Labels Anyone?
Myles Cohen from New York uses the ADD modification given in UPDATES vol. 1, #3, to simulate “labels” such as...
Pro/File UpdatesJanuary 1985
File Comparison
Fcomp_c is another C program from the C User’s Journal disk #236 (Highly Portable Utilites). I only had to make...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalApril 1991
Finally!!!
Now you can transfer any of those data tapes in as previously described. Just follow these instructions: You should already...
Robert FischerExtensions
FIND2_C
I have written a C program that will search for a particular string in a file. My first version of...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalFebruary 1991
First Look at Timex/Sinclair’s New Color Computer
The T/S 2068 is an “under-$200” basic computer offering many features missing on the 1000 The new Timex Sinclair 2068...
Computers & ElectronicsNovember 1983
Fish Locator
SUM Magazine has received many different programs for review. One of the most original is Fish Locator. Fish locator is...
Joseph WilliamsonSUMAugust 1985
Fix For Tally Routine
The following is only for those who have added the TALLY routine from the manual AND the MACHINE CODE SORT...
Robert FischerExtensions
Fixing Up “JUST ANOTHER SPREADSHEET!”
A few weeks ago Rusty Townsend of Richmond, B.C., let us know about a BUG in the spreadsheet we published...
Kristian BoisvertByte Power 1st Class MagazineFall 1987
Fletcher’s Checksum
The May issue of “Dr Dobb’s Journal” focused on data communications and included articles on checksums. One article covered Fletcher’s...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJune 1992
Flying Your T/S1000
Description: In Night Gunner, you are the pilot of an airplane in combat with four enemy planes. At the center...
Timex Sinclair UserJune 1983
Follow our golden rules for better SAVEs and LOADs
Programming on the T/S1000/ZX81 can be frustrating. These 10 tips should help you get over some of the problems! For...
Timex Sinclair UserJune 1983
For Your Sinclair
TS Machines Thrive in South America When the Timex Computer Corporation here in the States closed their doors for good,...
Time Designs MagazineJuly/August 1987
For Your Support
ZEBRA SYSTEMS, INC., is currently offering Graphics Collection tapes for use with their TS2068 Graphics Designer Series programs: The Banner...
SyncWare News
For Your Support
In this column, we will announce any software or hardware that is new or otherwise untested by us. If you...
SyncWare NewsSept-Oct 1984
For Your Support
Hardware and software announcements from many vendors.
SyncWare NewsMar-Apr 1986
For Your Support
AN-TO Productions is marketing QUICKEY 2068 keyboard overlays. Overlays are available for the following programs: AccuDraw T2, Artworx v1.1, Tasword/Tasprint,...
SyncWare NewsMarch-April 1987
Fort Worth October Meeting Notes
The meeting convened jointly ın ROOM 3052 of the INFOMART at 1950 Stemmons Freeway in downtown Dallas. The next meeting...
The Data ExpansionNovember 1987
Forth
Do any of the following software “dilemmas” seem familiar? Jerry wants to write games programs which perform faster than his...
Robert TreleaseSYNCMarch/April 1984
FORTH for the 2068
Everyone should try FORTH. I am unaware of the exact ratio, but a certain percentage of those who try it...
Tex FaucetteT-S HorizonsOct/Nov 1984
Forth Origins
by Gary Smith(C) 1983 HAWG WILD Software PO Box 7668 Little Rock, AR 72217 Chet Lambert, the publisher/editor/copyboy/ etc. of...
Gary SmithSyncWare News1984
FORTH Programming
I have been programming with FORTH for a number of years now and have used it on the 1802, PDP-11,...
Gary GangerQL Hacker’s JournalApril 1993
Forth-with
by Gary Smith(C) 1984PO Box 7668 Little Rock, AR 72217 Right now this column is little more than an idea...
Gary SmithSyncWare News1984
Forth-With
In Volume 1, No. 5 of Sync Ware News I approached you with the idea of presenting an introductory/ tutorial...
SyncWare NewsSept-Oct 1984
Forth: Language Unique
I’m sure that many of you have heard rumblings or seen ads for a new computer language called “FORTH,” and...
Fred NachbaurSyncWare News1984
Forum
This column is designated for small talk. Forum will be a channel to communicate your needs, ideas and/or specialties to...
SyncWare NewsSept-Oct 1984
Forum
The Winterfest Economists are always being quoted as saying that the best time to buy anything is last year. This...
SyncWare NewsMarch/April 1988
Fresh air from Reston
If you’ve ever had to struggle through page after page of a boring book, you’ll really appreciate this breath of...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
From the Cluttered Desk
Reader input plus other notes of interest By Scott Duncan Advertising/Circulation Manager Let me begin this time by congratulating Mr....
Scott DuncanT-S HorizonsApril 1985
From The Cluttered Desk…
Reader input plus other notes of interest. First of all I would like to thank all of you who have...
Scott DuncanT-S HorizonsDec 1984
From the Desk of Bill Johnson
Sinclair Research has lowered its price to $299 on the Sinclair QL computer, see page 16 for details. For this...
Bill JohnsonQuarTerSWinter 1986
From the Editor
Last month you may have noticed—at least I hope you did—that we didn’t publish a newsletter. This is only the...
Vernon SmithCATS NewsletterFebruary/March 1989
From the Editor
I would like to thank everyone for their support over the past year and wish everyone a happy holiday season....
SUMNovember 1985
From the Editor: THE QHJ GOES ELECTRIC
With this issue, the QHJ is now also being distributed via electronic mail. With the recent advent of a QL...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalMarch 1992
From the Editor…
As with Fred, my entry into computers came about three years ago, but my reasons were slightly different. A change...
Tom BentSyncWare News1984
From the Editor’s Desk
I have noted as the years pass that Computer Fests are taking on an atmosphere of a “family reunion”. I...
Bob Swoger (K9WVY)Nite-Times NewsMay/June 1995
From the Publisher’s Desk
As many of you may already know, SyncWare News is published by four partners who are geographically spread out across...
SyncWare News
Fun In The Carrotpatch
Description: In the game called Packrabbit, you are a rabbit being chased by four hunters. You must eat all the...
Timex Sinclair UserJune 1983
Game Changer Interface
Clever hardware construction, both mechanical and electronic, and a solid comprehension of both 6502 (the Atari 2600 CPU) and Z80...
SyntaxJuly 1984
Game Changer Interface
Clever hardvare construction, both mechanical end electronic, and a solid comprehension of both 6502 (the ATARI 2600's CPU) and Z80...
Paul DonnellyLISTing NewsletterFebruary 1984
Getting Into A BIG Printer
I won’t spend much time or space extolling the virtues of a “big” printer for your ZX/TS computer. Suffice it...
Fred NachbaurSyncWare News1984
Getting Started With Beta BASIC, Part 2
Printer & DOS Routines In Part 1 (SWN Vol, 5 No. 5) of this intro to Beta Basic (BB) we...
Robert HartungSyncWare News
Getting the Most Out of SBASIC
More and more people are using SBASIC – the wonderful SuperBASIC compatible language which comes with any SMSQ for the...
Jochen MerzInternational QL ReportJanuary/February 1995
Ghost Hunters
No! This game is not at all a ‘PAC-MAN’ style of game! This game is divided into 4 parts: First,...
Kristian BoisvertByte Power 1st Class MagazineDecember 1986/January 1987
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
Go with the flow and no illogical jumps
Last month I explained how to draw a flowchart of a program by splitting it into parts. Each part corresponds...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
Go-fer
Now that disk drives are available for the ZX/TS computers (see SYNC 3:6 for my review of the Aerco Disk...
Paul CaleySYNCMarch/April 1984
Going Camping
Instead of packing tents, backpacks, cook¬ ing gear, the ol’ fishing pole, and hiking into the wilderness this summer, many...
Ramblings: The Timex Computer Club NewsletterSeptember, October, November 1983
Good News: “THE NEWS” Lives!
Shortly after SWN 1:4 was mailed, letters started coming in from concerned readers, encouraging us to continue publishing. It is...
Fred NachbaurSyncWare News1984
Goodby
Dear Alex, I could not allow my subscription to expire without first writing to you to express my thanks for...
QZXApril 1990
Greeting Card Designer
GREETING CARD DESIGNER is a sophisticated program that allows you to design and print out on your Epson compatible printer,...
SUMFebruary 1986
Gremlins, the Adventure
First it was on the movie screen and now it has made its way to your monitor screen. GREMLINS, THE...
Jack KeeneSUMAugust 1985
Greyplot Dual Display Technique
Unleash the power of grey graphics characters for data plotting, with the same vertical resolution as PLOT commands. Discover how...
Fred NachbaurSyncWare News1984
GST QC C Compiler – A Review
I recently found out about another C compiler. Peter Tillier send me a copy (legal, of course) of a C...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalMarch 1995
GUESS WHAT?
This is a “WHEEL OF FORTUNE” type of game in which you guess hidden phrases, names, etc… In the menu…...
Eric BoisvertByte Power 1st Class MagazineFall 1988
Guest Editorial
Timex Computerists: Outlook Bright for New Products and Services. Immediately after TIMBX quit the computer business, it was kind of...
E. (Eben) Arthur BrownT-S HorizonsJuly/August 1984
Guest Editorial
It is almost two years ago since I attended a press luncheon at the Tavern On The Green in Central...
T-S HorizonsApril/May 1984
Hand-sized $200 home computer
The Sinclair ZX80 costs only $200, yet it has the performance of units two or three times as expensive, the...
Popular ScienceMay 1980
Happy Simulated Landings
Description: With the Flight Simulation program you must land your airplane successfully on the runway without crashing. Sitting in the...
Timex Sinclair UserJune 1983
Hardware Hotlines
Online communities support computer users. Joe Newman, student at Bernard Baruch College and dealer, talks about the 1000, 2068. Joe...
Online TodayNovember, 1987
Hardware Project: EPROM Programmer You Can Build
The cartridge dock of the 2068 was Supposed to open up a whole new dimension in instant loading software when...
Joseph WilliamsonSUMJune 1986
Hardware Projects
When it comes right down to it, there’s not much the ZX/TS computers can be criticized for. The commonest complaints...
Fred NachbaurSyncWare News1984
Hardware Review: MULE Electronics Keyboard Overlays
Tired of trying to achieve a reasonable typing speed on the ZX-81 or T/S 1000 keyboard? Forget the idea, give...
Tex FaucetteT-S HorizonsJune 1984
Hardware Review: MultiForth EPROM Chip
FORTH is a high-level computer language developed by Charles H. Moore in the last sixties. It was interpretive in the...
Sinc-Link
Hardware Review: Q-SAVE
Q-SAVE is a speedy loader device for the TS 1000/ZX81. It can load a 16K program in about 25 seconds...
Doug GangiT-S HorizonsOct/Nov 1984
Hash Table
What is hashing? What is a hash table? Well, a hash table is a data structure that allows one to...
TimelinezMay - June 1990
Headline — February 24, 1984: Timex Leaves the Market
Timex Computer Corporation drops out of the home computer market! You read it right. Timex is not continuing with its...
SUMMarch 1984
HELLO, WORLD
In a number of recent postings to alt.folklore.computers, the answer to the question “What’s the shortest ‘Hello, World’ program for...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalAugust 1994
HELLO!
This utility is used as a boot program for the LARKEN LKDOS cartridge (ALL CARTRIDGES!) To transfer the program to...
Kristian BoisvertByte Power 1st Class MagazineFebruary 1988
Herb Schaaf’s Small C Programs
Editor’s Note – Herb Schaaf has sent me a couple of Small C programs via e-mail. He did not include...
Herb SchaafQL Hacker’s JournalApril 1991
Here comes the 1500!
First they brought you the T/S 1000! Next they promised the T/S 2000! But from what we have been able...
Danny RossTimex Sinclair UserJune 1983
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...
Thomas B. WoodsComputer UpdatesWinter 1986
Hex Movement Library
Recently I’ve been distracted by one of my other hobby, wargaming. There has been a discussion on USENET about freeware...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalOctober 1993
Hex Versus Decimal
One thing for sure, I am new to computing and computers are new to me. My first computer was the...
SUMJanuary 1986
Hi Res and Other Matters
A nice program for the TSZX computers is put out by PRISM. The program is called “High-Res Package”. For those...
Bill RobertsTriangle Sinclair Users GroupApril 1984
Hi-Res Graphics for the TS-1000: A Review of I.S.I.’s Software
“High Resolution Graphics MK. II” is a software high resolution graphics program for the TS-1000 line of computers. It has...
SUMJuly 1985
Hidden Keyboard Commands on Your TS-2068
You’ve just handed over your hard earned cash fora new TS-2068 computer and hurry home to set up the system....
W. Fred ClabueschComputer Trader MagazineMay 1985
Higgenbottom Rumor #7832 … Straight Poop from Timex
The Christmas issue of T-S HORIZONS claimed a big scoop from none other then David Higgenbottom Claiming that he had...
CATS NewsletterJanuary - February 1985
Highlights of the Last Meeting
Sue Mahoney opened the meeting with an update on the status of the new Timex computers. She said the TS-1500...
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterJuly 1983
History and Background On Our User Group
This month will mark the beginning of our third year as the Sinclair-Timex User Group. The user group is a...
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterOctober 1983
Horace … At Last!
A common complaint in the microcomputer field is that those who make the hardware don’t know how to write the...
Richard CravySUMSeptember 1984
HOT Z Clinic
Hot-Z for both the TS1000 and 2068 has been in constant demand since I first first added it to my...
Thomas B. WoodsComputer UpdatesSpring 1986
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...
Thomas B. WoodsComputer UpdatesSummer 1986
HOT Z-2068
Once again, Ray Kingsley has brought out one of the most powerful machine-code monitors I have ever seen. Everyone planning...
SyntaxMay 1984
House Of Coding Style
I was recently doing some CGI-BIN programming in Perl. Since I was new to CGI-BIN programming, I did what every...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalMay 1996
How (Not) to Sell Computers: An Editorial
Hard times have fallen upon many in the computer industry. As a result, companies are having to be a lot...
SUMSeptember 1985
How a Compiler Works
A compiler is a program that takes a high level language like BASIC and converts it to machine code. The...
John Richard CoffeyT-S HorizonsJuly/August 1984
How Do They Do That – Editors
Here is an interesting response to a posting on editing files larger than memory. The algorithm listed below has a...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalOctober 1993
How educational are the “educational” programs
Kids do learn from using computer games. This does not make those games educational programs. To be educational, a program...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
How I started a user group
A lot of people have asked me, “What is a user group and how does one get started?” A user...
Timex Sinclair UserJune 1983
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...
Thomas B. WoodsComputer UpdatesSummer 1986
How to Download RLE Graphics from Compuserve
So, you like the looks of these RLE graphics and would like to download some of the hundreds that are...
CATS NewsletterJuly 1987
How to Make Music with the TS 2068, Part 1
Digital computers like the TS 2068 deal with two voltages. These are 0v and +5v, or rather something is true...
Time Designs MagazineNov-Dec 1984
How To Transfer Data To New Versions
If you have more than one tape of PRO/FILE, you are aware of the problem of making improvements since they...
Robert FischerExtensions
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:...
Thomas B. WoodsComputer UpdatesSpring 1986
I Have Moved to the FD-68 Completely
I now, thanks to the quick reply from Jack Dohany, have the MSCRIPT AERCO disk, version 5.3. This is just...
The Data ExpansionNovember 1987
In and Out of SYNC
The Commodore 64 John Anderson The Commodore 64 is the best-selling machine in its class, and for very good reason....
SYNCMarch/April 1984
In and Out of SYNC
Review of the Video Technology VZ200 computer and comparison to Sinclair BASIC.
David Ahl
David Grosjean
SYNCNovember/December 1983
In search of a golden memory
The Most important hardware device you can add to your computer is a memory unit. In this article we analyse...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
In Sync #2: User Defined Graphics for the 2068
As I promised last month, here is the listing for the UDG program. Since it is a rather long program,...
John BellT-S HorizonsApril 1985
In Sync: Exploring 2068 Video Modes
One of the reasons I bought a 2068 was to use the advanced video modes described in appendix C of...
T-S HorizonsMay/June 1986
In this Corner…
The battle for supremacy among very-low-cost microcomputers heats up as Texas Instruments' 99/2 goes head to head with the Timex...
Computers & ElectronicsJune 1983
In Touch With The World
“Imagine pressing a key on your computer and being in touch with…” the WORLD! This is a slight paraphrase of...
