Serving Timex-Sinclair
Personal Computers
SYNTAX
A PUBLICATION OF THE HARVARD GROUP
VOL.4 NO.2
ISSN 0273-2696
FEB , 1983
IN THIS ISSUE
WINTER CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW REPORT
8K Programs
Sweethearts.5
Blast.5
When You Forget
Syntactic Sum.6
Book Review
Mastering Machine Code
on Your ZX81.14
49 Explosive Games
For Your ZX81.18
Classified Ads.19
Dear Editor.10
Hardware Review
JK-310.17
Hardware Tip
Keyboard Conversion...16
Machine Code Programming
Concatenating Machine
Code.6
Mod To Use Hunter RAM
with > 32K.18
News, New Products.. 1,2,3
On GOTO Statements.5
Program Improvements....4
Software Review
Reversi.8
Syntax Errors.4
Users' Groups.4
When You Forget Syntactic
Sum.6
Index to Advertisers
Brainchild Computer.... 18
Byte-Back Co.4
CAI Instruments.14
E-Z Key.8
Frog Software.17
Intercomputer Inc.7
Kopak Creations, Inc...15
Melbourne House.16
Memotech Corp.12,13
Sinclair Research, Ltd..9
Sof tsync.11
Timex's TS2040 thermal printer will hit the
stores this quarter. Priced at $99.95, it
matches both TS1000 and TS2000 machines in
color and styling and works with either one.
Timex will deliver TS2000S, the US ver¬
sion of the ZX Spectrum, during 2nd quarter
1983. Priced at $199.95 for 48K RAM, this 8-
color computer sets a tough value standard
for others to meet. You'll also see a 16K
version for $149.95. Timex also announced
tiny (1 1/2 x 2 x 1/8) TS2000 cartridge
software up to 32K ROM, priced below $25.
SYNTAX thinks TS2000S will differ from
Spectrum machines by more than TV scan rate.
We expect Sinclair BASIC listings will be
mostly compatible and programs with ROM calls
or systems variables will need modification.
TS1000 tapes need special software to load
into TS2000S and then need modified system
variables and translation to ASCII.
As others hawked TS1000 clones for March
or June delivery, Timex countered with a $15
rebate on TS1000S during the first quarter.
Mindware printers are in stores now and
Mindware showed full screen dump on the MW100
Sidewinder using 1 3/4" wide tape plus 132
column x 12 line printouts printed lengthwise
on the tape. We also saw Quickload operate—
impressive, reliable and fast.
For those who must check out competitive
machines, you'll want to see these: B/W—TI
99/2, Sanyo PHC20, and VZ200; Color—Mattel
Aquarius, Sanyo PHC25, Spectravideo SV 318, &
Panasonic JR 200 (Highest-priced last; all
$99-299 at retail, available midyear).
FORTH enthusiasts—look at the Jupiter
ACE, designed by Stephen Vickers and Richard
Altwasser. Available in the US from Data-
Assette of Oxford, PA, this machine has FORTH
in ROM with the Z80A processor bus available
at the rear. Many ZX/TS accessories will
work with special cables.
Sinclair has discontinued kit sales.
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NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
Crash Guard, made of heavy acrylic,
protects your 16K RAM from acciden¬
tal unplugging. $19.95, 10-day
trial, satisfaction guaranteed.
Expense Cutters Products Inc., POB
9543, Raytown, MO 64133.
Free machine code wall charts.
Send mailing tube/large envelope
with name, address, zip and 35
cents for postage (stamps O.K.).
Henri Poche', 5751 River Rd., New
Orleans, LA 70123.
Zip-sorted, adhesive-backed mailing
lists available: US user groups
(about 60), $6 ppd; software sup¬
pliers (about 200), $11 ppd; hard¬
ware suppliers (about 85), $6 ppd?
ZX/TS owners being compiled, to
add your name send it with address
and zip. TSG Enterprises, 54
Richwood PI., Denville, NJ 07834.
Domino arcade game now available.
Program on cassette, $9.95 check or
MO. More info: JPR Software, Box
4155, Winter Park, FL 32793.
Biocal Software has a new free
catalog. Send legal-size SASE to
Biocal Software, 340 Cypress Drive,
Fairfax, CA 94930.
