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Reader INPUT
EDITorial by Bill Ferrebee
"In Sync# 3" by John Bell
Build your own Surge Suppressor
USR-User group Service Report
TS Help & Information - J. Marion
Surplus Keyboard Adaptation
Cassette Notes by Tim Carver
The QL Report from Curry Computer
Adapting the ZX81 RampacK 16
to the TS2068 by N. Pashtoon and P. Donnelly
Machine Code Graphics Loop 19
by Bernard Bush
Zebra Graphics Tablet Review 21
TS 2068 Word Processor Evaluation 22
by Bill Ferrebee tPt.3>
Spectrum Reviews by Doug Gangi 24
Beachhead and Danger mouse
Software "Home PacK" 26
Reviewed by Tex Faucette
Reviews for the Non-Programmer 29
by Art Gindin
TS News 30
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Dear Friends,
I hope you can excuse us if tills ENTER colum
S ets a little personal, but this issue of T-S
orizcns is being dedicated to Jeremy Charles
Iwicnn. Jeremy ms bom earlier this morning
(May 23) at 8:43. He uss 8 lb 4 oz and 21
Inches long. His mo tier Is recovering wry
well for having gone through a Qaesnrean
section and his father (yours truly) Is re-
cover!, ig well for having wl tnessd a Caesarean
blrtli. Daniel, Jeremy's 2 1/2 year old broth-
er is waiting at lone patiently, wondering
where moony is and csoctly wrat a "baby
brother" is, and TS Horizons is late again.
New Subscribers
For the sake of any new subscribers who hove
not heard, T-S Horizons is intended to be
monthly hut occasionally It comes out late
with a 2-month cover date (e.g. ttiy/June).
Rest assured tint your subscription is for 12
issues, not 12 months, and that we renlly do
try to he on time. Now that we've gotten tlx;
personal and the oblatory out of the way
let's get down to business.
The Portuguese 2068:
Hopeful Hybrid or Mutant Misfit
Haw you heard the latest? Timex is hade. So
is the 2068, Well not exactly. Timex cf Port-
ugal * ieen Iin rketing their versltc of the
2068 in Europe and is toying with the Idea of
mass nerchindising in tie U.S. That my seem
like an odd turn of events since Timex (U.S.)
decided to give up on the computer market.
Hut read on.
Jeremy Charles J)mcan.
4
As I understand it the Portuguese 2068 (or TC
2068) is internally slmiliar to the American
2068 (TS 206C) wi th a Spectrum rear edge
connector. Tlie TC2068 is sold with a Spectrun
emulator (which will work on tic TC but re-
portedly not on the TS). Now the Spectrum is
the most popular computer in Great Britain,
which hos the highest per capita level of
home canputers in the world. The Spectrum. Is
also the most popular computer in Spain and
several other countries, so T.
product that can run Spectrum
use
of F. has a
ct that can run Spectrum programs and
Spectrum peripherals. I wonder how Sin-
clair ‘ likes
offspring.
the competition from its
owm
Can the TC 2068. nnke it in the U.S. ? First
of all we understand that It is having ser-
ious problems with tic F.C.C. (Currently
limited quantities are being sold as evalua-
tion units). But heyend tint two questions
must be answered. 3.) Does the existing Timex
narket need the computer? Most mil order
dealers (Zebra, Sunset, Brown, etc.) feel
they have adequate supplies of TS 2068' s
currently. Some are nelucant to sell the TC
2068 for tint reason. 2) Chn a new market for
the 2068 be created? Frankly we doubt it. It
nay be that Timex (U.S.) has already "poi-
soned" the market for good.
Eton if they had the greatest reputation, I
doubt that a new $159 to $200 64K computer
can nake it in the U.S. narket. I recently
saw an Atari 800 in Children's Palace for
$99. One option is to implement some of Dave
Higeenbot tom's ideas and make it a 128K
machine, but that probably won't happen.
Apart from the marketing of the nacliine, most
technically Inc lined types who have seen it
seer, to feel it's a nice machine. Nazir
Bash toon and Paul Donnelly hove reviewed it
favorably and I consider their opinion to be
very dependable, but you should know that
some others are less enthusiastic. 'One relia-
ble source called it "a real mutant. 2068
guts. Spectrun bus. You need an emulator
which was not included with mine although 1
paid for It. You can't hock up the (Sinclair)
microdrives directly... This is a very quick
evaluation but (for $400 or so total cost
conputer, drives, and connectors)... I'll
take the a anyday." So tic verdict is mixed
for the TC 2068.
However, unlike the TC 2068, several vendors
are carrying and are very excited about the
disk drives being sold by T. of P. These can
bo adapted to the U.S. 2068. The technical
information printed here was provided by
Zebra Systems and Sunset Electronics. The
presidents of both ccrtpanies in a joint ven-
ture went to Europe recently to look into the
new hardware. Vie hope to have a report from
them for the next issue. See ads in this
issue for who's selling what?
I
Impending Cancellation of SWFAX
I suppose it's die end of an era of sorts,
Kiri Olson of Syntax called a couple of
weeks ago to inform us that Syntax is no
longer taking new subscrtions- They will
publish enough new issues to ccrr.plete all
current subscriptions and any and all heck
issues are awal labia. Any 12 continuous
Issues may be purchased for $46 t their regu-
lar annual subscription rate.
Syntax was the original American publication
for Sinclair Computers, Those of us that
originally ordered ZXSCTs and SCSI's through
de mail received a free sample copy of Syn-
tax, Since then the price has gone up consid-
erably.
At the height of success of TS1000/ZXS1 Syn-
tax tried to start a glossy magazine called
Syntax Quarterly, A nice idea txit going up
a pi Ins t both Sync and Timex Sinclair User
with a higher priced quarterly didn't seem to
work out. After three issues SQ was cancell-
ed, At one point Syntax had 10000 subscrib-
ers, I hi be to see Syntax go even though a
few users were willing bo spend a year
for it, I guess thit rmkes IS Horizons the
oldest surviving IS specific publication
aroird. I think I'd better be going now, I
hear a baby crying,
/ours truly,
Rick Duncan TSH
FDD SPECIFICATIONS
Spectrum Interface (TSI-I)
Floppy Disk Drive Controller (TFC-1)
Processor. Z8GA at 4 Mhz
Memory; 2K Boot ROM
16K RAM - expandable to 64K (CP/M expansion)
FDC: Western Digital FDC 1770
Capacity: Controls up to 4 disk drives
Com m u n ications :
2 fully program able RS232C channels
1 high-speed link to the Spectrum interface
Memory; 4K ROM - BASIC expansion
IK RAM
High speed link
Software New commands
CAT*, LOAD \ SAVE * t OPEN", PRINT*, INPUT*, LIST * *
RESTORE * , MERGE*, GOTO*, GOSUB*, DRAW, CLOSE*,
FORMAT*, ERASE*, LET*, ATTRA, MOVE * ,
Auto-Run: Automatic run of a program after a reset.
Error trapping. Disk error messages and codes processed from
BASIC
Software:
The T.O.S, System Is a patch into Sinclair BASIC and all
commands are issued to the controller by suffixing an * to
command. It allows full file handling of data, enabling
database programs to be written, a task which is not normaly
performed by the Spectrum
The 2GK TO. 5. disk operating system supports a treelike
directory structure with named diskettes, named files (9
characters name + 3 characters suffix) with attributes
(protection and catalogue), pathnames, wildcard file selection
and up to 16 file or serial channels open simultaneously.
ASCII and code files, CP/M compatible.
Full serial channels support.
Full range of standard system calls.
Backup, Losys, Lprint and Dump utilities supplied.
Disk Drives (TDD)
3" Disk Drives
SINGLE SIDED 40 TRACK (TDD-1)
Unformatted capacity 250K/side
Formatted capacity 16QK/side
User files capacity HOK/side
Compatibility: No single byte of memory is used from the
Spectrum? The interface is completely transparent to the
Spectrum. Virtually all Spectrum programs run without
modifications (including machine code programs).
Power Supply (TPS-1)
Power requirements, 220/240 Volts AC, 50/60 Hz
Power consumption Max. 14 Watts (l controller + l
interface + 2 drives)
Output voltages: +5V t + 12V
Mechanical Characteristics
Dimensions.
For FDD controller, disk driver, power supply (each)
Height: 67 mm (2.50'“)
Width : 122 mm (4.75 ')
Depth: 157 mm (6.25 ”)
Weight. FDD controller 550 gr
Disk Drive 800 gr.