Bill FerrebeeT-S HorizonsJuly/August 1984
In Touch With The World
Welcome to this month’s column! I have a lot of interesting information for those of you that have already joined...
Bill FerrebeeT-S HorizonsSept 1984
In Touch With The World No. 3
Welcome again to the column, and this month I will “shift gears in midstream”, so to say. Originally I had...
Bill FerrebeeT-S HorizonsOct/Nov 1984
Infix to Postfix
In the March 1992 issue of “The C Users Journal”, Rex Jaeschke has a column called “Doctor C’s Pointers”. He...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJune 1992
Informative Letter from Doug Smith, Timex’ Director of Product/Market Planning
Dear Timex Sinclair 2068 Owner: Thank you for your recent request for technical information on the 2068 computer. Available information...
Doug SmithTriangle Sinclair Users GroupApril 1984
Inside the T/S1000, ZX81
If you get the chance, look inside an IBM PC. You’ll see acres of board covered with countless chips, resistors,...
Timex Sinclair UserJune 1983
INTEREST CALCULATION
This program will help you figure out the amount of the interest on your loans… The Menu 1- Calculate interest...
Kristian BoisvertByte Power 1st Class MagazineFall 1987
International Winter Consumer Electronics Show
The semi-annual gathering of the manufacturers and retailers, writers and ad reps, innovators and imitators in the consumer electronics industry:...
Creative ComputingMarch 1981
Internet Conciseness Contest
Mark Schnitzius (schnitzi@eustis.cs.ucf.edu) has started and runs the Internet Conciseness Contest. The contest is designed to provide an outlet for...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJuly 1993
Internet Conciseness Programming Contest: Round 5
In past issues of the QHJ I’ve covered this contest. I’ve included Round 5 for completeness – ED PAPER FOLDING...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalOctober 1993
Intro to I/O
Here are a couple articles that introduce you to control applications for the T/S computers (ZX81, TS1000, TS1500) with a...
Fred NachbaurSyncWare News1984
Introducing the Experimentor’s Universal Input/Output Port
Some of you may remember that a LONG time ago, I said I wanted to offer a simple parallel port...
Pro/File UpdatesOctober 1985
Introducing Volumes Six and Seven in the 2068 Software Library
After several months of collecting new software from contributors across the country, here are the latest additions to the 2068...
CATS NewsletterApril 1987
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...
Thomas B. WoodsComputer UpdatesSummer 1986
Inventory Program for 2068
I tried to make this an user-friendly program. If the program is interrupted, it should be restarted with GOTO 50....
Thornton BensonSUMJuly 1986
Italian Software
While looking at the archives for the comp.sources.misc newsgroup on Usenet I noticed that there had been a posting on...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalNovember 1991
Iterated Function Systems
IFS is what Michael Barnsley calls his Iterated Function Systems, and IFS is another part of fractals (remember those Mandelbrot...
Herb SchaafQL Hacker’s JournalJuly 1991
JOYFU Or Find The Missing Construct
JOYFU when sounded out means “Joyful, with no L” or as it is really supposed to be sounded out “Joyfull...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJune 1995
Just Another Spreadsheet
This little goodie will let you create formulas with all mathematical functions found on the TS2068 + 2 special functions,...
Kristian BoisvertByte Power 1st Class MagazineFebruary 1987
Just for Fun
Faster Random Numbers Frank Terranella Have you ever been frustrated by the RND function? You type in:LET R=INT (RND*10)+1to generate...
Frank Terranella
Christopher Marsh
Brian Kautz
Robert Midura
J. C. Newton
SYNCMarch/April 1984
Just for Fun
Calculate PI to 8,192 places; update to Ricochet; INPUT anywhere; COPY lines 23 and 24.
Blanchard Smith
Robert Midura
David Rowland
Matt Dralle
William Baldwin
SYNCNovember/December 1983
Kempston QL Disk Drive: Making a Good Thing Better
The Sinclair QL comes equipped with two Microdrives. They offer much faster access and reliability ‘as well as convenience) than...
SUMDecember 1985
Kempston, Another Spectrum Disk Interface
I have been using the Kempston disc drive interface on one of my TS 2068’s since early October and I...
SUMApril 1986
Key Modifications for 2068 Users
Recently SUM ran an article on English keyboards available for Spectrum and 2068 users. At that time detailed instructions were...
SUMJanuary 1986
Kitchen Sync
As has already been said in the pages of SYNC and elsewhere, Clive Sinclair deserves some sort of medal for...
SYNCJanuary/February 1982
Kitchen Sync
Writing a program to calculate mortgage payments.
Alan GroupeSYNCNovember/December 1983
Knight’s Tour
The Knight’s Tour Puzzle The “Knight’s Tour” is a familiar chess puzzle. The object is to move a knight according...
Robert MiduraSYNCMarch/April 1984
Language Design Principles
Jon Bentley has been around computers for years, spending most of his time with AT&T Bell Labs (the birth place...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJune 1995
LARKEN Disk Interface
A few months ago, Larry Kenny of LARKEN ELECTRONICS called us to let us know about his new disk interface....
Kristian BoisvertByte Power 1st Class MagazineFebruary 1988
LARKEN RAMDisk for T/S 2068: A Review
I recently received an order from Larken Electronics with Ramdisk on a medium-sized (3×7) circuit card and a replacement EPROM...
Jim RodlinSinclair Timex User Group NewsletterSeptember/October 1988
Laser Cannon
A fleet of 20 "X” ships is attacking you. You must destroy at least 15 of them or be destroyed.
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
Latest Vendor News
A & J Microdrive has recently reduced prices on their Model 2000 stringy floppy. The system now is $149.50 with...
SUMJune 1985
Let the structure flow and you are well on the way
Part one of our step by step guide to help turn every one of you users out there into expert...
Timex Sinclair UserJune 1983
Let’s Read TS2068 Disks With Your QL
Well, here it is. You can read Timex 2068 Oliger disks with a QL with nothing more then a disk...
Update MagazineOctober 1991
Letter
Find enclosed a check to enroll me as a member of [NESQLUG]. I am 64 years old and retired. The...
Bob MadarisNESQLUG NewsMarch/April 1992
Letter from Ed Grey to SNUG
Now that the smoke has cleared and you have had time to evaluate the Orlando Winterfest, I would be interested...
Ed GreyThe Data ExpansionMay 1988
Letter from Editor
With all the changes that have been taking place over the past several weeks, it’s going to be interesting to...
SUMApril 1986
Letter from Michael Finn re WD 1770 Data Sheet
Here are the photocopies of the data sheet for the Western Digital 1770 chip. If you refer to page 45...
Mike FinnFDD NewsletterSeptember 1991
Letter from Pete Fischer
I received a pleasant surprise about Thursday of last week, Pete Fischer, co-author of the Telecommunications Guide for Timex Computers,...
David Baulch
Pete Fischer
The Data ExpansionApril 1988
Letter from the Editors
Well, this is it! With this issue of SUM we complete two full years of publishing this magazine in its...
SUMJuly 1986
Letter from Your Editor and Publisher
We at SUM Magazine would like to thank all of you for the support you have shown over the past...
Joseph Williamson
Richard Cravy
SUMJune 1986
Letter to the Editor
Congratulations for one of the finest (if not THE finest), and most informative User’s Group Newsletter, that I have seen....
John MitchellSinclair Timex User Group NewsletterMay/June 1988
Letters
Micro-Prolog Dear Sir, Reference the question in your last magazine about the availability of the program “Prologue” for the ZX...
Charles Byler
Vince Stimmel
Joe Jenkins
Richard Templeton
Jack Keene
Carl Green
Charles Eric Goyette
Time Designs MagazineJanuary/February 1987
Letters
ON U.K. IMPORTS I need some assistance! It concerns all these helpful books written by the English for the English,...
Timex Sinclair UserAugust 1983
Letters
64K RAM Dear Editor: I enjoy reading your magazine because of its great insight into the needs of its readers....
SYNCMarch/April 1984
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
Updates on adding a joystick; making backups of machine language tapes; hardware problems.
Ed Shaughnessy
Michael Miller
Mike Lagodmos
Paul Beatty
Raymond Townsend
Ed Hostetler
SYNCNovember/December 1983
Letters
Thanks for the TASWORD TWO tips (in the May/June 1985 issue). I have tried to use these in my Tasword...
Time Designs MagazineSeptember/October 1985
Letters: Lending an Ear, Keeping the Faith, Complaint Department
LENDING AN EAR I purchased the Timex Sinclair to see if a 60-year-old retired gent could learn computer programming. I...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
Levenstein Distance
The Levenstein Distance is a measure of how close two strings are to each other. The Levenstein Algoritm is used...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalNovember 1991
LF/CR to LF in Editors
All of the C programs that I get from non-QL sources get to the QL via an MS-DOS disk. As...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalNovember 1992
LibXmenu
LibXmenu is a C68 library, written by Jerome Grimbert, to help write menu-based programs. When I first heard of it...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalOctober 2000
Lifetime’s obsession can easily be acquired
Buying a T/S1000/ZX81 can be the start of a lifetime obsession with home computing. It is easy, however, to become...
Timex Sinclair UserJune 1983
Link to the real world
Down East Computers of Greenville, N.C., has produced an allpurpose voltage and temperature measuring system designed to interface with the...
Timex Sinclair UserJune 1983
LIST! Are you LISTening?
In his June issue of QL Corner, Bob Gilder wrote about Ruth Fegley having “oxidation problems on the interface pins...
Bob Swoger (K9WVY)Nite-Times NewsMarch/April 1995
Listing Scanner
Here is a short listing you might find useful. I developed it after trying to find the mistakes, and there...
Paul HolmgrenSyncWare News1984
Loading Tasword II on the A & J Microdrive
Using the A & J Microdrive to load Tasword II takes less than 30 seconds! But to SAVE the program...
SUMApril 1985
Logan’s Run…
Interview with Ian Logan, author of several Sinclair ROM disassembly books.
Popular Computing Weekly22-28 September 1983
Logic Analyzer
For my senior project in Electrical Engineering at the University of Florida, I decided to get to know my 2068...
SUM
LOTTO
This program will choose random number selections. You can define how many numbers in a selections and between what numbers....
Kristian BoisvertByte Power 1st Class MagazineFebruary 1988
LZW Compression
In the June and Oct 1992 issues of Dr. Dobb’s Journal, there were two articles on LZW compression. The second...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalNovember 1992
LZW Compression
Through work I have come to know one Alex Bocast. When I first met Alex, he mentioned working on a...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalNovember 1992
Machine Code and Your TV Screen
One of the ways that Basic is slow is in putting things on the screen. Have you ever played a...
SYNCJuly/August 1983
Machine Code in Pro/File: Where to Stick It
Enhancements to PRO/FILE that are written in machine code can present a problem in deciding where in memory you should...
Pro/File UpdatesApril 1984
Machine Code Topics: 2068 BASIC ROM Calls
This is the first of an occasional and indefinite series on machine-code programming for the 2068. I do not intend...
SyncWare NewsSept-Oct 1984
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
Machine Code Tutor: A Comprehensive Review
MACHINE CODE TUTOR for the 2068 is a program on two cassettes and consists of 35 lessons. The advertising states...
James BrezinaSUMJune 1986
Machine language simplified
The lack of an author’s name on Machine Language Programming Made Simple For Your Sinclair ZX-80 and ZX-81 indicates it...
Timex Sinclair UserJune 1983
MacPaint File Printing
Don Walterman has sent a program that reads a MacPaint file and prints to an HP Deskjet printer. Don claims...
Don WaltermanQL Hacker’s JournalJanuary 1993
Magnavox RGB Monitor: Inexpensive Color
Any Spectrum or TS-2068 owner who has seen their model of computer running on an RGB monitor is never really...
SUMDecember 1985
Mailbag – Editor’s Mail
I received some interesting things in the mailbag this week. I have been on the Kaypro board keeping in contact...
The Data ExpansionMarch 1988
Mailing List
This program will let you keep names of members of your user group, friends, etc and allow you to print...
Eric BoisvertByte Power 1st Class MagazineFebruary 1987
Make duplicate files
Here’s a hint to save time when editing many files at about the same screen location. In line 5002 the...
Robert FischerExtensions
Making Backups
Before we get too involved with making changes let’s provide a simple way to make backups of your master program...
Robert FischerExtensions
Making Music with the ZON X-81
Programming the ZON, Bi-Pak’s sound generator, to play a simple tune is no simple task. On the other hand, it...
Sharon Zardetto AkerSYNCNovember/December 1983
Mass Storage for the TS-1000 Has Arrived!
One of the most memorable moments I have of my TS1000 is the day I brought it home from the...
SUMMay 1986
Math Development Program
Unravel the mystery of Simultaneous Linear Equations, understand their practical applications, and see how these mathematical systems can unlock everyday...
Fred Nachbaur
Tom Bent
SyncWare News1984
Math Development Program, Part 2
Putting it to Work Ok, Ok, I can hear it now; it’s just another simultaneous equation program. Anybody can write...
Fred Nachbaur
Tom Bent
SyncWare News1984
Math Development Program, Part 3
Explore the fascinating world of integration, as we delve into the legacy of Gauss and Newton, and the modern techniques...
Fred Nachbaur
Tom Bent
SyncWare News1984
Math Development Program, Part 4
Explore the fascinating world of integration, as we delve into the legacy of Gauss and Newton, and the modern techniques...
Fred Nachbaur
Tom Bent
SyncWare NewsJune 1983 – June 1984
Maus.sys.ql
In the European part of Usenet, there is a newsgroup called Maus.sys.ql. This newsgroup is for the discussion of all...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalSeptember 1992
Maze Solution with CA
I’ve been playing with Cellular Automata (CA) since College. (See QHJ #4 for a more in depth discussion of CA)...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJanuary 1993
Meet Jeff DeCourtney
Jeff DeCourtney joined CATUG in the Spring of 1994 while he lived in Elmhurst. In all that time he only...
Nite-Times NewsMarch/April 1995
Meet the man who clogged up Connecticut’s phone system
In our premier issue, Timex Sinclair User features an exclusive interview with Dan Ross, the man who heads up the...
Danny Ross
Joseph Gladstone
Timex Sinclair UserJune 1983
Meet the Survivors
Well, now you know that SWN is among the publications that survived the Timex “crash.” Thank God that we’re not...
Fred NachbaurSyncWare News1984
Meeting Notes – August
The meeting convened in MEETING ROOM ‘A’ of the Fort Worth Public Library at 300 Taylor Street in downtown Fort...
David BaulchThe Data ExpansionSeptember 1988
Meeting Notes – July
This was quite a surprise meeting. I was not positive who was going to show up so I requested that...
David BaulchThe Data ExpansionAugust 1988
Meeting Notes – March
The meeting was the joint meeting of the Fort Worth and Dallas Timex/Sinclair groups. The Fort Worth contingency made it...
David BaulchThe Data ExpansionApril 1988
Meeting Notes: Fort Worth
We had a very small turnout, possibly because this was the first time in a while that the weather was...
David BaulchThe Data ExpansionMarch 1988
Member Profile
The whole thing started at the Robson Square Media Centre Computer Fair in mid September 1983. For me the most...
ZX-AppealApril 1987
Member Profile
I had always told myself I would never buy a computer. That is until I saw an ad for a...
ZX-AppealDecember 1987
Member Profile
Anxious to find someone to repair her Timex Sinclair she inquired at the Commodore Users Group and was referred to...
ZX-AppealDecember 1987
Member Profile
My first computer was a ZX-81, purchased in early 1983 while I was working on a project in northern Saskatchewan....
ZX-AppealFebruary 1987
Member Profile
Having been brought up on the tail-end of an old education system, where electronic calculators and computers were forbidden and...
ZX-AppealFebruary - March 1988
Member Profile
On a personal note, I’m married and live in Richmond, both quite happily now for many years. My other spare-time...
Rusty TownsendZX-AppealMarch 1987
Member Profile
It all began one cold and windy day in Saskatchewan. In fact it was so windy it was the reason...
ZX-AppealNovember - December 1988
Member Profile: Ken Abramson
It all began with my attending a B.C. Teachers’ Federation conference on computer technology in 1980. I had previously been...
ZX-AppealDecember 1989
Membership Profile
I am a school teacher, Grade 7/8 level, in the Math, Science and Geography areas. I presently use a TS...
Dave NoordhoffZX-AppealJanuary 1989
Membership Profile: Jim Horne
I spend about 12-16 hours a day hacking away on this little black box doing who knows what. It could...
