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TitleAuthor(s)PublicationDate
“Z88 Computing” Book Review
Review of the book “Z88 Computing” by Ion Sinclair, covering the Cambridge Z88 portable computer.
Dave BennettTimelinezApril 1989
A Few Z88 CLI Applications
Short routines for the Z88.
Update MagazineJanuary 1992
A First Look: Sir Clive’s Newest Microchip Wonder
A comprehensive first review of the Cambridge Z88 laptop computer, covering its Z80 CPU, 32K RAM, 128K EPROM, and the...
Tim WoodsTime Designs MagazineNovember/December 1987
A Letter from England
A UK-based correspondent surveys the current QL hardware and software landscape in Britain and Europe, covering products such as the...
Chris FowlerThe RAMTOPSummer 1993
A little tab will do you in PipeDreamUpdate MagazineJanuary 1991
A Look at the new Light Portables Compared to the Z88
The introduction of the Z88 in late 1987 appears to have started a real revolution in lightweight RAM Disk based...
Dave BennettHarrisburg Area Timex Sinclair Users Group NewsletterDec 1989
A Review of ‘Manual A’ for the Z88
Manual for the Z88 written by Mike Fink.
Update MagazineJuly 1991
A Review of Z88 Magic
Book about Z88 that provides information about the computer in an accessible manner.
Update MagazineOctober 1995
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 Surprise Box of Tricks
Z88 Review
ZXir QLive Alive!Winter 1994
A Z88 Users GroupSinc-LinkMay/June 1989
American Micro Systems catalog
QL and Z88 hardware and software available.
TS BulletinJanuary 1990
American Micro Systems QL and Z-88 Product Catalogue
Reprints the product catalog from American Micro Systems, San Jose CA (listed in TimeLinez), covering QL hardware and software: ROM...
Bill HarmerTS BulletinJanuary 1990
Batteries for the Z88ZXir QLive Alive!Fall 1994
Bits & BytesThe PlotterMarch 1987
Bits & BytesThe PlotterApril 1987
Bits & BytesThe PlotterDecember 1988
Bits & BytesThe PlotterJanuary 1990
Bits & PiecesZX-AppealJanuary 1989
Bits & PiecesZX-AppealJanuary 1990
Byte Reviews Z88The HackerMarch 1989
BZ80 Basic Program Filter for the Z88
Short BBC Basic program translated to the Z88.
Update MagazineApril 1996
Cables for the Z88Update MagazineJanuary 1995
Cambridge Computer Extends SalesThe HackerFebruary 1989
Cambridge Launches New ProductThe HackerFebruary 1989
Cambridge New England Launches Second Wave on Vegas’ CESThe HackerFebruary 1989
Cambridge Z88 NewsNotes
When UPDATE purchased the Z88 back in January 1989 three issues of “News Notes” were received. NewsNotes is a very...
Update MagazineJuly 1989
Carry on CliveZX-AppealFebruary - March 1988
Check This OutThe HackerFebruary 1989
Chris Fenn’s Column: Z88/PSION News and BBS Listings
Chris Fenn covers the PSION MC400 laptop delay, the new Z88 1 MEG RAM cartridge, Z88 CLI file command examples,...
Chris FennThe HackerApr 1990
Club Z88 Pipeline
Letter about plan to develop a Z88-specific newsletter.
Update MagazineJanuary 1989
Comedian Thinks Z88 Not So FunnyThe HackerNovember 1989
Comparison Revisited
Comparison between Cambridge Z88 and Tandy 200.
The HackerAugust 1988
Conversion of Data in BASIC on the Z88CATS NewsletterDecember 1988
Datatronics 2400P Modem ReviewUpdate MagazineJanuary 1991
Datatronics Discovery 1200P Modem
One of the main uses for my Z88 is a portable terminal. I thought that it would be nice to...
