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In this issue we also welcome John Bell as a regular writer. John's column will be different from most others in tha.t it will often feature programs and programming techniques, instead of news-type information. Jules Gesang is recovering at home nicely from his heart attack. Unfortunately,- Gordon Young has been sick for several weeks, and his doctor has prescribed rest so he will be taking a hiatus from T-S Horizons for a while. He's promised to be writing again soon, though.
It has been said that there must be a high degree of cooperation among the companies that support Timex and Sinclair products in order for them to remain successful. Just the other day I received some evidence that this cooperation exists. We got a package from our friend Eben Brown of the E. Arthur Brown Company. I noticed that the box the shipment came in seemed to have gotten a lot of use. The box had a shipping -label from 21st Century Electronics in New Jersey addressed to Games To Learn By in Connecticut. Apparently Games To Learn By used it to ship something to Eben In Minnesota, who used it to ship to me. Well it just so happened the box was the perfect size for some copies of TS Horizons I needed to send to Chet Lambert in Alabama Chet is the publisher of Computer Trader Magazine. Many would consider CTM and TS Horizons to be competitors but we and Chet have worked together to our mutual benefit on at least two occasions and may do so again in the near future. (I hope Chet's not superstitious or he might feelcompelled to ship that box off again. This could go on for years.)
Well the deadline Is approaching and 1 don't have much more to say in this month's" ENTER. However, I do want to apologize to some people who might feel we've neglected them. We received a large number of complaints froth people who failed to receive issue #11 and we really don't know what the problem is. We've checked our mailing list and in almost every case a copy of that Issue had been mailed to thbse who wrote. The problem seems to be our local post office, and we will be talking to the post master to see if delivery can be speeded up. When you add our errated sched¬ ule and postal delays it can cause some problems. Yours Sincerely, Rick Duncan
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Reader input plus other notes of interest By Scott Duncan Advertising/Circulation Manager
Scott Duncan was unavailable to write his column this month so the space will be used by a guest columnist, Mr. T.S. Subscriber from Yourtown, U.S.A.
Hi, I'm T.S. Subscriber and I've just gotten my mail form the box. Let's see here, a few bills, an old Christmas card, a recall notice on my 1972 Dodge... Well look at this. It's the January issue of T-S Horizons. Finally!!
I wonder if those Duncan's will ever get another issue out on time. Of course I realize Rick holds another job and Scott goes to college, but my lands, this time it's two weeks late. At least, it's even a single month issue!
Hmm, that's sure an interesting cover. Let's take a look inside. I see Mr. Ferrebee has some good articles as usual. Oh and there's more of Paul Hunter's article, I'll be sure and start on that right away. Hey there's my user group listed there, boy that's great. ' We could use some more members! Uhoh there's the reader input column, I sure hope they don't print my nasty letter, I mailed out yesterday. Wow, what is this? Superprinter, now that looks like a great program. Let's see what's further back in this issue; looks
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How much would you expect to pay for a dual 128K fast access storage system for your Timex 2068 that included Centronics and RS232 interfaces, Spectrum software and • buss emulation, and free word processing software as standard?
Chances aro It's a lot more than $229.95.
But this Is what will buy you thd Incredible DAMCO/ROTRONICS Wafadrlve unit. (And It . you already own an Omni-Emu Chameleon the price is even less!)
• Th« OmnVEmu c»rttldg* It rtqulrtd to optitti th* Wtltdrlyt system. The Wefedrtve will nol operele by Juft changing the ROM to the Spectrucn ROM or by using Ihe ROM twitch.
Integrated System
The Wafadrive is a complete system which contains the micro interface, two 128K drives, RS232 and Centronics ports, all In one attractively-styled, compact unit. There is a minimum of connecting leads and no extra boxes to clutter the desk top.. Like the majority of profes¬ sional systems, the units are dual drive. This offers the opti¬ mum balance between system flexibility and cost. Built-in serial and parallel interfaces allow the direct connection of just about any popClSr printer.
changeable wafers are avail¬ able in three sizes-128K, 64K and 16K. Low capacity wafers give faster access. They are therefore most suitable for program develop¬ ment applications. The high capacity wafers are suitable for more general data storage. Loading rate is approximately 2K per second-almost twice as fast as similar products.
prehensive user manual, blank wafer and word pro¬ cessor supplied, you can use your Wafadrive right away. There is also a rapidly growing range of software to enable the programmer and games player to exploit the Wafadrive system to the full.
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like some good software reviews, and theres another product evaluation by Tex Faucette. John Marion seem's to have written a good review, again. Now, here's a great idea. T-S News, 1 like this page. . .
Hey wait, that's on page' 36J this must be another one of those 40 page issues and it came out pretty good this tim'e too.
Great, an indexation of issua 1-10, now I can know just what back issues I really want.
Boy, those people at T-S Horizons really pack alot of useful information in each issue. That's probably one reason why they run behind schedule a lot. It must be awfully difficult to find great articles like these for the Timex machines. I suppose another reason might be difficulty in finding adver¬ tisers who still support US die hard users. I noticed the ratio of ads to information .was pretty slim. After all afty company has to cover it's costs, and on occasion make a little money. I hear- those fellas do good to break even. They must really enjoy the challenge of supporting a machine that's been abandoned by the parent company.
Boy, I wish I hadn't have sent that nasty letter!
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lor Civ column ibis month. Scott Duncan will be back next month if his usual cluttered form answering letters and will let you know who that 1500th subscriber is. TSH
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READER INPUT EXTRA REK Builder for TS1000
By Robert Hartung
The best of New • Year ' s to you and Scott and Randy, and congratulations on the constantly improving quality of T-S H. Thanks also for printing my version of the "Spirograph1-1 routine. (SeelSH #10, p. -29) .
Seeing Mather White's REM-expansion routine in T-S H reminded me of a REMBUII.DER routine 1 use with my ZX81 -- yes, I still use it, especially for machine code programs, since getting my 1S2068. It allows either building a REM to any desired number of characters, or adding just one byte at a time as each data, item or machine code is entered to a given address. It is rather lengthy but if SAVEd to tape as a utility routine is very handy for'use in any listing requiring the POKEing of data or machine code into a REM . statement .
The routine requires first making a short REM line containing code needed to CALL the MAKE-SPACE routine in ROM. These codes may be POKEd directly to the given addresses of an eleven-bvte line 1 REM, or else a short listing may be entered for use as a loader as follows:
23 POKE 16313, INT <<DU>/236>
24 POKE I43I4,DU-234«PEEK 143 13
23 RAND USR 14314
26 POKE D*J,VAL B*
27 NEXT J
28 LET D-UAL P«
29 POKE (H-3),INT ( < D-M*2>/234 .) •
30 POKE (M-4) ,D-M+2-234»PEEK <
31 POKE 0,1 IB
32 GOTO 14
33 SAVE "REMBUILDER"
34 LET P4- 'PEEK 16396*234»PEEK 14397"
33 GOTO 3 30 REM
LISTING 1
1 REM 12345678901
2 FOR N=16516 TO 16522
3 INPUT P
Addrt** of *ptc« currtntly bt i ng iddt d to REM
I CALL to hWKE-SPACE routint in ROM it iddrti* 2439d
I New iddrtt* for DF1LE
I Ntw 1 tngth-of -REM byttt it btginnmg of REM ititeretnt in RAM
I New end-of-REM byte
I Definition of beginning of DFILE which follows list byte of BAS1 C 1 i *t i ng
4 PRINT N;"=";P
5 POKE N,P
6 NEXT N
Before SAVEing to tape, POKE 16389,76 for shorter SAVE and LOAD times! Start the recorder and enter RUN 33 to make the SAVE. On re-LOADing, the first prompt asks for the entry of ei'ther the number of spaces to be defined in the last line 50 REM and filled with periods, or else the letter "A" if you wish to expand the REM just, one byte at a
time as each code is POKEd into it. To restart, enter line 50 as an empty REM
statement and RUN 34.
If your machine code routine is relocatable, i.e. contains only relative JP and CALL
addresses or CALLs to ROM, and none of the "forbidden codes" 118 and 126, the completed REM statement in which .it is stored may be brought down by EDIT and changed to line 1. Otherwise, no changes may be made in the REM line nor in any of the lines preceding it
without disrupting the routine you have POKEd into the last-line REM statement.
POKE directly or use the loader to enter these codes at the given addresses:
I 16516,42 16517,130 16518,64 16519,205
REHBUILDER LISTINGi
REM <11 byt#.)