Plug-in MEMOCALC gives spreadsheet
analysis of any table of numbers.
Screen acts as a window to table.
Maximum size of table is determined
by memory capacity? with 64K, you
get up to 250 rows or 99 columns.
Performs iterative calculations and
re-evaluates. Memotech Corp., 7550
W. Yale Ave., Suite 200, Denver, CO
80227, 303/986-1516.
Blank C-5, C-10 and C-12 computer
tapes, labels, packaging and mar¬
keting, data cassette duplication.
PC board layout and manufacture for
your hardware. Limited disk and
EPROM duplication. Free brochure.
Computer Engineering Services, P.0.
Box 1222, Show Low, AZ 85901.
Loan Analysis Program (needs 16K)
reduced. Helps analyze loans, cal¬
culate compound interest and depre¬
ciation. Also calculates monthly
payment for existing or new loan?
duration of pay back on loan; af¬
fordable loan amount? amortization
tables and more. On tape $9.95
plus $1.50 P&H. R.S. Panwar, 2035
Kentland Dr., Houston, TX 77067
32K plus I/O unit gives 4 parallel
I/O ports and 32K memory to ZX/TS.
Unit plugs into back of ZX/TS and
connects to other devices. Can
interface to A/D converters and
temperature probes through ports.
Complete unit (4 ports, 32K, cables
for ports, documentation) is $155
+$4.95 P&H. Partially populated
board (I/O ports and room for 32K
expansion later) is $50+$4.95 P&H.
Wisconsinc Electronics, POB 332,
Milton, WI 53563.
METAGRAPHICS creates drawings with
over 2000 graphics characters and
backrounds, $12.95. Needs 16K, on
tape. Calliope Software, 4130 Coe
Dr. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110.
GRAPHPAK features bar graphs, line
graphs, pie charts and area graphs.
Plots data and helps in financial
planning. 10K BASIC program on
tape is listable. $14.95 with
P+H. Practical Computer Products,
21111 Strathmoor Ln., Huntington
Beach, CA 92646.
Decision Maker helps you decide by
helping you evaluate options. It
scores points statistically and
ranks options in order of benefit.
Career Path is based on psychologi¬
cal theory linking personality to
career decisions. Both need 16K,
are user friendly, documentation,
$14.50 each plus $1.50 P&H. Melear
Marketing, 3615 Saxon Way,
Marietta, GA 30062, 404/977-1295.
SixPac includes FORTH interpreter/
compiler, spreadsheet, inventory
management, calendar, household
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budget, and data base management
programs. Each program includes
documented source listing and in¬
structions; needs 16K. Package,
$24.95+$3 P&H. SofTek, Box 4232,
Santa Fe, NM 87502.
Prevent memory module "wobble and
die" syndrome. RAMSTRAP holds RAM
pack in place. $3, $3.50 outside
US. RAMSTRAP, 104 Ridgeway Ave.,
Louisville, KY 40207.
TS1000S with built-in rechargeable
battery back-up protect against
temporary power loss, also power
16K RAM pack (not supplied). Power
on/off switch and indicator LEDs
provided. TS1000-B30 ($129.50 ppd.
in US) runs on battery up to 30
minutes, TS1000-B60 ($142.50) pro¬
tects against power loss up to 1
hour. FOURIER Analysis and Synthe¬
sis evaluates harmonic content of
repetitive waveform. Inverse oper¬
ation, constructing wave that re¬
sults from known harmonics, is also
possible. Comprehensive data re¬
view, editing and graphing routines
included. Tape includes sample
runs and memory saver version for
higher resolution. Needs at least
16K; listing and documentation $12;
listing, documentation, tape $17
ppd. MULTIPROGRAM gives multiple
program storage and assumes no pre¬
vious knowledge of MC programming;
step-by-step instructions take you
through block transfers. Needs at
least 16K, tape and instructions
$10 ppd. Battery back-up plans
with schematics and parts list, $10
ppd. Syncware Co., POB 5177, El
Monte, CA 91734.
f/22 Press cuts their 16K Darkstar
darkroom package (Oct.82 New Pro¬
ducts) to $400. Tape with instruc¬
tions, $49.95. f/22 Press, Bx 141,
Leonia, NJ 07605, 201/568-6250.