Dave BennettHarrisburg Area Timex Sinclair Users Group NewsletterOct 1989
Domino Cubes
This monthly column is to help those who own the Z-88 and to entice those who don’t into buying it.
Update MagazineJanuary 1990
Down Under ReportZX-AppealJanuary 1989
England to Receive U.S. DonationThe HackerMarch 1989
EurotechZX-AppealSeptember 1988
Excerpts on the Z88 from The HackerUpdate MagazineOctober 1991
Exploring Def FN and FN
Programming math formulas using DEF FN.
Update MagazineJuly 1991
Few Useful Z88 CLI RoutinesZXir QLive Alive!Autumn 1996
First Club Z88 Newsletter OutThe HackerMarch 1989
First Time Procedure For Your Z88Update MagazineOctober 1993
For Sir Clive, There’s Always a TomorrowZX-AppealJune 1987
For Your Sinclair
Desktop publishing software from Lemke Software Development and Charles Stelding. Z88, Spectrum +3 announcement. Notes about Second Annual Midwest Timex...
Time Designs MagazineMarch/April 1987
Former Cambridge Salesman Tries Database for Mail OrderThe HackerJune 1990
Former Cambridge Salesman Tries Database for Mail OrdersSinc-LinkSeptember/October 1990
Forum
Random Access From Our Readers (short tips, suggestions and requests from readers) Silicon Mountain Computers to Close Doors Cedric Bastiaans,...
SyncWare NewsMay/June 1988
From the Desk of Chris Fenn
Short editorial about Psion MC400 delays, Z88 updates.
The HackerApril 1990
From the Disk of Chris FennThe HackerMarch 1990
From The Editor’s Cluttered Desk
Themed issues; where to get your computer fixed; computer in business; Maryland doctor uses ZX81; Brazil’s TK 90X; Fred Nachbaur,...
Time Designs MagazineSeptember/October 1987
GEnie Laptop SIG Under ConstructionThe HackerJune 1989
IBM Archive to Z88 Diary
Procedure to export a file from Psion’s Archive to load into the Z88 Diary program.
Update MagazineOctober 1991
Improved Z88-QL CableHarrisburg Area Timex Sinclair Users Group NewsletterSeptember 1989
Inexpensive Z-88 Parallel to Serial ConverterZXir QLive Alive!Fall 1993
Inexpensive Z-88 Parallel to Serial ConverterSinc-LinkJuly/August 1993
Inexpensive Z88 Parallel to Serial ConverterUpdate MagazineJuly 1993
Input/OutputNite-Times NewsMay - June 1992
Insomnia Over the Z88ZXir QLive Alive!Summer 1997
Internal Memory Expansion for the Z88
Upgrading the Z88 internal RAM.
Update MagazineJuly 1996
Laptop Computer Review
Overview of less-expensive laptop options, including the Z88.
SWYMSeptember 1990
Laptop Computer ReviewSWYMSeptember 1990
Laptop Computers
Survey article reviewing portable computers of the era including the Tandy Model 100, Toshiba 1000, NEC ProSpeed 386, NEC Ultralite,...
Michael StoneSWYMJuly - August 1990
Laptop Portable: 200 Pounds
By the time you’re reading this, Cambridge Computer Ltd., Sir Clive Sinclair’s new company, is expecting to be making deliveries...
SyncWare NewsMay/June 1987
Letter about Z88Update MagazineJanuary 1989
Letter about Z88ZX-AppealMarch 1990
Letter from Cambridge GroupTimelinezJuly - December 1990
Me and My Z(88)
I recently acquired a 288 portable computer. For those of you who have never heard of it, it is a...
Mike JonasNESQLUG NewsJune/July 1994
New, News, Views and ReviewsSincus NewsMay - June 1987
News on the Z88 in North AmericaUpdate MagazineOctober 1992
Newsletters and Clubs
Comprehensive update on the Timex/Sinclair user group and newsletter landscape: Vancouver TSUG seeking material and a new editor; Larken Electronics...