GO TO 3
POKE 14323, PEEK 14396 POKE 14324, PEEK 14397 LET EtrPEEK 1 6323* 236«PEEK 1
LET#D-M
PRINT " INPUT NO. REM SPACE OR "A” TO ADD ONE
1 2
3
4 3
4324 6
7
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8 INPUT 8*
9 IF CODE Bt >37 THEN GOTO 13 II LET A-VAL Bt
11 LET Bt-"27"
12 O0T0 21
13 LET A-l
14 CLS
13 PRINT "KEY ENTER TO STOP"
14 print -Code at address "|D|
iJ INPUT Bt
18 IF Bt-"" THEN STOP
19 PRINT Bt
28 IF PEEK 144420 THEN SCROLL
21 LET t>*7AL Pt-2
22 FOR J-l TO A
16520,155
16521,9
16522,201
COhMENTSi
| Contiin* ch»r»ct#n POKEd by »bov# codt»)
I Storo location of itart of DFILE <di«pl«y fl!*> »» i t w»i ui th th» or igin»l »r»pty REM atatirunt it lin# 30. Th» addrti* <M-1> ii th# beginning byt# of thi»
' REM * 1 * l«m#n t if no chanjta ar# raad# in th# litting aft#r th# lait-lin# REM it •xpandtd.
| Addrnt#t glv#n h«r# mark th# location of #ach cod# or byt# of data POKEd in.
Since the variables M arid D give the location of the beginning and the ending bytes of the last-line REM, this routine, may be quite easily adapted for storing and retrieving data files, with de-limiter characters to make a separation between items in the file. It makes possible the expansion of the file REM only as actually needed to contain the items currently in the file. This can conserve considerable time in making SAVEs and LOADs of shorter files to and from tape with the ZX81/TS1000.
I have used the RF.MBUILDER as the basis for a filing and sorting routine in BASIC, which is quite slow, but in machine code (see Tom B. Woods "Linear Search" in SYNC 3:6, p.72) a 13K file may be searched in , about a se«cond--not at all shabby for a' "toy" comput¬ er, as so many of its critics have, called It! Rather than letting the old ZXR1 /TS1000 gather dust now that you have up-graded, It could be used as a very practical dedicated filing system, as many are doing with pro¬ grams like ZX PRO/FILE.
TSH
Best regards.
Bob Hartung
2416 No. County Line Road
Uuntertown, IN 46748 ‘
SPECIAL REPORT
As E. Arthur Brown puts it, it's 'The Last Unkept Promise, . .Kept."
"High speed access to stored programs and data is a necessity for’ serious computer use. Not having it is the only thing that's hindered the use of Timex computer- for many serious applications. We all know that the computers have always been superior in their technology. That's why it feels so odd having to use them with cassette storage media. It's hard to believe Timex could produce such advanced machines an,d then have them access data from a cassette recorder! Well, those days are gone for good."
Of course Brown is talking about the A f« J Microdrive, a mass storage system,- based on the use of mlcrotapesl
E. Arthur Brown is selling the A & J system, as are about 20 other distributors across the country. Also available are two new disk drive interfaces for the 2068 and a very interesting new product similar to the A & J, which has a lot going for it.
The purpose of this article is to provide a cursory overview of these mass storage devices. More complete reviews will probably be published in future issues of T-S Hori¬ zons. For now we want to list' 'the major features along with some advantages and possible disadvantages of each system.
A & J Model 2000 $199.50 1050 "I" East Duane Ave Sunnyvale, CA 96086
This is one of the nicest products available for TS 2068. It's very easy * to use and well-documented. Anyone who can use a tape recorder can use the A & J.
Some of the major features:
The microdrive automatically taps into the
MASS STORAGE DEVICES For The TS 2068
computer's power supply, so no separate plug is needed. The tapes are a continuous loop, so unlike a tape recorder, no rewinding is needed. (A more complete review was pub¬ lished, in .TSH #11, page 29.)
4dvantages: Several hundred units have been
sold by now. A second drive, may be added ($125 additional). The operating system for the drive is on EPROM so as not to take up any RAM. Long flexible cable connection. Programs expected to be sold on microtape^ by several vendors.
Disadvantages: Not qui,te as fast as a disk
drive, and tapes must be specially ordered and are more expensive than floppy disks.
Damco/Rotronics Wafadrive 67 Bradley Court - .
Fall River, MA 02720 $229.00
The Damco system is actually a modified version of the Rotronics Wafadrive system sold in England for the Spectrum. Rotronics provides the major competition for the Sinclair Microdrive. The major difference is that a Spectrum ROM has been’ 'added, so essentially with the Damco system attached, your TS 2068 is virtually turned into a Spectrum.
The number of features provided at this low cost is impressive. First, there are TWO drives (as in the Rotronics product). Also built-in are a Centronics interface as well as an RS 232 port, so almost any printer made can be utilized, without the expense of buying a new interface. Finally the rear buss of the computer interface is configured the same as a Spectrum edge connector so that Spectrum peripherals can be used on the 2068/Damco combination. (Some of the pe¬ ripherals Damco hopes to import are light pens, graphics tablets, and light pens.)
The mechanism of the drives is the same as the A A J drive and they use the same tapes for storage.
A less expensive version is available for 2068 users who already have a Spectrum conversion de"vice.
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Advantages: Two drives built-in. Free word processor included. (Said to be as good as Tasword.) Built-in printer ports. No separate power supply needed. Turns 2068 into "Spectrum."
Disadvantages: Will not run TS 2068 soft¬
ware. Same disadvantages as A A J above. TS 2060 cannot be used.
Millenia K Disk Interface $200.00
Package including interface, one disk drive, power supply, and cables $450.00
Ramex, 48945 Van Dyke Road,. Utica, MI 48087
Well Ramex finally did it. The Millenia K is now being shipped to customers. If you have the finances this sounds like a fine choice.. Ramex says you can load 32K in a second and store 820K on. *a disk. From their tads it appears that Ramex is busily converting choice Spectrum programs to run on SP-D0S, the Millenia K's operating system. This is the deluxe model. It cap accommodate up to four drives.
Advantages: Uses standard disk drives so
they can be used with a different computer. Disks are cheaper than microdrive tapes. (The cost difference between blank disks and tapes ($2 or more) multiplied 100 or so would make up the price difference).
SPECIAL REPORT
The Spectrum is one of the most popular home computers in England, and the third-party support for the machine is fantastic. The community of Timex 2068 users in America have long hoped that someone would tap into that software resource and channel it into North America. Finally this seems to be happening.
| The English Micro Connection (EMC) is a new j company formed for the sole purpose of bringing quality products into the U.S. from England. (Note: EMC is also selling the Spectrum Plus, direct from England to U.S. customers; see their nd on the back cover of this Issue for more information!)
Have you ever heard .of Oxford Computer Publishing? How about ’ lleyond Software? You can bet your Spectrum using counterparts in ! Great Britain have! Bob Dyl of the English I Micro Connection has exclusive U.S. marketing rights to these two companies' products, as well as to the English companies tlysoft and Ultimate.
Oxford,* Computer Publishing (OCP) has a complete line of business, and other programs (the Spectrum is quite popular as a business computer over there). OCP's business pro¬ grams such as Finance Manager, Stock Manager and Address Manager, as well asutility pro¬ grams like Machine Code Test Tool, Master Tool Kit and others are all available from EMC at reasonable prices.
Beyond is the maker of many of England's most popular "mega- games"., as users call these sophisticated computer games, like "Lords of Midnight", "Doomdark's Revenge", (see TS News for more information), "Sabr.e Wolf" and others. • ,
Disadvantages: Substantial investment. No Spectrum compatibility. Maybe more com¬ plicated than Microdrives.
Aerco FD-68 Interface $199.00 Box 18093, Austin, Texas 78760
As of this writing the Aerco interface is about 3 weeks away from production (but they've been saying this for quite some time). Aerco is known for making quality interfaces of the TS i000 and many 2068 users are waiting for this new interface eagerly.
The FD-68 will interface with up to four drives of various sizes, from ? inch to 8 inch. It also uses the 2068's built-in bank switching capabilities and has a 64K RAM on-board; potentially doubling capacity.
Advantages: Same as Millenia K.
Disadvantages: Same as Millenia K.
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SPECTRUM SOFTWARE For The TS 2068
Also available through EMC are languages for the Spectrum like Pascal, "C", Logo, and Micro-Prolog.
Other companies who are importing Spectrum programs are F. Arthur Brown, 3404 Pawnee Drive, Alexandria, MN 56308; Games To Learn By, P.0. Box 78, Collinsville, CT 06022; and Curry Computer 5344 Banff Lane, Glendale A Z 85306.
All of this is great for 2068 users who- have Spectrum conversion devises but what about of us who don't. Well Knighted Computers, 707 Highland St., Fulton, NY 13069 has just negotiated with Quicksilva, another respected English company for the rights to some popular programs which have been converted to run on the TS 2068 with no modification.
These include Gridrunner, Traxx, The Snowman, Laserzone, XAD0M and ten other popular Quicksilva games from England. Most of these games are in machine code and have joystick control and sell for $19.95 from Knighted. We understand that many of these games are also sold on Wafertapes compatible with the A & J microdrive.
How about more serious TS 2068 compatible software from England? One such program that RAt-lEX sells is "Master file" (reviewed in TSH #11) a powerful filing program that has been converted to run of the TS 206C and TS 2040 printer. Ramex is also selling TS 2068 versions of Omnicalc II and other British programs .
