ZX81 Books

The following is a list of ZX81 Books in the Centre for Computing History collection. It is not an exhaustive list of and other books may have been published. If you have a book that you would like to donate to our collection, please view our donations page.

There are 25 ZX81 Books in our collection :
Order By : Title - Release Date - Publisher
The Art of Programming the 16K ZX81 Date: 1982 The Art of Programming the 16K ZX81

ISBN: 0859340899 / 0-85934-089-9
by M James and S M Gee
Published 1982 by Bernard Babani
126 illustrated pages - paperback

This book was kindly donated by Rodney Dale


37 TIMEX 1000/Sinclair ZX-81 Programs for Home, School & Office Date: 1983 37 TIMEX 1000/Sinclair ZX-81 Programs for Home, School & Office

For the home, classroom or office, an all-new volume of tested ready-to-type-and-run software in BASIC for the TIMEX/ Sinclair 1000 and the Sinclair ZX-81 personal computers.

For the home, monthly loan payment, bowling score sorter, savings account interest computer, wisecracking insulter, even a program to turn your T/S 1000 or ZX-81 into a one-armed bandit.

For the student and teacher, foreign capitals, areas, volumes, photography, astronomy, math flasher, event timer, even a super exam-score sorter.

For the small-business person, daily code chart, profit estimator, invoice computer, payroll, ad profits, unit price, gross and net, even the world's fastest executive decision maker!

Publisher: ARCsoft Publishers
Author: Edward Page

Easy Add-on Projects for Spectrum, ZX81 & Ace Date: August 1983 Easy Add-on Projects for Spectrum, ZX81 & Ace

Publisher: Bernard Babani Publishing
Author: Owen Bishop

The Century Computer Programming Course for the ZX81 and Spectrum Date: 1983 The Century Computer Programming Course for the ZX81 and Spectrum

The Century Computer Programming Course: The Complete Guide to Programming in Sinclair BASIC using the ZX81 and Spectrum Microcomputers

Publisher: Century Publishing
Author: Peter Morse, Ian Adamson, Ben Anrep and Brian Hancock

Getting Acquainted with your ZX81 Date: October 1981 Getting Acquainted with your ZX81

Tim Hartnell's first book became a best-seller because it helped the newcomer to computing to explore his or her ZX80 and make the most effective use of it.

In this book GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR ZX81 Tim does the same for the owner of a ZX81 (or new ROM ZX80). Whether you've never touched a computer before the ZX81, or you've had a lot of experience, you'll find much of value and interest in this small volume.

Publisher: Database Consultancy
Author: Tim Hartnell

Better Programming for your Spectrum and ZX81 Date: 1983 Better Programming for your Spectrum and ZX81

The book teaches you better programming techniques and will help you get the very best from your computer.

Publisher: Fontana Original
Author: S. Robert Speel

Hints & Tips for the ZX81 Date: 1981 Hints & Tips for the ZX81

Our copy has been very kindly signed by the author, Andrew Hewson of Hewson Consultants.

Publisher: Hewson
Author: Andrew D. Hewson

Mastering Machine Code on Your ZX81 Date: 1982 Mastering Machine Code on Your ZX81

Mastering Machine Code on Your ZX81 or ZX80



Publisher: Interface Publications
Author: Toni Baker

The ZX81 Companion Date: July 1981 The ZX81 Companion

If you have a Sinclair ZX81 and want to use it to its full potential then, as the experts have all agreed, this is the book for you. It contains detailed guidelines and documented programs in the areas of gaming, information retrieval and education, as well as a unique listings of the 8K ROM for machine code applications.

First Edition

Publisher: LINSAC
Author: Bob Maunder

Assembly language assembled for the Sinclair ZX81 Date: 1983 Assembly language assembled for the Sinclair ZX81

For really fast-running programs, as required for games, moving graphics and word processing, your program needs to be in assembly language which runs much faster than BASIC. Unfortunately, the Sinclair ZX81 does not allow you to enter assembly language programs directly, so while you can write assembly language programs for it, they have to be translated into machine code before they will run on the machine.

Publisher: Macmillan
Author: Anthony Woods

The Sinclair ZX81 Programming For Real Applications Date: 1981 The Sinclair ZX81 Programming For Real Applications

The ZX81, equipped with its 16K RAM pack, has at least as much storage as most other microcomputers. It uses the same Z80A CPU that is featured in many of the best microcomputer systems and which, in other machines, can run wages, stock control and word processor systems. So why not in the ZX81?
The aim of this book is to push the ZX81 a long way in the direction of 'serious' applications, but without the use of machine code. All the programming is easy to follow and fully explained, so that the reader learns, a step at a time, how complex programs are constructed and written.