Pow-er Supply L350gr.
Dimensions Spectrum interface
Height: 30 mm (1.20’')
Width: 95 mm (3,75”)
Depth; 100 mm (4.00”)
Weight: Spectrum interface 125 gr
DOUBLE SIDED 80 TRACK (TDD-2)
Unformatted capacity 1M
Formatted capacity 640K
User files capacity 620K
Colour: Black Spectrum-case finishing
DISK DRIVE CABLES AND POW'ER SUPPLY LEAD ARE
INCLUDED.
5
FROM THE CLUTTERS) DESK
Reader Input Plus Other Notes Of Interest
By Scott Duncan
Advcrtisin^/CJrculation Manager
Well here It is late May and we fimlly have
our 2068th subscriber. Congratulations to
David G. Hansen of Jtidison f Wisconsin.
T-S Horizons has been in contact with User
Groups throughout America and Ginada and will
soon be printing an updated list of groups
with contact and newsletter information.
Dear Mr. Duncan,
I would like to know if there is a T/S 2068
users group in New York anywhere preferably
in Yonkers \ Westchester County). It would be
nice if you can print it in next months issue
so otter New Yorkers can find out about the
club. If there is none then someone should
make one.
Pashko Mrnaci, Yonkers, N,Y,
There is a group in tew York. It has 100
members and a very good newsletter. Contact:
Long Island Sinclair Timex Group, (L.I.S.T.)
P.O. Box 433 Genterport, tew York 11721*0438
Gentleman:
Please send to me any information that you may
have on minufac hirers of disc drives for the
Sinclair 2068 computer.
Thankyou, Raymond Roberts, New York, NY
Raymond, check In this issue for tte ad from
Zebra Systems and TSH issue no. 12, Be sure
and tell them we sent you.
Gentlemen:
Is there a program to protect tte TS2068
programs from being 1 Is tt>d 7
FAISAL EL-StiOVFY, New Iberia, La.
There is a line which you can add to your
programs which will not only make them
units table but un-breakable l
First lira in program— 10 ON ERR CONTINUE
When this line is Inserted into a program
and the program is run , there is no way to
break out. If you hit BREAK, an error is
created. The program will continue because of
the inserted statement at tte beginning of
tte program. (Thanks to John Marion for help
with this.) c
Dear Scott,
I have enjoyed my subscription to T/S Hori-
zons. It 'Is the only Timex publication I
receive, though I have recievod information
from o tiers. Since my first issue. No, 7, I
have ^itterd small bits of information that I
have not seen in your magazine. You may like
to pass It on to your subscribers,
1. There is a Timex Sinclair Sub-board on
CompuServe, It is only because of
Barry Chrter that I know about it,
2, Uhen using Snert II you can return from
Basic with Print USR 54079 without losing
your Macros or Phone Directory, Info
Is from Dave Rothran, ( I have a problem
in that when doing this, print outs to my
2040 look funny, this can be corrected by
Print USR 54016 frtar. Basic, but you loose
your Macro's & Directory. You can now
print tte Buffer.)
1 taw had my Micro drive for 2 weeks now and
here is some information to add to W,
Pierson's hardware review,
1. Hy T/S 2068 is "RiU Blown" with Micro
Drive, Westridge 2050 Modem, T/S 2040
Printer, and AfitOO Centronics Interface,
My worry was would I be overloading tte
Buss and Power Supply, NO. With my Fluke
Multimeter my maximum current pull is ,45
Amos, The 2068 power supply Is rated at
I, 0, we have plenty of power to spare for
tte t #2 Micro Drive add on.
2. Early information stated that only 9
files could be stored per Wafer Ilape. No,
As long as you do not exceed your tape
capacity (85K max.) there is no limit of
files.
3. Art 1 tte more popular 2068 programs adap-
table to the Micro Drive? Yes, I have
adapted VlHFIlc, ViWhlc, Ctess, Snort
II, and Ihsword 2 with few problems* Bill
Fer retec's HEADER program (TSH #10) helps
alot. Tte only thing I haven’' t been able
to do Is save files from MSOUPT, MSOUPT
files do not have a standard header,
4. To save a program such as "rpme" at file
1 would be: SAVE "01 .game , to load or
verify it would look like VERITY Tteme M
or LOAD "@game" , No problem, right?
RIGHT* But wten saving A$, then doing an
auto verify A$ WE HAVE A PKGBII2i. Exam-
ple: LEI 4$^ 1 .game «>uld SAVE "01, game"
then VERIFY , WROND. Tte fix
Is: J LET A$**i51,0ane"
2 SAVE AS '
3 LET A$(3)= ,, r
4 VERIFY At (3 m )
5. If you want to turn your T/S 2068 into a
CPM monster then the $450.00 + disk drive
system is for you. But if you want a
fast, super reliable, data storage unit
for $200.00 you cannot beat tte A S J
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EDITorial
Scott if you can use any of this information
in T-S HORIZONS please feel free to do so.
Thanks, Barry E. Henley, Rivcrdale, Ga.
Thanks for the, wealth of Information Barry.
Z might add that our A & J quit working and
on a hunch we switched the connector from
port 0 to port 1 on the Interface. You lave
to POKE 24201.1 after power up or NEW. but it
works fine. Of course we'll nave to nave the
Interface repaired if we rant to add a second
drive.
Dear Rick;
‘The King is dead... Long live the King!"
By Bill Ferrebee
It was one year ago that Timex closed Its
doors to the worla of computers. Not that
they dlAi't believe In their product. Quite
the contrary... It was a greet line of
computers. Many outside critics gave them
rave reviews, and some felt It was to be THE
competition for Comoodore.
When you buy a second Mlcrodrlre from A & J
it arrives without any instructions. To ena-
ble your first drive 0, you must POKE
24201.0. To use your second drive 1, you POKE
24210.1. Be careful because on start up or If
you RAND USER 0, drive 0 Is automatically
chosen.
Mr. Jim Howell of A & J Microdrive has ad-
vised me they will begin selling a centronics
(parallel) printer interface and chip In the
tiaddle of April for $39.95. The printer in-
terface mats with the edge connector on top
of the mlcrodrlve interface. The chip must be
Inserted in an existing socket In the A & J
interface.
Gord tally.
Pines, FL.
U. Phil McConaghey, P.E. Pembroke
More on the A+J 1 Thank you Phil.
See Ya next time at the Cluttered Desk . Keep
writing and don't forget to mention to the
advertisers where you saw their ad. TSH
No, it was upper management that "pulled the
plug" on T/S. "Not enough R.O.I. (Return On
Investment).. ." was their excuse. They could
get a greater Profit Margin on vetches, so
they fpve the Computer Division their pink
slip".
But did limex/Slnclalr really "die"? Did it
go^the^way of the Nash, Pet Rocks, and Mood
HD - NO - NO !!! Although the “Big Boys" like
Ziff Davis (SYNC). Memo tech, and other oajor
suppliers channeled their energies in other
areas, it was the independent producers that
kept T/S alive.
People like... Bill Russell, Jules Gesang,
Doug Dewey, Ray Kingsley, Tom Uoods, John
“'lger. ,
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Computer, Knighted Computers, English Micro
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T/S User Groups throughout the United States
(and Gmada and Mexico). They are a MAJOR
source of Inform tion for all Timex/Sinclair
users.
Finally... YOU 1 Yes, lust by you reading this
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Long Live T/S. . .FOREVER! ! ! TSH
8
Build Your Own
Surge Suppressor
In Sync #3
by John Bot
wmma£f»u$*
NOTE: T-S Horizons and the author assuoe no
responsibll ty for danages arising out of the
use/ini suse of these articles. The reader must
understand that any modifications suggestion
here is to be token at the reader's own risk,
Ctae of the most overlooked acessories for the
low priced home computer Is a voltage surge
supressor. I never thought of getting one
for my Timex until a power outage and the
resulting pc*er surge wiped out the informa-
tion stored on a hard disc at work.
After checking several catalogs, I found the
only surge supressor I liked cost over
$15.00* With a trip to Radio Slack and $4.50
I purchased the components to install a surge
supressor inside the power strip I am using
to power my conputera.