Jim HorneZX-AppealNovember - December 1988
MEMOTEXT Oddities
The Memotech WP “Memotext” is the best one I’ve seen for the ZX81/TS1000 to date (and as of Thanksgiving, 1984,...
Fred NachbaurSyncWare News1984
Meteors
The Problem You are piloting a spaceship when suddenly appears an onslaught of meteorites which must be avoided at any...
SYNCMarch/April 1984
MicroEmacs Line Numbering
I’ve been meaning to tinker around with MicroEmacs macros for some time, but never got around to it. Recently I...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJanuary 1998
MicroEmacs Macros
Thierry Godefroy has ported over the latest version of MicroEmacs 4.00 to the QL. He has added Pointer Environment support...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJune 1999
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...
Thomas B. WoodsComputer UpdatesSpring 1986
Midwest TS Computerfest a Success!
Just as the future of our computers grows dim again, the Midwest TS Computerfest comes along and brightens things up!...
SUMMay 1986
Mike’s Notebook: LARGE
Here’s another easy-to-use command utility which quickly PRINTs a string of text at any size and at any pixel coordinate...
The PlotterMarch 1991
Milwaukee “Family Reunion”
We enjoyed this Fest more than any of the others, since we hosted the event last year. You can’t imagine...
Audrey Curnutt
Robert M Curnutt
CATS NewsletterAugust 1990
Miracle in Newport ’93
Due to circumstances beyond our control, the Miracle Systems Demonstration of their new QL products, originally slated to be held...
LISTing NewsletterApril 1993
Miracle in Newport Show Report
Those who have not yet heard of the super time that was had by a group of North American QL...
Update MagazineJuly 1993
Mister Butterfly
Mister Butterfly is looking for his 5 children, can you help him find them? They were playing with their balloons...
Kristian BoisvertByte Power 1st Class MagazineSpring 1987
Modem Tips
“TS 2050 Modem links you with a new world of opportunities” as an ad for Timex once stated, and its...
SUMOctober 1984
Monitor Output for the TS-1000 & 1500
I have had numerous requests on how to add direct video to the TS-1000 & TS-1500 computers so as to...
SUMJuly 1985
More from the Editor’s Mailbag
These were inadvertently left out from the original MAILBAG. I think they needed to be added in. I, again, am...
David BaulchThe Data ExpansionMarch 1988
More on Q-Save in the 1500
Since my last tip on using QSAVE with the Timex 1500 (see Updates vol. 1, #4), it seems I may...
Pro/File UpdatesJanuary 1985
More on Spectrum ROMs
As far as I know I was one of the first 2068 users to put Spectrum ROM in my machine....
SUMJanuary 1985
More On Text Editors
Reading through Tim’s article on text editors in QHJ #13, I found that his list of editors available on the...
QL Hacker’s JournalJuly 1993
More than Electronic Babysitting
The man behind the camp program at Wesleyan College in Fort Worth, doesn’t like to make predictions. But one fact...
Ellen VanstoneTimex Sinclair UserAugust 1983
More Timex Sinclair
Without the intricate thread of newsletters, BBS SIGs and users groups that tie us together, the destiny of our computers...
Micheal O'BrienComputer Shopper198?
More Timex Sinclair
Time to crank up this old bucket of bytes for another fascinating month, as my fingers gingerly dance across the...
Computer ShopperApril 1989
More Timex Sinclair
Twas the Night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a Sinclair was blinking, not even a “mouse.” The...
Micheal O'BrienComputer ShopperFebruary 1987
More Timex Sinclair
My list of New Years resolutions looks like the confessions of a choir boy. Quit smoking (in front of anyone...
Micheal O'BrienComputer ShopperJanuary 1988
More Timex Sinclair
The mailman made his final approach to my front porch laden down with this months software and hardware packages, flashing...
Computer ShopperOctober 1987
More Timex Sinclair
Dust off the modem, in just a few short weeks as the temperature cools, telecomputing activity zooms to new heights....
Micheal O'BrienComputer ShopperSeptember 1987
More Timex Sinclair
Revel Without A Cause Not one to get easily excited over new developments, there have been some fairly significant gains...
Micheal O'BrienComputer ShopperJune 1988
More Timex-Sinclair
During the last two months, I have gone through more changes than Sherlock Holmes. Mostly “time changes,” but these wandering...
Micheal O'BrienComputer ShopperNovember 1988
Mscript with MSDOS
Many of us made a choice years ago of using either TASWORD II or MSCRIPT for word processing on our...
Dick WagnerThe PlotterJuly 1994
MTERM (Smart II) Telecommunications Hints and Tips
The MTERM Smart II telecommunications program for the Timex/Sinclair 2068 personal computer is a fine value. This software package exceeds...
Barry CarterSUMAugust 1985
Music on the ZX81
The default music device on the ZK81 is the Zon X-81. It was an add-on that came with an AY...
Tim SwensonZX-26January 2026
MUSIcomp
This program is a very basic music writer using the A,B,C… method for inputing the notes, once loaded a menu...
Eric BoisvertByte Power 1st Class MagazineNovember 1986
MUSIprint
This music utility will allow you to play music using the LPRINT (PRINT #3) command. A typical example of how...
Eric BoisvertByte Power 1st Class MagazineFebruary 1988
My kind of town
Tim Hartnell reports back from the Consumer Electronics Show. After some 18 months with the Timex version of the ZX81,...
ZX ComputingAugust/September 1983
My Report of the T/S Fest ’87
My wife Heddy and І arrived in Indianapolis at 5:30PM local time on Friday May ist after an uneventful USAir...
Nite-Times NewsMay 1987
Mystery clouds Amstrad deal
The credibility of Amstrad’s deal with Sinclair has been further eroded with news that, far from having “worldwide rights to...
Sinclair UserJuly 1986
Natural Language
A while back I asked for some help in porting a program listed in the C Users Journal. Emiliano Barbaini...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalAugust 1994
Navigating Through the Display File Jungle
Those who’ve manipulated the nice orderly display file on the ZX-81/TS-1000 have been somewhat perplexed by the T/S 2068. Yes,...
Sincus NewsMay - June 1986
New 2068 Library Volumes!
Catalog of contents of CATS library tapes. Volume 8 Volume 9
John RileyCATS NewsletterJuly 1987
New Lamps for Old!
After a few modifications, you can run most ZX81 BASIC programs on our IBM PC or clone. This article will...
Paul DonnellyComputer ShopperJanuary 1988
New Product
Check out the new toolkit by Pete Hoffman, Delphic Enterprises, Box 72205, Corpus Christie, 78472. They supply EPROMs for $18,...
Fred NachbaurQZXMarch 1984
New Product News; Old Product Offers
GREAT NEWS! TIMEX SINCLAIR USER magazine does NOT appear to be dead, as we last reported, but it may be...
Triangle Sinclair Users GroupApril 1984
New Products
Memotech has just released three (four if you count the keyboard) new products. These three new add-ons are firmware, which...
SUMMay 1983
New Products and Services (Syntax v5 n5)
Biocal Software (167 Wilson St., Petaluma, CA 94952 707/7634348) announces new software for the ZX/TS: Rebound (paddle ball game). Life...
SyntaxMay 1984
New Products and Services (Syntax v5 n9)
Peech II Productions supplies 2068 educational software titles ranging from VERBS to DRAWING priced under $10. For details write them:...
SyntaxSeptember 1984
New Public Domain/Freeware QL Software
In the past few months I have recieved some disks containing public domain and Freeware software for the QL. The...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJune 1992
New QL: Reader Response from Giuseppe Zanetti
[Giuseppe has sent this response via e-mail from Italy. His English is far better than my Italian, but I did...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJanuary 1992
New Sinclair – Cheaper, Better
WALLINGFORD, CT – The lowest- priced personal computer is getting less expensive and is gaining features. In England, Clive Sinclair,...
InfoworldApril 27, 1981
New Timex/Sinclair BBS Notices
This month we have three new BBS to announce that support the efforts of the Timex/Sinclair community. The SINCLAIR AT...
Gary LessenberryNite-Times NewsJuly 1987
New Uses Dept.
Jim Cripps of Central Islip, NY has compiled a large foreign language translation data base using ZX PRO/FILE. His family...
Pro/File UpdatesJanuary 1984
New view on the world: Pioneer designs 3-D camera lenses with micro
If the 3-D camera and viewing system invented by [Eric] Howlett really catches on, it will be due in part...
InfoworldMarch 26, 1984
Newport Miracle
Even in Newport, Herb and I carpooled and thus had a chance to talk about what to think about, look...
CATS NewsletterJuly 1993
News
In the last month I have recieved quite a bit of QL related news. Most of it is important to...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalAugust 1991
News Analysis
As the Wall Street Journal put it in a February 23 headline, “Timex, Anticipating Market Upheavals, Discontinues Sale of Home...
T-S HorizonsMarch 1984
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
News Flash
Timex has reached a $50m agreement with an unnamed Polish industrial firm — via its European agent Takis Patrikarakos of...
LISTing NewsletterJuly - September 1986
News From the Boston Blow-Out
Hi! from Beantown. Yours truly along with Linda Moran and Mattie Durholz attended the GALA BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION of the Sinclair...
CATS NewsletterNovember 1983
News From Timex
Where, 0, Where are the TS2068 technical manuals? I’ve spoken with many people who ordered the new tech manual from...
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterAugust 1984
News Items
HYBRIDIZATION AT ITS BEST DEPT The Commodore 1351 Mouse can be used with the LarKen system. Plug the mouse into...
Nite-Times NewsMay/June 1990
Nissim’s Marvel
I’ll start out the software part of the reviews with a package you may have seen the ad for and...
Fred NachbaurSyncWare News1984
No Faire for Timex
Fifty thousand people agreed that the 8th West Coast Computer Faire, held in San Francisco From March 18 to March...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
Northeast Computer Show in Boston draws 50,000
BOSTON, MA-Moving robots, cars and watches that talk, computer games and every manner of software, hardware, gizmos and gimmicks were...
InfoworldNovember 9, 1981
Notes
CRAGIST: Cedar Rapids And Greater Iowa Sinclair Timex. First meeting January 19th 1986. Meetings have been sparsely attended, overtime and...
Donald LambertCRAGIST NewsletterJan-Feb 1990
Notes
I have had a number of inquiries both by phone and by letter about various T/S questions. All prompted by...
Donald LambertCRAGIST NewsletterMar-Jun 1990
Notes – QL, Serial Ports & Modems
This little article is about some things I’ve learned and observed while using my QL and its serial ports. This...
John ImpellizzeriInternational QL ReportJanuary/February 1995
Notes from the Editor
This has been an interesting past month. I have had а few special phone calls and letters from people concerning...
The Data ExpansionOctober 1986
Notes from the Editor
David describes the ways he uses his TS 2068 in his business.
David BaulchThe Data ExpansionAugust 1987
Notes from the Editor
This has been a fairly exhausting month. There has been so much going on that I really do not know...
David BaulchThe Data ExpansionFebruary 1988
Notes from the Editor
I have become aware in the last few months of the demise of the Timex computers. I know that it...
David BaulchThe Data ExpansionMarch 1988
Notes from the Editor
There has been quite a bit on my mind as of late, and of course, it involves the Timex computers...
David BaulchThe Data ExpansionApril 1988
Notes On Programming In C
While surfing on the Net (as the media likes to hype) I ran into a site that had some essays...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJanuary 1996
Now: World’s First $100 Personal Computer
Low cost and wide distribution may make this system the cornerstone of the long-awaited computer revolution.
W. J. HawkinsPopular ScienceAugust 1982
Number Crunching “ZX”
It’s not often that a short piece of new programming can add a whole new dimension to a program, but...
Pro/File UpdatesJanuary 1985
Numbers Are No No’s
One of the big advantages of the T/S machine is also one of its disadvantages; its five-byte floating point binary...
Fred NachbaurSyncWare News1984
NVM and the 2068
Often while folks gather and talk about their computers I hear something like this, “Why don’t you try this” and...
SyncWare News
Object Oriented Programming On The Ql
I’ve been watching the current trend in programming move toward the Object Oriented paradigm for some time now and I...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalMarch 1995
Odd, Ends, Etc.
While most of the “survivors” of the recent Great Magazine Showdown, as well the majority of their advertisers, are ignoring...
Tex FaucetteT-S HorizonsDec 1984
Of Flags and Strings and Other Things
Well, folks, we were scooped by James Grosjean in SYNC magazine on the planned subject for this issue. So I’ll...
Fred NachbaurSyncWare News1984
Oh Really? How Hot is It?
This comes as a sequel to last issues not-a-review on this program, It became apparent to me that I was...
Tom BentSyncWare News1984
Okay – So It Comes In Baggies
In our vendor reports last month, SYNTAX said Timex software doesn’t come in baggies. Yes it does, and honest stuff,...
SyntaxSeptember 1984
Olio a la Oliger
SWN being a technically oriented magazine, it is very fitting to review various hardware efforts reported in other magazines, that...
Tom BentSyncWare News1984
On Board Computer
While for many years the upper echelon of the aviation community has enjoyed the benefits of high-tech devices, general aviation...
CATS NewsletterMay 1985
ON ERROR
This utility is mostly used for error trapping on the Spectrum but can be used on a TS2068 also. It...
Kristian BoisvertByte Power 1st Class MagazineMay 1988
Overloader ver 1.2 (AERCO)
In the December issue of the newsletter, John Battey, my CO-EDITOR, came up with an exceptional program called OVERLOADER. When...
David BaulchThe Data ExpansionFebruary 1988
Pablo Pixel-O
I have thoroughly enjoyed my ZX-81 for years. I have added a full-size keyboard, 64k of memory and the Timex/...
Time Designs MagazineSeptember/October 1985
Paging Control
One of the advantages of building a ZX81 from a kit was that you got a schematic with the manual,...
Paul HunterSyncWare News1984
Parameter Passing Mechanisms
There are many parameter passing mechanisms that are used to pass data into, out of or both into and out...
QL Hacker’s JournalJuly 1996
Parameter Passing Techniques In S*Basic
In QHJ#24 and #25 there were articles on parameter passing techniques (By Tim Swenson and by Peter Tillier, respectively). I...
QL Hacker’s JournalOctober 1998
Pascal for the TS2068
One of the buzz-words in the programming field these days is “structured programming”. In general, this refers to programming in...
Nite-Times NewsMarch 1987
Passing Parameters
When I was learning Pascal, one of the hurdles I had to get over was the concept of parameter passing....
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalMay 1996
Paste AT
In our never-ending efforts to improve and simplify the creation and editing of files, we have added UPDATE, DUPLICATE, and...
Robert FischerExtensions
PEEK: A Member
Our PEEK*a Member subject for this month took us to the home of Wes Brzozowski, an electrical engineer by occupation...
Sincus NewsJuly - August 1983
Peeking and Poking About
One of the fun things about using the TS2068 is the ability to PEEK and POKE in amongst the machine...
Update MagazineJuly 1988
Perceptions
4K and 8K ROM Command Conversions 4K and 8KROM Command Conversions In the last issue of SYNC (1 :6) I...
SYNCJanuary/February 1982
Perceptions
Overview The TS2000 series of computers claims an extensive group of features of hardware and software. The machines feature 24K...
SYNCSeptember/October 1983
PERL
Perl is a language that I started playing with back around 1989. When I started using Perl for a project,...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalDecember 1998
Perlpull prose, (required reading)
“a perl of great precise(sic)” , but limited accuracy. “Optimized for text” they say of perl, that wonderful Swiss-army chainsaw...
Herb SchaafQL Hacker’s JournalApril 2000
Permuations
[Below is an interesting permutation program sent to me by Herb Schaaf. He did not include any article or explanation,...
Herb SchaafQL Hacker’s JournalApril 1994
PGM and PBM to QL
Editor’s Note – There is a Freeware Unix package called PBMPLUS that converts to/from a number of graphics formats. It...
Herb SchaafQL Hacker’s JournalSeptember 1992
Philosophy Of Structured SuperBasic
Philosophy is defined as a system of principles for guidance in practical affairs. The Philosophy of Structured SuperBasic (SSB) is...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalOctober 1995
Pixel Print Professional v3.2
The Pixel Print Professional is an integrated program network built around the Pixel Print Plus! Desktop Publisher… and the AERCO...
David BaulchThe Data ExpansionApril 1988
Plotter for T-S 2068
In TS-Horizons #5 it was mistakenly reported that Johnson’s and Swartz’s graphics program for the TS1000/ZX81 would run on the...