Hunter's 8K nonvolatile RAM board
kit now comes supplied one 6116LP3
(150ns) CMOS RAM at no extra cost.
Low power 6116 chip means lithium
should last 10 times longer—fully
populated board should retain mem¬
ory for about 2 years. Assembled
and tested version, $46.90; Kit,
$31.90 with P&H. Hunter, 1630
Forest Hills Dr., Okemos, MI 48864.
Draw and Recall lets you draw on
your TV screen and store picture
for later recall. Similar to Tur¬
tle graphics, enter an angle and
distance, and program draws the
line. Includes erase, move without
drawing, delete, display screen
position. Needs 16K, tape with
directions $6.95 +$1.75 P&H. Plan
displays with 8 1/2" x 11" graphic
grids, with line and column num¬
bers, X and Y coordinate numbers.
Pack of 100 $3.95+.75 P&H. New
newsletter for ZX/TS owners, first
issue free to SYNTAX readers; send
SASE. Trig Teacher program teaches
basic trigonometry, includes exam¬
ples. $6.95+$1.75, on tape with
directions. Needs 16K. Friendly
Computer, P.O. Box 122, Walling¬
ford, PA 19086.
In-Line Load Monitor helps you load
taped software every time. In-Line
Voltage Dropper lowers computer
voltage so computer and RAM pack
run cooler. Assembled with direc¬
tions, $12.95 each plus $1.50 P&H;
add 6% tax in NJ. M.C. Hoffman
Co., POB 117, Oakland, NJ 07436.
Big selection of ZX/TS-related US
and Canadian products. Free mail
order list for customers and full
product listing for prospective
dealers. Integrated Data Systems,
11 Brighton Ave., Toronto, Ontario,
Canada M4M 1P3, 416/466-5571.
16K tape programs: Math Raiders,
Superchess, Alpha and Vowel Tutor,
and Night Gunner. The Adventures
of Quest for the Holy Grail and The
Elusive Mr. Big K give you a new
version everytime you load. $14.95
each except Superchess, $19.95.
Softsync, 14 East 34th St., New
York, NY, 10016. 212/685-2080.
USERS' GROUPS
Our latest list of new users'
groups is presented below. To
locate or announce a group not
listed, drop us a line (please
include self-addressed stamped
envelope) or give us a call at
617/456-3661. SYNTAX, RD 2,
Box 457, Harvard, MA, 01451.
Chateauquay, PQ, Canada: H. Oeder,
305 Radisson, Chateauquay, PQ,
J65 1W6 Canada, 514/691-4433.
Holly Hill, FL: Richard Sirekis,
941 Oleander Ave., Holly Hill, FL
32017.
Lubbock, TX: Wayne Hamlin, Box
6342, Lubbock, TX 79413.
Manhattan Beach, CA: J. Petersen,
2316 Walnut Ave., Manhattan Beach,
CA 90226, 213/545-9581.
Milwaukee, WI: The ULTRAGROUP,
6808 N. Park Manor Dr., Milwaukee,
WI 53224.
Gainsville, FL: Timex Users Group,
3708 Newberry Rd., Gainsville, FL
32607, c/o Skipper's Electronics
904/373-6796.
Glen Aubrey, NY: Sinclair Computer
Users Society, P.0. Box 92, Glen
Aubrey, NY 13777.
Groton, MA: Sinclair users group
for people under 16. Aarre Laakso,
74 Ames Rd., Groton MA 01450.
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All standard features included, plus lower 8K
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If you have a Sinclair 16K RAM module and neecT
more memory, expand it to 32K and beyond by usinq
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You can’t connect two Sinclair 16K RAM modules together,
but you can connect one Sinclair 16 K and one or more BYTE-
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BYTE-BACK CO. CHECKS
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LEESVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA 29070
Puerto Real, PR: ZX/TS Users'
Group, Sergio Perez Davila, Box
38, Puerto Real, PR 00740.
Santurce, PR: Max Ramirez de
Arellano, Box 6759, Santurce, PR
00914.
SYNTAX ERRORS: Crash Guard, Jan.
New Products, was listed at $10.95.
Actual price is $19.95.