While I had no problems modiflng my power
strip, if you are not familiar with electri-
cal wiring techniques, ask someone who Is to
help you. As always, remember to take all
precautions to avoid an unpleasant and possi-
bly dangerous electrical shock.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
soldering iron
rosen core solder
3 HOVS Radio Shack pert no. 276-570
screwdriver or pliers to fit the screws on
your power strip
WHAT TO IX)
Since power strips will vary In construction-
details, the following Instructions don't
give the exact layout of the components In-
side the terminal strip. You will have to
determine the best position for the compo-
nents Inside your power strip,
I* Remove the cover from the back of the
power strip,
2, Locate a tetminal that a green (ground)
wire is attached to,
3, Solder one lead from each of two iiOVs to
the ground terminal,
4, Solder the other lead from one MOV to a
terminal that Is attached to a white wire,
5, Solder the lead from the otter MOV to a
black wire terminal,
6* Solder the remaining MOV between a black
wire terminal and a wire terminal*
7. Carefully bend the tree :«Vs back Inside
the peuer strip.
8, Replace the back cover of the strip unking
sure you will not create a short when
screws are reinserted.
Your surge supressed pouer strip is now com-
plete, The only trouble Is, you will never
(enow its working! TSH
>Uy rwBnberwJ ^ned" ttet
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If mi m
tint mm* .
™r pha» nudw% Foe Instance, the muter
266-6378 would yalld the wed "ctxwe rt".
An explan* don of the prqgraa follows.
■ft) uee the program, Just enter -RUT
you mm m luely wed, pras* any key *nd tte
propm t nmefiterily while you
LINE $
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KFLNMTIQN
tte 2068 into
NUMBER fO WORD
By John Bell
to Word U a short (relatlimly) pro*
pmm th*t convert* ■ 7 digit phone number
Inte ell fees t bit corblra tlon* of tte letter-
h equivalent. (216? of tte*!)
ISO - 240 sets up enay **tC to "POINT" to
*11 possible cambtrn tigrsa of
letter*
260 - 310 convert* tte nuifcer Into an alpha
■trine of 7 character*. ( 290
-PCXS- tte 2068 to acre 11 auttettt-
tcally)
130 INPUT IS THE NUMBER CORPEC
T? Y/H: ", £>*
140 IP Df «*y “ OR D*="Y"
TMEN SO TO 160
300 - 400 end* processing.
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and «te up AJ to contain tte Ut-
ter equiwtent on number* 2-9
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2068 VERSION
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30 DIM £*13,10*
40 DIM C* 17)
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“OIBEHKNRUX"
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110 IF LEN 1*<>7 TMEN GO TO 50
120 PRINT RT 21.0; 8*
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LET N 14) *D
LET N 13) -E
LET N (6) -F
LET N (7) =G
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160 CLS
170 REM _
180 FOR ft=i
190 FOR 8=1 TO
200 FOR C=1 TO 3 ;
210 FOR 0-1 TO 3;
220 FOR E-l TO
£00 FOR F-l TO
240 FOR 0=1 T
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260 FOR H-l TO
270 LET CS IH) -
Pi* (N IM) , URL B* ■( M) +1)
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290 POKE 23692 , 255
300 PRINT C*
310 IF INKEY *< >■“* TMEN
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330 NEXT G
340 NEXT
350 NEXT
360 NEXT
370 NEXT
360 NEXT
390 NEXT
400 PRINT
“PR0GRRM COMPLETE'
USR -User group Service Report
We leone to the first installment of die User
Group Service Report . Our current, though
tentative, plans are to run this report on a
regular to sis alternating every otter issue
with another column (possibly Sinclair World
Report which would tell us or European and
other foreign developments - if ue can talk a
certain Canadian friend of ours Into writing
It).
At any rate the purpose of this column is to
help user groups of every size to operate
more successfully and min tain a high inter-
est level anong members. Of course much of
the information will be of Interest to users
who have no convenient access to groups. We
hope that suggestions and ideas that have
worked for venous groups will be submitted
to us for possible publication. Send them to
TS Horizons, User Group Services, 2002 Sunni t
St., Portsmouth, Oh 45662.
SPECIAL FREE OFFER 10 USER GROUPS
At least two other I/S supporting publica-
tions have printed user group listings which
were outdated and inaccurate. T-S Horizons Is
currently compiling a more up-to date list.
We nailed a questions l re to a large number of
groups. In exchange for filling out the form
we promised to send free samples of a select-
ed issue of TS Horizons for each of their
members. To get the free samples for your
group, please write to us and answer the
following questions: User group name? Hailing
address? Contect person? Phone number? Name
of newsletter (if any)? Nunier of issues
within the last 12 months? Membership cost
(if arw)? Miscellaneous information (option-
al)? timber of copies of TS Horizons needed?
Address to nail copies to * ?
* Indicate If the answers to these questions
are not to be published. We would like them
for our records at any rate.
This offer of magazine samples will be hon-
ored If your group has three me Fibers or a
hundred, we hope to get some new subscribers
from the deal, but our main goal is to help
min tain interest in your group.
for the 2X81 and Spectrum. It is a vety nice
Magazine and it came absolutely FREE. Appar-
ently, they got our name ana address from
some user group listing.
Seslde the several Timex-related publications
that will list your user group for you, many
general publications will also. Every user
group, big or arall should write to the Com-
puter Shopper and ask that your group be
listed. They have a huge four-pnge list of
about 1200 user groups. By teinw Included
here, you may get some junk mail, but you may
get some new members and a rare goody like ZX
Computing.
Some tips to remember:
1. Include Timex and/or Sinclair prominently
la the name, (ours Is listed as "Tttnex-
P.O.R.T.S., Portsmouth Ohio Region Timex
Sinclair User Group " In the Shopper)
2. If your group Is located near a state
border send in a listing for each state.
(We have a listing for Kentucky).
3. To be listed in the Shopper send your
group's name and address to P.0. Box F,
Titusville, FL 32781 or call 305-269-
0 trier magazines that print notices of user
groups are Infoworld and Byte. Include more
Information when you write to these, (news-
letter cost, meeting times, etc.)
ZEBRA SYSTEMS DEMO VTDFD TAPE:
In the most Innovative marketing move we've
seen from a TS related company, Zebra Systems
has produced a very Impressive videotape of
the capabilities of their Zebra Graphics
Tablet for the 2068. The tape is 20 minutes
long and is an actual recording of the
Graphics Tbblet In use. Zebra did a near
professional video lob with this, and is
offering the tape on lean for free to recog-
nized user groups. Unfamiliar user groups and
inividuals will be asked for a $10 refundable
deposit. I've seen the tape and it's groat.
The product is reviewed by Bill Ferre bee
later in this issue. The tape Is sure to be
the hit of your next meeting. To order call
718-296-2385 or write Zebra Systems 73-06
Jamaica Ave., Woodhaven, NY 11421. Specify
VHS or Beta format. Loan period is 60 days.
-User Group Listings
Recently our local user group was sent 2
copies of a great little British magazine
called ZX Computing. It is over 130 pages
long and filled with articles and programs
Conclusion
That's all for this Issue but we are anxious
to hear from you. If you have had some suc-
cessful ideas that helped your group to grow
drop us a line. All of us groupies have to
stick together, TSH
10
keybaird to work, write me at the address
below describe your problem and 1 will do my
best to help. I would like to think Scott
Sari sky of Idaho Fhlls, tdato for his useful
information, and drawings,
My address Is; John Marion
HC 63 Box 650
Greenup, Ky 41144 TSH
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CASSETTE rWTES
By Timothy A. Carver
From the T/S Connection
I can't remember a user group rreeting or a
discussion with users trat I haven t been
asked why their tapes don't load or save
right. There are few situations causing Trace
frustration than f iiicilrtp out that the program
you spent 4 hours entering by hand hasn't
saved properly. Except of course finally
obtaining a program you have teen uniting
norths for, just to find that it won't load.
The problem most of the time isn't the com-
puter, but the cassette deck. Hopefully with
these notes, your problems will clear up,
Before you try anything, gp back and RElftY
everything your manual says about tape saving
and loading. And if you can. try savipg and
loading oh another cassette (preferably one
that is being sucessfully used for saves and
loads by mother user).
First, has your tape unit been cleaned re-
cently? Tape heads build up dirt and oxide
particles with u&ifje* A good tape unit will
eventually start to lose performance after
150 hours or so, 1 recormend that you use a
good non-abrasive head cleaner after every
TOO hours (I rake it a monthly procedure
because I use my system so much).
Second, are you using batteries or a plug in
power source? I do not recommend the usage of
batteries for counter use, A stable power
source is much better suited for proper saves
and lends than are batteries. If you need an
adapter, you my he able to find one at your
local ftadio Sleek*
Third j are your tape heads out of aliment?