John MarionT-S HorizonsSept 1984
Points Lost for Program Flaw
Description: By skillfully piloting your ship through space and firing at enemy craft, you must protect your convoy from destruction...
Timex Sinclair UserJune 1983
Polar-Rectangular Conversion
This program converts between polar notation (magnitude and angle) and rectangular (or “Cartesian”) notation (“X” and “Y” values) of vector...
Fred NachbaurSyncWare News1984
Poor Man’s Word Processor/TS-2068
This program was developed to be used with a “home brew” interface before I found John Oliger had a neat...
SUMNovember 1985
Popular Electronics Tests: The Sinclair Research ZX80 Personal Computer
The Sinclair Research model ZX80 personal computer, is a no-frills Z-80A microprocessor-based system designed to be very inexpensive and easily...
Popular ElectronicsAugust 1981
Portuguese Timex T-2068 Computer & Timex Disk Drive System: A Hands-On Evaluation
Timex is still in the home computer market—in Europe! When Timex bowed out here in early 1984, their computer manufacturing...
SUMMay 1985
Practical Bank-Switching for the 2068
If any one factor can be said to have made the Pixel Print Prof. series of software possible, it would...
Stan LemkeThe Data ExpansionJuly 1988
Presidential Ramblings
Regretfully, I must announce Vernon Smith’s resignation as Newsletter Editor. He details his reasons elsewhere in this issue and is...
Ruth FegleyCATS NewsletterJune 1990
Preview: Sinclair 128
SUM MAGAZINE has recently been able to obtain a Spanish version of the new Spectrum 128 Sinclair computer for evaluation....
SUMDecember 1985
Prime Number
[This article was sent in by Mike Fink, owner of Domino Cubes, a Z88 Dealer. Once Mike told me about...
Mike FinkQL Hacker’s JournalApril 1994
PRINT or LPRINT
Each new book І have bought on the TS 2068 has taught me quite a bit about programming on the...
Nite-Times NewsMay 1987
Printer Prices Plummet
“I’m sure [Coleco] will sell a lot of Adams, but I think the majority of the buying public is still...
InfoworldJuly 11, 1983
Pro/File 2068 Filing System: An Outstanding Value
When Tom Woods released PRO/FILE 2068 so long ago, it appeared to be quite a file system if you could...
SUMMay 1985
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...
Thomas B. WoodsComputer UpdatesSpring 1986
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...
Thomas B. WoodsComputer UpdatesSummer 1986
Pro/File Cartridge
Probably the most useful type of computer program is the data base since almost anyone can find a need for...
Robert FischerTime Designs MagazineJanuary/February 1987
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...
Thomas B. WoodsComputer UpdatesSummer 1986
PRO/FILE in Spectrum mode
If you purchased a Spectrum emulator like myself you may prefer to use PRO/FILE in Spectrum mode. I use the...
Robert FischerExtensions
Pro/File Sings at the Tabernacle
From Bill Hall, Laurel, MD: One of my duties as Minister of Music for the Tabernacle is to compile a...
Pro/File UpdatesJanuary 1985
Producing Sprites on the 2068
Back in September of ’84, SUM published my program that showed how to print a pattern on the screen that...
John MonkusSUMApril 1986
Products in Review
This column will provide reviews of hardware ‘add-ons’ software, and books that are available for the Sinclair computers. Again, we...
Alex Burr (K5XY)QZXApril 1983
Products in Review
The first review is on Scientific Software’s TS100/ZX81 Assembler Debugger (ZXAD) (See the unclassified ads for ordering info) While I...
Ambrose Barry (W4GHV)QZXJuly & August 1983
Products in Review
Well, here’s a review of a neat add-on that I purchased recently. I was also able to talk the supplier...
Ambrose Barry (W4GHV)QZXSeptember 1983
Products in Review
First, here is a long overdue review of Fred Nachbaur’s SyncWare News. (See his previous contributions to QZX.) Since he...
Alex Burr (K5XY)QZXOctober 1983
Products in Review
In the April 1983 issue of QZX, Larry Willson presented his RTTY program, If you were like me, the prospect...
Terry Dalby (N8BIF)QZXNovember 1983
Products in Review
Here are a few comments from Larry, AF8J to update last month’s review of the AF8J RTTY interface/program: Both the...
Alex Burr (K5XY)QZXDecember 1983
Products on Parade
Memotext Memotech Corp.99 Cabot StreetNeedham, MA 02194 This word-processor from MEMOTECH is a tough thing to review, as it would...
Fred NachbaurSyncWare News1984
Program Changes and Data Capacity: A Symbiotic Relationship
Memory space in a computer — regardless of how much you have plugged in — is allocated for certain jobs....
Pro/File UpdatesJanuary 1984
Program Internationalization
About 10 years ago I attended some vendor training on how to program and extend their particular office automation suite....
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJune 1999
Program Printout: Beethoven
Beethoven is a remarkable program which allows you to produce music from your T/S1000/ZX81. Stephane Crainic of Paris has linked...
Timex Sinclair UserJune 1983
Program Printout: London Bridge
Most computer games require nothing except a quick finger on the cursor key. Most of the rest, those which require...
Timex Sinclair UserJune 1983
Program Printout: Phasor
Remarkable graphics effects are the striking feature of Phasor for the 16K TS1000, ZX81. You are an infamous space pirate...
Timex Sinclair UserJune 1983
Program Proposal – Descriptor
In looking through listings of new uploads to the MS-DOS/Windows site CICA, I came up with an idea for a...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalMarch 1995
Programmer’s Bookshelf
Over the years I have picked up a number of computer books. Some I have purchased for classes, others I...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalSeptember 1992
Programmer’s Bookshelf Revisited
David Nash (dnash@chaos.demon.co.uk) responds to a past article on books that most programmer’s should have. – ED I fully agree...
QL Hacker’s JournalApril 1993
Programming Boule
The Challenge Donald D. Spencer concludes his Game Playing with Basic with a chapter of programming challenges. Among the old...
SYNCMarch/April 1984
Programming Tips on the 2068
Sometimes a programming problen can be easily solved by using certain tricks. Here are a few tips and techniques to...
SUMNovember 1985
Programming With QMENU
QMENU is a Pointer Environment (PE) programming tool put out by Jochem Merz. QMENU is a number of SuperBasic extensions...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalOctober 1995
Prolog Interpreter
While looking through the IFE database I found reference to a Proglog Interpreter. Once I got the disk, I found...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalApril 1993
PROLOG Interpreter: A Second Look
Back in QHJ #13 I have a cursory review of the Prolog interpreter written by Hans Lub. I said that...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJanuary 1994
Publisher’s Notes
I will start off these notes with a few comments generated by the many suggestions sent in with the renewal...
Alex Burr (K5XY)QZXFebruary 1984
Publisher’s Notes
The renewals continue to come in although the renewal rate (about 50%) is not fantastic as people change computers. We...
Alex Burr (K5XY)QZXMarch 1984
Publisher’s Statement: For New Readers and Old
For a number of our readers, this is your first issue of SUM Magazine. Others have been with us since...
SUMMay 1985
Pulse Rate
After you’ve logged in your daily jog around the block (see “Logging Your Jogging,” pages 80 to 82). you might...
Joey LatimerFamily ComputingOctober 1983
Pursuit of a Public Domain C Compiler
Mark Wahl, at student at UC Berkeley, has been looking into a public domain C compiler that can be ported...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJanuary 1991
Q-Save with Pro/File
John Willi, Louisville, KY, and Phil Williams, Wilmington, DE, sent these instructions to make PRO/FILE work with Q-SAVE. Willi comments,...
Pro/File UpdatesApril 1984
Q&A: Dan Ross
Timex has changed a lot since the days when it used to strap its watches to snowplows for TV commercials....
InfoworldNovember 14, 1983
QDOS Filters
Filter programs are common in the UNIX world, but they are found to a varying extent on other platforms (such...
QL Hacker’s JournalJune 1995
QDOS Rights
A new item I learned this month is that the QDOS rights to North America is held by Mechanical Affinity....
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalNovember 1991
QHJ Freeware Awards
Over the last couple of weeks I have seen a number of award shows, like the Screen Actors Guild Awards,...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalMarch 1995
QHJ Freeware Awards
Last Issue I introduced the QHJ Freeware Awards and asked for votes on programs for each category. My original idea...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJune 1995
QHJ Print Formatter
The last four issues of the QHJ have beed done using Quill. Quill is a decent word processor but it...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalAugust 1991
QHJ Reader Survey
In the time that I’ve been doing the QHJ I have received responses like “good job”, “nice work”, but very...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJanuary 1994
QL ANON-FTP SERVER
I have recently found a QL FTP site that allows the storage of binary files. The site name is: maya.dei.unipd.it...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJanuary 1994
QL Corner: Miracle in Newport II
Well – The Miracle in Newport II show has come and gone, however, the memories of this show still linger...
LISTing NewsletterJune 1994
QL in Europe
WA6DLI, Bob, sent me some interesting information about QL hardware and software available in Europe. It seems that there is...
Alex Burr (K5XY)QZXApril 1993
QL News
May is here and hopefully the QL will be too sometime soon . We have seen a lot of new...
QL ReportMay 1985
QL News
The big news this month, as most of you by now should know, is that you can order the QL...
QL ReportJune 1985
QL News
On Monday, June 17th, the Wall Street Journal reported that controlling interest in Sinclair Research was purchased by Robert Maxwell,...
QL ReportJuly 1985
QL News
So it is August and within the last month the 68000 market has really heated up! Commodore unveiled the highly...
QL ReportAugust 1985
QL News
Finally the GL is shipping. These last few months have been chaotic to say the least. In the August Report...
QL ReportSeptember 1985
QL News
Effective today, the price of the QL drops to $299.95 and is available from Curry Computer. Our first order is...
QL ReportNovember 1985
QL News
Happy New Year to all of you. We want to start 1986 by thanking all of you for subscribing to...
QL ReportJanuary 1986
QL News
We lead off this issue with the exciting news that finally you can use your QL for telecommunications. We have...
QL ReportFebruary 1986
QL News
Well, Happy Tax Day. We hope you all have your returns going out on this date–at the latest. Let’s hope...
QL ReportApril 1986
QL News
We lead off this issue with a note of optimism. The following is a news squib we received from Mark...
QL ReportMay 1986
QL News
There was a QL meeting of sorts held on June 23rd in England. Most of the third party companies sent...
QL ReportJuly 1986
QL News
Greetings from London! This issue we are “on the road” attending the PCW Show at the Olympia in London. We...
QL ReportSeptember 1986
QL News
Happy Holidays to all of you out there. It’s hard te believe this issue marks the end of almost two...
QL ReportDecember 15, 1986
QL News
Happy Tax Day again. We hope you all have your taxes done for Uncle Sam. If not, you’d better buy...
QL ReportApril 15, 1987
QL News
Well, we’re back from the Computerfest! It was a long way to go but it was certainly worth it to...
QL ReportMay 15, 1987
QL News
Vell, here we are in another summer. This is traditionally the time when it slows doun for computer-related businesses. We...
QL ReportJuly 15, 1987
QL to Z88 Data Transfer
As the new owner of a Cambridge Z88 laptop, I needed a way to transfer files to and from the...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJanuary 1993
QLPatch
One of the problems I’ve encountered in publishing souce code in the QHJ, is the dilemma of publishing a newer...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJanuary 1992
QROFF Postscript Filter
I know of a few QL users that have postscript printers at work and transfer QL documents to another word...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalAugust 1991
QUBIDE version 1.28
QUBIDE is an IDE hard disk interface for the QL. Before describing it in detail, I’d like to explain how...
Don WaltermanInternational QL ReportNovember/December 1994
Quill Reader
One of the major defects of QUILL is the lack of an “EXPORT” function. Only after release 2.35, PSION added...
QL Hacker’s JournalJanuary 1994
QUIZOMANIA
This program was an idea of one of our subscribers, Ronald M. Cavin II of Columbus, Ohio. This program will...
Kristian BoisvertByte Power 1st Class MagazineFall 1987
QZX
Reprint of review of the newsletter that appeared in 73 Magazine. A newsletter? How do you review a newsletter for...
QZXSeptember 1983
QZX Friends
Here’s your chance to let your ambitions and accomplishments be known. Feel free to let us know what you are...
Alex Burr (K5XY)QZXMarch 1983
QZX Friends
Here’s your chance to let your ambitions and accomplishments be known. Feel free to let us know what you are...
QZXJune 1983
QZX FriendsQZXOctober 1983
QZX FriendsQZXMarch 1984
QZX History
This issue represents the start of a second decade of publication for this version of QZX, so it is not...
Martin Irons (K2MI)
Alex Burr (K5XY)
QZXDecember 1992
QZX Index Completed
The ten plus year QZX index is completed and copies mailed off to all those who sent in advanced orders....
Alex Burr (K5XY)QZXMay 1993
QZX Net Report
There is still an active QZX net discussing our Sinclair computers. It meets at 10 AM Pacific local time every...
Bob Howard (WA6DLI)QZXFebruary 1993
RAM Pack Repairs
In this article, I will discuss some of the problems that can occur with the 16K RAM pack for the...
SUM
Ramblings from the Publisher
Welcome to another issue of SUM MAGAZINE. Great things are happening both with SUM and in the Timex computer world....
SUMFebruary 1985
Rand_c
In translating one of my pet programs from SuperBasic (first it started in Pascal), I needed a number of random...
Tim Swenson
Herb Schaaf
QL Hacker’s JournalJuly 1991
Random Access From Our Readers
One of our readers (whom I won’t identify) wrote to point out that I had omitted the letter “u” from...
SyncWare News
Random ASCII Stereograms
In QHJ #9, Herb Schaaf wrote a program that created Random Dot Stereograms based on a Mathmatica program published in...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalNovember 1992
Random Dot Stereograms
Random Dot Stereograms (RDS) can give the illusion of depth if you have binocular vision. Instead of the usual pair...
Herb SchaafQL Hacker’s JournalJune 1992
Ratcliff/Obershelp Pattern Matching
In the July 1988 Issue of “Dr. Dobb’s Journal”, there is an article on Ratcliff/Obershelp pattern matching. This algorithm is...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJanuary 1991
Readership Survey
I received a total of 11 responses the the Readership Survey. Some of the surveys came with some long comments...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalApril 1994
Real Windows for SuperBasic
The QUANTA library has a number of routines that will allow real non-destructive windows in SuperBasic. Since I started working...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalApril 1991
Rebirth of the Timex Computer?
Dave Higgenbottom has hopes of “reviving” the TIMEX computer line. After hearing this rumor (in at least forty different formats)...
Tex FaucetteT-S HorizonsOct/Nov 1984
Recent Commercial to Freeware Released
Recently a number of commercial programming tools have been released as freeware. They are ProWesS, DJToolKit, MasterBasic, and the TurboToolkit....
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalOctober 2000
Recent Freeware Releases
A number of freeware programming packages have come my way. I have copies if anyone is interested. Most if these...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalNovember 1994
Recent Freeware: APL
Richard Zidlicky has ported a version of APL to the QL. APL stands for A Programming Language. APL is known...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalMarch 1995
Recent Freeware: Clips
CLIPS is an expert system developed by NASA in 1986. It has been ported to the QL by Emiliano Barbaini...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalMay 1996
Recent Freeware: INFORM
INFORM is a language used to create text adventure games. It is based on the text adventures that the company...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalMarch 1995
Recent Freeware: REXX
The REXX language was derived from a batch language on the IBM System/370 called EXEC 2. It has since become...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalMay 1996
Recent Ports
MausNet has brought news of a few recent ports to the QL. Below are the details: CRON – Elik Slagter...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalApril 1993
Recent Upgrades To MicroEmacs
MicroEmacs is becoming my favorite editor, esp. now that I have a Q40. As MicroEmacs becomes more powerful, it needs...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalOctober 2000
Regular Expressions
In all the years that I’ve been dealing with Unix, one of the things that I have not taken the...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJanuary 1998
Relocating Machine Code Programs in the TS-2068
Why would one want to relocate machine code? Many M/C programs written for the 2068 are located in the same...
James BrezinaThe Data ExpansionFebruary 1988
Remarks from The Publisher … Wayne Green
Both the Apple and low end computers will benefit if we run articles on ways for businesses (and even homes...
inCiderNovember 1983
Renegade Robot
The top-secret building where you work is guarded by a robot. One day you arrive at work and find the...