Bill HarmerTS BulletinSeptember 1990
Not Quite An Editorial, Just News
Updates on hardware and software for QL, TS 2068 and Z88 users.
Update MagazineApril 1992
Oops! Another Mistake
The ZX81 and Z88 were featured in Playboy magazine.
The HackerApril 1989
Organization of Memory
Z88 memory map.
Update MagazineJuly 1989
Paul Bingham Evaluates the Z88: Is the New Computer Too Much of a Break From Tradition?Time Designs MagazineSeptember/October 1988
Portable Disk Drive AvailableThe HackerJuly 1989
Portable Disk Drive Available
The most important accessory you’11 ever need for your Z88 computer is now available, and like the Z88, it’s small,...
Dave BennettHarrisburg Area Timex Sinclair Users Group NewsletterAug 1989
PotpourriCATS NewsletterJanuary 1988
Printer Editor Setup for the Z88 and HP Deskjet 520Update MagazineJanuary 1995
Program to Calculate Prime NumbersUpdate MagazineApril 1994
Program.. Patch.Bas
Program to add editing capabilities to BBC Basic on the Z88.
Update MagazineOctober 1990
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
QL to Z88 LinkupUpdate MagazineOctober 1989
QZ QLHarrisburg Area Timex Sinclair Users Group NewsletterJuly 1989
Safe as Houses – Z88 Security
Program to secure your Z88.
Update MagazineJanuary 1993
Sinclair Introduces New Computer
Reprint of a brief item from the San Francisco Chronicle (February 18, 1987) reporting Clive Sinclair’s announcement of a new...
TimelinezMarch 1987
Sinclair Portable to Debut (Soon)
News brief about an upcoming Sinclair ZX Spectrum portable computer: reportedly the size of a Tandy Model 100, with a...
TimelinezSeptember 1985
Sinclair Vows Z-88 Will Be #1 In WorldTimelinezOctober - November 1987
Sinclair Z-88 Filling a Market Niche?
What makes the Z88 unique is its packaging. The computer is eight by eleven inches, weighs under two pounds and...
Update MagazineJanuary 1989
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
SincLink Contact Log — November/December 1988
The SincLink running log of phone calls, letters, and meeting reports for November–December 1988. Notable items include: a SHAREWARE FILE...
Bill MillerTimelinezDecember 1988
Sir Clive’s Z88Sinclair Timex User Group NewsletterMarch 1988
Some More Ideas on How to Create Multiple Columns in Z88 PipedreamUpdate MagazineJanuary 1991
Some Possible Links Between the Z88 and Other Computer
Diagram showing how to connect the Z88 to other computers.
QZXAugust 1993
The Cambridge Z88
Discussion of features and capabilities.
Update MagazineOctober 1989
The Cambridge Z88 Computer
A Sinclair portable from England: a first impression mini review.
Update MagazineApril 1989
The Cambridge Z88 Personal Computer
Reprint of press announcement.
Update MagazineJanuary 1989
The Changing Complexion of Timex-Sinclair Computing Seen at the Orlando 1988 Winter Fest
This issue of Up-Date was delayed a week to report upon the Orlando 1988 Winter Fest. Representing the Western USA...
Update MagazineApril 1988
The GEnie Information ServiceUpdate MagazineJanuary 1991
The Sinclair Z88 “Lap Top” Computer
So far as I can tell, there are only praise and enthusiasm coming from the owners of the Sinclair Z88....
Update MagazineOctober 1988
The Sinclair Z88 Small But Powerful
Demonstration of mixing word processor and spreadsheet features in same document.
Update MagazineJuly 1990
The Sinclair Z88: Considerations for Peripheral Design
Since the Z88 uses the Z-80 CPU, some of our better interfaces for the TS-2068 offer the prospects for easy...
Update MagazineJanuary 1990
The Z88 and Telecommunications
The Z88 is particularly well suited for communicating to modems and other computers. A serial port which communicates up to...
