tauss (04/21/83)
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ccvaxa!tauss Feb 23 13:56:00 1983
This is a call for help:
Where does one find Sinc magazine? Is it only published in Great Britain?
In general, I have noticed a real lack of information on the ZX/81. Can
anyone out there point to:
1. A list of published programs. I am using mine as a toy and a calculator
and I don't want to write another interest or annuity program.
2. Any linear programming aids.
3. Any information on modem availability and/or terminal emulation. I would
like to be able to talk to a VAX or 11/70.
Thanks in advance for the help:
Gary Tauss
Compion
1101 E. University
Urbana, Illinois 61801
tauss at compion-vms
ccvaxa!taussschwager (04/23/83)
#R:ccvaxa:9900001:uiucdcs:10500017:000:668 uiucdcs!schwager Apr 22 13:35:00 1983 I somehow recall someone mentioning that Sinclair was going to come out with a modem and terminal emulation software for the TS1000/ZX81, in this very notesfile. It was supposed to come out in April, but when I called the Byte Shop here in Champaign, they knew nothing of it. So who knows. Byte Shop is the authorized dealer around here, by the way. They didn't have Sync magazine, but the salesman mentioned that they did have some books on the ZX81/TS1000, including programming books. I have the address for Sync magazine from the introductory mag they sent with my ZX81 kit. I wil post it for you as soon as I can. -mike schwager uiucdcs!schwager
schwager (04/28/83)
#R:ccvaxa:9900001:uiucdcs:10500019:000:1332 uiucdcs!schwager Apr 27 13:48:00 1983 The address of SYNC magazine is: SYNC P.O. Box 789-M Morristown, NJ 07960 Subscription rates (as of 6 months ago, when I got my introductory issue with my zx-81 kit) are: $16 for 6 (a year), $30 for 12, and $42 for 18 issues. Their number for subscriptions is (800)-631-8112 or (201)-540-0445 in NJ. I think they probably take subscriptions at their P.O. box because that is what's on the business reply cards in the mag, but for your info here is their street address also: 39 East Hanover Avenue Morris Plains, NJ 07950 Advertised in my issue of Sync is a modem for $99.95, including RS-232 port. That's for the kit version. Assembled it costs $119.95. It's made by a company called Byte-Back. Their address is: Byte-Back Co. Rt. 3, Box 147 Brodie Rd. Leesville, S.C. 29070 There is a $4.95 shipping and handling charge. Their number for orders is (803)-532-5812. I don't know if the modem is set up specifically for the ZX/TS, but it would be silly of them to advertise it in this mag if it weren't. I also don't know if it comes with terminal emulation software, but that would also be silly of them to sell the things without it. Personally, I'd call and get more details about the thing before shelling out any dough. (the modem is model number MD-1, by the way) -mike schwager pur-ee!uiucdcs!schwager
schwager (05/06/83)
#R:ccvaxa:9900001:uiucdcs:10500020:000:519 uiucdcs!schwager May 5 13:56:00 1983 I have seen the ad mentioned in the previous response in the mini-sized "Computer Mart" ads in the back pages of "Computers and Electronics" (formerly Popular Electronics) magazine. The modem is sold by Byte-Back Co. It is on page 125 of their January, 1983 issue. It sells for $119.95 kit, $149.95 assembled and tested, plus $4.95 shipping and handling on all orders. The ad states that an RS-232 port and software are included. Address is per previous response. -mike schwager ...pur-ee!uiucdcs!schwager