Joey LatimerFamily ComputingAugust 1984
Renumber II
This utility will allow you to renumber any BASIC programs. It will renumber GOTO, GOSUB, RUN, LIST, DELETE, LLIST, RESTORE,...
Kristian BoisvertByte Power 1st Class MagazineMay 1988
Residential demand controller field test
A microprocessor based demand controller for use in residential and small commercial buildings is discussed. In order to verify the...
Proceedings of the National Workshop on Field Data Acquisition for Building and Equipment Energy Use Monitoring1986-03
Response To Day_Of_Week
While playing around with the function on paper there appears to be a slight error. I am sure that I...
QL Hacker’s JournalJanuary 1996
Retrace Lines: 2068 and RGB Monitor
Like several others, I wanted to use the nifty thrifty Skip Fisher RGB monitor with both my fascinating and formidable...
CATS NewsletterJanuary 1989
Reverse sort order for normal printing
There are many situations where you want the last name listed first for alphabetizing purposes, but would prefer any printout...
Robert FischerExtensions
Reverse String
In one of the programming newsgroups I read, I saw a couple of postings dealing with how to reverse a...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalMarch 1995
Review Responses: Timex fan
I was delighed, finally, to see InfoWorld acknowledge the existence of the new Timex 2068 Personal Color Computer (Vol. 5,...
InfoworldJanuary 30, 1984
Review: ARTWORX version 1.1
Artworx is a program that allows you to draw pictures using Brushes, Spray, Fill, Zoom, Circle, Arc, Oval, Line, Ray,...
Kristian BoisvertByte Power 1st Class MagazineOctober 1986
Review: Critical Mass
Program Type: Arcade Game From: DURELL Critical Mass is a very fast action game with SUPERB graphics. The goal of...
Kristian BoisvertByte Power 1st Class MagazineSeptember 1986
Review: Ghostbusters!
Quick.. what do you get when you match the most profitable comedy movie ever (over $200 million) with the programming...
Bill FerrebeeSUMJune 1986
Review: Larken MAXCOM
MAXCOM is 300/1200 baud Terminal/Remote BBS software… It is 2 programs in one meant to be used with the LKDOS...
Kristian BoisvertByte Power 1st Class MagazineWinter 1989
Review: Sinclair ZX81
A refurbished Sinclair ZX81 version— the Timex Sinclair 1000— is now being distributed throughout North America. Timex Corp. (Waterbury, CT)...
Interface AgeOctober 1982
Review: Speech Development System For TS2068 (HS68)
Total DISAPPOINTMENT! This Hardware and Software package lets you digitize your own library of words. But frankly for 39.95$, it...
Kristian Boisvert
Eric Boisvert
Byte Power 1st Class MagazineNovember 1986
Review: The Timex Sinclair 1000
The Timex Sinclair 1000 is a useful learning tool and a calculating device. It is a low cost alternative for...
John C. Nash
Mary M. Nash
Interface AgeFebruary 1983
REVIEW: The Wafadrive
The Wafadrive is a dual-drive storage device. It’s an all in one system! It has two 128K drives, a RS232...
Eric Boisvert
Kristian Boisvert
Byte Power 1st Class MagazineAugust 1986
Review: The Worx!
First, I was a little disappointed by this program, it was a little confusing the way it worked. Still can’t...
Kristian BoisvertByte Power 1st Class MagazineFebruary 1987
Review: Timex 2068 Color Computer
The Timex/Sinclair 2068 Personal Color Computer resolves many of the complaints users of its predecessors — specifically the T/S 1000...
InfoworldDecember 19, 1983
Review: Tomahawk
This newly adapted game for the TS2068 from D. K. Marshall (DIGITAL INTEGRATION) is a heck of a lot better...
Kristian BoisvertByte Power 1st Class MagazineDecember 1986/January 1987
REVIEW: Videoface
This is a device designed for use with the ZX Spectrum 48/128/+2 computers. It’s purpose is to capture composite video,...
Gerald W. GoegeleinByte Power 1st Class MagazineMay 1988
Review: ZPrint 80 Universal Print Driver
Have you ever wanted to be able to modify a favorite program so that it would utilize your full-sized printer/interface...
Bill FerrebeeSUMApril 1986
Review: ZX Computing Magazine
EDITOR’S NOTE: With this article, SUM is beginning a new series on other publications of interest to Timex/Sinclair users. ZX...
SUMNovember 1985
Reviewing Two Printers
One of the first peripherals that most Timex/Sinclair owners purchase for their computers is a printer. Because the TS2068 as...
SUMApril 1986
Reviewing Two TS-1000 Programs
DISTACALC Basically Programming 2528 West Olive Avenue Fullerton, CA 9263316K TS/1000, 1500; $12.95 Were you ever taught while in school...
SUMApril 1986
Reviews For The Non Programmer
First, a follow-up on power supplies. If you want one that will power your monitor, write to Tom Woods, Box...
Arthur GindinT-S HorizonsSept 1984
Revision Control System (RCS)
Whether it’s source code or system configuration files, it’s nice to be able to keep track of changes made to...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJuly 1998
Reviving the 2068 Keyboard
One of the complaints most often heard about the Timex 2068 and its keyboard is the “dead” keys and/or spacebar...
Richard CravySUMJuly 1985
Rhode Island Show
This past May I made the trek to Rhode Island. Paul Holmgren was good enough to give me a ride....
CATS NewsletterNovember - December 1994
Robotics on a Budget
The Project A little over a year ago I decided to start building a robot. I had no idea that...
SYNCJuly/August 1983
Rock’n’QL
During a recent phone conversation between myself and our esteemed editor I was asked to write something about how I...
Roy WoodInternational QL ReportSeptember/October 1994
Rocket Man
This TS-1000 (16K) game is truly one that makes you wonder why you put aside this computer for bigger and...
SUMApril 1985
Roll up for the ZX circus
Exhibitions have long provided the many suppliers in the British Sinclair market with a popular outlet for their products.
Timex Sinclair UserJune 1983
RP/M Telecommunicating with MODEM7
Since getting a corrected version of MODEM7 to work with the AERCO disk system with RP/M and the 2050 modem,...
David BaulchThe Data ExpansionFebruary 1988
RP/M Utilities: PRMPIP
You should always make a back-up or archive copy of your favorite or most-often-used programs. I know that, after a...
David BaulchThe Data ExpansionFebruary 1988
RPN Calculator
Reverse Polish Notation (RPN) is mathmatical convention for handling expressions. RPN is most commonly found in Hewlett-Packard calculators. RPN, like...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalNovember 1991
RS-232 to Video – The Easy Way
With the trusty ZX81/TS1000 destined for a place in a dusty closet, here’s a way to put it to use...
Ambrose Barry (W4GHV)QZXSeptember 1983
RTTY Loop
Last month I wrote a bit about a new toy here at WAJAJR, a TRS-80C Color Computer. Based on the...
Marc I. Leavey73 MagazineApril 1984
RTTY Loop
ZX-81/TS-1000 Add-Ons Timex-Sinclair computer users get a boost from Bob Howard WADLI of West Covina, California. He tells us that...
Marc I. Leavey73 MagazineMarch 1987
Running On 64K
Here’s that article, promised in issue 1:3, to help get new 64K RAM owners off the ground. Since the Z80...
Fred NachbaurSyncWare News1984
Saving Memory
The use of variables, the VAL function, and the CODE function will allow you to save almost 2000 bytes as...
Robert FischerExtensions
Saving TS2068 Programs
Marie Kendall asked how to completely save a TS2068 program. Some programs in to LogiCall collection of drives have such...
Bob Swoger (K9WVY)Nite-Times NewsMarch/April 1995
Say What?
Simple speech recognition hardware and program for ZX/TS computers (with at least 16K RAM).
Brad BennettSYNCNovember/December 1983
SCREEN COMPACTOR
This utility is used to compress screens so as to make the codes much shorter and allowing you to store...
Eric BoisvertByte Power 1st Class MagazineFall 1988
Secretary’s Notepad
The SMUGFest was a success according to most of our members. Meeting people we’d only known by name but had...
John DonaldsonNite-Times NewsJuly/August 1990
SET DATE
Here’s a little item which doesn’t seem very useful at first, but 1 refer to it all the time now....
Robert FischerExtensions
SETYPE
SETYPE is an economical way to put a little variety into your choice of type on your IS 2068 by...
Ron RueggT-S HorizonsApri 1985
Shelling Out To Superbasic
The QL is unique in how QDOS and SuperBasic are sort of rolled into one. Just as we can only...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalOctober 1998
Shoot Your Way To Safety
Description: Combat Flight casts you as the commander of a fighter ship, flying through mountainous terrain shooting at alien ships....
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
SHOOTER!
Year 2986, equipped with the most powerful computer ever known on Earth, a TS2068, a spaceship is launched into deep...
Kristian BoisvertByte Power 1st Class MagazineAugust 1986
Sinclair Computers
The Sinclair family of computers were conceived and developed by Clive Sinclair who was well known in Great Britain as...
Alex Burr (K5XY)QZXJune 1993
Sinclair miss the bus
Sinclair and Timex, were most conspicuous by their absence at the giant West Coast Computer Faire held in San Francisco...
ZX ComputingSummer 1982
Sinclair QL – A Review and Evaluation
The Sinclair QL was first announced in Great Britain in January 1984. Sinclair was not able to begin delivery for...
Richard CravySUMDecember 1985
Sinclair Research message spreads
THE MESSAGE of Sinclair is spreading quickly all over the world. On the basis of sales of Sinclair User, ZX-81s...
Sinclair UserDecember 1982
Sinclair Research Sells Out!
Reprint of Amstrad Purchase of Sinclair Research Is End of an Era in British Computer by Paul Hemp, Wall Street...
SUMApril 1986
Sinclair Study Group
As you may be aware, there are a large number of Sinclair-Timex user groups around the U.S. and Canada. We...
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterMay 1983
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...
Mark FendrickComputer ShopperOctober 1986
Sinclair Survival Column
Well, here we are again at the end of another year and we still haven’t given up on our computers....
Computer ShopperDecember 1986
Sinclair Survival Column
Believe it or not, this month’s column marks the start of the third year here in Computer Shopper. Yet, unlike...
Mark FendrickComputer ShopperJune 1986
Sinclair Survival Column
When the QL first appeared, a few books were written in England on its use. These books, available in this...
Mark FendrickComputer ShopperJune 1988
Sinclair Survival Column
Well, here we go again. This is our fourth annual year end wrap up. Although there is no major company...
Mark FendrickComputer ShopperFebruary 1987
Sinclair Survival Column
When the QL first appeared, Sinclair Research promised to support it with some sophisticated software in keeping with its intended...
Mark FendrickComputer ShopperFebruary 1988
Sinclair Survival Column
Continuing on our recent theme of telecommunications for the Sinclair computers (necessary for you to join us in C*SIX, the...
Mark FendrickComputer ShopperJanuary 1988
Sinclair Survival Column
Hard to believe, but this month marks the beginning of our fourth year together here in Computer Shopper. Back in...
Mark FendrickComputer ShopperJune 1987
Sinclair Survival Column
As we end our third year of this column, we go back to our roots and have a look at...
Mark FendrickComputer ShopperMay 1987
Sinclair Survival Column
Last month we had a look at a few programs from Novelsoft of Toronto, Canada. As promised, this month we...
Computer ShopperOctober 1987
Sinclair Survival Column
This month we will look at a series of programs for the T/S 2068 and Spectrum computers published by Novelsoft...
Mark FendrickComputer ShopperSeptember 1987
Sinclair User Profile
MIKE MITCHELL works for RICHARD DANA Corp as a mechanical engineer. The company designs and builds automatic assembly equipment which...
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterMarch 1988
Sinclair ZX80
Clive Sinclair has surprised the world with the launch of his attractive, hand-held personal computer. Costing less than $200, and...
Creative ComputingDecember 1980
Sinclair ZX81 – Toy or tool?
WE SEEM TO HAVE come upon a watershed of computer marketing… it’s getting to the point where we reserve about...
Electronics Today InternationalMarch 1982
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,...
Computer ShopperJanuary 1988
Sinclair’s searching for super software
With much media ado last April, Sinclair Research Ltd. licensed the Timex Corporation to sell its line of personal computers...
Timex Sinclair UserJune 1983
Sinclair’s ZX80: Review of a Very, Very Small Computer
A few days ago, I received a Sinclair ZX80 in the mail. I took it out of the box and...
Dr. Dobb’s JournalFebruary 1981
SM-II for the TS 1000 & 1500
There is a Smart Terminal II program for the Timex 1000 and 1500 computers, but it hasn’t been put on...
SUMJanuary 1985
Small Screen Painter
This little goodie features circles, frames, lines, text in 2 type fonts, 4 different shades and a brush. It also...
Eric BoisvertByte Power 1st Class MagazineSeptember 1986
Smallest desk-top computer yet
Don’t let the small size fool you. At just six by 6.5 by 1.5 inches, Sinclair’s ZX81 is a complete...
Popular ScienceSeptember 1981
Snowflakes
Here is a code for the 2068 that will produce snowflake-like patterns. Each run will produce a different pattern. The...
CATS NewsletterAugust 1985
SNUG Computerfest 1990 Thoughts
I had to go to the Fest in Waukesha by way of Decatur, IL since I had to drop my...
Donald LambertCRAGIST NewsletterMar-Jun 1990
SNUG Conference
[Minutes of the SNUG Sinclair North American User Group) conference of 8/17/88 on Compuserve] We met on the Timex section...
Pete FischerSinclair Timex User Group NewsletterSeptember/October 1988
Softly, softly
David Kelly talks to Sue Currier, President of the US software house, SoftSync. SoftSync is one of only several companies...
Popular Computing Weekly17-23 March 1983
Software Blues
The program loads. 0/0 appears on the screen. The printed instructions tell us to type GO to 1 to start:...
Timex Sinclair UserAugust 1983
Software Compatible Joystick
It’s a snap to connect an Atari-type joystick to the ZX81/TS1000; all it takes is direct connection to the keyboard...
Fred NachbaurSyncWare News1984
Software Engineering and OOPS on the QL?
Through subscriptions at work and home, I read a number of computer magazines, including Dr. Dobb’s Journal (DDJ), C Users...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJune 1992
Software Reuse
For years I’ve reading articles on Software Reuse and how it can increase the productivity of programming shops. Since I...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJuly 1996
Software Reuse And SSB
Through work I get a number of computer related magazines, either directly to me or ones that are received by...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJanuary 1996
Software Review: Art for All Ages
Last month we explored the world of music through the program MUSICOLA for the TS2068. This month we continue our...
Bill FerrebeeT-S HorizonsOct/Nov 1984
Software Review: Croaka-Crawla
Croaka Crawla is not just another “FROGGER” imitation. This is THE best I’ve seen. It is fast, and the graphics...
Doug GangiT-S HorizonsSept 1984
Software Review: FOOTBALL
If this one confuses you, take a look at the copyright date. One may deduce that the program (for the...
Tex FaucetteT-S HorizonsSept 1984
Software Review: MUSICOLA
I guess you might as well call me a “Bill of all trades”. I have experience in programming, in advertising,...
Bill FerrebeeT-S HorizonsSept 1984
Software Review: Starion & Space Scan
SOFTWARE REVIEW: “STARION“ This is a 3-D graphics program drawn with extreme precision very quickly and smoothly. The complex shapes...
SUMSeptember 1985
Software Review: VU-3D
Although VU-3D is billed as a business program, many of you will have fun with tinkering around and showing off...
Doug GangiT-S HorizonsSept 1984
Software Review: Zaxxon
Zaxxon for the 48K Spectrum that is a duplication of the popular arcade game. It comes in a nice plastic...
SUMMay 1985
Some Notes On Archive
This came to me as a letter and not an article – ED I am heavy into really relational databases...
Bill CableQL Hacker’s JournalMay 1996
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...
Patrick SperaComputer ShopperApril 1985
Some Thoughts On Programming Style
In QHJ #24 Tim talks about a colleague’s style of writing Perl and contrasts it with his own. I have...
QL Hacker’s JournalJuly 1996
Sounder: Using SOUND on the 2068
A COMMENT When writing an article I always try to do something which will encourage others to try their hand...
SUMJuly 1986
SOUNDEX
Soundex is an algorithm for storing words, primarily names, in a number format so that they could be easily look...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalNovember 1994
Special Report: 2068 Is Returning to US
Reports on Bob Dyl’s efforts to bring the Portuguese 2068 to the United States. When Bob Dyl of the English...