John Jarrett of Computer Engineer¬
ing Services called to say that his
video upgrade kit (adds SLOW mode
to 8K ZX80s) does in fact work with
new (bug-free) 8K ROMs if installed
properly (Dear Editor, Jan. 83).
Hint: the wire from point G must
be separate and as short as possi¬
ble. C.E.S. no longer sells com¬
plete kits. Printed circuit board
plus parts list and directions now
$12.95. Computer Engineering Ser¬
vices, POB 1222, Show Low, AZ
85901, 602/537-7522.
M.C. Hoffman's catalog, Jan. New
Products, costs $1 (refunded with
order). The clip is free.
PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS/REFINEMENTS
Richard Cox sent this change
to speed play and add headings to
BLACKJACK (Jan.-Apr. 82) :
5 FRST
©05 PRINT RT
506 PRINT RT
755 PRINT RT
M DEfiLER"
**6LRCKJRCK**
18,0; * YOU" ;TfiB t*;
SWEETHEARTS—8K/1K
Draw a heart with a valentine
message in the middle. You can
change the message with 210 PRINT
AT 6,11?"I LOVE YOU" and add your
name at the bottom with 220 PRINT
AT 18,20? "xxxxx" (replace xs with
your name). To run, GOTO 30.
Larry Allen, Owensville, IN
1© PRINT RT R,B;CHR$ 151
3© RETURN
30 FOR R = 1 TO 4-
4-0 FOR B=ll-R TO il+R
50 GOSUB 1©
60 NEXT B
70 FOR B =20 —R TO 2© +R
S© GOSUB 10
9© NEXT B
10© NEXT R
110 FOR R=5 TO 9
120 FOR B=7 TO 21
13© GOSUB 1©
14-© NEXT B
15© NEXT R
16© FOR R~10 TO 17
17© FOR B=R—2 TO 33-R
18© GOSUB 1©
19© NEXT B
20© NEXT R
210 PRINT RT 6, 13; “HRPPV"; RT 7,
11; " URLENT INE **
SYNTRCTIC SUM: 224-3©.. 8K ROM
BLAST—8K/16K
Combining Robert Nappi's Star
Hunter (Nov.82) and Dan Tandberg's
Blast Effects (Aug.82) with my own
programming resulted in Blast.
You fire your cannon by hitting
0. Hit 7 to aim the cannon up and
hit 6 to aim down. To RUN, GOTO 2.
Inverse video lines are:
2 "BLAST—A SHOOT OUT"
60 "(space, 27 times)"
200 "ER7"
355 "SMASH"
420 "YOU STINK—I WON"
50 SLOW
60 LET R*=
St
7© LET B $ = ** XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXX"
30 LET G* = " ***********3-****-***
9© LET
IQ© LET 1$ = **
it
11© LET u* = "
120 LET R=ll
130 LET B=©
14-0 LET 0 = INT CRND+20J +1
15© LET U =0+8
16© IF O—R >W—B THEN GOTO 14-©
17© CLS
IB© PRINT RT 8,25;P
20© PRINT RT R,B;"^»“
21© PRINT RT R + l ,B; "
22© PRINT RT R-i,B; **
23© IF INKEY$ = **6* ! THEN LET R=R —
1
24.0 IF INKEY$="7" THEN LET R=R +
1
258 PRINT RT O, «;"<+>"
26© LET U=U-R
27© IF U<2 RND RBS CR-OJ <2 THEN
GOTO 42©
26© IF U <2 THEN GOTO 12©
290 IF INKEY*="0" THEN GOTO 31©
30© GOTO 20©
31 © PRINT RT R,B+3;R*;RT R,B+3;
B*;RT R,B+3;G*;RT R,B+3;H*;RT R ,
8+3;I*;RT R,B+3;J$;
32© PRUSE 5
34-0 IF R=0 THEN GOTO 350
35© SOTO 200_
355 LET
356 LET
36© PRINT RT 0,U;K*;RT 0,U;U$;P.
