Source: Sync – Volume 2, Number 5 – September 1982
The Sinclair line of computers (ZX-80, ZX-81, ZX Spectrum, etc.) 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
- Resources
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
- Solving Implicit Functions – Working with equations; algebra help
- BOLEX: Beginner’s Ohm’s Law EXercises – Help for general science and physics
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
- 8K ROM Updates – Ah!, Horton, McGath, McLauglin, Nicomachus, Castle Doors, Widget, Hurkle
Reviews
- The Complete Sinclair ZX81 Basic Course – Book review
- ZX81 Chess vs. ZX Chess II – Software review