Time Designs MagazineMay/June 1985
Spectrum 128 Review
The Spectrum 128 is the latest computer from Sinclair in the Spectrum family. It is housed in a Spectrum +...
SUMJanuary 1986
Spectrum Buss on 2068
I stated in the last issue that we ordered the Rotronics Wafadrive system from England. I also promised that I...
SUM
Spectrum Emulator Revisited
In last month’s article, we inadvertently left out the printed circuit board layout, so here it is this month with...
SUMSeptember 1984
Spectrum+ Now in U.S.
Bob Dyl of English Micro Connection (EMC), 15 Kilburn Ct., Newport, RI 02840 401/849-3805 reports that they are an agent...
SUMMarch 1985
Speech Synthesizer for the TS-1000
Now I’ve heard everything! A computer that talks back to me? why not…everybody else does! Tad Painter has done the...
SUMMay 1986
Speech Synthesizers
Your ZX/TS computer can talk to you, with the help of a 'Speech Synthesizer' system. Speech or voice synthesis systems...
Paul DonnellySYNCNovember/December 1983
Speed Comparison Between 2068, PASCAL and Compiled BASIC (TIMACHINE)
I have been working on using my Timex/Sinclair 2068 to control a 3-axis drilling/routing machine using stepper motors. To make...
ZXir QLive Alive!Winter 1998
Spreadsheet II
You will find this program to be a great improvement over the ‘JUST ANOTHER SPREADSHEET!’. It has more file space,...
Kristian BoisvertByte Power 1st Class MagazineFall 1988
SQ Notes
This month a look at another program that has been around for a while, but does not support the new...
Rudy A. HilsmannThe Data ExpansionSeptember 1988
Staff: Teacher and Tester
"Staff" is a versatile music education program that reviews notes from the first ledger line below the staff to the...
Sharon Zardetto AkerSYNCNovember/December 1983
Stalking the Lost RAM
Paul Hunter of 1630 Forest Hills Dr., Okemos, Mi, 48864, with whom I’ve had the pleasure to converse, is a...
Tom BentSyncWare News1984
Standard Screen Copier
This program will allow you to print screens on any dot matrix printer, even the Gorilla Banana or other less-than-8-pin...
Kristian BoisvertByte Power 1st Class MagazineWinter 1989
Starblasters
In “Starblasters” you must defend a sector of space from the invading alien spaceships. Your weapon is a powerful ion...
SYNCJanuary/February 1983
Starfleet 2068
STARFLEET 2068 is an all BASIC, low-resolution graphics, shoot ’em up space wars game for the Timex Sinclair 2068. Scenerio:...
Time Designs MagazineJuly/August 1987
Stochastic Indexing
This demo program, SID (Stochastic Indexing Demo), see listing 1 below, simulates clouds as seen by a satellite looking straight...
Al BoehmQL Hacker’s JournalOctober 1993
Straight Line Subroutine
This subroutine draws an unbroken line segment between pixel (X1,Y1) and (X2,Y2). It is based on the equation for a...
Fred NachbaurSyncWare News1984
Strategic Planning for Global Competition
[Timex] developed with a single product line. In two decades, from 1950 to 1970, Timex expanded to a dominant position...
The Journal of Business Strategy1985
Stringy Floppy Notes
If you use a CAI Stringy Floppy for high speed program saves, you’re not alone if you tried unsuccessfully to...
Pro/File UpdatesJanuary 1984
Strip_c
A few months ago I picked up a inexpensive pen-based MS-DOS laptop. It came with a Word Processor that handles...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalMarch 1992
STRIPHTML_C
With the popularity of the World Wide Web, more and more information is being formatted in HTML, the “language” of...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJanuary 1996
Structured SuperBasic 2.6
Structured SuperBasic is a utility that has been printed a couple of times in this newsletter. I have recently dusted...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJuly 1998
Structured SuperBasic 2.6.1
One project keeping me away from working on the QHJ was updating Structured SuperBasic. I’ve made a few minor changes...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJune 1999
Structured SuperBasic Version 2.3
INTRODUCTION Structured SuperBasic (SSB) is another way of writing SuperBasic programs. It allows programmers to write SuperBasic programs without line...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJanuary 1991
Structured SuperBasic Version 2.5
Structured SuperBasic (SSB) has been sitting on my shelf for a number of years without having any upgrades. I really...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalOctober 1995
Style and Speed in BASIC
When you write a BASIC program, the order in which you carry out your tasks affects the speed of your...
SyntaxNovember 1984
Substring Searching in C
The December 1988 issue of “Computer Language” had an article on substring searching in C, based on an APL algorithm....
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalNovember 1991
Sue Mahoney
Today she was in New York City, talking to vendors, lecturers and media representatives at a computer convention, recruiting people...
CATS NewsletterNovember 1983
SUM Begins a New Year
This year we plan to serve the Sinclair-Timex community to the best of our ability covering hardware, programs, related news,...
SUMJanuary 1985
SUM routine
I needed a different type of routine for number crunching instead of the TALLY routine. Basically, I needed an entire...
Robert FischerExtensions
Sunstate Timex Sinclair Winterfest ’88
A lighter attendance than expected and heavy rain didn’t dampen the spirits of those T/S users who gathered in Orlando,...
Time Designs MagazineMarch/April 1988
Super Budget
This program lets you enter your expenditures for every months and also the estimated spendings (budget). It will tell you...
Kristian BoisvertByte Power 1st Class MagazineNovember 1986
Surround
You will probably recognize Surround as soon as you RUN it. It is a version of a fairly standard routine...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
Sync Notes
SYNC at the Keyboard Mark Fisher leads off our theme section “SYNC at the Keyboard” by revealing the hidden parts...
SYNCMarch/April 1984
Sync Notes
MicroAce Discontinues U.S. Operations; Sinclair to Replace Defective MicroAce 8K ROMs; Sinclair Policy Change on Technical Phone Inquiries; Sync Notes...
SYNCJanuary/February 1982
Sync Notes
SYNC at the Concert Our theme section this issue is “SYNC at the Concert” with a focus on sound applications....
Paul GrosjeanSYNCNovember/December 1983
SyncWare Examines the IBM PC
OK, already I can hear you ask, “Why are you writing about the IBM PC in a Timex publication?” The...
SyncWare NewsJuly/August 1987
Sysop’s Twisted Pair
Swoger describes the club’s BBS, which he wrote. It runs on a PDP 11 under RSX-11M. The BBS has been...
Nite-Times NewsJuly - August 1989
System Variables
Here is a program which you can eerge with one you have written and which will print out a list...
Sincus NewsSeptember - October 1986
T/S 1000 Corner
I wrote this program one day while trying to figure out how to read the TS 1000 display file. The...
Jim RodlinThe Data ExpansionFebruary 1988
T/S 2000 Tips
There have been a number of tips for the 2000 that have shown up at news letter meetings and in...
CATS NewsletterApril 1984
T/S 2068 Color Monitor Difficulties
Some hams have difficulty using some color monitors with the T/S 2068. There are very good reasons for these difficulties....
LISTing NewsletterSeptember 1994
T/S 2068 Keyboard Scanning
Most programs require user interaction through the keyboard, and use the INPUT or INKEY$ functions to do this job. This...
CATS NewsletterDecember 1984
T/S Goes To Camp
Computing is fast becoming the latest thing in both day and overnight camps, and many camps across the country already...
Ellen VanstoneTimex Sinclair UserAugust 1983
T/S Goes to the Library
“Fantastic! A great idea! I can think of no better way to show people what a great machine the T/S1000...
Timex Sinclair UserSeptember 1983
T/S Help and Information
Editor’s Note: In TSH #11 John answered hardware questions on the TS1000, but as you can see below he is...
John MarionT-S HorizonsApri 1985
T/S Help and Information
Welcome to the first installment of the T/S Help and Information. This column is designed to answer questions, give advice,...
John MarionT-S HorizonsDec 1984
TALLY or a SUM search on any line you select
One of the changes in this issue permits you to do a TALLY or a SUM search on any line...
Robert FischerExtensions
Tape Backup
Here is a program from Larry Kenny of Larken Electronics to backup any 2068 program. The program requires two tape...
SUMJune 1986
TAPE CORRECTOR
You know how those tape to tape backup routines usually only work on “good” original copies, but what about a...
Kristian BoisvertByte Power 1st Class MagazineFall 1988
Tape Makes a Difference
Since my years with the ZX81 and some time with the TS2068, I have fought the idea of adding another...
SUMMay 1986
Tape Records
Here is all you wanted to know about saving to tape but didn’t know where to look. Except for minor...
LISTing NewsletterMarch 1986
Tasword II Improvements
This program will allow you to change the screen and ink colors in the Tasword II word processor from BASIC...
SUMFebruary 1985
Teach Kids to Count with the ZX81
Some education theorists suggest that learning to count and read is enhanced if you create a large, sharp image in...
Thomas B. WoodsSyntaxAugust 1982
Techniques for Calling USR Routines
If you’ve examined some of your programs for any of the Sinclair computers containing machine code, you’ve probably seen machine...
The RAMTOPSeptember 1985
Telecommunications: Timex/Sinclair 1000 vs Radio Shack Model 100
Editor’s Note: The following article was written by Larry Desch for the newsletter of his local KAYPRO user group in...
T-S HorizonsDec 1984
Ten Commandments Of C Programmers
This was a document that I found on the Internet that I thought would be an interest to the C...
QL Hacker’s JournalJuly 1993
Ten Place Accuracy on the TS1000/1500
The TS 1000/1500 computers (and many others) do calculations to 9 or 10 significant figures. As described at the end...
Donald DeanSUMFebruary 1986
TEXT EDITOR 2000
Text Editor 2000 is my attempt to make a full featured text editor using only Spectrum compatible BASIC. To begin...
Christopher NystromT-S HorizonsApri 1985
Text Editors
This is a short review of the text editors available for the QL. Editors come in two basic types: moded...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalApril 1993
Textwriter 2000 Plus: A Brief Review
Textwriter 2000+ — available for the 2040 printer at $18.95; for the Aerco interface at $24.95. Bob Fingerle’s TW2000+ is...
SUMSeptember 1984
Thank You
Welcome to our third issue of SUM! We wish to thank all of you for your support and for the...
SUMOctober 1984
Thank you for your support
I want to thank everyone for your support. Many very complimentary letters have been received and repeat orders would certainly...
Robert FischerExtensions
The 2068 Emulator
I have finished the code to make the Timex run under Gerton’s Z80 emulator and finally debugged the Series One...
The RAMTOPFall 1994
The 2068 Library, Volumes 10 and 11
I’ll bet you thought John Riley had disappeared into a black hole in Sinclairland. Not so. He’s been fiddling with...
John RileyCATS NewsletterMay 1988
The 2068 Video Digitizer
Last month tried to show what can be done with the Digitizer circuit and two sources of software to run...
Timex Sinclair Users Group Mile High Chapter NewsletterJuly 1991
The 2068 Video Digitizer
A single board plugged into the 2068 expansion port can digitize and store any standard video image. Additionally the stored...
Timex Sinclair Users Group Mile High Chapter NewsletterJune 1991
The 2068 Video Digitizer
The digitizer circuit has been around for many years even though many new software and hardware upgrades are just being...
Timex Sinclair Users Group Mile High Chapter NewsletterNovember 1991
The 2068 Video Digitizer
A single board plugged into the 2068 expansion port can digitize and store any standard video image. Additionally the stored...
Curt CarlsonTimex Sinclair Users Group Mile High Chapter NewsletterJune 1991
The Aerco Disk Drive System
Review of the AERCO disk drive system for the TS 1000.
Paul CaleySYNCNovember/December 1983
The Amazing “Line Insert” Command
I found that I required an INSERT facility for a filing job I was working on. This one works very...
Dan PinkoPro/File UpdatesApril 1984
The Anatomy of a Program Line
Program listings on the ZX/TS computers are available on command. With either LIST or LLIST, the program in the machine...
SYNCMarch/April 1984
The Array Advantage
An array is just another kind of variable, right? Well, yes and no: an array is another kind of variable,...
SYNCMarch/April 1984
The Bargain Basement Blues
Softsync, a New York-based producer of TS 1000 software, is feeling the heat. “The Timex/Sinclair 1000 has petered right out,”...
InfoworldSeptember 12, 1983
The basic route to a habit-forming hobby
Buying a Timex Sinclair machine can be the start of a lifetime obsession with home computing. It is easy, however,...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
The Cassette Connection
With this issue, we start a “mini-series” on improving cassette reliability. I’m sure you’ll agree that unreliable LOADs are perhaps...
Fred NachbaurSyncWare News1984
The CATS 2068 Library
Volume One Volume 2 — Educational & Utilities
CATS NewsletterApril 1988
The Chicago Consumer Electronics Show
TIMEX had a fantastic booth. A number of Muppet-type puppets appeared on a CRT and interacted with a running dialogue...
Synchro-SetteJune/July 1983
The Circle Game
Of all the problems with machine code programming, there is one that really stands out: it is too simple! Oh,...
SYNCMarch/April 1984
The Compudex Telephone Dialing System
Experience superfast dialing with the Compudex telephone system; an innovative add-on for the ZX81/TS1000/TS1500 that stores and dials any number...
Paul HunterT-S HorizonsApri 1985
The Computer Shopper Magazine
One of my favorite magazines, next to SUM Magazine, is the COMPUTER SHOPPER from Titusville, Florida. With an annual subscription...
Richard CravySUMJuly 1985
The Consumer Electronics Show: A First-Hand Report
Twice each year the American consumer electronics industry has a giant show in which manufacturers from here and abroad show...
Richard CravySUMJune 1985
The Custom Cooler
It’s sad but true that the ZX81/TS1000 machines tend to be sensitive to overheating in the summer. With a solderless...
Fred NachbaurSyncWare News1984
The Custom T/S
Let’s start our series on T/S reliability improvement with some simple but effective ways to make your basic machine virtually...
Fred NachbaurSyncWare News1984
The Demise of Timex Computer Corporation
I was one of the first people to learn that Timex was getting out of the personal computer retail market....
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterMarch 1984
The Desk
This program will store up to 100 appointments and 39 phone numbers/addresses. It also features a NOTE-PAD. When the program...
Kristian BoisvertByte Power 1st Class MagazineDecember 1986/January 1987
The Dutch Connection
Most QLers probably don’t realize what exists overseas for the QL. I also don’t think that they realize what exists...
Mark MartinQL Hacker’s JournalAugust 1991
The Fame & The Glory
And now, here are a few more words about the last contest. First, we would like to thank all of...
SyncWare NewsMar-Apr 1986
The Fame and Glory
After much deliberation, the winners of The SyncWare News 2nd (sort of) Annual Programmers’ Competition have been decided. The winning...
SyncWare NewsJuly/August 1987
The Fantastic Music Machine and Light Show
The Fantastic Music Machine is a unique program that transforms your computer keyboard into a 3-octave musical instrument with reasonably...
Susan HarrisSYNCNovember/December 1983
The February Report
With this issue, we start bulk mailing due to the increase for first class coming February 17. Also, with our...
SUMFebruary 1985
The German Connection
Through various means I have gotten in contact with Franz Herrmann of the German QL User Group “Sinclair QL User...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJanuary 1992
The Great Computer Depression
(What is This World Coming To Dept.) A few weeks back, I took out a subscription to INFOWORLD, a weekly...
Thomas B. WoodsComputer UpdatesWinter 1986
The Great Connecticut Kit-Building Experiment
New Haven's Chris Baldwin ignited young minds by introducing 28 students to the world of tech through his 10-week ZX81...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
The Great RAM Rescue
The Unused 1K-2K Space So, do those of you who have upgraded your ZX81/TS1000 to 16K ever feel sorry for...
Randall GliddenSYNCMarch/April 1984
The Guy From Timex
Timex planned to manufacture and sell a 3068 computer with 1 meg. of memory, 256 colors, and virtual memory for...
LISTing NewsletterFebruary - March 1988
The Heart of the Sinclair QL … the 68008
There is great confusion about the QL. The question is: in which computer category does the QL fall? The 32,...
SUMApril 1986
The History of the Sinclair/Timex User Group
Last fall, I started the user group to bring owners of the Sinclair computers together to share how they were...
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterOctober 1982
The Home Computer Market, the ZX80 and the Future
Excerpts of a speech given to the Amateur Computer Group of New Jersey, December 11, 1980. I would like to...