T 0,U;K$;RT 0,U;U*;RT 0,U;K$;RT
O, U; U*; RT 0,U; K*; RT 0,U;U$
37© LET P=P+1S©
38© PRUSE 2©
390 IF P > 150© THEN GOTO 4-5©
4-00 GOTO 12©
42© PRINT RT 0,U;"|
43© PRUSE 10©
44© GOTO 2©
45© CLS
46© PRINT RT 15,©;"YOU UGN",,,,
"WITH 9^1© LUCK RND l.«'l© BRRIN" ,
,,"TRY RGRIN"
47© PRUSE 20©
48© CLS
49© GOTO 2
SYNTRCTIC SUM: 11515, BK ROM
ON GOTO STATEMENTS
James Eischen, Windsor, CT
1 SRUE "BLRS3"
2 PRINT RT 10,5;
3 PRINT RT 17,4;"PRESS RNY KE
Y TO STRRT"
4 IF INKEY*="" THEN GOTO 4
5 CLS
1© RRND
2© LET R=©
3© LET P=©
4© LET R=R+1
Many BASICS give useful ON...
GOTO...statements which, unfortu¬
nately, ZX/TS BASIC lacks.
Let's tell our computer ON A
GOTO 125, 385, 720. It goes to 720
if A=3. The computer goes to the
line which lies Ath in the list.
One way to mimic this command
is to substitute IF A=1 THEN GOTO
125, IF A=2 THEN GOTO 385 and so
5
on. These multiple IF statements
eat memory, but replacing ON A GOTO
with GOTO G(A) can work.
DIMension numeric array G with
as many elements as line numbers in
the ON...GOTO list; assign each
element in G with a line number.
Our example uses LET G(l)=125,
LET G(2)=385 , LET G(3)=720. Do
this in immediate mode (with no
line number) to save memory, then
remember to use GOTO 1 instead of
RUN to avoid erasing G.
Robert Nee, Maplewood, NJ
WHEN YOU FORGET SYNTACTIC SUM—8K
If you have just entered a pro¬
gram from SYNTAX or SQ and want to
check Syntactic Sum but neglected
to load the program, add the fol¬
lowing program and RUN 9600. You
can use either FAST or SLOW mode,
but SLOW takes some time. To check
that you have entered it correctly,
enter Syntactic Sum by itself and
RUN. "S" equals zero.
Lloyd Painter, Quakertown, PA
9600 LET 5=0
9601 FOR R=16509 TO PEEK 16396+2
56+PEEK 16397-1
9602 LET 5=5+PEEK R
96©3 NEXT R
9604- PRINT **S = '*; 5-7323
SYNTRCTIC SUM: 7323, 6K ROM
CONCATENATING MACHINE CODE—8K/IK
When you want to use two or
more machine language routines
in one program, there's no need to
load them separately. Since each
machine language routine is com¬
plete within itself, it can be
placed one after another in one
routine and individually called by
referring to their beginning ad¬
dresses. Converting machine code
to hexadecimal and writing the
resulting hex in a REM line makes
concatenation easy. The example
program contains the hex repre¬
sentation of the Syntactic Sum
program (Jun.81) and the Renumber
routine (Jun.82).
Before you typing or loading
(regardless of attached memory),
POKE 16388, 198
POKE 16389, PEEK 16389-1 and NEW
to reserve memory for ML routines.
Type SAVE, RUN and write down
the displayed values. The first
value shown is the beginning ad¬
dress of the first routine (Syntac¬
tic Sum). PRINT USR that value to
get Syntactic Sum. The second
value represents Renumber's start¬
ing address. RAND USR that value
to renumber.
Renumber makes the first line
of the program 10 and increments by
10. It does not renumber GOTO and
GOSUB destinations. You must edit
them individually.
In line 4, 16628 was calculated
by adding 2 less than the number of
characters in REM line (114) to the
address 16514 (16514 is the address
of the first byte of machine code
in line 10). In line 5, 16576 is
the number of characters in the
first routine (62) added to 16514
and marks the beginning of the
second routine. Number 198 in the
above POKE is 256 less half the
total number of characters, 58.
Line 2 gets the beginning
address of the first routine and
line 5 gets the second routine.
Line 6 PEEKS hex from the REM line,
and converts it to decimal, then
POKES it to reserved memory.