I can t think of a simple test for this, so
if all else fails, you might try taking the
cassette to a local service shop and have
U*m chock the heads (the cost is minimal).
Finally, chock your cables. A loose wire
inside the connector can cause severe loss of
sifTial. Try a different set or use a con-
tinuity tester to see if you have any shorts
or bad connections.
if after you haw tried the nanus Is instruc-
tions and these hints you still have trou-
bles, then 1 would think the problem is in
the computer, fake the unit to a service
center and haw them check it out. The fiirex
service center is closed and all service is
being refered to.*
The T/S Connection
3832 Patterson Ave.
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45227
513-271-5575 TSH
QL Report
From Curry Computer, 5344 W. Banff, Glendale,
NOTE: This report ts excerpted from Curry
Computer's "QL REPORT' No. 4 with the kind
permission of Rob Curry.
May is here and hopefully the QL will be too
sons time soon. We have seen a lot of new
products come into our offices this past
month. We have the Computamate Q-Disk inter-
face conec ted to our machine and are running
a double-sided single drive capable of storing
70CK worth of data! Two such drives can be
connected for up to 1.44 mb of storage. We
shall do an in-depth review of the Q-disk
system and tell you whit drives are best in
the next Report.
We also have a Spectrum microdrive connected
to our QL. For Inexpensive yet fast storage
this is definitely the way to go. We have
heard only three external drives are reliable
and we will try and check this for you by
next month. We will have in stock shortly 8
cables so you do not have to hook up the
microdrive backwards. More on this subject
also next issue.
For a great little utility program, try WD
Utility. This program dews everything from
multiple formatting of cartridges (which
Sinclair recommends) to making back-up copies
of all files or individual files on a car-
tridge or disk. When you first boot the pro-
gram, it asks you for the correct date and
time and then goes on to load the utility
which first displays the sectors left/sectors
total count on your cartridge or disk and a
list of all files with an alpha or nuneric
character before it. One can in this vey load
or delete files with one key. You can switch
to the directory of the next microdrive easi-
ly, delete Individual files with one key-
stroke-do all those time-consuming chores
very fast and very efficiently.
One of the nicer features Is that one can
order the cartridge with a program entitled
QLRef which is an Archive datafile. If, for
example, one wanted to find information on QL
disk drives, one simply has to type— FIND
"disk" and all magazine, book, newsletter,
etc. references to disks for the QL will be
found. Each record shows author, number of
pages of article, magazine Issue number and
month, etc. Over all, this is a very useful
utility and one you will be using a lot.
Write for a complete list of what it does.
We are evaluating and stocking an incredi-
ble amount of new software and hardware. QL
Chess we have seen and it is absolutely stun-
ning! Not only are the graphics superb, it is
the world champion of computer chess games.
Tty using a joystick with it and it makes for
a much more enjoyable game. Also in stock are
Typing Tutor, Pascal, Forth, and an Assem-
bler, all by Computer One. Write for our QL
catalog for a list of all software currently
In stock or on order.
GraphlQL
Another new program Is GraphlQL by Ihlein
Computer Systems. A lot of you have seen the
xerox of the actml screen dunp to an FX-80
of the hand drawing with a llriit pen. This is
one of the demo pictures that comes with
GraphlQL. You actually receive 2 cartridges.
One with the Master program and another with
three demonstration pictures.
GraphlQL is a very user friendly graphics
package capable of seme very detailed gra-
phics applications. Oie can use either the
keyboard or a Joystick. Obviously a joystick
Is a lot easier to draw with. Tne on screen
help facilities are excellent; you do not
have to constantly flip through the manual
when first learning the program.
Most of the commands are very straight for-
ward. One can draw lines, circles, boxes,
change cursor color, even add text to your
pictures. Qie can enlarge any portion of tin
screen for detailed pixel wont. Pictures can
be drawn on the screen measuring 256 by 256
pixels. There Is even the ability to define
up to 26 "textures" which can be reproduced
on the screen in any combination of colors.
The printer dunp utility enables you to print
your saved picture on your printer. The pro-
gram Is pre-coo figured for an FX-80 but
Talent states in the manual it will lelp
develop suitable dump programs for other
printers. Write us for the current list
available. Also write us for more information
on this great program. It Is a lot of fun and
can be put to ireny practical and educational
applications.
I saw an ad In the Plnenlx Sunday paper by
Sears Business Centers, offering Microsoft's
Word, File, and Kultiplan(spreadsheet) on
sale for only $156.00 each instead of $194.99
each and Microsoft's Chart for $100.00 in-
stead of $124.99. All this for the fhchin-
tosh, another 128K, 32 bi t computer, lhat Is
over $500.00 for just the software, more tton
the cost of the QL with all 4 programs In-
cluded. And the Psion programs are just as
good.
And you are still wondering whether or not to
buy a Ql,? How many computers has Sinclair
Research abandoned? The ZX-80 grew into tie
at— SI which is still In production. The
Spectrum has been upgaded to the Spectrum Plus
which outsells Cotrmodore practically every-
wtere it is sold. And then there is the QL,
You may know a Timex orphan or an IBM (PCjr.)
orphan, or a Goleco or TI-99 or Franklin
orphan, but not a Sinclair one. Make sure
your friends are a ware of this. The Ql- is
Sinclair's reentry into the American market.
At least tell your friends who are looking at
Apples, and Cnmnodores, and maybe even Atari
machines, to compare these coaputers with the
QL. Dollar for dollar you cannot get more
value few your money imywnere.
The five new books in the QL series listed in
our catalogs, should be in this month so
write If you are interested in any of them.
Sew prqgrone on order Include a Sprite Gener-
ator, Packgurroon, Aircraft Controller simula-
tion, appointment calenders, tome accounting
packages, and more utility type software.
Sinclair has c to aged the serial port connect-
ors to a standard db 25 and the Joystick
ports to a standard Atari type and that is
about the only changes between the American
and tto British versions. We tow a cable
ct off
green or
of you who
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THE DEALER'S DEN
This software package contains two
programs:
1. THE DEALER'S DEN —play lour
hands of Draw Poker against the
dealer's one hand.
2. DRAW P0KER-)ust like the ar-
cade game at your local nightclub.
Commodore 64
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Com mad ore 64
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Timex/ Sinclair 2068
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Send for our catalog of over 50 programs for
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of computers.
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that will allow you to eo out the RGB port of j
hook up to any
the computer and
amber monochrome monitor for those
do not need or cannot afford an
monitor right awey.
In the next issue we will review the
interface, and discuss wtot programing
guages are amiable on the QL , We hear
S~]|U~][M
off?
"mouse” ts in the works and will
more information on that.
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By N. Pash toon a
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The adaptation of 2X31 peripherals to TS 2068
requires analysis and sane thought. The
complies tlon arises because of the limited
capability designed into ZX81. In other
words, It is hard to make a universal bus
adapter which will imke every 2X81 peripheral
work wl th TS2068 . Every case has to be
studied carefully and then appropriate
decoding and proper software used for the
purpose.
In light of the above, let us define a
limited objective for a bus adaptor, an
adapter which will enable TS2068 users to
utilize a 16K RAFPAQC as if it were In tte
DOCK bank, say. from address 32768 to 49152.
Later, we will mention the modifications
necessary to use the RAMPACX in the FXROM
bank of the TS2G68,
As you know, TIMEX made the TS2068 bus such
that when the slot of the bus Is aligned with
bus slot of the ZX81 bus, Basically the same
type of si&ials appear on both buses. In the
case where a corresponding signal did not
exist, the pin on the bus was left without
any connection . This way, the connection of
ZCBl perlpliemls to the TS2068 bus will,
rally speaking, not damage the computer,
highlight the correspondences of the
buses, Fig.l shews the two buses with the
slots aligned.
Our goal of Interfacing the RAMPAQC to the
TS2068 can be achieved by directly connecting
all corresponding pins on the two buses. The
only connection which is not completed is the
Al4 address line. The reason for that becomes
obvious when one thinks about the way the
ZX81 RAMPAQC Is selected when connected to
the 3C81. The RAMPACK on a 2X81 gets selected
when A14 gpcs high. In other words, in order
to use the RAMPAQC successfully in a TS2068
tank, then the A14 pin of the RA^FAQC should
he logic 1 when the appropriate bank is se-
lected. The appropriate address range condi-
tions (MREQ, RD or WR, and the lower address
bits) must also be net on the bus.