Update MagazineApril 1990
The Z88 and Telecommunications
Notes on connecting a Z88 to another computer.
Update MagazineOctober 1991
The Z88 and Telecommunications
The Z88 is particularly well suited for communicating to modems and other computers. A serial port which communicates up to...
Dave BennettCATS NewsletterJuly 1990
The Z88 Computer: Experience of a user
User’s review and experiences with the Cambridge Z88.
CATS NewsletterAugust 1988
The Z88 Source BookZXir QLive Alive!Autumn 2001
The Z88 Source Book
Section 2.
ZXir QLive Alive!Winter 2001
The Z88 Source Book
Section 3
ZXir QLive Alive!Spring 2002
The Z88 Source BookZXir QLive Alive!Summer 2002
The Z88 Source BookZXir QLive Alive!Winter 2002
The Z88: Experience of a UserCATS NewsletterAugust 1988
They Like the Z88
The September 1987 issue of Great Britain’s prestigious Personal Computer World magazine contains a very favorable review of the Cambridge...
SyncWare NewsSeptember/October 1987
Timex TidbitsNite-Times NewsAugust 1988
Timex TidbitsNite-Times NewsJanuary - February 1989
Timex/Sinclair News & Resources: Z88 Preview
A preview of Sir Clive Sinclair’s Cambridge Z88 laptop computer, based on a review by Guy Kewney in the March...
The RAMTOPMar 1987
Timex/Sinclair News and TipsNite-Times NewsApril 1987
Transferring Z-88 Files to the 2068Nite-Times NewsSeptember/October 1992
Transferring Z-88 Files to the 2068Update MagazineOctober 1992
Transferring Z-88 Files to the 2068Sinc-LinkSeptember/October 1992
Translation of a Z88 Review that appeared in the November 1987 issue of the French magazine Science & Vie MicroSinc-LinkMarch/April 1988
Traveling with the Z88
Notes on using the Z88 on the road, including connecting a modem.
Update MagazineJanuary 1996
TS 2068 – Z88 Transfer via MODEMZXir QLive Alive!Summer 1992
Union City Man Conveys His Love For Computers
About Tim Swenson.
ZXir QLive Alive!Autumn 2001
Updated Program for QUILL
Short notice about an upgraded version of SPELLBOUND, a spell checker add-on for the QL’s QUILL word processor, released by...
SMUG BytesDecember 1990
Using Modems in Hotels
Here is an article I found on GEnie about using modems in hotel rooms. It was written by an Epson...
Harrisburg Area Timex Sinclair Users Group NewsletterOct 1989
Vive Le Z88
Lawrence (Larry) Chavarie of Ottawa sends us his masterly translation of an article from the French publication “Science et Vie”...
SyncWare NewsJanuary/February 1988
Word Perfect Power with the Z88
Editing Z88 documents with Word Perfect.
Update MagazineOctober 1989
Z ColumnTime Designs MagazineJuly/August 1988
Z-Column
Column about the Z88.
Time Designs MagazineMarch/April 1988
Z88ZXir QLive Alive!Winter 2000
Z88 – My Memory SurpriseZXir QLive Alive!Spring 1995
Z88 – Power to YouZXir QLive Alive!Spring 1995
Z88 … more on Sir Clive’s microchip wonder
Overview of the laptop computer.
Time Designs MagazineJanuary/February 1988
Z88 ASCII Translation Programs
Program to convert Z88 text file to one that can be used on a QL or PC.
Update MagazineJanuary 1992
Z88 Batteries FeedbackZXir QLive Alive!Winter 1994
Z88 Battery Replacement
Bill Jones discovers that the Z88 retains programs/data even when the batteries die.
Update MagazineJuly 1989
Z88 BBS Announcement
Two-part announcement for the ZED-88 BBS, dedicated exclusively to Cambridge Z88 users and located on the US East Coast (703-968-9433,...