But these programs are just a beginning. Discard the belief that the ZX81 is too small for real computing work, and use the flexible techniques described here to fill your own special data processing needs.

Publisher: Macmillan Press
Author: Randle Hurley

Not Only 30 Programs for the Sinclair ZX81 ... Date: 1981 Not Only 30 Programs for the Sinclair ZX81 ...

30 programs for the Sinclair ZX81. Each explained with programming hints and space saving techniques.

Publisher: Melbourne House

Sinclair ZX81 ROM Disassembly Part A Date: 1981 Sinclair ZX81 ROM Disassembly Part A

0000H-0F54H

Publisher: Melbourne House
Author: Dr. Ian Logan

Sinclair ZX81 ROM Disassembly Part B Date: 1982 Sinclair ZX81 ROM Disassembly Part B

OF55H-1DFFH

Publisher: Melbourne House
Author: Dr. Ian Logan & Dr. Frank O'Hara

Understanding your ZX81 ROM Date: 1981 Understanding your ZX81 ROM

The first part, chapters 1-4, discusses the Z80 microprocessor and its machine code instructions. The second part, chapters 5-7, deals with actual machine code programs. Chapter 5 containing programs that illustrate the different types of machine code instructions in the Z80 instruction set. Chapter 6 discusses the 8K monitor program and chapter 7 gives some suggestions on how to go about writing a machine code program.

Publisher: Melbourne House
Author: Dr. Ian Logan

30 Hour Basic - ZX81 Edition Date: 1982 30 Hour Basic - ZX81 Edition

30 Hour Basic is a simple self-instructional course on the language of microcomputers.
 
The computer programme BBC TV
National Extension College

Publisher: National Extension College
Author: Clive Prigmore

ZX81 User's Handbook Date: August 1982 ZX81 User's Handbook

Publisher: Newnes Microcomputer Books
Author: Trevor J. Terrell and Robert J. Simpson

The ZX81 Pocket Book Date: July 1981 The ZX81 Pocket Book

by Trevor R Toms
Spirtal BoundPaperback: 136 pages
Publisher: Phipps Associates
First Edition July 1981
Language: English
ISBN-10: 095073022X
ISBN-13: 978-0950730226

Publisher: Phipps Associates

Spectrum Graphics Compendium Date: 1984 Spectrum Graphics Compendium

A compendium of useful graphics designs and programs for your Sinclair Spectrum including a large library of pre-defined graphics characters, easy to use programs for designing and loading your own graphics, special sections on graphic effects and animation techniques, plus a selection of graphics games to play on your micro, including Timemaze, Night Attack, Card Dealer, Laser Alley, Blister Bombs, and Invaders.

Publisher: Pitman Publishing
Author: David Durang

The ZX81 Add-On Book Date: 1982 The ZX81 Add-On Book

"OK, so you've got your ZX81, and you've learnt how to program it, but now you want to do something really useful.

This book will give you a review of various hardware available to add on to your Sinclair ZX81, plus some useful programs to help make them work.

Projects to set up yourself include:

Packed with pics and information!"

Publisher: Shiva Publishing Limited
Author: Martin Wren-Hilton

Byteing Deeper into Your ZX81 Date: 1981 Byteing Deeper into Your ZX81

by Mark Harrison
Sigma Technical Press
1981. Paperback,
150pp., 350grams,
ISBN:0905104137.

Publisher: Sigma Technical P
Author: Mark Harrison

Advanced Programming for the 16K ZX81 Date: 1983 Advanced Programming for the 16K ZX81

Publisher: The Macmillan Press
Author: Mike Costello

The Explorers Guide to the ZX81 Date: July 1982 The Explorers Guide to the ZX81

This book by Mike Lord is not intended as a beginners guide to BASIC. Neither is it an introduction to the ZX81. Instead it carries the reader on from where the ZX81 BASIC Manual leaves off; by giving the reader a variety of programs to run, and - more importantly - a wealth of detailed information about the computer and how to get the best out of it. Whether your interests lie in games programs, in the business or engineering applications of the ZX81, or even in attacking it with a soldering iron, you should find something of interest and value in these pages.

Edition 2

Publisher: Timedata Ltd.
Author: Mike Lord

More Games for your ZX81 Date: March 1983 More Games for your ZX81

Publisher: Virgin Books
Author: Clive Gifford & Scott Vincent

Games for your ZX81 Date: 1983 Games for your ZX81

Virgin Computer Games series
A selection of simple games to run on the ZX81

Publisher: Virgin Books
Author: Mark Charlton

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