Sync (September/October 1982)

in retrocomputing •  3 years ago 


The Sinclair line of computers was not very popular in the U.S. but they did have a presence in the form of a license to Timex. Sync was one magazine dedicated to these computers. The contents of the September 1982 issue includes:

Departments

  • Letters
  • SYNC Notes
  • TRY This
  • Perceptions - The ZX Parser and the Operations Routines
  • Hardware Tips - MicroAce Hardware Peculiarities

Sync in the Classroom

  • List Learning with the ZX81 - A program for memorizing lists
  • Teaching with the ZX81 - An overview of the British scene
  • Maps and the ZX80/81 - Rethinking maps and mazes
  • How Many Blocks - A program for preschoolers
  • Elimination - Developing math and strategy skills
  • Arithmetic with a Smile - A tool for elementary math drills
  • Arithmetic series - Developing math concepts through series

Hardware

  • Repeat Key Option - Build your own repeat key

Math

  • Degrees, Grads, and Radians - Conversion programs
  • Rounding Off and Conditional Tests - Pythagorean triples

Machine Langauge

  • Block Transfers - Machine language programming technique

Games

  • Chase - Pit your survival skills against the robot warriors
  • Space Taxi - To the Spaceport, fast
  • House of Horrors - One for Halloween
  • Mouthful - Random wit and wisdom for your next party

Reviews

  • The Complete Sinclair ZX81 Basic Course - Book review
  • ZX81 Chess vs. ZX Chess II - Software review

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