We hope that this is just the beginning of a continuing process of bringing the best Spectrum products to the U.S. Count on T-S Horizons to keep you informed of each future development. TSH
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Several time;; T spent half an hour nr more typing a program from a magazine’,’ only to spend the next half hour finding and correct¬ ing my typing errors.' The LINECHECK program solves that problem. . .All of the programs printed in this column and hopefully many of the programs submitted to T5 HORIZONS in the future will have, the* LINECHECK ' printout at* the end of the listing.
LINECHECK TS 1000 version
How the program works 0.068) ;
9990 LETs loc = the beginning of the basic
program • 1
9991 LETs total = 0 and finds the line number of the line
9992 finds ,the line length
9993 FOR-NEXT loop adds and then
9994 subtracts each successive
9995 byte in the program line.
TS 2068 version
9996 RRINTs the line number and total for
each line. I; -
9997 LETs loc * start of next program line
9998 checks- for end of program ; - —
9999 starts process on the next line =•
How to use the program;
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1; Type in the program.
2; RUN the program.
3; compare the program print out to the
listing in the magazine.' If there are any differences in the two listings, you will know which line the mistake is in.
4; Correct any mistakes and SAVE the
program to tape.
5; Type in a program and MERGE the
1 inecheck 'program.
6; Run the program using; 'RUN 9989' and
compare the results. Correct the errors in the line numbers that do not match. When you have a mistake free copy of the program DELETE the LINECHECK lines and save the program to tape.
I hope that the ' LINECHECK program will make your future computing easier. Coming next month, a program for the 2068; User defined graphics made easy.
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My normal rule Is to refrain from comment- on anything I -have not experienced f Being ultra-conservative, I believe nothiVig I read, and only half of what I see. On the other hand, I believe that most rules may be broken now and then for a good cause.
"Ask and ye shall be given" is another of my favorite quotes, which brings us around to the subject of "STARTEXT". I. recently asked, in Print, for someone to tell me what the heck it was, and now I know for certain that I have readers! One of them James Mcknight Of Mesquite', Texas, went' so far as to send me Vol. 1 No. 2 of Startext INK, . the official newsletter of STARTEXT. Thanks again, James!
STARTEXT ia a service of the Ft. Worth Star Telegram, one of the leading newspapers in the state. STARTEXT is a subscription service. Rates are very reasonable at S9.95 per month (3 month minimum) and NO ON-LINE charges. This would appear to be an incredi¬ ble bargain for those in the Dallas/FW Metro area, and not unreasonable for these who must use a long-distance call to access the service.
into today's technology .that any large newspaper could take...
Another addition to the lousy documentation provided with the otherwise excellent "MTERM II" communications software showed up in the December issue of the newsletter from T.S. Services (P 0 Box 15214, Red Bank, TN 37415). Written by Dave Clifford, the article con¬ cerns that mysterious "CON" item in the lower left corner of the menu... Dave also provided numbers for a couple of Bulletin Boards in the L.A. area which have things interesting to the T/S community.
Trouble i-s, as these BBS numbers get passed around, the systems get so busy one has to burn lots of midnight-to-dawn oil to get his turn.
"MEMOTEXT" on tape, done I.A.W. Fred Nachbaur's article in SYNCWARE NEWS is con¬ tinuing to serve as a "work copy", while the original plug-on unit is filed for future reference. No problems experienced to date with the tape copy, it works just like the original except for the added loading time, and it may actually make a difference in the power supply requirements. TSH
The newsletter, Startext INK, contains a | "Users Guide", "Keywords List", and "Clas- | si fled Index", as well as news items and | regular columns. Like most newsletters, 1 reader input is encouraged.
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The issue I received' contained the story of I the initiation of "Version 3" software, and | another (by Julie Barrett of Dallas T/S User § Group) announcing the debut of a "starsoap" 5 entitled "As The CRT Scrolls". I understand | that Julie is one of the authors of this J "starsoap". I would have preferred "The Bugs | Of Our Lives", but to each his/her own.
STARTEXT also has "F.-mnil", want ad previews f (great for apartment a.nd job seekers), and = other Videotext features. I
Yes, Virginia, your $29.95 and up Timex-Slnclair can talk to an umpteen thou¬ sand dollar VAX! Contact STARTEXT at P 0 Box 1870, Forth Worth, Texas 76101. I have no idea how long the offer will be open, but as late as December 1984 STARTEXT was offering a free trial password!
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By Bill Ferrebee
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Hello again! We've finally gotten a good grip on 1985, and now let's hope it brings us only GREAT things in die world of T/S.
Even though Timex lef,t*us "out itv the cold"^ about a year ago,' we haven't been forgotten. In fact there are now MORE products available than anyone would have imagined. . .printer interfaces. . .graphic tablets*. . .Spectrum converters. . .microdrives. . .and GREAT soft¬ ware! And, I feel I can safely. say, this is only the BEGINNING!
As of this writing, no less than THREE companies are busy working on 2068 interfaces for full-size disk drives. One ‘interface will even, have capabilities for CP/M, which will open a whole new world of Public Domain software for our "use.
Not only will the rush of British software enable us to build a greater library, but even more great programs are being developed by us right here in the U.S.!
Be assured that we at T-S HORIZONS will do what we can to keep you informed as to the latest developments in all aspects of T/S computing.
I have just moved into a new job (they were actually crazy enough to promote me into a management position!), and it will allow me more time (hopefully!) to devote to my main love. ..T/S!
I will be getting in closer contact with T/S dealers and manufactures, and ‘hope to give you advance notice of new products and services of importance to T/S users.
You will find the next installment to the World Processor review elsewhere in this issue. I say "next" because 1 have found it will take more than one article to do these programs justice.
Also, I have found some modifications and patches that can be used to- expand the capabilities of many of the* WP packages. I will be including these in future issues.
If any of you have modifications that you would like to share, send them to me at the address above. Let's spread the knowledge with each other and become more informed!
Making the move to my new job has caused me to spend less time with my modem, so there will not be an installment this month to "In Touch With the World" or "MTERM Tutorial". They will return next month, better than ever!
Finally, I would like to thank Larry Chavarie of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada for the material he provided me with. Larry sent me a very nice* 3-page letter, along with copies of ZX COMPUTING and SINCLAIR USER. I am amazed with the fantastic programs listed in these publications, and plan to share one with you in T-S HORIZONS each month.
These programs are written completely in BASIC, and will run on a 2068 WITHOUT* ?iNY MODIFICATION!
If you would like to* communicate with Larry, his address is:
Larry Chavarie
1707-415 Greenview Avenue _ .
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K2B 8G5
Thanks Larry!
Well, that's it for this month. Until next time, keep in touch, and Happy Computing! TSH
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The original . intent was ;tp make this, a 2-part article .on Word-Processor programs available for the 2068. But because of the many programs available we will' extend this article to give each program a fair and equal review.
This month we will loo’k at 6 Word-Processor programs in depth:
1) TASWORD TWO
2) TEXTWRITER Series (2000, 2000 +, 64)
3) , VIEWord. .
4) LETTERITER/BUFFERITER • .
Each of these program are available for purchase, and I will provide you with ad¬ dresses and prices at the head of each review.
TASWORD TWO $49.95
Ramex International 48945 Vandyke Road Utica, Michigan 48087
TASWORD TWO was developed In England, to run on the Spectrum, It utilizes the 64-column mode of the 2068, both on the screen and on the TS 2040 printer. I use a 12" B & W television with it, and have no problem reading the screen.
By utilizing the T A SHAN (or AERCO with a small programming change) interface, you can use a full-size printer with TASWORD TWO. If your printer has special character capabil¬ ities (such as italics,' compressed or expand¬ ed print), they can be accessed through the use of the 2068s graphic characters.
TASWORD TWO has a very useful "wordwrap" feature, that gives you a clean right margin, spacing between words to make the length of all line of text equal. . Both the left and right margins can be set and changed anywhere in the textfile.
Insertion or deleting of text can be done by letter, word, or line. Also, entire blocks of text can be moved, deleted, or copied to another piace in a textfile.
Global word search, enables, you to find and replace misspellings after completing a textfile. And two or more textfiles can be merged together to save retyping.
A nice feature of TASWORD TWO is that "what
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TASWORD TWO comes with a complete Instruction Manual, along with TASWORD TUTOR, a tutorial textfile that is included on the program tape. It explains the various functions of TASWORD TWO, and give you examples to prac¬ tice wi th. *
I feel that «TASW0RD TWO is an easy-to-use, well developed Word-Processor program, and will be beneficial to anyone that uses it.
TEXTWRITER' Series:
TEXTWRITER 2000 ($18.95) TEXTWRITER 2000+ ($24.95) TEXTWRITER +64 ($29.95) Robert Fingerle 39639 Embarcadero Fremont, California 94538
The TEXTWRITER series is 3 Word-Processor programs written to complement each other TEXTWRITER 2000 is for use with the TS 2040 printer, while TEXTWRITER 2000+ is for an AERCO interface and a full-size printer. TEXTWRITER +64, the latest of Robert Fingerle ' s creations, utilizes a 64-column screen, like TASWORD TWO and MSCRIPT, and is also designed to use the AERCO interface.
