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Cartridges, EPROM & dumping

Command cartridges, EPROM/EEPROM dumping and programming, LROS/AROS and dock bank-switching.

199 threads · 1782 messages · 2003-11-07 → 2026-10-15

The Yahoo-era threads worked out which Timex command cartridges actually exist. In 2004 Jack Boatwright rated the 2068 titles for rarity (Androids, Budgeteer, Casino I, Crazy Bugs, Flight Simulator, Pinball, States & Capitals) and said Penetrator, VU-Calc and VU-File were never released except possibly as prototypes. He also named the TS1510 Cartridge Player and its four cartridges (Chess, Flight Simulator, States & Capitals, Supermath) among the rarest Timex items. The 2011 "non-working cartridge" thread checked an inventory against Timex's Winter catalog. Jarek Adamski gave OUT 244,3 as the BASIC test for paging a dock cartridge in, and Andrew Owen and Jack established that Timex's Pinball cartridge is the Spectrum ProPinball under another name. Dumping was the next problem. Don Dindang and zxbruno showed that a TS1510 cartridge reads like a 2764 EPROM through a simple wiring adapter, the same method used for Interface 2 cartridges. Eduardo Fuentes pointed to Spanish ROM-to-EPROM adapter schematics and offered to build an adapter so a member could get a Penetrator cart read.

Reproduction came later. In 2009 zxbruno published a TS1510 clone. In 2024 Carl Miles built a new TS1510 clone with a flash chip holding the four cartridge ROMs, then sold a redesigned interface ($40) and cartridge boards ($25), including a 512K cartridge, while Ryan Gray's p2ts1510 utility turned .P files into cartridge ROMs. On the 2068 side, Al Hartman found leftover Zebra OS-64 EPROMs and planned new boards with Mark (who had made a similar board for the CoCo) after OS-64 carts reached $66 on eBay. Don's Twister board carried a Spectrum ROM with a jumper for SE Basic. In 2023 Randy Kindig's request for shells led David Anderson to order 3D prints of Joao Encarnado's STL files and plan a PCB that fits them, and Claudius offered OpenSCAD sources. Michael Druckenmiller traced an Aerco Universal Cartridge Board, and Carl recalled the S-TECH Automation diagnostic cartridge whose EPROMs Ray Kingsley burned.

The group also learned how to put programs on a cartridge. Jeff Burrell found that the States & Capitals .dck is a nearly 16K BASIC AROS program and wrote the Python tapToCart converter; Jeff K. worked on a .NET version, and Ryan used tapToCart to make QuickFont v2.3 detect when it runs from the dock. The TS-Pico team (Ricardo Calcagno, David) described serving /ROSCS, /EXROM and home-ROM accesses from flash, with dock mapping of cartridge ROMs such as OS-64 in development. Charlie Day's 2026 replacement ROM showed that emulators disagree about EXROM mapping (FUSE, EightyOne, and a ZEsarUX bug). Larken DOS was itself supplied on a cartridge. Several threads only drifted into the topic: the Spectrum-ROM conversions (Richard Atkinson's EXROM patch), the relay board (cartridges paged into the lower ROM, and sideways RAM), Q*Bert (a cartridge-only release that Adam disassembled), UnoDos, the TS-Pico SD-card thread, and the 2068 games collection.