Our objective was to map tie RAMPAQC to an
address starting at 32768 in the DOOC bank.
In the TS2068, when the DOCK bank is active,
the condition Is indicated by logic "0" on
the ROSCS pin of the TS2068. To map in the
A15 ■ 1 , ROSCS = 0
A14 A13 SELECT
0
0
32K to 40K
0
1
40K to 48K
range above 32768 requires the Al5=l. Another
restriction in the design Is to 1* able to
select either the lower 8K or upper 8K of the
16K RAMPAQC as well as the whole 16K, under
software control. The condition on address
lines A13, and A14 for such a selection capa-
bility is Blown in Table 1.
The circuit which achieves the desired result
Is shewn in fig. 2. The output of the decoder
selects memory in chunks of 8K. The two
diodes provide the capability to swithln the
whole 16k. For the RAMPACX to work properly,
there Is the need for 9v power. Since the DC
voltage supplied from the powerpack of the
TS206S is too high (20-22V under no load) It
cannot be use with the KAMPACX. Fig 2b shows
a regulator for this purpose. A 9v regultor
is shown. It was found tint 9v regulators are
iTird to cone by. Tests slwwed that 8v regula-
tor also worked properly. It is essential
that you use at least a clip-on type of heat
sink on the regulator; otherwise, you will
have thermal shut down, at best, and at
worst... The temperature with a clip-on type
of heat sink will rise to approximately 80
degrees C, which means a burning sensation.
It does operate safely without thermal shut-
downs, and under continuous use.
To switch the first 8k of the RAMPAQC starting
from 32768 use: CXTT 244,16
To switch-in the whole 16k starting from
address 37268 use: OUT 244,48
To switch~in the upper 8k of the RAMPACX from
address 40960 use: OUT 244 ,32
Let's assume tJjat you've switched In the
entire 16k. To test It, enter (in the
limed late mode).
POKE 32768,99
POKE 49151,99
Now, PRINT PEFK 32768, PEEK 49151
You should see a pair of 99' s on the screen.
Next, OUT 244,0
This returns you to the home bank. Try the
PEEK'S now. If all Is working, those 99s are
gone.
Return to the Dock bank with: out 244,48
and repeat the PEEC's.
Do note that, as the Dock RAM is not
initialized, it will contain ^rgbage, at
16 first. You can write your own initialization
TABLE 1
routine (FCR 1-32763 TO 49151: KKE i,0:NBCf
l).or use the ROM routine (NEW). Also, If you
PEEK frenory locations & read the declml
number 14, your RAMPAQC Is not properly
connected.
One application for ^ t?tra |^ry is as
development tool
You can write your LASIC (and/or MC) program
as usual, though you may only use a total of
16k for program, MC and wrlables. It ran
then be moved into the DOCX baric of 6k,
either using the function dispatcher of your
own software. Don't for^t to add those first
few bytes which indicate ARCS (or U®*’)
software. Your program can then be executed
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ALGOBIT Software, Inc.
Post Office Box 351
Hockessin, DE 19707
com P lete }if "N; free" you could
EPROM mwn 3 S 8 ^ 1 ^' 7 ike Jol « °li^rs
EjtwM BOARD. We 11 be analyzing otter 2 X 81
peripherals for campotlbllity with tte TS
In tte months
(tended version
^J n arc tliose whlch'can'^
node to work with this acfaptor.
(t e US ^_K. ^ ra Joystick adaptor, stripped of
}f* Jt^rd Parts and heavily modi fUd as
?,u« n?LM r adaptor but otter tardier*
Is also suitable. Examples are, a concuter
toulnuun edge board^ Hobbybcard bmTrt
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D are iiaiiy other potential uses for
RAfS’ACK In this DOQ( mode.
the
Some include
buffer, data
tinges
publla
and/or printer
storage, games screen etc. If you have a
fistion why not send It in to !his
lcatlon and/or LIST’.
Ri?*t ly k Pt u R At PMK ran , te 0 P® ra ^ in tie
EXHOM bank by disconnecting the ROSCS signal
^l 3 ? deeper* Instead
E ® CM signal from tte TS2U68 bus
To “rite-protect the RA’IPACK
b reak the direct connection of tte Ml signal
“ l JSf2 £** computer and tte RAMPAQC. install
a switch, and pull up tte WR slgreii to 5v
tteawltcta rcs ^ tor m the RAMPAfX side of
N ; Pash ton and P. Doormelly
c/o L.I.S.T. P.0. Box 438
Centerport, NY 11721-0438 TSH
...received my moneys worth ml h , u st one
issue,,. ' e
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Only get cursory examination.. '
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Machine Code Graphics Loop
by Bernard Bush
A super color graphics program, with some
Ideas on writing in MC*
Some time ago, I wrote a graphics program
called Graphics Loop, which appeared in Sync.
(Jul/Aug 82, page tt). Iwntwlly I «« 068
machine code version. When 1 got my TS 2068,
1 tried to write a similar program using
color graphics. The TS 2068 uses a <U f£e «'*
method or keeping track of the screen dis-
play, and the machine code for it was quite
long although I did get a program which
worked. A short time ago I found an easier
way, with a surprisingly short program. It
creates excellent color graphics, and the
variations possible are endless. Wha ^ 1
was take a fairly simple program which I
found in Howard Sams Timex Sinclair 206B
In termed late /Advanced Guide and added a rew
ideas of my own- ^ original program simply
poked the whole screen with a number such as
51, resulting in a screenful of black and
white lines. By varying the number between 0
and 255, you can get many variation, but
always black and white 1IneB » and ( ^” a (l * 1 if
soon tire of it. The program first loads WL
with the starting D file address, l 638 *-
(17,1,6*0 , Following this the BC register is
loaded with the total D file count, 6143.
Next the instruction LDIR (Load, increase and
return) causes a move by HL to the second
address, and so on, till the screen is
filled.
I had discovered previously that if s program
runs over the last d file address, and spi s
into the Attribute file, any number poked
Into that file will produce colora on the
screen, depending on the number.
So why not extend the total number of ad-
dresses so that The Att file ia also filled
by the program? This will result in automat
ic Paper and Ink selection for the whole
screen. To do this, ^ han 8 e
1,0,27 instead of 1,255,23. That _is 256 27,
or 6922 addresses, (it takes 3 256, or 768
addresses to fill the Att file). And lo , the
entire screen is filled with color. Mostly
solid colors, though, and not very exciting,
as yet.
Now comes the second idea. What
2 addresses to the BE register. (17,2,64),
Will the system crash? It will not, and you
have added a step feature to your loop, me
system does not erase even if you step more
than a single line, more than 32 stresses.
So now you have what is basically my original
graphics loop program if you can find some
way Of continually changing the number poked,
and also changing the step.
When 1 first got this to work, I got some
good graphics, but found that they always
started out with a black screen t and it too
several screenfuls before the colors got
decent. I then saw that I could start the
program with the paper and ink color I
wanted, by selecting the starting numbers.
(See the Attribute Byte Format, page 252 in
the TS manual). Whatever paper color Is
initially selected, it remains that way for
some time, allowing for many variations in
color and brightness. You can also alter the
range of steps, and will find sn endiess
variety of designs possible. K*»P the
numbers used less than 128, if the Flash -lng
bothers you. If not, use numbers to 255. ny
program represents only one of the many
starting combinations and steps possible.
Here is one version of my program. One could
also start by using inputs for starting A ana
B and then use random numbers to replace
lines 70 and 75. Use INT numbers as the
computer will not accept decimals.
5 REM MC GRAPHICS LOOP
6 REM B BUSH DEC S*
10 CLEAR 64.993: BORDER 1
15 LET A =54 LET B=1
20 RESTORE 50
25 FOR J*1 TO 14 „
30 READ 0: POKE 54939+0,0
35 NEXT J ,
50 DATA 3 3 , 0 , 6 4 , 54 , A , 17 , B , 64 , 1
.0,27,237,175,201
60 RANDOMIZE U5R OD000
70 LET A =A- 1
75 LET B=B+i „ _
30 IF A < -255 THEN LET H = 54
90 IF S >32 THEN LET 8 = 1
100 PAUSE 100: GO TO 20
There vou have It. What an incredibly short
machine code program for all that it does!
Try different starting Attributes for * “7
picking numbers 0 to 255 at random, or select
the paper and ink values from the chart.
(Page* 252 TS 2068 Manual). You probably will
want to use a pocket calculator unless you
are adept at mental arithmetic.