Rolf L. Miller, Ventura, CA
1 REM 217D4.0ED5B0C4-0DD2100007
CBR20087DEB2004.DDE5C1C94.E8600DO0
92318EC217D40110ft00722373234E234
623097ED676C80a0R00£B09EBi8EB
2 LET R=PEEK 163S8+PEEK 16389
+256
3 PRINT R
4- FOR X = 16514- TO 16626 STEP 2
5 IF X=16576 THEN PRINT R
6 POKE R, (PEEK X-23> +16+PEEK
<X+1)-26
7 LET R=R+1
6 NEXT X __
SYNTRCTIC SUM: 14-&84-, SK ROM
6
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• HIGH RESOLUTION GRAPHICS (16K RAM)
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Program: Reversi
Price: $19.95 plus $2.50
ROM/RAM required: 8K/16K
Printed listings? No
Program listable? Yes
Challenge: Fair
Good
Peter Ulrich
Zeta Software
POB 3522
Greenville, SC
803/246-1741
Display:
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Zeta's Reversi offers many im¬
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makes it quick and responsive. You
choose among three modes of play
and ten functions. You can play
against the computer or your ZX/TS
can play both sides.
One function calls a list of
possible moves giving coordinates
and a rating of + (plus) or -
(minus) 0 to 9. This list can be
used by both computer and player
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and lets you see how your ZX/TS
decides what move to make. This
function takes from 6 to 40 seconds
depending on the number of possible
moves and your choice of FAST or
SLOW. There are ten levels of play
but the response time is about the
same for each? 3 seconds in FAST
mode and 12 seconds in SLOW mode.
Entire game listings of com¬
pleted moves may be called up on
screen at any time. Or if you are
unable to complete a game you can
save your game that's in progress
for later play.
It says in the catalog you can
take back moves but, I found this
somewhat misleading. With each
move, your choice appears on the
display board with an option to
enter or delete your choice. You
also can alter your position by
entering coordinate and color one
disk at a time. This can be tedi¬
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or end game position.
If you were a U.S. Othello
Association member you might be
disappointed in Reversi. Starting
disk placement is off by a 90 de¬
gree rotation. Also its style of
play seems to have been taken from
refuted strategies of Hasegawa's
book How to Win at Othello . Your
ZX/TS computer takes an opportunity
to take the lead as soon as possi¬
ble and flips way too many disks
for opening and midgame play.
Playing Zeta's Reversi against
Fidelity's Reversi gave interesting
results. With Zeta's Reversi at
its highest level in all games it
lost as black and white against
Fidelity's Reversi at its lowest
level. But with Fidelity's Reversi
at level 10 (of 18 levels) Zeta's
Reversi did much better losing as
black 31-33 and winning with white
by a wipeout at move 30.
For those players who have not
studied or played Othello exten¬
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sufficient challenge.
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DEAR EDITOR
I noticed several letters
indicating dissatifaction using
a flat ribbon cable to add an
external keyboard.
As an alternative, use number
28 or 30 wire-wrap wire. It posi¬
tions nicely between components and
exits at most any location between
case halves.
Paul Hise, Jeffersonville, IN
If you hook your ZX/TS to an
on-line system or service such as
CompuServe, do you still have your
cursor system available? Will the
first key you press be the command
word above it?
Christopher Fickett, Burlington, MA
When you add a modem to your compu¬
ter, you use it with a program that
defines the behavior of your compu¬
ter. You can compare your ZX/TS
plus modem plus software to a game
program—while you use the game,
the program controls the behavior
of the keyboard and screen. Thus,
availability and utility of the
ZX/TS cursor system depends on the
software you use. Generally com¬
mand words will not be the first
response, nor would that be useful
since other systems would not read
the byte sent as a keyword.—KO
In the event anyone wants to
connect a video monitor to the
ZX/TS, the procedure is:
1) Open the case and expose the
side of the board with ICs and RF
modulator.
2) Open lid of the RF modulator.
3) Remove all connections from
output of the modulator.
4) Leave the three connections
removed, tied together.
5) Solder plastic coated copper
wire (solid) to center pin of
output on the modulator (where the
three connections used to be).
6) Solder the other end of the
bare wire input to modulator (wire
closest to board edge).
7) Replace lid on the modulator
and close case.
This procedure is quick and
easy. The video monitor must be
set on "Hi-Z" only. The picture
is clear, sharp and stable.
Gerry Rolle, San Jose, CA
When I read the premier issue
of SQ, I was upset by the hardware
review of Touch-A-Matic keyboard
overlay. I use my ZX81 every night
for my users group, and find it
hard to type on a regular keyboard.