If you get used to using any of the TEXTWIRTER programs, switching to another will be very easy. The menus and procedures are virtually identical for all three, with the exception of setting line length in the last two.
These programs have many of the useful features needed in a good Word-Processor program, such as easy editing, text block movement, wordwrap, centering, and print enhancements. But setting these features takes a little longer, and the screen look of the text is NOT the same as it will look on th.e- printed page.
However, I found all three TEXTWRITER pro¬ grams to be easy to use, and well worth their price. Also, if you currently only own a TS 2040 printer, you will know that you can get a good WP program for now. Later, when you advance to a full-size printer, you will not have to learn a new program.
My hat is off to Bob Finerle for a job well done !
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VIEWord
$25.00 (includes MAIList)
Jim Clatfel ter 646 Corwin Avenue Glendale, California 91206 - '
VIEWord is a very interesting Wqrd-ProCess ing package from Jim ClatfeUer. His theory is that the use of a cursor to edit wastes 50 o of the time used in writing a textfi e. uses a different approach to editing. .. t irst you specify the line number you want to edit (which is always displayed). Next, you move to the location in the line you want to change, specify the change you want to make (edit, insert, delete), and make the change.
I was accustomed to using a cursor, so it took a little time to get sued to it. But, it’s really not a bad way to edit.
Scanning of . a completed textfile is ’easy to do. You can move by 5 lines at a time , saving time when . proofreading. Also, line and page lengths can be set (this program works with both a TS 2040 and full size printers), as well as page breaks.
Included with VIEWord is MAIList, a mailing list management program designed to command compatible with VIEWord.
Another program that is compatible with VIEWord and MAIList is FORMail ($10.00 additional). FORMail enables you to merge formletter textfiles written with VIEWord and address files made with MAIList. This give you the ability to do multiple mailings using one letter form. I feel it is well worth the additional cost for FORMail, if you ever plan doing that sort of thing.
Again, I say that Jim took_ another way around, but VIEWord is a useful program for the 2068.
LETTERITER/BUFFERITER
$19.95
Mountaineer Software 115 North 7th Avenue
Paden City, West Virginia 26159
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For the final program this month, T have decided to do something taboo-. . .review a product I SELL! Before you stop reading, let me explain.
First, I did not write LETTERITER/BUFFERITER. It was developed by a collegue of mine that is very good at working with 2068 Basle. Second, I decided to include this program because of the unique function it has.
The special feature of this software is not the Word Processor itself. LETTERITER is a simple, easy-to-use 32-column system, without the "bells and whistles" of other programs.
Bui, the BUFFER ITER feature Is whal. make:; It stand out. If you own a Wcstridge 2050 modem, and MTFRM II software, you know that there is not a Text Editor feature included in the software . that's where BUI I FR 1. 1 l.K comes into play. By using LEli'ERIlER to format your text, and saving it to tape, you can load BUFFERITER into MTERM II, and then load and transmit your textfile to another compute!-. BUFFERITER will send your textfile > EXACTLY like you formatted it.
Also, with BUFFERITER you can receive a textfile from another computer, save it to tape, and edit or print it out with LETTERITER. If you use your modem a lot, LETTERITER/BUFFERITER is a very useful twl to have.
Next month, we will look at more Word-Processor programs, including MSCRIPT , WORD-MOST, WORD 1.5, TEXTMAN, and TEXT EDITOR 2000. Until then, keep on the lookout for more great software coming your way! TSH
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1) Load Taiwan Interface software. Answer questions for your brand of printer. Then press (B) to go to. BASIC.
2) Ent.er the* following:' • *
DELETE 10,8000 10 CLEAR 54015 20 LOAD "" CODE 30 POKE 54205,204 40 POKE 54206,252 50 STOP • •
3) Run this new program, loading, the MC to MTEPM I in line 20. Next type:
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4) Insert a new cassette into your recorder and enter:
GOTO 40
Your will have to press ENTER three times during the saving process.
5) Your customized MTERM I is now complete to use with the Tasman Printer Interface. Load in the same .manner as normal.
AERCO Interface (courtesy of Andy Clppetti)
1) Enter the following program:
10 CLEAR 54015 20 LOAD "" CODE 30 POKE 54205,116 40 POKE 54206,252 50 LOAD ""
2) Save this program on a blank cassette. Stop the cassette, after saving and DO NOT rewind .
3) NEW the computer, and load the MC part of MTERM I with:
LOAD "" CODE
4) Insert your new tape anci’save the MC with :
SAVE "aterm" CODE 54016,8000 Again, stop the tape and remove without rewinding.
5) NEW the computer again, and load the customized AERCO print driver software. EXIT TO BASIC and do the following:
DELETE 1,9981
9993 POKE 64263,0
9994 POKE 64264,0
9995 POKE 64265,0
9996 RAND USR 64628 9998 RAND USR 54016
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Load the program .with LOAD "GS". After the Initial graphics, the screen will ask HOW MANY PLAYERS?". Respond by entering as many as you need (up to 12 without modifying the program) .
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As each name is shown on the screen, for example, "ENTER NEW SCORE FOR: KEN", enter the numerical score for KEN.
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• ' By Uoug Gang!
Many people ’who use the 2068 have generally no idea what the commands OPEN# and CLOSE#
up a stream (until you close it). If you are typing in a program and you want to test it out, and say it has some parts where it prints data out to a printer (like a word processor), and you don't want to waste printer paper.
are for, and *what they cari do. These ‘commands
were intended for use with the Microdrives, 0PEN#3, "s"
but we can use them an entirely different way.
By using the OPEN# command you open up what is called a 'stream'.,' or the line the data uses to get somewhere. You have 16 streams (0-15) which can be used. The last one (16) is for the 2068 's own use.
This will now make all the commands using stream 3 (LLIST and LPRINT) go to the screen. Or> If you want to do the regprse and you want everything to go to the printer instead of the screen, you do:
0PEN#2, "prt
The parameters for the OPEN# command are as This will send all the data that is supposed •follows: t0 ^o to the screen to the printer.
QPEN#nn, a$ .
where nn is any number (0-15) and a$ is either "k", "s", or "p" ("k" being the keyboard, "s" the screen, and "p" the printer). Normally, streams 0 and 1 both point to "k", stream 2 points to "s", and stream 3 points to "p”. OK, you are probably confused by now. Let me now explain what all this means in English.
For starters, I'll define more fully the meaning of the "k", "s-"p and "p" parameters, "k" stands for keyboard, but on your screen it's the bottom 2 lines (where all the INPUTs are and the error codes are printed), "s" stands for screen and accesses the top 22 lines of the display, "p" Is your printer or data port. You can also access a stream by using "PRINT#nn ;n#$" or "INPlJT#nn;n$" (or "n"). (Note: nn can. only be "1" in the input case). When you do a normal PRINT, you are using stream 2 (pointing to "s"). When you do an INPUT, you are using stream 0 (pointing to "k"). And when you do an LLIST you are using stream 3(pointing to "p") .
OK, Now I'll explain how to use all this in a sensible way. For temporary use of a stream in a print command, use a PRINT# statement. PRINT#3 wil.l go to the printer, PRINT#3 or 1 will go to the bottom 2 lines of your screen. Incidentally, an LTRINT command does the exact same as the PRINT#3 command did.
Here's how the computer translates the com¬ mands you give it:
LPRINT same as PRINT#3 PRINT same as PR TNT #2 '
You use an OPEN# command to permanently open
. ‘ 1
If you want to open up a stream for your own use, you can:
0PEN#nn,a$
So, If you want to use stream 4 to go to the printer, you just OPEN# it up and tell it to go to the printer with ".p".
Finally, if you want, lets say stream 2 to return to normal (after you made it go to the printer), just do:
CLOSE #2
Tills will close it up and return it to normal .
Commands using stream 0 or 1 ("k")
INPUT
Commands using stream 2 ("a")
LIST
Commands using stream 3 ("p")
LPRINT
LLIST
Equals: ;
LPRINT => PRINT#3; ‘
LLIST = 0PEN#2, "p":LIST PRINT = PRINI#2 ;
LIST - 0PEN#3 "s" :LLIST PRINT - LPRINT#2;
Go ahead on experiment with these commands. They can be very useful in your programs. XSH
9
more programming tips for THE T/S3000
Uy Mather White
UnLISTable REM_l_lnes ‘ _
Leave two extra ^ccs -In the RLM
16514-5. Then POKE this in.
POKE 16514,118 ■ •
POKE 16515,118
the MC line.)
Frepare^ recorder to LOAD the auto-RDN prograa, » you want to. break into.- Type.
FAST and then n
RAND USR 836 to LpAD the program. _ am n
When the report code c/o appea . , P
is in, and yon »ay do «hatever you like »!» J
it, SS ^CSPy(SpT;cyia'i th^ks .
*goePs”fo“”Hl1k1e'"Hlnuatoir£„t 3* .hove » . tricks.)
is really «■?«“%£ “
TiiSa »d
?uns to 16476 (leave 16476 a 118). ' Disadvan- likely have not read about. They truc-
. . nroffiTwhich takes an H or u mbi-iut.
special prertx win registers,
tion and uses it on the IX r^ister ,
Hov nn is used to reference the IX register, S ™ for the 1Y register. For example.