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⭐ TS1510 on ebay 📎 81 💬 2024-03-18 Carl Miles
⭐ UnoDos and the TS2068 79 💬 2022-08-25 JEFFREY L BURRELL
⭐ ZX Spectrum ROM in TS2068 📎 75 💬 2006-12-13 Timex
⭐ Zebra OS-64 Cartridge on Ebay... 📎 59 💬 2015-10-07 Mark J. Blair
⭐ BASIC to cartidge 📎 55 💬 2022-11-02 JEFFREY L BURRELL
⭐ 2068 relay board 📎 43 💬 2022-07-06 Tim H
⭐ Test for a non-working Cartridge? 41 💬 2011-08-11 Jack Boatwright
⭐ Q*Bert on tape? 📎 41 💬 2022-10-26 Adam Trionfo
⭐ New batch of REDESIGNED TS1510 CLONE Interface and Cartridges for purchase... 📎 34 💬 2026-03-09 Carl Miles
⭐ Using Larkin Disks on the T/S 2068 📎 33 💬 2023-06-07 Adam Trionfo
⭐ TS Cartridge Rarity 27 💬 2012-07-17 Eduardo Fuentes
⭐ Larken System Software 📎 27 💬 2022-01-16 David Anderson
⭐ Question about TS-Pico 📎 25 💬 2023-11-28 Ricardo Calcagno
⭐ New Mexico Timex Companies; was: ROM code calls in the 2068 ↳ #3581 📎 22 💬 2023-05-19 Adam Trionfo
⭐ New TimexSinclair ROM - Alpha test ↳ #9734 📎 21 💬 2026-08-27 Charlie Day
⭐ TS1510 clone 📎 21 💬 2009-07-22 Luis Alberto D'Ardis
⭐ Twister w/ ROM 19 💬 2015-04-06 david
⭐ tsPico sd card saves 📎 19 💬 2024-04-11 Ricardo Calcagno
⭐ TS2068 SCLD-aware video codec 📎 17 💬 2026-08-18 Jon
⭐ Mystery Interface- Unable to Identify 📎 17 💬 2022-11-05 David Anderson
⭐ Timex Store Demonstrator for TS1000 📎 17 💬 2022-02-26 Jimmy Ipock
⭐ Help with Androids 2764 and EPROM cart; was Convert Dock File to BIN File? 📎 17 💬 2022-01-03 Adam Trionfo
⭐ 2068 ROM Sources 16 💬 2004-08-03 aralbrec
⭐ Shorter TS Pico Commands 16 💬 2024-03-12 Kevin
⭐ Spectrum Emulator Cart Emulates... 15 💬 2013-11-10 Adam Trionfo
⭐ Sinclair Spectrum / TS 2068 TAP2BAS recommendations 📎 15 💬 2022-11-02 JEFFREY L BURRELL
⭐ TS2068 working / not working Catridge dck files 📎 15 💬 2023-06-08 Retronerd
⭐ Z80 TS2068 Emulator Overflow & Half Carry Flags ↳ #3500 📎 14 💬 2023-05-13 John Mobley
⭐ Zebra OS-64 Cartridge 📎 14 💬 2015-11-14 Al Hartman
⭐ Five more detailed questions about creating a TS2068 AROS cartridge image 📎 13 💬 2022-09-15 qwertyfan2000
⭐ TS 2068 ROM Disassembly book 13 💬 2022-07-17 David Anderson
⭐ Those New Mexico Timex Fans 📎 12 💬 2023-05-22 Carl Miles
⭐ Working TS2068 VU-3D Cartridge .dck file 📎 12 💬 2026-08-25 Jon
⭐ Does anyone know where I can find a Spectrum Emulator Cartridge 12 💬 2015-06-25 Pete Rittwage
⭐ Robotron for ZX81/TS1000 ↳ #9175 📎 12 💬 2026-04-03 Don Crawford
⭐ TS-Pico Expansion Board 📎 12 💬 2023-11-22 Carl Miles
⭐ The Timex/Sinclair 1000 Merchandising Display ↳ #7952 📎 12 💬 2025-04-18 Adam Trionfo
⭐ Need help identifying some eproms 12 💬 2007-09-12 Luis Alberto D'Ardis
⭐ NVRAM PCB made by Tom Woods 11 💬 2024-08-11 RichJ