When I saw Kopak Creations' ad in
SYNTAX, I ordered it. Two days
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What a difference Touch-A-Matic
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pleased with this fine product.
Michael Wilson, ZX Users of
America, New York
When loading a program from
tape is complete, my computer bombs
out. I played around with my tape
and found a recording flaw. Is
there some way of entering a fake
END statement so the ZX/TS thinks
that it has the whole program?
I have a long program that I
don't want to retype. The computer
takes 90% of it before it bombs
out. Would it work if I hit break
before the flaw and enter END? I
don't know machine code well enough
to try it.
John Broussard, Tucson, AZ
I don't know how to enter an END
statement to solve this problem.
But, with a ZX-99 Tape Controller
(Sept.82) you could read material
in, edit it, re-record it and load
the edited version. Check with the
Phoenix user's group, 602/846-2882;
Randy Saxton.—KO
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BOOK REVIEW
Title:
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Mastering Machine Code
on Your ZX81
Toni Baker
Reston Publishing Co.
c/o Prentice-Hall, Book
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Route 59 at Brook Hill
Dr., W. Nyack, NY 10995
$12.95
Many things bother me about
Toni Baker's book. But, this book
is invaluable if you want to expand
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If you're disenchanted with
sluggish ZX/TS graphics or limited
number of BASIC commands, then
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Toni Baker's book is written
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have no background in machine lan¬
guage. She begins with an elemen¬
tary explanation of hexadecimal
math and ends by disassembling the
ZX81 ROM. She occasionally pauses
to patiently explain instructions
and routines. She also illustrates
more difficult concepts by using
them in such programs as Life,
Spirals and Draughts. Baker also
includes a program that lets your
ZX/TS generate two whole octaves of
musical notes. In my opinion, this
program alone makes Mastering
Machine Code worth its price.
Toni Baker's writing, or more
correctly, teaching style is infor¬
mal, almost chatty. She encourages
you to experiment and modify pro¬
grams to reinforce newly acquired
skills. Although Baker's Mastering
Machine Code progresses slowly, it
encourages you to think through
each process before going on. The
end results are faster execution of
your programs and better use of
your machine's memory.
I found several aspects of the
book disappointing. It wasn't un¬
til Chapter 2 that I realized that
Mastering Machine Code was written
for both ZX81s and ZX80S. What a
surprise! No mention is made of
ZX80S in the title, introduction
or back cover blurb. Interruptions
in narrative to explain "old ROM"
and "new ROM" differences should be
mentioned earlier on.
It is painfully obvious that
Mastering Machine Code is some
kind of photo reproduction of typed
manuscript pages. For the $12.95
price I feel entitled to a properly
proofread, typeset book. I also
found local British idioms to be
disconcerting—and in places they
obscure Baker's meaning.
Mastering Machine Code covers
a difficult subject, but if you de¬
vote some time to your ZX/TS com¬
puter and Toni Baker's book you'll
end up speaking a language other
than BASIC.
John Connell Jr., Middletown, RI
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If you plan to try the keyboard
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issue. Winter 82), try using a 16-
pin DIP socket (wire wrap), cut in
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cable into your ZX board. Use this
simple plug as a connector to any
keyboard or joystick. (For a photo
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chapter entitled "How the Computer
Works" in the ZX/TS manuals.)
You don't need to remove 5-
and 8-pin connectors shown in fig¬
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Original keyboard connector
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regard or remove the extra three
slots on one SIP), then solder in
place. Cut the long wire-wrap pins
off to about 1/4" and insert in
ZX/TS sockets.
Paul Donnelly III, Centerport, NY
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Escondido, CA 92050-0580
Price: $59.95 (assembled and
tested) plus $3.95 (P&H)
JK-310 is ideal for your appli¬
cations and projects that require a
real-time clock.
JK-310 uses an OKI semiconduc¬
tor MSM5832 real-time clock chip.
It runs independently of your
computer and is addressed directly
from software when needed. Battery
backup is provided for, so you just
program the day, date and time once
and forget it.