OFDH special prefix for 1Y c
LD C,L ;now moves low byte o
SE VS -thVJe^atT rSrVd"1^
tages of using p^ra^ur^anJ when
COPYeornil>lUNT are used. You could manage It
by typing* ^the for
the data. This area cou wiU be erased
SrS(r°erakPTa pressed. Other free storage
space is at 16417 and 16507-8.
T/S 1000 has a ho Ut-.W
clock? U does, and here • frame
Locations 16436-7 contain ,rh 60th of a display count, which dount h
second. When you want to start
use :
MNEMONIC OP CODE
DUBI A DUBI B DUBI C DUBI D DUBI E DUBI H DUBI L DUBI(HL)
LD HIX,A LD HIX,B LD HIX,C LD HIX,D 20 LD HIX.E
MNEMONIC
nmxTS
LD LIX.B LD LIX,C LD LIX,D LD LIX,E
LD A ,HIX LD B,HIX I,D C,HIX . LD D,11IX LD E,H1X
nn POKE 16436,0 , ,
nn POKE 16437,128
If you want to stop the clock switch into the" FAST mode When
again, switch back o SL _ s&couAs before resetting to zero. To find out what time it
KiuTV 32768-PEEK 16436-256*PEEK 16427) /60;
seconds elapsed , ,, ,, „,,*PPFK 16437)/3600; PRINT( 32768-PEEK 16436-256*PEEK 1040
minutes elapsed
doubles it. and then increments it by one. Zilog does not test these opcodes during nroduction of the Z80 CPU, so for a small
SSber of you, some of these instructions ma> number y ^ T/s 1000,s display also
restrlcts'the use of the IX and 1Y registers ml intents of the 1Y register must be 4000B
STS^^TS W. Se'Elg ' «
byte Of the ix or 1Y register, and the low order byte, respectively.
„„ rararar. MNEMONIC 0P_C0DE
2LC0PE ixn^m FUTC
LD B ,H1Y FD44
nn69 ' LD C>H1Y FDt^
LD D,H1Y PD54
DD^A . IDE 1I1Y FD5C i
DD6B * LU
nn7r LD A,L1Y FD^ ’
5° 7? LD B ,L1Y FD45
DD44 T n r L1Y FD4D
DD4C 11 D L1Y FD55
DD54 e L1Y FD5D
nnsc LU
LD A,LIX LD B,L1X LD C ,LIX LD D,LIX ■ " LD E.LIX
LD H1X,L1X LD L1X.H1X LD H1Y.L1Y LD L1Y.H1Y
MNEMONIC Lb IlJV,nn LD I.lY,nn LD HlX,nn LD L1X, n'n .
ADD A,H1Y • ADD A, LIY SUB A, H1Y SUB A, LEY’
ADD A, HIX ADD A ,L1X SUB A, H1X SUB A, L1X
INC H1X INC L1X INC H1Y INC L1Y
AND H1X- ' AND L1X AND H1Y AND L1Y
XOR HIX XOR L1X XOR H1Y XOR L1Y
DEC HIX DEC L1X DEC H1Y DEC L1X
OR HIX OR L1X OR H1Y OR LIY
CP HIX CP L1X CP H1Y CP LIY
ADC A, HIX ADC A,L1X ADC A ,HLY ADC A, LIY
SBC A, HIX $BC A ,L1X SBC A,H1Y SBC A, LIY
LD H1Y, A LD H1Y,B LD H 1Y , C LD H1-Y,D LD H1Y,E
LD LIY, A LD L1Y,B LD L1Y,C LD L1Y,D LD LIY, E
OP CODE l'D?6iin FD?Enn DD26nn DD2Enn
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DD84 dd85 DD94 . - DD95
DD24
DD2C
FD24
FD2C
DDA4 DDA5 FDA4 •FDA 5
DDAC DDAD FDAC FDAD DD25 DD2D FD25 FD2D .
DDB4
DDB5
FDB4
FDB5
DDBC
DDBD
FDBC
FDBD
DD8C
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BANK SWITCHING - VIRTUAL MEMORY
This is the last instant of this series and v*'ll start with sane improvements and corrections to the listing provided last mcnth. I decided that sane routines to save (ani reload) ban* data on tap* should be' include within the 2K operating system. These are necessary for bac*-up and because the memory in most banks is volatile. If you have a mass-storage device other than a cassette recorder similar procedures can Ije used.
The trouble, of course, was that there was not much roan left in the 2048 bytes. It vould have been possible to apill over into the next 2K bloc* but that would have precluded fitting the whole thing in a single 2716 EPKft.
So seme squeezing was necessary and as a result seme of the prompts (which take up ever 25 percent of the space) were shortened or combined. Other changes are: an error the pack routine (which cxicurred when an empty bank vos packed) has been corrected: the bank-change routine has been separated from the main program' 'so that it can be called separately: and a ne*e routine to determine the extent to Which a bank is used has been included.
the keybounce The default value is •etpred at 8223. If you find that the delay is too short and that you are typing multiple characters then increase the value (to 16 or 20 for example) . Fbr a permanent change alter the default value at 8223. Fbr a particular application change only the value in 49118.
HOW TO SAVE AND RELOAD A BANK
If you load the operating system frem the cassette tape ( 2 minutes) the following, things happen automatically : 1.
RAMTOP is reset to 49110 (USR 8195): 2. The operating
system (BSOS) is transferred from a RIM statement at line 10 to the 8-10K block (USR 8966): 3- The directory is
lcvxded from the string variable AS to U>o 4&-64K bank currently enabled (USK 9539): and 4. The system
variables at 49110-49151 are set to their default values and the directory is brought dewn and displayed with the menu (USR 9720) . If you load the program (listed last nonth with this month1 s ctenges) by hand, then sequent loads from cassette can be done in much the same way.
The time will came When you will want to save the programs or data in a bank on cassette tape (back it upO . Use a program such as this:
BWJBJ’tM-'MHI'H' in? IhUTT*
f -
^ part 8
aaEji!!. /To. i u - u.j.uiu.i.i.|.-ii *' r-iirwr
F <C H I M Cj (conclusion) |
In the operating system currently described, delay par>aneter is stored at 49118.
Those sections that, have l*en clanged are reprinted with starting and ending presses in Figure 1- The entire memory map is listed in Figure 2. The various character strings are printed in Figure 3 .and the BEDS system variables and their addresses are listed in Figure 4.
9010 CLEAR
9020 DIM A*(VAL "USR Bu6u >
9030 RAND USR 10223 9040 STOP
9030 RAND USR 8193 9060 RAND USR 9339 9070 RAND USR 9720 9080* STOP 9090 SAVE "BANK"
9100 SOTO 9050 i
POINTS ARISING
Those of you who have board as described in interface works better on the RCMCS' line.
modified .the computer continuum
an earlier part may find that tlx- without the 4.7K pull-up resistor
You can store this program in the bank -- then calling it down into the system will cause it to run automatically up to line 9040. (First the variables are cleared: then a string variable A$ is dimensioned to a size equal to the
2 2
anount of bank actually used; tlun Uie bank is dugud into the string variable.) If you print AS at this joint you will see tlie beginning of the bank — the directory — on .the screen., In sane cases the progran will load but will not autorun — in this case initiate the procedure by GOTO 9010. '
Now start tha 'recorder an! fexecute GOTO 909B (do not use RUN). The bank will be saved on, tape together with whatever prograv was resident in PAM. The GOTO 50 statanent in line 9100 ensures that the progran will autorun upon reloading. ’When reloaded, the progran resets RAJ -drop, reloads the bank, and brings down the directory as described earlier.
VIRTUAL MEMORY — SOME EXPERIMENTS WITH BSOS
Die possibility of boundless variables space, or larger- than- 16K prograns running autanaticaily, was mentioned last month. Limitless manory addressed within a limited space is called "virtual memory" . What happens is that progran secpnents are brought into the addressable space when they are required and then taken out vhen their job is done. The same with data. Such manipulations in a sophisticated virtual systan are transparent to the user.
run ZXPROFILE with a huge. data base or run a program ip to aiK bytes in length if you have Ux- full canplanent of 4 banks. Even if you have only a 648 RAM pack sane oftlieee techniques are useful. Let’s look at a fairly simpile way to implement a virtual manory system an a,64K TS1CD0/ZX81. Bear in mind that you cannot normally duplicate line nimbers so let’s assign the 9000 to 9999 range as changeable. Note also that you must sequent your program and write the pieces with due regard to global vs. local variables. Hus exanple is trivial. — tie progran is not of sufficient size to require breaking ip — but it is interded 'to illustrate the possibilities with much larger prograns .
Put the following two subroutines in tie bank. We’ll erd each subroutine with a hUTURN statement although you can, if you wish, use two GOTO statanents in place of the OOSUB and RETURN.