SYNCMarch/April 1981
The Incredible “Not” Search
These changes allow ZX PRO/FILE to perform “NOT” searches. This is equivalent to printing all files EXCEPT the word you...
Pro/File UpdatesJanuary 1984
The Intercontroller
In SYNC (3:4) I reviewed the Votem—a device which converts continuously changing voltages from sensing transducers, such as a temperature...
Lawrence KellySYNCMarch/April 1984
The International QL Meeting
The 21st March 1992 saw the International QL Meeting in Germany, organized by the Sinclair QL User Club e.V. Munster-Roxel,...
Dilwyn JonesInternational QL ReportMay/June 1992
The invasion of the U.K. softwarecrats
When Timex and Sinclair introduced the affordable home computer, it was based on technology developed by Clive Sinclair and Sinclair...
Timex Sinclair UserJune 1983
The Jochen Merz Story
Growing Up With Sinclair Computers I’m not very good writing in English. Well enough for you to understand my technical...
Jochen MerzInternational QL ReportNovember/December 1992
The Linear Search
Do you want to store and retrieve information with your computer? This program uses a machine language search routine that...
Thomas B. WoodsSYNCNovember/December 1983
The Little Timex Has Its Fans Even Now
Hell hath no fury like a Timex-Sinclair owner whose computer has been scorned. The scurrilous comment in this column was...
Peter LewisThe New York TimesMarch 1985
The Mandelbrot Set
The August issue of the Scientific American has on its cover a computer-generated display. I tried the scheme on my...
CATS NewsletterOctober 1985
The March 4th Meeting and Bill McCotter’s Gift
We will have the Timex modem on hand far a hands on demonstration, continue with the software sharing that went...
Triangle Sinclair Users GroupMarch 1984
The Mid-West TS Computer Fest
The Mid-West TS Computer Fest was held on May 3rd and 4th at the Ramada Inn in Cincinnati, Ohio. I...
SynapseMarch/April 1986
THE MINOTAUR
You are lost in a maze and you must find the exit. Sounds easy, but what if I told you...
Kristian BoisvertByte Power 1st Class MagazineAugust 1986
The Paradoxical World of Clive Sinclair
Now 42, and with his company, Sinclair Research, recently valued at over 200 million dollars, Clive Sinclair can reflect on...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
The Pro/File–AERCO Connection
Linking Pro/File’s data management capabilities with the rapid access and large capacity of a disk system is probably the single...
Pro/File UpdatesApril 1984
The Quebec Link
This excerpt is from “The Quebec Link” column in the Sinc-Link Newsletter from the Toronto T/S Users Group. Default device...
Real GagnonQL Hacker’s JournalJanuary 1991
The Re-chargeable BBU
Now we’ll make some changes and additions to “El Cheapo BBU” that will allow us to use rechargeable “NiCad” cells...
Fred NachbaurSyncWare News1984
The Rise and Fall of the Timex Computer Corporation, Part 1: What Happened?
I don’t know exactly what came to your mind when you heard the news, but as for myself, I experienced...
Time Designs MagazineNov-Dec 1984
The Rise and Fall of the Timex Computer Corporation, Part 2: On the Drawing Board
Throughout the month of January and even into the early part of February, before the bad news had hit, the...
Time Designs MagazineNov-Dec 1984
The ROMPAK System
The Rompak cartridge system is an excellent low cost accessory for any ZX/TS user. The cartridge is a plugin EPROM...
Greg BuscheSYNCMarch/April 1984
The Rotronics Wafadrive: An inexpensive alternative to cassettes
Those of us with ZX81s and TS1000s remember well the long and doubtful loading times of our original machines. To...
SUMMay 1985
The Shell
While on the subject of Unix languages, Adrian Ives has continued the work of P. J. Taylor with The Shell,...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalDecember 1998
The Sinclair QL Returns
At the beginning of 1980 Clive Sinclair started selling his first computer, the ZX80. The initial purpose was to take...
Computer ShopperFebruary 1986
The Sinclair Research ZX80
The new ZX80 microcomputer from Sinclair Research Ltd is a remarkable device. Although first announced to the North American public...
ByteJanuary 1981
The Sinclair ZX-80 Microcomputer
When I first saw the ZX-80, 1 said, “This is a computer?” It looked far less impressive than most of...
Kilobaud MicrocomputingDecember 1980
The Sinclair ZX81: Small Review of a Small Computer
The ZX81 is the recent entry from Sinclair for lowest cost computers, and a very delightful entry it is. It...
Jerry ChamkisDr. Dobb’s JournalApril 1982
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...
Mark FendrickComputer ShopperJune 1988
The SyncWare News Story
Three years ago, I received my first ZX81 computer kit in the mail. Only three short years ago, I considered...
Fred NachbaurSyncWare News1984
The Timex Sinclair 2068: Was it too little, too late?
What can you say about a new computer that’s about a year and a half behind the times? I grew...
Video GamesMay 1984
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...
Alex Burr (K5XY)Computer ShopperApril 1986
The Timex-Sinclair 2068
Having stunned the computer world with the inexpensive, tiny, black and white computer that bears his surname, inventor Clive Sinclair...
Creative ComputingMarch 1984
The Timex/Sinclair 2040 Personal Printer
After a long wait, the Timex/Sinclair 2040 Personal Printer is finally available in the United States at most outlets that...
Randall GliddenSYNCNovember/December 1983
The Timex/Sinclair 2068
The Timex/Sinclair 2068 is the latest addition to the Timex line of home computers. Retailing for $199.95, the 2068 features...
Compute!March 1984
The Timex/Sinclair as an Intelligent Lab Station Terminal
Imagine a science laboratory with up to 16 stations, each containing a computer capable of instrument control as well as...
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterMay 1983
The Trials and Tribulations of Reading a MSDOS Text File Disk
Before I begin I would like to thank Bill Miller of SINCLINK for getting me involved with this project in...
Richard MatejovicCRAGIST NewsletterJan-Feb 1990
The Votem
The Votem, to play on James J. Carr’s book Digital Interfacing to an Analog World (Tab Books, Summit, PA. 1978),...
SYNCJuly/August 1983
The Zebra Graphics Tablet: A Review
The Zebra Graphics tablet is a hardware and software combination using the popular Koala Pad graphics tablet–the same type used...
Joseph WilliamsonSUMAugust 1985
The ZON X-81 Sound Generator
The Bi-Pak ZON promises a "huge range of possible sounds." It certainly has great potential, but that potential is not...
Sharon Zardetto AkerSYNCNovember/December 1983
The ZX Pro/File
In SYNC 3:1 James Cripps found Thomas B. Woods’ ZX Data Finder to be “the most economical program dedicated to...
Walt GabySYNCMarch/April 1984
There’s lots of potential in the newest Timex
One of the pitfalls of buying computers new on the market is having to take some things on faith. Manufacturers...
January 15, 1984
These kids’ books make learning fun
There are many books on the market today aimed at teaching kids how to get the most from their home...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
This book is clear, witty, useful
Professor Ian Stewart is with the University of Warwick, England, while co-author Robin Jones is with the computer unit at...
Timex Sinclair UserJune 1983
Three Way Save With Verify
On the original PRO/FILE you could only save the data with the basic part of the program. It required you...
Robert FischerExtensions
TIMACHINE – A BASIC Compiler
Deja vu! That was my first thought upon opening the large envelope from editor Tim Woods. Let’s take a trip...
Michael CarverTime Designs MagazineSeptember/October 1986
TIMACHINE Review
From its animated title screen to its ability to locate compiled code anywhere in memory, TIMACHINE is just what every...
Phillip StevensSyncWare NewsMarch/April 1987
TIMACHINE: A sort of review
Let’s face it, fellow members, all T/S buffs are NOT equal. As the famous author, George Orwell wrote in “1984,...
Max SchoenfeldThe RAMTOPSeptember 1986
Timex at the Heart of the Kidney
TS1000 plus peripherals can make life easier and less expensive for artificial kidney patients and US taxpayers. Artificial kidneys used...
SyntaxOctober 1983
Timex buys it up
Sinclair Research have signed a deal with Timex in America to get the ZX81 sold through some 171,000 retail outlets...
ZX ComputingSummer 1982
Timex Computer Corp. Fades
If you haven’t heard already, Timex followed in the footsteps of Texas Instruments not long ago, leaving computer owners and...
Pro/File UpdatesApril 1984
Timex is in computer field with under-$100 unit
The computer is a Sinclair design; from 25 to 30 software packages will be offered at first. Next month marks...
MartJune 1982
Timex makes a clearer printer
The TIMEX 2040 thermal printer is the standard printer used with the American version of the ZX-81. The US version...
Sinclair UserFebruary 1984
Timex needs higher profile
Welcome to our second issue. Your response to our first was overwhelming and really gratifying. From all of us on...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
Timex Out of Market
Timex Computer Corporation announced February 22 that they were withdrawing from the home computer market. The announcement was a big...
Alex Burr (K5XY)QZXMarch 1984
Timex Portugal Coming to American Market!
New “Timex 2068” and Disc Drive to Lead the Way In an exclusive interview with the Managing Director of Timex...
SUMApril 1985
Timex reveals upgrade plans
TIMEX has revealed its plans for two new microcomputers, the 1500 and 2048, in the States. The specifications of the...
Sinclair UserMay 1983
Timex shows color computer with 48K for under $200
Timex introduced its color computer, which has 48K RAM and sells for $199.95. It is the first color computer having...
InfoworldJanuary 31, 1983
Timex Sinclair 1000
Timex, the watch company that has always built Sinclair computers, will market and distribute Sinclair-based products in North and Central...
SyntaxMay 1982
Timex Sinclair 1000
The Timex Computer Corporation will enter the personal computer market with the Timex Sinclair 1000. Sales will begin in July...
Creative ComputingSeptember 1982
Timex Sinclair Survival Column
As Sinclair owners, we start 1985 in quite a different position than we were in at the beginning of 1984....
Computer ShopperJanuary 1985
Timex Sinclair Survival Column
Happy Birthday to us… Happy Birthday to us! This column marks the first anniversary of the Survival Column here in...
Mark FendrickComputer ShopperJune 1985
Timex Sinclair Survival Column
At long last I have a new Sinclair QL (for Quantum Leap) in front of me. In fact, this column...
Mark FendrickComputer ShopperApril 1986
Timex Sinclair Survival Column
As we know, the Sinclair community in this country never obtained the status of a Commodore, for instance, and the...
Computer ShopperJanuary 1986
Timex Speeds Up
Delivery of the long- awaited T/S2000 series is being moved up by Timex. Demand by dealers and the public for...
Timex Sinclair UserOctober 1983
Timex Story
A few days ago (July 1993) WAILOU, Stan Horzepa, the QST columnist, sent me two articles from his local newspaper...
Alex Burr (K5XY)QZXJune 1993
Timex Tidbits
Our Timex brethren in Milwaukee are producing Digitizers for the TS-2068. The cost of a completely assembled and tested unit...
Nite-Times NewsMarch - April 1989
Timex Tips
QUESTION: Can you explain the term RLE graphics? ANSWER: R.L.E. stands for RUN LENGTH ENCODED graphics, which probably does not...
The Data ExpansionOctober 1986
Timex Tips
Here is something that puzzles me. I understand most of the terms in machine code, but what does SET do?...
The Data ExpansionAugust 1987
Timex Tips
QUESTION: How many ‘ports’ do we have? What are ports used for? ANSWER: A port is a window to the...
The Data ExpansionSept 1987
Timex Tips
QUESTION: I own a Timex 1000 with memory expansion module 1016 and I have understood that the memory addresses are...
Chuck DawsonQuarTerSWinter 1986
Timex Update
On 4/24/84, I spoke with David Higgenbottom from the Los Angeles area. He is organizing a venture capitalist effort to...
Rita CarrTimelinezMay 1984
Timex will market Sinclair computer
Sinclair Research, maker of the ZX81, the world’s biggest-selling computer, has made a number of major announcements concerning future sales...
InfoworldMarch 15, 1982
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...
Mark FendrickComputer ShopperNovember 1985
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....
Mark FendrickComputer ShopperNovember 1988
Timex-Sinclair Survival Column
The scene shows a small room filled with computer equipment. An. unattended computer is shown dialing all telephone numbers in...
Mark FendrickComputer ShopperSeptember 1984
Timex-Sinclair Survival Column
This month marks the second anniversary of the Timex decision to exit the home computer market. Many of us thought...
Computer ShopperFebruary 1986
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...
Mark FendrickComputer ShopperFebruary 1987
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...
Mark FendrickComputer ShopperJanuary 1987
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...
Mark FendrickComputer ShopperMarch 1986
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...
Mark FendrickComputer ShopperApril 1985
Timex-Sinclair Survival Column
As readers of this column are aware, Computer Shopper has long been one of the biggest supporters of the Sinclair...
Mark FendrickComputer ShopperNovember 1987
Timex-Sinclair Survival Column
What is it about computers in general, and Sinclair computers in particular, that draws many of us so strongly to...
Mark FendrickComputer ShopperOctober 1985
Timex, Sinclair, and the Clones
At the Winter Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, there was much fan-fare surrounding the official introduction of the Timex/Sinclair...
SYNCMay/June 1983
Timex’s Marketing Cited for Poor Sales
Three decades ago, the Timex Corporation made its name by turning wristwatches into commodities, selling inexpensive, reliable timepieces in thousands...
The New York TimesFebruary 23, 1984
Timex/Sinclair Sales Drop
Sales of the Timex 1000 (ne Sinclair ZX81), once the most popular home computer, have plunged. Orders for its new...
Computers & ElectronicsDecember 1983
Timex/Sinclair User for States
A NEW MAGAZINE for the owners of Timex/Sinclair machines in the U.S. has been launched by ECC Publications, the publishers...
Sinclair UserMay 1983
Timex/Sinclair User Group of Fort Worth, Texas September Meeting Notes
The meeting was called to order by our president, Gene Pickens. Even though only 10 members were present at this...
The Data ExpansionOctober 1986
Timex/Sinclair Users Column
A new computer owner sitting down at the keyboard, and trying to write a program for the first time may...
Computer ShopperJuly 1984
Timex/Sinclair Users Group Meeting of Fort Worth, Texas
The meeting convined in MEETING ROOM “С” of the Fort Worth Public Library at 300 Taylor Street in downtown Fort...
The Data ExpansionSeptember 1986
Timex/Sinclair’s Timely Update
Projected and actual release dates for new computers seldom coincide, and the Timex/Sinclair color computer fell prey to that ‘arrival...
Microcomputing MagazineFebruary 1984
Timexpectations: What Can You Expect?
Welcome to the first issue … the collector's issue … of T1MEX SINCLAIR USER, the independent magazine which aims to...
Timex Sinclair UserJune 1983
Tips on ZX81/TS1000 Computer Repair
The following is a brief record, based on practical experience, of what kinds of things go wrong with the ZX81...
QZXAugust 1993
TMS9918A Video Upgrade: Part 1
The TMS9918A video project consists of two PC boards, a small modification/addition to the main computer board, and a +5,...
SyncWare NewsSept-Oct 1984
Tone Dialer
This program for the 2068 uses the SOUND command to dial touch tone numbers. It has a 20 number memory...
The RAMTOPAugust 1985
Toronto Timex Sinclair Users Group: A History
In October 1982 a short advert appeared in the classified section of the Toronto Star, asking persons who might be...
Sinc-LinkJanuary/February 1989
Transferring MSDOS files to the TS2068
Recently I was given an MSDOS disk by Bill Harmer, of Ottawa, to see what I could do with it....
Sinc-LinkMay/June 1990
Translations: Memotext to ZX Pro/File
If you have a Memotext word-processor module and 64K RAM, you undoubtedly have already made use of its powerful “text”...
SyncWare NewsSept-Oct 1984
Tricks of the Trade
Anyone who uses a wordprocessing program has done it. Greeting card programs even do it. But what if I want...
ISTUG NewsletterNovember - December 1989
Tricks Sinclair Never Gave Us
At the January meeting of CATUG, Bob Swoger said he would like to see a new article by me for...
Nite-Times NewsSeptember - October 1990
TRS-80 MC-10 ‘battles’ T/S 2000
The mass-market personal computer battle continues to heat up. Timex and Radio Shack have announced new home computers. Radio Shack’s...
InfoworldJune 20, 1983
True 64 Columns on the 2068
OS-64 is a plug-in cartridge that gives the 2068 a 64 column display operating system and includes full size printer...