Needed next ia a Basic program to constantly
change the variables and then run the machine
code over again. My program also uses a
slightly different program to poke the
machine code into memory. It allows you to
always keep track o£ how many bytes of
Machine code are In the Data statement * by
checking the J loop* (The ending number
always represents the number of by tea a) ^xs
can be a help when writing and rewriting the
code* TSH
19
A. Gindin $
25® e ditor a sked me to write 4 «?nrr
S! oriM^^^T a 11 ttle ‘kn^n deirtSsf
tne origlnel Sinclair computer, actiBllv t Iii
WMl^todav^^t 10 calculator.'
__j 6 today we take ealcaLitoo* for ^ranted
UbU ta iS C 2fift r » I ev ®npwgra™able caS-
-iro selling In the range of $35. Ten
years or so ago this was a unjor event. To
■ve you an Idea of die magnitude of tie
! 5^t n . . a * :out s^re tlia* Hnwle tt-Packard
had just cojiB outwUli ttetr progratmabie
ted 10/74. “
calculator. Tte ad I hive Is dated 10/74 Tte
HP calculator sold for $795 oLu a cate ind
l? C HM t ^t. at ' d J rom lookirl f at the description
ljL dtc J n i U3 r t . Pe rform slgnl flcantly better ‘ dan
the $35 programrables of tohv, it did he up
^ that *u one' could insert!
car3 about 1/2 * 3 Inches which would
oonteln a 100 step program. On- .-.nnld either
-ouW ' w progr ? ms 01X10 the card or one
^da bay a group of cards from
covering finance, weights, treasures
SfSSuSttaS 1 • stHdstlcs * or redi:
TOs same calculator Is still currently being
mlts for repetitive
calculations such as cardiac output where it
fiSPSEEi^as
th^n of programs was a bit more
than most of us can afford for personal use/
to see the
C0Ul ? ^rted it did
s» »w2 S'foELS'g 1 "«$• gg
putJr without even having to translate into
S '&&&& S2. SjMi
progSTS^ fsfe2 iT4 8 ,^“ lte ^
tions are contacted. To tfe best of ^o-
as^thJsirJii,? 33 ^vec sold In thl s t wuntry
f? «* Sinclair, but I did see it at fo>rft£
celved
compete _ p
uf f iS the better buv
«. “A? *iS
f*l ier f to read than the HP. Anothe?interef t-
feature thit all numbers were dis-
ftOs.
rLmkS?^ Sin clalr progranrable, die Sinclair
|SP , rBng , «^^-4i -?sse
with a >0*
xne numoer n
k 3 ^:^ 10 to the -99 to 10 to tte9
but the programs were limited to 24
steps. Available ma thema tical func
™“* log J Z, 1 ?’ etc -> were com-
parable and while it did not lave
$10' Thi? P ro ?ram libra ry 5 a itan $ add?3oral
$10. This was styled slightly differ^nt-iG
measuring 4 1/2x2 Inches andwigS^SSj
two ounces, whereas the original * £
inches. Soon Sinclair will do it a *tn ?L 2
the QL which will Isve all &
Mre the ^ C /f °^/ 5500 - Now if we
hire Sinclair to design for the Dentaomi l»
Drohahlv lil fne, P«n ragon_ we
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Zebra Graphics Tablet
Tech-Draw Software
By
Bill Ferre bee
PRODUCT: Zebra Craphlcs Tablet
PRICE : $89.95
PRODUCT: Tech-Draw
PRICE : $19.95
£
D
AVAILABLE FROM:
Zebra Systems, Inc.
78-06 Jamaica Avenue
Wood haven, NY 11421
enhancements
There have been many great .
developed for the TS line of computers since
ttelr inception. Memory expansions, loystlck
adapters (both for the 10TO/1500), printer
Interlaces, mlcrodrives, and more.
And one of the main companies In the
forefront of this product dowlopment has
been Zebra Systems. Zebra las believed In r/S
from the start and continually develops more
great products to further the cause.
Zebra's latest products are definitely sane
of their finest. The Zebra G ^ lc | 4 J^blet
allows anyone to become a weekend Pica 630 *
and have some great fun with their 2068.
ZebraPalnter Is a great piece of softvnre. lt
roets all the features of Its counterpart for
the 064. I have experience with both, and I
find ZebraPalnter to be the superior program.
Finished pictures can be sent to a AWU
nwwjf
The real Printer, and if you happen to be left
handed (like me!), you can reverse the
software to make It easier to use.
I feel that the Zebra Graphics Tablet will be
the Product of the Year In the 2nd Annial T-S
HORIZONS Awards Issue.
Making that statenent, I “4L a ^J! Bk iw.h£
iredlction of the Program of the Year. Ttech-
itaw, also from Zebra.
TEQWKAW Is a Hlg
am that was
pie Gonputer'- . — , „
program. TEQI-0RAW features
tor selection of the brushes (u>) and shsalr
patterns (35). You also have a selection ot
three text fonts in three sizes.
(Samples of actual printouts are shown In
Figure 1.)
TECH-DRAW not only allows you to print put to
the 2040 Therm 1 Printer, but te a number ' of
Full-Size printers. The 01 L w R£SLuv f*w' •
Gorilla Banana, and
mine!) are among the many printers thnt rtcn
DRAW supports.
Zebra Is constantly working to coke _ their
products usable for many people, and this
support of a mmber of printers proves It.
I liighly curmend Zebra Systems for ANOTHER
lob well done, and hope they continue raking
more ^reat product for the f/S line of com-
puters!
TSH
This function plot
was senerated in
BASIC and then
was enhanced
with
Tech-oraw.
Conversely
you can use
Tech-Braw
pictures in
7our BASIC programs
21
2068 Ward-Processor
Software Evaluation
(Part III)
By Fill Farrehec
fvJrHjll we cone] tide our look at
re;w» ro ^v lt,K t Pco f5 :in,s avalable for the
1^2068, .'fake note that this does not Include
for the British counterpart^
r jf Spec trun. Programs written for tint sue^
wll L' lot worlt 0(1 an unmodified
the . rear edge connector cton-
nels arc different between the two nachines.
does’ S^^hKV& ,cluslon of **» series
2°®? Mean t 5 at 1 ^re covered All of the
Moid-Processors for the 2068. I reviewed all
hha^ 0 P ro fi r ' 1[ris that wore available to re. if
{S£L«* ‘ in >: i other f there tint shxdd to
f™ 1 0(1 ®f* please forward a copy of them to
me, and I will be glad to give them coverage.
.'SCRIPT
„ *69.95
21st Century Electronics
P.0. Box 5037
Guttenberg, (U 07093
In all areas of compete tire business, there
seem to be at least two "big boys” ^attllnc
& 1*1*1.. .f<&T ai.„Sl
"ES jnST lfi <ls , tn * with Word-Processors for
^ fSUUPr ^ ”
MSCRIPT is the Word -Processor tint TIMEX
hS SjcJ S S °i n f to 5 elease - Written by
^MTER^lT" 8 ) t ttvrare (tlie sutlers of MTFRM
«imJrtitir l faSrfS! Bne<l “ “°' k " 1 “‘ ,h8
with a 70-pa#e rranual in a very
Sllffi ^ r - Tte version I £
celved ted the feature to allow you to choose
^ an ^ you wanted to
use* HSCR1PT utili&es a 64 column screen but
out y™ 2m to A this fo * Your print-
S™“ s ^„"SS^" r doc “ e " t “ “** » ■=
bedded in the text to do the job for you
.If you use MSCRIPT a reasonable
"SHSfa.® 4 tlme ’ *“• does not «»»y « a
All In all, I find KSiXIFT a very well done
program, and it deserves your attention.
text EDITOR 2000
« , , * 6 -°°
People s Software Supply
609 E. M. 18th Street
Abitine, IX 79601
ihis program is a fine example of wtat can be
achieved if you can write only in BASIC. I
hare always believed tint a fine program does
not have to hare Machine Code to work. The
utVi^i re8 V 1 ^ 5®y he a little slower, but it
will be a lot less complicated.
nXT^mrrnp tn fflW even *** * 6 ;°° P ri <* of
J^t 2®°!, you can get it for FREE!
rf S^oi. 0,1 P°Ses IS through
23 in Issue #13 of T-S H01I5ONS. Chris
hystrom, the author of TEXT EDITOR 2000 was
kind enough to provide us with the listing
and instructions to print In the regtzine! ^
(If you don't hare a copy of Issue #13. order
fast?) SBUe wMle ** 8tl11 on— it's ?otog
TFXT EDITOR 2000 v»s written to use a 2040
te " d,fled “ «*
I coranend Chris on the fine joh he did with
this program.. .WEIL DONE!