Gerald LindsayTimelinezJuly-December 1989
Z88 Biorythm ProgramUpdate MagazineJanuary 1993
Z88 ComputingHarrisburg Area Timex Sinclair Users Group NewsletterMarch-April 1989
Z88 Connections to Hayes Modem
Two methods of connecting a modem.
Update MagazineJanuary 1996
Z88 External Battery BoxUpdate MagazineJuly 1995
Z88 Fax News
New publication for the Z88 that is distributed by fax.
Update MagazineApril 1990
Z88 Fax NewsUpdate MagazineOctober 1990
Z88 Fax NewsISTUG NewsletterSeptember - October 1990
Z88 Flow ChartUpdate MagazineOctober 1994
Z88 Glossary of TermsUpdate MagazineApril 1993
Z88 Hailed in National Publication
Jerry Pournelle and Laurence Loeb praise the Z88 in Byte magazine.
The HackerJuly 1989
Z88 Hardware ConnectionsUpdate MagazineApril 1993
Z88 MacLink ReviewUpdate MagazineApril 1993
Z88 Magazine Update
The Z88 continues to be mentioned in MSDOS and Macintosh publications. The June 1989 issue of BYTE magazine had two...
Dave BennettHarrisburg Area Timex Sinclair Users Group NewsletterAug 1989
Z88 New Options-New AdvertisingISTUG NewsletterMay - June 1990
Z88 NewsUpdate MagazineOctober 1990
Z88 NewsSWYMOctober 1990
Z88 NewsSWYMDecember 1990
Z88 NewsSWYMJanuary 1991
Z88 NewsSWYMFebruary 1991
Z88 News and InformationUpdate MagazineJuly 1994
Z88 NotesHarrisburg Area Timex Sinclair Users Group NewsletterMay 1989
Z88 Pipedream Tip
I have found that the <> R command in Pipedrean is very powerful. Do some partial editing of a paragraph....
Dave BennettHarrisburg Area Timex Sinclair Users Group NewsletterAug 1989
Z88 Prime Number BenchmarkUpdate MagazineJuly 1993
Z88 Programs, Tips, and Other Useful Info
This program can be used to send files to the Z88 from the QL, using the Import menu. I tried...
Peter van DijkCATS NewsletterNovember 1988
Z88 Programs, Tips, and Other Useful Info
Tips and a QL SuperBASIC program for transferring files from the Cambridge Z88 to the Sinclair QL using the Z88...
Peter van DijkTimelinezNovember 1988
Z88 Review
I have owned a Z88 for about five months now. I thought I would give my impressions of it. I...
Update MagazineJanuary 1989
Z88 Review
Republished from Computer Shopper.
Stan VeitThe Data ExpansionJuly 1988
Z88 RevisitedZXir QLive Alive!Autumn 1997
Z88 ROM and Internal RAM UpgradeUpdate MagazineOctober 1994
Z88 Spreadsheet UseUpdate MagazineJanuary 1992
Z88 Testimonials Keep Presses RollingThe HackerJuly 1989
Z88 to IBM or TS2068 Cable
Wiring diagram for a homemade RS232 cable connecting the Cambridge Z88 (DB9 male) to an IBM PC (DB25 female), tested...
Dave BennettTimelinezJuly-December 1989
Z88 to QL ConnectionsHarrisburg Area Timex Sinclair Users Group NewsletterMarch-April 1989
Z88 to QL Connections
Documents a cable or connection method for interfacing the Cambridge Z88 portable computer with the Sinclair QL,.
Dave BennettTimelinezApril 1989
Z88 to QL Transfer ProgramCATS NewsletterOctober 1988
Z88 to Sinclair Transfer Link
Review of program/cable to transfer files from Z88 to/from QL.
Update MagazineApril 1989
Z88 User Produces Just The Fax?The HackerMarch 1990
Z88BAS.TXTUpdate MagazineJuly 1995

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