SUMFebruary 1986
Try This
TS1000/ZX81 (1K RAM or more) Type in the following lines. Make sure the computer is in SLOW mode, press RUN...
SYNCMarch/April 1984
TS 1000 News
Taken from the June 1989 issue of ZX-Appeal – Newsletter of the Vancouver Sinclair Users Group. INSOMNIAC ELECTRONICS UPDATE Gerd...
Harrisburg Area Timex Sinclair Users Group NewsletterAug 1989
TS 2068 Machine Code: A Book Review
Introduction to 2068 Machine Code by Dr. Lloyd Dreger & Advanced 2068 Machine Code by Dr. Lloyd Dreger / S.M.U.G....
Jim RodlinSinclair Timex User Group NewsletterSeptember/October 1988
TS 2068 Printer Interface
This month I will discuss building a printer interface for the 2068. With all the software out on the market...
Joseph WilliamsonSUMJanuary 1985
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
TS 2068 Review
When I last wrote about the 2068 two months ago, I really didn’t have a chance to put the computer...
SUM
TS-2068 Gets Rave Reviews
Since Timex finally introduced its new Timex-Sinclair 2068 color computer this past October/November, it has received very favorable reviews in...
SUM
TS1000 Controls 38,000 Volts
The government power company in the province of Mendoza, Argentina (EMSS) had a big problem. They had to develope a...
Guillermo Antonio Garcia (LU8MAD)QZXJuly 1990
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...
Thomas B. WoodsComputer UpdatesSpring 1986
TS2050 Modem
I ordered the Timex 2050 modem back in January hoping I would get it in time to use in a...
SUMJune 1984
TS2068 Digitizer
The club is selling digitizer boards. – For one assembled, tested and shipped the cost will be $49.95 + $3...
SMUG BytesFebruary 1989
TS2068 Programming Tips
Although the TS2068 users manual does an outstanding job in acquainting the user with the computer, obviously it cannot include...
Sharon Zardetto AkerSYNCMarch/April 1984
TS2068 Programming Tips
Our thanks to Games to Learn By for letting us borrow these tips from their Timex Survivors Flyer (P.0,Box 575,...
T-S HorizonsJuly/August 1984
TS2068 ROM to EPROM
One of the ways in which a TS2068 can be put to use in an unconventional manner is to replace...
Alex Burr (K5XY)QZXAugust 1993
TS2068 Timachine – A Fix
The purpose of this write-up is to explain what was done and why to enable large printer printing of the...
Sinc-LinkJanuary/February 1992
TS2068 vs TI 99/4A and TRS-80 Coco II
Many people have asked me which computer is the “best” computer. That has always been a tough question to answer....
Sincus NewsDecember 1984
Turbo and TurboPE
In the May/June 2000 issue of QL Today, George Gwilt mentions that he has updated Turbo to work under SMSQ/E....
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalOctober 2000
Turbo Compiler
TURBO, the SuperBasic compiler, has been updated and released for almost a year. Simon Goodwin is the original author with...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalDecember 2001
Turbo Config
TURBO does not support standard Qjump Config Blocks. George Gwilt has created TURBO Config, a tool that allows Config blocks...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalDecember 2001
Twelve Coins
We received a nice reply to our puzzle about 12 coins of equal denomination but one was a counterfeit. With...
George ChambersThe PlotterApril 1994
TYB*BYTS
USE THE BEEPER The next time you have a program that takes a long time to run (or to SAVE/LOAD),...
John (Basil) Wentworth
Kent Cook
Fred Nachbaur
SyncWare NewsJanuary/February 1988
TYD BITS
Probably most of you have received notice of the bankruptcy of QUANTUM COMPUTING. Apparently, the notices were sent to everyone...
SyncWare News
TYD BYTS
Take Care of Those 2040 Printouts As we all have discovered, to our sorrow, those printouts produced by the TS2040...
SyncWare News
TYD BYTS
Don’t Clog Your Memory With GOSUBs Perhaps you didn’t know that you can exhaust the memory of your TS 2068...
SyncWare News
TYD*BYTS
OS64 Bug I recently discovered a latent catastrophe in my OS64 cartridge version 1.72. The cart. sets RAMTOP at 65255....
Kent CookSyncWare NewsSeptember/October 1987
TYD*BYTS
PC8300 VIDEO FIX One of the most common complaints with the PC8300 is that the characters tend to have a...
SyncWare NewsNovember/December 1987
U.K. Firm Bringing Out Small, Low-Priced Microcomputer
A British electronics company, Sinclair Research, said it is bringing out a microcomputer that measures nine inches by seven inches...
The Wall Street JournalJanuary 31, 1980
Ultra Hi-Res Graphics on the Timex 2068
Amongst the differences between the Spectrum and the 2068, there are the 2068’s video modes. These modes are not directly...
October 1985
Un-interruptable Power Supply
Onward to replacing our good old wall-plug power supply with something more substantial. You have several ways to go, and...
Fred NachbaurSyncWare News1984
Unisort
“UNISORT” is a universal sort program. It will do numeric as well as alpha sorts. It is a utility program...
S. Page EmorySUMAugust 1985
Universal Printer Driver
In Volume 1, I ran a series on getting the most out of your ZX/TS with full-size printer and Memotech...
SyncWare NewsJul-Aug 1985
UPDATE Routine
When at the main menu, enter a search command that ends with the reverse slash and the letter “U”. The...
Robert FischerExtensions
Upgrading to a “Real” Keyboard: E-Z Key Makes It Easy
Back in the September ’85 issue of SUM, we ran an article on adding a large size keyboard to your...
Joseph WilliamsonSUMMay 1986
Usborne books are delightful & fun
I have a friend who suffers from computer-phobia — fear of the chip. Whenever I try to interest him in...
Warren SmithTimex Sinclair UserAugust 1983
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...
Thomas B. WoodsComputer UpdatesWinter 1986
Use It
Eleven-yeah-old Keith Goode of Arlington, Texas, certainly gives you your money’s worth with this program. In the menu, Use It...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
User Defined Graphics for the TS-1000
Your own custom graphics for less than $10? With just three IC chips, and a few extra parts, you can...
SUMApril 1985
User Group News
In this column, we will list the regional user groups in Florida. If you have a users group here, please...
SUMSeptember 1984
Using a Modem with the QL
One of the most exciting things that a computer can be used for is telecommunications. The QL is not behind...
Richard CravySUMDecember 1985
Using Parallel Interface Printers With the QL
Technology Research and other QL hardware manufacturers have introduced centronics parallel interfaces to allow the QL to drive parallel printers,...
SUMMarch 1986
Using RAM Packs
TS1500 Plus 16K RAM Getting the TS1500 and the TS1016 RAM pack to work properly involves a little more than...
SYNCMarch/April 1984
Using Tasword II with the Zebra Serial Ports
In your article “Reviewing Two Printers“, SUM Apr11 ’86, you asked for information on the serial port of the Zebra...
C. Vernon TidwellSUMJune 1986
Using the “Tomy Tutor” Recorder with TS-2068
While looking in a Video Concepts store the other day, I came across some old computer accessories they were selling...
SUMJanuary 1986
Using Two TS1000 Computers and Two VOTEMS and John Snakenburg’s Data Program for a Jr. High Science Project
In my Physical Science class we were given the assignment to do a science fair project. I chose to do...
Triangle Sinclair Users GroupJanuary & February 1984
Vaporware?
In the first issue of IQLR, eighteen months ago, we encouraged QL users to support a new group being organized...
Dick TaylorInternational QL ReportNovember/December 1992
Vast database soon available to Sinclair users
With the next new computer from Sinclair Research not expected until next year, attention in the U.K. is being focussed...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
VDAQ – A Data Acquisition Development Program
Here is a program that demonstrates a simple yet effective way to get analog information (data) into your ZX81/TS1000/TS1500 computer,...
Fred NachbaurSyncWare News1984
Vendor Report
The article last month on connecting the 2068 to a plotter has elicited a great response from a number of...
SUMApril 1986
Vendor Report
First to report this month is the goings on with Sinclair in the U.S. and in England. After a seemingly...
SUMSeptember 1985
Vendor Report
Curry Computer is now the U.S. distributor for Pyramide Software of Paris France. Curry now has their first program for...
SUMJune 1986
Vendor Report
PleasanTrees Programming continues to supply ZX/TS software and will introduce new 2068 titles. They are closing out the last copies...
SyntaxSeptember 1984
Vendor Reports
Larken Electronics, RR#2 Navan Ontario, Canada K4B 1H9 has recently announced that they now have a disk drive system for...
SUMMay 1986
Vendor Reports
Budget Robotics & Computing of Tucson, AZ has purchased the rights to manufacture and sell the Computer Continuum Buffered Buss...
SUMJanuary 1985
Vendor Reports
TS COMPUTERFEST A midwest Timex/Sinclair Computerfest is being planned for May. Most software, hardware, magazines and other supporters will be...
SUMJanuary 1986
Vendor Reports
The Quickey 2068 is a keyboard overlay with legends printed on and available for TASWORD II/TASPRINT and MSCRIPT. Coming soon,...
SUMFebruary 1986
Vendor Reports
There are a number of reasons for the existence of magazines and newsletters supporting specific computer brands such as the...
SUMSeptember 1984
Vendors
Here is a list of vendors who are more or less active in selling Sinclair equipment, software or services. The...
Alex Burr (K5XY)QZXApril 1992
Vendors
Here is a list of vendors who are more or less active in selling Sinclair equipment, software or services. The...
Alex Burr (K5XY)QZXSeptember 1992
Vendors
Here is a list of vendors who are more or less active in selling Sinclair equipment, software or services. The...
Alex Burr (K5XY)QZXJuly 1993
Veni, Vidi Video, Vici
So far in “The Custom T/S,” I’ve shown you how to overcome problems with all three of the little inline...
Fred NachbaurSyncWare News1984
VIEWord
VIEWord is the first in a series of software packages for the TS2068 being produced by Jim Clatfelter. It is...
SUMOctober 1984
Votem Cassette Controller
If you have a VOTEM, or if this article talks you into buying one, here is a simple modification which...
Fred NachbaurSyncWare News1984
Welcome to issue number two of PRO/FILE EXTENSIONS
I think you will really enjoy the additional capabilities available by adding the following routines. As things are added to...
Robert FischerExtensions
Welcome to the first issue of Extensions
Welcome to the first issue of EXTENSIONS, an unofficial and irregularly printed newsletter for PRO/FILE 2068 owners. As of now...
Robert FischerExtensions
What Can You Buy for Under $1000?
The Sinclair ZX80 is compact enough to slip easily into a brief case or tote bag. Since the ZX80 weighs...
Creative ComputingSeptember 1981
What is ZX26?
In 1991, Andre Baune of Quebec, Canada, published a newsletter called “ZX-91: 10 Years Later.” It was a newsletter for...
Tim SwensonZX-26January 2026
What, We Worry?
For those of you who thought that we were just a couple of non-existent characters beyond your end-of-line marker, we...
SyncWare NewsSeptember/October 1985
What’s Become of the Sinclair-Timex Retail Network
The retailing network for Sinclair-Timex products in Boston is in a shambles. For months now users have been asking the...
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterAugust 1983
What’s in a Name?
We also talked abut the term COMPUTERFEST. Gary Ganger pointed out that the term is owned by the Dayton Microcomputer...
John (Basil) WentworthSyncWare NewsJanuary/February 1988
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,...
James RobertsFamily ComputingApril 1984
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...
Family ComputingAugust 1984
Wheatstone Bridge Circuit Using S.E. in Electronics
Unlocking the complexities of electrical circuits, this analysis uses simultaneous equations to untangle the mysterious world of currents and resistances...
Fred NachbaurSyncWare News1984
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 ShopperSeptember 1984
Where to Find ZX-81/TS-1000/TS-1500 Supplies
The following is a list of ZX81/TS 1000/1500 dealers. Included is a brief rundown of what they carry (hardware or...
SUMMay 1986
Whither Clive?
This is a somewhat roundabout story, but bear with us. Lotus, that outstanding manufacturer of winning race cars as well...
SYNCMarch/April 1984
Who says that graphics have to be complicated?
All you need to start is a simple understanding of the PLOT command, says professor and author Michael K. Barnett...
Timex Sinclair UserJuly 1983
Why a Computer Show?
Personally, I was tired of hearing “What can you do with a personal computer?” not to mention, “What can you...
Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterOctober 1983
Why Timelines BBS was Founded and What is Timelines BBS?
Timelines….BBS was founded out of frustration of not having a Timex/Sinclair BBS that I could log on to that spoke...
The RAMTOPJanuary/February 1988
Why Would You Want CP/M+?
The first time I knew that CP/M was available to us via the AERCO disk system and the ZEBRA FDD...
David BaulchThe Data ExpansionApril 1988
Winback Version 2.20
If you happen to own a Miracle hard drive or the new ED (3.2 meg) drives you’re going to eventually...
Frank DavisInternational QL ReportMarch/April 1993
Wind Chimes and the ZX/TS Computer
Program to calculate the lengths of tubing for wind chimes.
Carter ScholzSYNCNovember/December 1983
Word Wrap
Now that I have an HP Deskjet 520 inkjet printer, I’m starting to think about what type of output I...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalMarch 1995
Workin’ in the Software Patch
Our feature program this month is OMNICALC 2, the impressive spreadsheet program from Microsphere, Ltd. OMNICALC 2 was reviewed in...
SUMApril 1986
Working Directory
As we all know, QDOS did not come with the concept of directories and subdirectories. A number of extensions to...
Tim SwensonQL Hacker’s JournalJuly 1998
WORM Enhancements
Editor’s Note: The following article expands upon Gordon Young’s program published in issues 5, 6, 7, and 9 of TS...
Allen H. WolachT-S HorizonsApri 1985
Writing A Pente Program For The QL
First, let me introduce myself. I’m 25 years old, live in France (as I’m French) and have had a QL...
QL Hacker’s JournalOctober 1995
WRX 16 Hi-Res for the 1000
For several years, ZX81/TS1000 owners have dreamed of a simple bit-mapped high-resolution system for their machines. The quest began with...
SyncWare NewsNov-Dec 1986
Zebra Graphics Tablet for 2068
Have you been looking for a way to do screen displays easier than figuring the PLOT and DRAW positions? This...
Dennis JurriesTime Designs MagazineSeptember/October 1985
Zebra Talker – A Review
The Zebra Talker is a hardware and software combination that will allow you to synthesize human speech. The system is...
Joseph WilliamsonSUMJuly 1985
ZIP Basic Compiler
The resident language in the T/S 2068 is Sinclair BASIC (an altered version of Microsoft BASIC). BASIC is a relatively...
Michael CarverTime Designs MagazineSeptember/October 1985
ZVOICE
Like many of you, I have been fascinated by the idea of speech synthesis. I even bought a GI SP0256...
ZX-AppealOctober 1986
ZVOICE Part 2
Listing 4 shows how a text to speech program can be implemented. A text string is scanned one word at...
CATS NewsletterJanuary 1987
ZX 81 News and Resources
Bug alert for Aerco CP-ZX ver 2.2 centronics interface. Review of JLO Video Upgrade Project (TMS9918A). Hardware User Report: JLO...
T-S HorizonsFebruary/March 1986
ZX-81 10th Anniversary
Last month at the Federal Computer Conference, they had key-note address on the 10th anniversary of the IBM PC. On...
Tim SwensonCATS NewsletterNovember 1991
ZX-81 taking off in the States
THE ZX-81 is beginning to take off in the States. An agreement between Sinclair Research and the American Express credit...
Sinclair UserAugust 1982
ZX/TS RAM Pseudo Disk
If you have a 64K RAM on your ZX/TS, you can recover from crashes by periodically saving your work in...
Bob KinnonSyntaxMay 1984
ZX/TS Repair Guide – Part II
This is the second in a series of articles on how to repair your ZX81 and TS1000. I will also...
SUMOctober 1984
ZX/TS Repair Guide, Part I
This begins a series of articles on how to repair the problems’ that spring up with your ZX81 and TS1000....
SUMSeptember 1984
ZX/TS ROM and RAM Addressing
ROM/RAM Immaterial As a result of my article “Your Timex-Sinclair Can Become a Remote Terminal” (Sync 2:6) a number of...
SYNCMarch/April 1984
ZXVoice
For starters, would you please dig out your October 1986 issue of ZX-Appeal and read Wilf Rigter’s article on pg...
ZX-AppealMarch 1987
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