Subroutine C DEC-TO-HEX
9000 DIM A* (4)
9010 LET N-VAL N*
9020 LET M-INT (N/236)
9030 LET L-N.~236»M
9040 LET A*(1)-CHR* (2BHNT (M/16))
9030 LET A»(2)-CHR$ (2B+M-16«INT (M/16))
9060 LET A*(3)«CHR$ (2B+INT (L/16>)
9070 LET A*(4)-CHR* (28+L- 1 6« INT (L/16>> 90B0 PRINT "DECIMAL "|N|" IN HEX IB " | A# 9090 RETURN
Subroutine D KEX-TO-DEC
Hie routines necessary for Uie operation of a virtual manory systan are included in Uie BSOS — so now you can
□ranges in the ojierating systan FIGURE 1
fbke tie changes in the order listed Ranges are inclusive
9000 LET A-C0DE N$ < 1 ) -28 9010 FOR N-2 TO LEN N*
9020 LET A-16*A+ (CODE N#(N)-2B)
9030 NEXT N
9040 PRINT "HEX "|N»|" IN DECIMAL IS "|A 9030 RETURN
Hiese two routines translate a number frcm a decimal to a
8565-0577
8638
6641-6642
881 8-884 1
8966-8977
8986, '
9463-9517
9510-9538
9552-9636
9539-9554
9640-9667
9600
9947
9990
10027
10089
10031-10036
10054-10178
10180-10199
10182-10185
10200-10224
10211-10222
10223-10239
hexadecimal base
205 35 15 205 132 33 124 6 192 144 71 77 201
look like:
101 34
data shifted up one address? 8818 becanes 0
33 130 64 17 0 32 1 0 8 237 176 201
115
new string: FII£ WILL BE FLAGG ED (PACK TO DELETE) (F) LAG OR (U)NFLAG? 205 224 37 205 90 32 1 95 28 144 230 3 60 23 23 23 129 79 237 121 201 data shifuxl up three addresses to 9555-9639 42 16 64 1 6 0 9 17 0 192 1 0 64 237 176 201
62 118 215- 1 20 0 17 247 36 205 107 11 62 118 215 215 1 16 0 205 107 11 62 118 215 215 1 19 83 168 61 24 89
5 205 46 37 24 15
data shifted dwn 17 addresses to 10037-10161 data shifted down 18 addresses to 10162-10181 151 190 40 27
data shifted down 14 addresses to 10186-10210 24 225 225 205 35 15 205 106 32 195 0 32 205 117 33 17 6 0 42 16 64 25 17 0 192 23% 237 176 201
and vice versa. Hie directory should BANK 1 DIRECTORY
NO. NAME .EXT ADDR 61ZE
A: DIRECTORY . D I R I 49 1 52: 00704 1 B: SAVERQUTINE. FRG: 49B56 i 00133: C: DEC-TO-HEX . PRG: 49991 1 0030B: Dl HEX-TO-DEC . PRQi 30299 1 00 1 34 I Ei
1 1 J :
Li
Mi
Ni
□ l
1 i SAVE 3i PURGE SiPACK 7iR00M 2 i LOAD 4 i RECLAIM 6 i BANK BiOUlT
23
FICURE 2 MEMORY MAP
Now enter a noin program such asi
5 REM LN 775C7LN »« FOR EKRNDLN 7YC70A 10 CLS . ,
20 PRINT AT B,0| "DECIMAL-HEX CONVERSION"
30 PRINT AT 1 1 ', 0| "ENTER ""H"" FOR DECIMAL TO HEX" «;• FRINT AT 1 2 , 0| "ENTER " D" " FOR HEX TO DECIMAL" 50 PRINT AT 13, 0| "ENTER ANY OTHER KEY TO QUIT"
60 1NFUT R*
70 IF R*«"H" THEN POKE 16331,40
BO IF R*«"D" THEN POKE 16331,41 .
90 IF R*<>"H" AND R*<>"D"’ THEN STOP'
100 FRINT AT 16, 0» "ENTER NUMBER TO CONVERTi"
110 INPUT N*
120 PRINT
130 GOSUB 8990 . .
140 SLOW
150 PRINT AT 20, 0| "PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE"
160 IF INKEY*»"" THEN GOTO 150 . •
170 GOTO 10 0990 RAND USR 16514
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16514 |
205 |
35 |
15 |
CALL FAST |
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16517 |
33 |
. 40 |
35 |
LD HL '9000 |
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205 |
216 |
9 |
CALL LINE-ADDR |
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235 |
EX hl ct: |
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' *42 |
12 |
64 |
LD HL D FILE |
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205 |
93 |
10' |
CALL RECLAIM-1 |
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16530 |
62 |
40 |
LD A file I |
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195 |
156 |
38 |
JP 9884 |
A routine to switch banks can be incorporated at the beginning (LD A bankt; CALL 9524) so that files may be recsveral frcm any designated bonk. The byte at 16531 is poked in the BASIC program lines 70 and 80. The byte poked in is the code for the letter for the required sdaroutine in the directory. Ftor exanple, if ’H1 is entered when the main progran is rir>, then the EDC-TO-HEX routine is required, and this sitroutine is C in the directory. So the ocxle for C, or 40, is poked in line 70. In your own progran the data byte poked could of course be
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Address |
Boat ine |
Hex |
Dencr lfition |
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8195 |
SCT-PAMTOP |
2003 |
Sets RAMTOP to 49110 |
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8224 |
TC/r- SPACE |
2020 |
Determines space available in ays ton |
|
6235 |
PEG-SPACE |
202B |
Determines space available for program |
|
8246 |
FILE-SIZE-1 |
2036 |
Determines 9ize of a file in the system |
|
8255 |
FILE-SIZE-2 |
203F |
Detemines size of file other than displ |
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8268 % |
»• M^WT |
204C |
r-trves a file fran syston to bank |
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8282 ' |
KEYBOARD |
205A |
Scan* keyboard and put* value in A |
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8290 |
D6P-0/T |
2kVV\ |
Moves display file Cron syston to bank |
|
0317 |
TOT-IN |
207D |
Loads an entire eysterm fran bank |
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8331 |
PPG- IN |
20GB |
Loads a program fran bank into system |
|
0353 |
dR-WMESTF |
20A1 |
Clear* tlie name- string Uiffer |
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838k? |
FKT-NAMLSTR |
20BC |
Print* t3ve rwuie- string tuffer |
|
8397 |
LNP-NAMESTR |
20CD |
Inputs name-string fran keyboard |
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8453 |
VAR- IN |
2105 |
Loads variables file into system |
|
8475 |
STR-TO-BC |
21LB |
Finds value of a numeric string |
|
8406 |
TIMEOUT |
2126 |
Delay loop |
|
8565 |
BYTES- IN-UANK |
2175 |
Determines amount of bank in dfee* |
|
8580 |
FDJD-BANKEND |
2184 |
Finis first free byte in bank |
|
9622 |
FILE -TOT. |
21AE |
Determines file type |
|
0631 |
PRT-ROCM |
21B7 |
Prints available space in bank |
|
0653 |
RDCM-LEFT |
21CD * |
(Calculates space available in bank |
|
0665 |
PRILTT-HL |
21D9 |
Prints value in HL |
|
0667 |
PRINT -BC |
2LD6 |
Prints value in BC |
|
0674 |
E2/TER-QATASTR |
21E2 |
Puts data string into directory |
|
0693 |
DSP- IN |
21F5 |
Load* display file into system |
|
8712 |
FRT-ADCR/SIZE |
2208 |
Prints file bank address and size |
|
8966 |
B5C6-LGAD |
2306 |
Loads B336 fran RIM statement to 8-ieK |
|
8978 |
FTT-PRCMPT |
2312 |
Prints prompt meseage on screen |
|
8995 |
PRT-CCtSTFW |
2323 |
Prints confirmation request |
|
90C9 |
FTT -OVERFLEW |
. 2331 |
Prints ’not enexqh roan* message |
|
9023 |
FRT-INVALID- |
233F |
Prints ’invalid extension’ message |
|
9037 |
SET-VARIMTS |
234D |
Sets limits for variables save |
|
9049 |
sett-totiftts |
2359 |
Sets limit* for system save |
|
9060 |
set-pfclhts |
2364 |
Sets limits for program save |
|
9071 |
LOATv-LMTS |
236F |
Load* f 1 1 e- 8 tart and file-eixd variable* |
|
9081 |
PRT-RA1*j£-1 |
2379 |
Print* line range prompt 1 |
|
9094 |
PRT- RANGE-2 |
2386 |
Prints line range pram pit 2 |
|
9104 |
Q/TER-LLNQO |
2390 |
Inputs line number fran keyboard |
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9148 |
SLZE-TO-BC |
23BC |
put* size of stored file into BC |
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9155 |
ST ART -OF -LINE |
23C3 |
Determines address of first byte of lin |
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9164 |
DHXF-L1NE |
23CC |
Determines address of last tyte of line |
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9175 |
RANCE-LMTS |
23D7 |
Seta limits for line range save |
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9298 |
PRT-SAVE |
2452 |
Print* ‘save’ message |
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9311 |
PRT-LOAD |
245F |
Print* ’load’ message |
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9304 |
PRT-FILTND |
24A8 |
Prints prompt for file number |
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9411 |
PRT-NFF |
24C3 |
Prints ’no file foixid* message |
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9425 |
FIND-ITLE |
24D1 |
Firxla address of designated file in bar) |
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9449 |
FRT-NGRCCW |
24E9 |
Prints ’no roam’ message |
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9518 |
BANKK3ftl*jE |
252E |
Changes bank* |
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9539 |
RANK-UDAD |
2543 |
Transfers bank from AS to 48-64K |
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9640 |
PRT-rURGE |
25A8 |
Print* prompt for purge routine |
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9673 |
PUT- RECLAIM |
25C9 |
Prints reclaim message |
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9696 |
ITT-BANK |
25E0 |
Prints bank change prompt |
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9720 |
MAIN |
25F8 |
Initialization / directory display |
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9752 |
SAVE |
2618 |
1 . Save |
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9863 |
LOAD |
2687 |
2. Load |
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9946 |
FTPGE |
26DA |
3. Purge |
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9995 |
RECLAIM |
270B |
4. Reclaim |
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10032 |
BANK |
2730 |
6. Bank |
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10046 |
POCM |
273E |
7. Ffccm |
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10058 |
PACK |
274A |
5. Pack |
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10223 |
BANK-SAVE |
27EF |