JK-310 is an impressive piece
of hardware. It has its own 5-volt
regulator and an interesting multi¬
plexing scheme. It runs four memo¬
ry locations into both the clock
read and write ports and up to
eight 8-bit inputs or outputs. It
comes set-up with edge connector
access to control port for further
multiplexing, clock, one buffered
8-bit input port, a buffered 8-bit
output port, and direct access to
the data bus. JK-310's standard ZX
bus connector is compatible with
RAM packs, etc. The package uses
four memory locations, 16380-3.
MSM5832, running with a 32
kHz clock, keeps automatic track of
seconds, minutes, hours, day and
date, month, year and even leap
year. It is accessed by a POKE
which tells the hardware which
digit you want to know and a PEEK
which looks at the digit. JK
provides BASIC software (using 2K
RAM or less) to get time data and
then print it out.
Both clock and I/O ports use
74LS374 & 74LS139 logic chips to
decode 4 memory locations into
various port configurations and
simulate more expensive peripheral
I/F adapter chips. This decoding
scheme brings 6 more I/O control
lines to the 44-pin edge connector.
On the negative side, output
ports can only sink about 40 mA,
which isn't enough for common 5V
relays. This means another power
supply would be required. For
example, if you have another trans¬
former, a 24 volt relay would be
sufficient for 40Ma. (JK Audio
says Radio Shacks DPDT with 12VDC
coil, #273-213, works fine.—Ed)
JK-310 is professionally de¬
signed mechanically and electri¬
cally. Complete schematic and data
on the OKI time chip is provided.
Documentation, however, is sparse
and hard to follow. You'll also
need 3 NiCad AA batteries. Check
the supplied battery holder polar¬
ity; mine was backwards.
JK-310 is a powerful ZX/TS
addition. With simple interface
circuits (schematics provided), you
can use it for many applications
where exact time is important.
Paul Donnelly III, Cente rport, NY
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Hunter tells us that their
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Radio Shack), bend pins 1 and 2
directly out, pin 3 out and under
pin 2, pins 7 and 14 sideways, and
cut off pins 4-6 and 8-13. Mount
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with pin 1 above pin 1 and solder:
7.4,L.sm
74LS32
pin 16
to
pin 14
pin 8
to
pin 7
pin 1
to
pin 3
Solder 1" insulated
flying leads to
pins 1 and 2
of the
74LS32.
Reinsert
the two ICs into the
socket for IC5. Sold er o ne lead to
A15 and the other to MREQ on the
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Title: Explosive Games for
the ZX81
By: Tim Hartnell
From: Reston Publishing Co., Inc.
c/o Prentice-Hall Inc., Book
Distribution Center, Route
59 at Brook Hill Dr., W.
Nyack, NY 10995
Price: $10.95
(softcover, 140 pp.)
Any ZX/TS owner with children
or a limited budget for commercial
game software will want a copy of
this book. Tim Hartnell covers a
wide range of games providing some¬
thing for everyone.
49 Explosive Games is a dual
purpose book. The book's program
listings are also intended to
broaden your programming skills.
Hartnell says, "We've tried to en¬
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contains at least one programming
technique which you'll adapt for
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your own programs."
Hartnell lists games of all
imaginable types: mazes, adven¬
tures, racing and landing games,
and of course alien blast games.
He includes Life, Draughts (Chec¬
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generators. In some games you are
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computer? in others your foe is the
insidious random number generator.
Hartnell's book gives many
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and programming "49 explosive
games." He is not overly concerned
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you to enjoy "...working with them,
altering them...deleting some sec¬
tions, improving others, and so on,
until the game carries your person¬
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hints on potential game improve¬
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When you consider the per game
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cents, you get a real bargain with
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how to play them and programming
techniques used. ZX80 owners will
find 28 games for their machine.
One fault with 49 Explosive
Games lies in its visual presenta¬
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listings are apparently reproduced
directly from ZX/TS printers. This
may build confidence that programs
are correctly listed and really
run, but it detracts from program
readability. Fortunately, Hartnell
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troublesome keystroke patterns.
Inverse graphic and alphanumeric
characters suffer the most from
this treatment.
I strongly recommend this book
to any new ZX/TS owner and to users
who have children beginning to take
interest in programming. Some ZX81
veterans will find this book inter¬
esting too, but many will have al¬
ready progressed beyond the scope
of 49 Explosive Games.
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