Word 1.5
, N/A
James Dnpuy 6514 Bradley Avenue
Parma, OH 441129
l ^contributor to ng*™' WlRS
'CffilPT was not really developed for the
J 5 ^. 68 ^ 100 !* Micro-Systems developed it for
2 r^^^ki C ? Bpu ^i' s * naklr ¥ t 1 * features
*. I t lls means t™t whether you
^‘2 Jn , ^ a ? J App } e ’, or a TS2C68 . tte com-
S S u!!i te identical. This saves a lot of
time learning a whole set of new conrmnds*
SoiTP? 1 ^ **?' , r . don ' t M* about
fBQU.PT is that you don t have the luxury of
t«Bt you see is whit you get”. With TA5UQRD
poif you want to center a line of text, it
'ffif'T C Th£^rf n ^ NOt S0 With
naCKlrT. There are a jimble of careands lrr- 22
1 reconmend that you contact Dnpuy about this
eWn lf you a l«ady tore another
Word-Processor. Just lookirw a t hi c
gra inning style is worth the cost of tto pro-
TEXU1AN
$19.95 $24.95
im ... S ^y T.E. J. Computer Products
107 Mine Mile Road 859 N. Virgil Avenue
Sands on, VA 23150 Los Angeles, CA 90029
°f these programs seemed to be too com-
plicated to re to use regularly, hut iT £££
orer a tire probably would do alright.
Reduced to 00% original size:
Rick. Dun c an
C^O T-S HORIZONS
2 Summit street
Portsmouth > OH 45662
Dtir Rick.
this
1 o ve
a 64
ne«4
Keep
He r e
wo r d
h ow
64 - C
~ c o tu
a on a
I hoi
up 1 1
is a
-p roc
it tu
o t umn
mn p r
■ant i 4
e th
are
sample text f i te sh o‘ju ing you the capabiliti
eisTna program I toL4 you about, over tha^ph
r r , - tKe print sideways & o that you can 9 « t
r ^ormat £tth 4 Tsl^S Thermal printer- You
intSut wTth TRSOORD TWO, but it i* * * ama L t
n g glass to read it!
* s of
one- I
a full
can get
you
P e that e v e r y t h i n 9 i s 9 o i n 9 we i t
h great wort with T-S HORlZONw &
r o r
let
you a* the
' s Keep T
? a m i t y *
alive!
Both profprans utilize a 32-colunn 3Ct ®?J?i
which Is alright if you are using a 2040
Thenml Printer. Rut if you are a full-size
printer, the screen becones ombersare.
Also, the doctaten ration for both programs
seeined lacking. 1 feel that 50* o£ ,® P*®:
gram's worth Is In the maraBl, especially if
the program is to be used a great deal of
time.
Arain, I did not spend a great deal of tire
with these programs, but I feel that other
programs fared better.
T50W0S84B (!?!)
$12.50
WIEXJUP COTtany
Merri field S.F..
S»ncsr« Ly ,
Bill Per re ben*
mountrinbcb spftwrre
1120
Grand Rapids,
HI 49507
Just as I was getting ready to send the final
draft of this review to the publisher. I
received a package in the irrII. What s mis-
lllA'P?!?
Yes,
B , the nwe of this program IS I50WDS84B.
Dart ask me whBt it means, I haven t the
foggiest.
But. WHAT A PROGRAM! T50 is designed to util-
ize tie 2040 Thermal Printer In a very unique
way. It turns your textflle SinQIAK to
print a 64-colurm format. It prints 16 or J2
lines per segment (single or double spacing;,
and has a textflle si2e of 320 lines.
(An example of a printout is slow" in figure
1.) Ail you do Is print out the tex title,
cut the segments apart, and tape them togeth-
et to make full-size sheets*
Agiln, a programmer is only limited by his
imagination!
If you do not have a full-size printer, then
T50 Is for you!
In closing, I hope this serleB has proven to
you tint tf* TS2068 is a terifflc mchine to
use as a Word-Processor, and that many great
programs are available for your use. Just
pick the one that suits HOUR needs! TSH
Turn "your ft c □« pul *i- • Tn\ IT * due allona F tool s .
Vacabuildtr help, you «nd your chlldr*n to
learn vocabuilari*. quickly and (yylJX* 1 *-
430 paira of word* or phraaaa In TS206S and
up to 396 paira In 4BK TSIOOO. Typa In your
□ma word Hat and atudy away.
VB-2068, *16.00 VB-IOOO, *12.00
I for# TwfMimr — a gaae with Hards. Computer
generate* puzzles based on the word* you
entered. Variou* difficult!#* and fizti. *
“Clock* keep* track a* your «Dre.
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SPECTRUM
Spectrun Program Reviews
By Dong Gang!
Product: Beach-Head
Price: |15.95
Available from: Curry Conputer
5344 W. Banff Lane
» u . . Glendale, Az 85306
hU f^rtl feLte C 2? verte 4 i fcx>n tlie snash
& SAW 3 M 1 " nf; ft
aSS^thfSS? a P?cb.ffof the
j£?',£| *® .It took me a few tries to
1x1 fc what 1 **« <*> Che
^■~reeri reallyblew my eyes out. It nwiw
does look like the 064 wrsion!!! U/
Beach-Head uses some type of a "fastlaid” and
J ,f*rtL°2!£ protection. Tte loader
ptwram Is the boo ter for the fastload. The
hraaer of toe next •sequent Is very choppy
ftoded Uy in he ?K?’ e i C<5 !S Uter ,?? s successfuffy
.T™ “> the loader will It read the
choppy header. Odoe the oropram oat-e
11 ? aal Jy aoe^ fast. P T!e ra loaflnp
lines around the border of t±e screen arf
“SoSSi."” l0,ii:l •*• «* *«*-
o tAmt SPARKS
«■??’ w? ls 18“* tlBt 1 was Really hoping
S%^ “8 a Dangermouse fan. Oangemouse if
a British cartoon that is on cable tv i«
£Tai, ‘^•*!? l “v, (other
S! } “'
, „ h „ » ^STSSSJKSB
but complaint for Beach-Hen d anH ^” er ? three different scenarios and each
jjj!5 l ® S? SOm $' '^ Lr ^ P^ d the bomv- ctoo^ £ n *** Aocimnta-
aore wees Lou* I ms used to the spec taenia r n “° ^ nc ^ u< ™ is a free poster offer
Plane™,™.. S*AM?««2 <& M* Mttftf 'a*2t£
j r ir * *■ Mfi;s usea to
|°™ of *** aftplane engines. But, In the
Stead" the .. 80un ? 18 du ^ clicks
instead of the roar as Is In the C-64
«cs|on. Otherwise, toe graphics are very
S» Be ^r^2r d, »^H? e ob J®9 t . ls to rak e It past
l, b ?“^* and obstacles*^ to
En? h ^ Plml 8attle - »««. there Is a
td *^ 1 5 rertaln number of targets tlat
h 1 ™. «? 80(1 J 01 f 18 * shoot them. But, a
£ t M-°S S& of *** M11 and Is cons ton t-
ly turning towards your tank. Once you lave
successfully hit 10 targets the enemy hill
Sjj-L explode, thus giving you a Z Beach-
|~ d If you are not fast enough, toe tur-
ret will blow your tank to pieces!
8each-Headls a super game that really struts
graphic capabilities of the Spectrum,
rkw-.^an you owners of a 2068 + romswitch
ra ? wlBt y® 11 Oomnodore friends have
and for less money!* ’
-- aliu
Penfold {a Hamster).
The graphics of Dange mouse are outstanding
W %* S ^ llke the y Jumped out of
M«, OTt ? J?* c ?"’P uter screen! Dsngermouse
i 1 ? 8 P®to h on his eye and all, and Penfold
llttle^hred" 1 Tr t t e Showing out of his
uoit .iJ? ead ’ ‘ c rt I s feally quite amazing how
well the iiunufacturer made the graphics.