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49110 |
FI I .E-START |
BFD6 |
Systsn address of start of file |
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49112 |
FILE-END |
BFD8 |
Systan address of end of file |
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49114 |
STORE-HOC |
BFDA |
Storage location of file |
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49116 |
PRINT-POS |
BFDC |
Print position on screen (line/ col) |
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•49118 |
DELAY |
BFDF |
Delay paraneter for keyboard debcunce |
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49120 |
FIRST-BYTE |
BFE0 |
First free byte in bank |
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49122 |
DIR-ENTRY |
BFE2 |
Address for next entry in directory |
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49124 |
dAta-string |
BFE4 |
String containing directory entry data |
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49136 |
FILE-TYl’E |
B1F0 |
First letter of file extension |
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• 8496 |
ENTER " FILENAME. EXT" ; |
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8517 |
EXECUTE SAVE (S) OR ABORT (A): |
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8547 |
ADDRESS: |
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8556 i |
SIZE: |
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8795 |
UyV EN0UG1 .KXt-1 IN BANK |
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8819 |
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8843 |
ENTER TOE LINE RANGE OR ENTER (A)LL FOR THE ENTIRE' PROGRAM |
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8903 |
FIRST LINE OR (S)TART: |
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8926 |
LAST LINE OR (E)ND: |
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8949 |
INVALID EXTENSION |
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9244 |
SAVE A FI ID • , |
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9255 |
LOAD A FILE |
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9266 |
CHANGE BANKS |
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9278 |
ENTER BANK REQUIRED: |
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9324 |
ENTER LETTER (A TO 0) OF FILE: "Z" WILL REDISPLAY DIRECTORY |
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■ 9398 |
NO FILE FOUND |
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9463 |
FILE WILL BE FLAGGED ' -. |
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(PACK TO DELETE) |
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9499 |
(F)LAG OR ' (U)NFTAG7 |
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9555 |
RECLAIM PART OF SYS Till |
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9575 |
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Run tlx? program and try a few examples . You will sec tliat the exchange of subroutines (although aditittedly tl iey are quite small in this example) happens so quickly as to be innoticeable ■ If you list the program after trying the hex-decimal conversion in each direction you will see that indeed tlie program lines 9000-9090 do change. Tlie ability of a program to cliange itself depending upon w* t is required of it imparts a suggestion of intelligence to its operation. TSH
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TS 2068 REVIEW "Badgammen"
"Winky Board 2000"
By Bill Ferrebee
PRODUCT: WINKY BOARD 2000
DISCRETION: Cassette/Computer Interface
PRICE: $22.95 *
AVAILABLE FROM: G. RUSSELL ELECTRONICS R.D. 1, ETof 539 Centre Hall, PA 16828
This Is a very good version of the game "Backgammon" for the TS 2068. It is not j ust an "upload", from the TS 1000, but has full color and sound (and may I add that the sound is really quite neat and makes the game more fun to p'l ay-! ) . The ploying pieces are drawn out in hi-res graphics. All the rules of baokgammon are. built in (so you can t cheat!).
You know by now that there are many, many software packages available for the TS 2068. And with the advent of the various Spectrum conversion kits, even more will.be at your disposal. This helps to make th'e loss of Timex bearable. As long as there is software out there to use, we will be happy.
But what about the problem we face- loading this software? You also know that all T/S computers are somewhat stubborn, even finicky when it come to ‘loading cassette software. You start to load a new piece of software, and you get the "Tape Loading Error" message.
Yes, there are Disk Drive systems available, but for now there is next to nothing avail- able on disk. You have to load from cas¬ sette, and save to disk yourself. And, many people can not afford the cost of the Disk Drive systems, so they will be staying with the cassettes.
There is an inexpensive product that will help you to load any stubborn cassette, and also allow you to make backup copies of any TS 2068 or Spectrum software. (It IE legal to make backup copies... but not to sell them! )
The WINKY BOARD 2000 from G. Russell Elec¬ tronics is a small load filter board that plugs into your line between the 2068 (or ANY T/S computer) and your cassette player. It contains 2 LEDs, for indicating load levels, and the necessary components to clean up the line for better load levels.
I have been using my WINKY BOARD for about 2 months, and have had great success with it. If you have a second cassette recorder, you can use the WINKY BOARD to make backup copies at the same time you load them into your computer. Even Machine Code programs are a snap to copy!
G. RUSSELL ELECTRONICS seem to be on the forefront of T/S electronics. They are the producers of the famous ROMSWITCH, that allows you to have 2 computers in one, and the SRS (Speech Recognition System), that allows you to "talk" to your computer! I will be reviewing these other products from G. RUSSELL in the next few months.
The computer is also very quick at making its decisions. It does not take forever like the Timex version for the TS 1000 did. The game plays very smoothly and the computer give? you at least half a chance to win (not like other games where the tqmputer wins ALL the time and you get so frustrated that you want to quit!). I really like "Badgammon". It is now one of my favorite games! I very highly recommend it to all people who are just sick and tired of playing arcade games: , It is a nice change. And . 1 would give this program a 5 star rating!
Order from:
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(904) 462-1086 ' pSH
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2068 SOFTWARE REVIEW Tex Faucette
■tiiuamjfjaamacm^aui.s^ lawar jaryj:’.*. rt:x 'TaM. Tins ACZ GENERAL LEDGER 2,000 Copyright (c)1984 by Alan R. Czarnek
Cottage Technology, 572-0. W. Little York, Suite 178, Houston, Texas 77091
ACZ GENERAL LEDGER 2,000 is designed to run on the T/S 2068 with the T/S 2040 printpi;. An option is provided for use of a CARD’CO numeric keypad utilizing either of. the T/S joystick ports. Note that the CARDCO (orig¬ inally designed for the Commodore 64) from any source may be used, but the key labels will not be correct. A customized version for the T/S 2068 may be obtained from Cottage Technology. . .
The program is designed to produce the most important financial reports required by a small business at minimum expense. A "setup" program is first utilized to prepare a "Financial ‘ Statements" tape and two "data"
tapes which are then used with the main program* (in response to menu prompts) to save data or generate account charts, income
statements, trial balance sheets, ledger
details, etc. Once this "system setup"
procedure is performed, it is a simple matter to add new account numbers within the estab¬ lished categories.
Converting from a manual ledger system should present no problems. Account numbering determines the category of each account. 100-199 are "Assets", 200-399 are ities", etc., with valid account numbers ranging from 100 to 599. "Offset" accounts may be utilized, i.e., Account # 290, Petty cash may be related to # 101 Cash.
F = ;_ = 3SKER-, JMC .
"Liabil-
Documentati on Is provided in a three-ring 'binder, and consists of 20 pages printed on one side, which allows the user to use the reverse side of the previous page for his/her own notes and comments. The instructions are adequate and clearly stated. No real programming skills are required of the user, unless it is desired to interface another program with this one. In such case, In¬ structions are given as to how to prepare suitable data tapes.
In actual use, I found the program performed very well. The speed of the sorting routines necessary to provide the various reports was impressive, and the print-outs, were quite satisfactory. Data entry routines seem to be well goof-proofed; and entry in the wrong format yieid6 a bleep and an "Invalid" flag on screen. Transaction posting is accom¬ plished only after one has indicated that the data is correct. Unfortunately, there Is no "recall" option. If an unnoticed error results in a unbalance condition, the program will require the transaction to be re-entered rather than corrected.
My only valid "gripe" with this program concerned the preparation of the "Chart of Accounts". There is no "scroll" Invoked, so in a chart containing more than 14 accounts those over 14 must be entered "blind".
