The Timex Sinclair 2068

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What can I do with my Timex Sinclair 2068?
With this practical guide, the answer is "a lot!"
: This simple, step-by-step guide makes programming your Timex Sinclair 2068 easy! It contains 50 ready-to-use programs—instructional, enjoyable, and useful programs that let you get the most out of all the graphics, sound, and color capabilities this affordable, portable computer has to offer.
You don't need any previous computer experience to get these programs running! The book's self-paced format teaches by example, with full program listings and explanatory notes. Roger Valentine begins by introducing the TS 2068's character set, color, sound, and timing functions. He then reveals a world of game programs and . subroutines for two- and three-dimensional moving graphics, intellectual puzzles, computer music, and space and other arcade games.
After you've had some fun, you can move on to more sophisticated applications—data files, computation, even word processing, and sales records... Tovább

Fülszöveg

What can I do with my Timex Sinclair 2068?
With this practical guide, the answer is "a lot!"
: This simple, step-by-step guide makes programming your Timex Sinclair 2068 easy! It contains 50 ready-to-use programs—instructional, enjoyable, and useful programs that let you get the most out of all the graphics, sound, and color capabilities this affordable, portable computer has to offer.
You don't need any previous computer experience to get these programs running! The book's self-paced format teaches by example, with full program listings and explanatory notes. Roger Valentine begins by introducing the TS 2068's character set, color, sound, and timing functions. He then reveals a world of game programs and . subroutines for two- and three-dimensional moving graphics, intellectual puzzles, computer music, and space and other arcade games.
After you've had some fun, you can move on to more sophisticated applications—data files, computation, even word processing, and sales records and invoices plus a section of accessible machine code routines you can use to write your own programs. Program notes help you see and understand the structure and techniques used in each program as you key it in.
More than two million people have learned to program, use, and enjoy microcomputers with Wiley paperback guides. Look for them at your favorite bookshop or computer store.
Pressed for time?
All 50 programs are available on a convenient cassette—ready to run and error-free. Buy it at your local computer store, or use the order card inside.
Roger Valentine is co-founder of V&H Computer Services, a software development firm, and is the author of Spectrum Spectacular, CoCo Dragon Extravaganza, and What Can I Do With My Timex Sinclair 1000? His articles and programs have appeared in Practical Computing, Personal Computing Today, and other popular journals. Vissza