ILteelf f0r I?f s d ^ Ppolnt J (,s ** if* 1 ®
icscit. It Is not very f«i at all. It is
quite easy and repetitious. I think Daiwpr-
gear !? toward a younger audle^e
The only scenario that I even think is Otto
play is the second one ("through the jungle")
toother drawback is that toe player cannot
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1000
SOFTWARE REVIEW
By Tex Faucctte
i recently noted some requests from persons
who are just beginning to use ZX81 or T/S
1000 computers. Not really so strange wten
8 tops to think! ALL of those computers
that the experts” said would end up on
closet shelves actually DID! But, AHHA1 As
those computers trickle back into the narket
via garage sales (usually at anywhere in the
5 f? J 15 *** ranS 3 ) lucky people are
enabled to join the ranks of dedicated fans!
TJ*®° "2S?^K S " are tw^ ll *cky. THERE IS
SOFrWARE AT tt)RE REASONAHJ. PRICKS
AVAILABLE MDW THAN THfRE WAS BEFORE TIMFX
PULLB) THE PLUG! Just retribution, 1 call it!
With the foregoing in mind, and tte
indulgence of the "old-tiners", we now take a
look at some useful software that his been
with us for seme time; some items tint
(usually) appeared on the drug store stelf
.•Jicng with what has become our favorite
machine.
lahel? r ° £ra, ‘ !S tequ,re 16K » and bear TUBE
HIE HOME ASSET MANAGER
Copyright Timex 1982
This program tes dew; loped to accomodate tte
average home-owners need to keep records of
valued possesions. Each item may be entered
along with date of purchase, aerial number,
location in the hare, etc., etc., such infor-
mation being extremely useful wten filing
insurance claims in case of theft, flood, or
f j!®> otc * Uou WILL save your Timex first,
“*1 y* 011 not?) Ite program is easy to use
and adequate operating Instructions are pro-
vided.
THE COUPON . IANAGFR
Copyright Timex 198?
£he saving and redeeming of coupons has in
H,S S ^? Me a “Jor factor In tte fami-
ly budget. This program is an organized fu-
r's system for such coupons, and may easily
te “ tllIzed 10 naxlmize tte tenefits of the
Operating from a main menu, one
assigns each coupon to one of 18 categories.
to a sub-menu where coupons and
* llfor ™ tl cn such as brand name,
and li^ed ate Tt. etC *’ 1 By te ? dded * dieted.
an0 , listed, Tne computer assigns a "control
numher to the coupons which should te wrlt-
atVi 5*? elcal “le. Tte
„ b ? s ? , thus created Is saved on tape,
f® planned, for erample, me
reloads the tape and eramtnes tte data to
tind and retreive from storage those coupons
,*** sf »PPl«E expedi tion^°at
Ins tractions are adequate for
2^fn£ l user - is 1(1 to coupon
saving, the program could prove quite valia-
ble in a short tSW. ggfacing
THF CHECKBOOK MANAGER
Copyright John Heaney 1982
Sorry, I must pass or this one. 1 hive tried
^^ B Sep Sa at fi t ? pes l each from a different
S ^l Jrre f™ 1 brand new In oriel™ J sbrink-
com& nation £ Bn , 0 '*i computer/ recorder
t . irtatlon* None has loaded successfully.
I have experienced very few lading proper s
M rocMnes, I can only concise tte t
sont* Ind tapes were lnadvertedly released and
I managed to find three of them, if you wish
ttet ^ou tt biv y0tirself 1 L 1 ra connend
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„ 1HE GAMBLER
Copyright Timex 1982
this tape contains two ’’mines of ctence”
Blackjack" and "Slot techlne’’. Only
"ffiaofw- 7 ? i 1]^ d 0 at a t& Wh2
b?fSifJ * R ^> you are asked
“hereupon a maximum
tet is automatically set at 10 tiii>s tte
ndniijuti tet specified. Came can be stowed te
entering a bet of "0". Actually, tffsia*
ratter simplistic form of tte old faStifa?
^uble” N or ntteJ^fSS P 01 ? 8 *, *> "LJOwn for
h£L) »hf 2i5? r fa 2 c y ruJes! On tte otlier
nlai hH? P K>^ ed i5 lted I? mb ler would prolahly
ftgjF* bets here ratter than place m bet£
Slot Machine’ 1 starts one off with a t inn
wteto^r he r fr P m a minimum of $1 to
wtetever remains of the $100 credit olus /
odnuB winnings/losses. Game may be terminated
entering a bet of "0”. u-mnnatea
- C ■ a m
SUPERMAZE
Copyright Greg Harvey, 1982
Supernaze is a set of screens traversed hv
cornmnds of “F" for "forward” and "R" and "L^
f?F turns. It includes a "compass" ootion
which will indicate which vnytle player is
, optional stones” to drop, optional
| Reviews for the NonProgrammer A, Gindin
In an effort to sell their vastly overpriced
and over-qualified non-Sinclair hone compu-
ters, software writers have Introduced the
concept of windows. These are merely devices
to show two or more blocks of information on
the CRT at one time. Unfortunately, windows
have not been all that popular since the CRT
only holds so much information at once anyvay
and with each window added, previous informa-
tion is obliterated. Thus, while it is handy
to have more than one program resident in
memory at one time, the advantages of seeing
all the programs on the screen a t one time
have not been overwhelming. In addition to
which the Sinclair has wily 32 letters across
which further limit the amount of information
that can be presented.
Nevertheless, keeping up with the Jones' is a
major industry and there is no reason why
Sinclair users can't have a window if they
really want one. To let you avail yourself of
this privilege Maxsof t (611 Franklin St. ,
Hamilton, Oh. 45013) has written Super-
Screen. This is basically a machine language
program and therefore must occupy die program
line 1 which automatically precludes its use
with other machine language programs at the
sane time. Obviously, ii one is In contend of
machine code the programs can be moved but
this also requires moving all the USR com-
mands along with It which is more than most
of us are prepared to do.
The wLndow can be almost as large as a screen
or as small as two lines and one column (16
’ characters). The program Is 184 spaces long
and so can be entered from the listing sup-
plied or for those of us who use bifocals it
is available on tape. I would suggest jumping
Immediately to the demo program which is
labeled Program II which Includes menu
prompts to lielp you define the screen or you
can POKE these numbers if the window is going
to be the same size whenever that program is
used. Following the demo program one can have
a resident program merged in at line 14 and
once this program has rilled the screen It
will remain static. The super-screen then
allows you to run a separate program within a
window. Unlike the Sinclair however the pro-
gram begins at the bottom and scrolls up and
can be manipulated in the usual vray. The
screen is only allowed on the right side and
must abut the right margin. Che can return
a eh in to the regular program using appro-
priate CLS and GOTO statments and obliterate
the screen any time by FCKEing the screen
dimensions back to zero. The authors cau-
tioned not to use the Sinclair SGtOLL and
also not to make the window include the bot-
tom line. '
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******THI3 IS fi DEMO
******
****** I HAVE LEFT 6 LINES
$$$$$$
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$$$$$$
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I tested out tlte program by merging a loan
amortization program Into the middle of the
demo at line 14 and then at line 21, where
the demo program suggested material to be
printed into the window, I again used a GOSUB
and merged a second listing of the same pro-
gram. This enabled me to produce slde-by-slde
loan amortizations for two different loans,
varying the interest, year, etc. Obviously,
this could have been done without the window
program and simply merging the loan program
with itself and altering the PRINT AT lines^
but that would have simply allowed the Jmes
to get ahead of us. Thus, I found the program
extremely interesting and fun to try and
implement, but I'm still having the original
problem on finding a place to use it. Perhaps
you game players would do better as the sug-
gestion the author makes Is that cne can
scroll information such as commands and
plot responses while leaving scores and In-
structions fixed. Let us know what you come
up with. TSH
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published by Sinclair " -
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?* T1 “ ex Sinclair Anateur Radio Users
7 roup is Bade up of computer users who are
Interested in putting their Timex or Sinclair
computers to use in amateur radio onera-
tims. Most of the memhcrs are not computer
.but they do lave a good tecffi,]
background in electronics, so they quickly
learn quite a lot about their computers.
The journal of this group is called QZX, and
the journal is the main benefit of memler-
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to ali members. Membership costs $12 pet year
l^th a $7 postara surcharge for members who
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anf hnnhare projects submitted by
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Also contained are 'buyers s guildes ' to \vt-
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MnsT 8 ™ 1 ?" t 5Lf nnual: ^ Spect™” is THE
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Glendale, AZ 85306) for $7.95 while supplies
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people who are working hard to
usefulness of their computers
expand the
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additions. There are members In almost every
state and in about 20 different countries.
Those who wish to join ( and they need not be
licensed amateurs) can do so by sending $12
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