Some "tape swapping" is required, but is on menu prompts and should not present any problems If the user labels the tapes. TgH
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5076 . 29 |
101 |
9216.21 |
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25076.29 |
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5376 . 34 |
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115 |
10609.09 |
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LESS EXPENSES |
150 |
16237. 00 |
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151 |
£-7 106.63 |
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Co* t c- f Goods |
200 |
6219 . 95 |
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C o f G 5 1 |
504-5 . 60 |
215 |
926 . 75 |
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1504.5 . 60 |
251 |
16000 . 00 |
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927. 00 |
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291 |
1043 . 06 |
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2732 . 40 |
4 6 c. 7 . 9 |
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293 |
10883 . 65 |
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294 |
325 . 15 |
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270 .61 |
5 10 |
15000 . 00 |
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£3 7 . ae |
322 |
1000. 00 |
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375. 16 |
9 0 |
10909 . 66 |
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S33 . 57 |
410 500 |
15045 . 60 |
25076 .29 |
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507 |
2732 . 40 |
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5 1 p r e In: |
137 . |
511 |
270.61 |
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623 . 92 |
513 |
237. 60 |
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1719 . 4-6 |
515 |
375. 16 |
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24-60 . 65 |
5 23 |
137.27 |
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623.92 |
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1719 . 46 |
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532 |
449 .23 |
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250 . 76 |
545 |
250 . 76 |
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2 Books of Games-TS 1000 - - Mather White
CRUNCHERS: 21 Simple Games for . the
Timex/Sinclair 1000 2K
1983 by Yin Chiu and Henry Mullish
McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York
137pp. (spiralbound) , S8.95 ’
This book is oriented toward the beginning programmer. The first couple chapters tell about setting up the computer, using the keyboard, and basic BASIC statements (PRINT, etc.). It contains 21 simple and easy-to-use games with line-by-line explanations and possible adaptations of each. The games are short, easy to modify and expand because of the helpful explanations, and are good gaming ideas.
51 Game Programs for the Timex Sinclair 1000 ;
and 1500
By Tim Hartnell
Signet New American Library
1633 Broadway.
New York, W? 10019
205 pp. (paperback) , $2.50
This book contains a wide range .of game programs for T/S computers, ranging from Breakout to Tic Tac Toe to Poker. Each game has basic instructions for it, followed by the program listing. The length of thru programs range from nine lines to the 19K ‘ Poker game,. Most require the use of the 16K Rampack. ’
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received my mom
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lity of the games ranges from very ques- nable to very good, although most are d. The major divisions of the book are: ing graphic games, board games and simu- ions, card games, brain games, and word letter games. Overall, this book is well th the price if you have the patience to e the games into the computer. ISH
Most of the games are the "shoot-em-up" type, though each one has a different style and format. Other games included are casino and' card games, and scrfeen drawing games, I would recommend this book to programmers who would like to start a game collection or design their own games, because of the good gaming ideas and nice explanations.
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•SHUTTLE DESIGNER is the first in the SPACEWARE Series of Educational/Game Software Packages developed for the enjoyment and benefit of teenagers and adults alike.
•Go through the actual design and develop pace Shuttle Mission.
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•The results are then analyzed to determine the success or failure of the mission.
•Teaches from basic to advanced math and engineering concepts.
•Educational, Fun, and easy to use.
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Only $8
f-ind out how well you- know the states and capitals of the United States. Self-teaching tool and map of United States challenge your abilities to name all 50 states and capitals (cjTTMEX 1983
HC5 Services
POBox 1754 Portsmouth, OH 45662
FISH LOCATOR .... You r 2068 will analyze the season, weather and solunar tables for any location and tell you when , where and how to catch more fish. The author is a fishing guide with over 30 years experience. $ l9.96+$2.00 S/H. BUDGETSOFT , 230 N Main, Rushville, !n 46173. Check, VISA & MC accepted.
5-Pack of TIMEX Programs ONLY $12.00 (Add P&H $1.50) THE CHECKBOOK MANAGER
The Checkbook is ? personal or business checking account program which will store banking transac¬ tions. keep a running balance of the account, and sort transactions in a number of useful ways © John Heaney 1982 Softsync Inc
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THE HOME ASSET MANAGER
A home inventory program that can be invaluable in case of fire or theft Records date of purchase place ol purchase, description. pn<;e. serial number and model number Optionally yields total value of all assets © TIMEX 1982
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THE COUPON MANAGER
For coupon Clippers the T/S 1000 can keep tracker, those coupons showing what they are for. where they are offered and starting and ending dates You can list them by store or type and bring the computer age into yoyr household, saving time and effort © TIMEX 1982
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SUPERMAZE
Njvigjir yoj way through a tf utr-dimfnyohai raue. complete with trapdoors, gold bats, matter stones, and a compass Ten separate mazes, with up to lout options each Extfemety challenging and a fine use of thiee-dimensional graphics © Greg ' Harvey 1982 Softsync. Inc
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Program Blackjack — Match your Biaclgack skill against the T/S 1000 dealer Full graphical display of cards deatt and winnings Play is determined by Casino rules Features include Double Down. Min- Max boning The superb graphics of this game lend a degree of realism not seen before > .
Program Slot Machine - Displayed is the T/S 1 000 Stot Machine complete with rolling numbers, payoff values, and coindrop
HCS Software, P.O.Box 1754, Portsmouth OH 45662
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ITEM- Sir Clive goes joust-ing. Info world reported (2/11/85, p.13) .Clive Sinclair
recently got in a fistflght with the presi¬ dent of a competing computer company in England. According to In^oworld's source "Acorn computer ran 'some really nasty ad¬ vertising accusing Sinclair computers of being unreliable (which) upset Clive Sinclair. Sinclair ran into the Acorn president in a pub and punched him in the nose. " . •
ITEM: Software packages for the TS1000. HCS Services Is selling the following software packages for the TS1000/1500/ZX81.
■V Home Pac. 5 programs from Timex. .
The Gambler - blackjack and slot machine; Home Asset Manager - record of personal property, date/place of purchase, description, price, serial and model numbers; Supermaze - challenging 3-D game; Coupon Manager; and Checkbook Manager. Only S12.
^Finance Pac. 5 great Programs.
Stock Option Analyzer, Statistics,- Money Analyzer, and two more financial programs Only $12.
ITEM- Exciting Adventure Game for Spectrum! If you have a TS 2068 with a Spectrum Emula¬ tor and you like adventure gamer, this is I he one for you. "The Lords of Midnight" Is am extremely popular adventure game in England. The game features rich panoramic views on your TS 2068 screen, as you guide individual character? .and send armies against the evil witchking, Doomdark.
Also available is the sequel . "Doomdark' s Revenge," a whole new adventure that can generate up to 48,000 screens. Both of these programs are available for only $12.9. (plus $1.00 postage) from the English Micro Con¬ nection, 15 Kilbnrn Court, Newport, R.J.* 02840. 1-401-849-3805.
EXCLUSIVE OFFER TO T-S HORIZONS SUBSCRIBERS. For a limited time the Spectrum adventure- game "Doomdark's Revenge" features a special game map. This map (approximately 24x1/ inches) is plastic coated and can .used to trace your journey through Doomdark's terri tory with a marker. To reuse it, wipe with a damp cloth A $3 value, you can get it free with the purchase of "Doomdark's Revenge BUT YOU MUST MENTION THAT YOU SAW IT IN T-S HORIZONS.
ITEM: Want to hear what a Zebra Speech
synthesizer (for the TS1000 and 2068) really sounds like? Call 718-625-6220 and listen.
V- Game Pac. 5 games from SoftSync and others.
Meteorites, Space Commando, Hangman and 2 more great action games. Only $12.
y'Grab Pac. 7 assorted programs for only $10.
Guaranteed you'll be happy with at least 4 of these programs keep your favorite,- return six and receive full $10 refund.
Order from HCS Service, P.0. Box 1754, Portsmouth, Ohio 2/5662. Add $1.50, postage and handling to t'otal price.
ITEM: Buyer ' s Guide to Slnclalr-Timex Products and Services'. Lists over TM0 products from over T?(L suppliers, including publications, software and hardware. The guide is published in a 3-ring binder for easy updating. Regular updates to be published. $20 from D. Lipinski Software, 2737 Susquehanna Road, Roslyn, PA 19001. 215/572-6812.
ATTENTION: Timex Sinclair related companies. Dale Lipinski, publisher of the Buyer's Guide described above is inviting all suppliers of Timex Sinclair related products to submit information to be included in the guide. See above for address and phone.
ITEM: Back issues of Syntax and Syntax
Quarterly. Syntax is offering 50 issues of Syntax (11/80 to 12/84), and all three issues of Syntax Quarterly, with the MW-1Q0 plain paper printer thrown-in (for the TSIOOO/ZX81, prints 16 characters wide, tape two strips together to get 32 wide) for only $145. (The regular price of all this would be $350. From Syntax, RD 2, Box 457, Harvard, MA 01451.
ITEM: Bill Moreland, owner of Magic Castle
Video in Columbus, Ohio, and former T/S Horizons columnist, no longer handles Timex Sinclair merchandise, as some back issue purchasers have discovered. However, if your looking for the best in home video, Magic Castle is still the place to go. TSH
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