⭐ T/S 2068 "Bounty Bob Strikes Back!" Translation 11 💬 2013-10-29 Adam Trionfo
⭐ Looks like I found the documentation for my Diagnostics Cartridge... 📎 11 💬 2024-05-28 Carl Miles
⭐ TS 2068 Extended Video Display Option: I will only ask ONCE but I think I know t 11 💬 2026-01-08 Thomas Hynes
⭐ missing carts recreated 11 💬 2011-08-15 cheveron
⭐ 512kB cartridge 10 💬 2006-12-13 Jarek Adamski
⭐ Timex 2068 cartridges... home made ones too 10 💬 2006-05-15 M. Emrah Oral
⭐ To Carl re: TS1510 games 📎 10 💬 2024-09-26 Ryan Gray
⭐ p2ts150 📎 10 💬 2024-12-27 Ryan Gray
⭐ Elite TS2068: A Spectrum to TS2068 Cartridge Conversion 📎 9 💬 2026-08-11 Adam Trionfo
⭐ TS2068 ROMS 📎 9 💬 2026-05-20 Joe VandeZande
⭐ ROM patcher Python Script by Claude 📎 9 💬 2026-04-02 Ricardo Calcagno
⭐ Help with Packman Cart for T/S 2068? 📎 9 💬 2022-02-19 Adam Trionfo
⭐ Timex goodies 📎 8 💬 2021-07-08 David Anderson
⭐ Timex Sinclair PROM Burner 📎 8 💬 2024-02-21 andy
⭐ A Bluetooth Multicart... for the Astrocade? ↳ #8676 8 💬 2025-10-26 Adam Trionfo
⭐ Why Use "Out" for Spectrum Cartridge? 8 💬 2008-03-29 Glen Goodwin
⭐ Battery powering a TS2068? ↳ #3499 7 💬 2023-05-12 Michael A. Druckenmiller
⭐ TCC cartridge and DivIDE 57c 📎 7 💬 2024-08-14 RichJ
⭐ T/S 2068 Cartridge Explorations 📎 7 💬 2022-10-09 Adam Trionfo
⭐ Spectrum Cart Conversions to T/S 2068? 7 💬 2022-01-06 Kevin Steinhaus
⭐ redesigned ts1510 clone 7 💬 2024-12-15 larry lorenson
⭐ TS2068 Cartridge Boards - Somethings Wrong ↳ #3507 📎 6 💬 2023-05-15 David Anderson
⭐ Hybrid 2068/spectrum 48k rom mod 6 💬 2014-03-31 quantam2001
⭐ TS2068 switchable ROM Method 6 💬 2014-01-07 Chris Raynak
⭐ TS-Pico 6 💬 2024-01-05 Ricardo Calcagno
⭐ Lack of cartridge port on updated 2068 6 💬 2023-09-21 David Anderson
⭐ TS2068 Diagnostic Lab cartridge 📎 5 💬 2026-10-14 Jon
⭐ TS2068 Cartridge development AI skill / docs / FAQ 5 💬 2026-08-25 Jon
⭐ Using the TS2068 Command Cartridge V2 for two different AROS Programs 📎 5 💬 2022-03-23 Carl Miles
⭐ Redesigned TS1510 Clone Cartridge & Interface PCBs have arrived... 📎 5 💬 2024-11-11 Carl Miles
⭐ Sinistar arcade game cartridge port for the TS2068 4 💬 2026-10-13 David Anderson
⭐ TSWriter 📎 4 💬 2026-10-02 Jon
⭐ For loops of zero executions in AROS 4 💬 2024-08-30 Ryan Gray
⭐ ROM Cartridge Address Decoding 4 💬 2015-08-28 Mark J. Blair
⭐ Twister board schematic 📎 4 💬 2013-11-11 Phoebus Dokos
⭐ Ariel Ranieri’s EPROM cartridges 📎 4 💬 2022-11-19 David Anderson
⭐ Diagnostic Cartridge for T/S 2068 4 💬 2022-10-14 Adam Trionfo
⭐ Jupiter Ace emulation cartridge for real T/S 2068 4 💬 2025-06-23 qwertyfan2000
⭐ ts1510 cartridge 📎 4 💬 2025-02-18 larry lorenson
⭐ ZX81/TS1000/TS1500 System ROM Replacement Cartridge and Interface PCB running SP 📎 4 💬 2024-12-21 Carl Miles
⭐ 'The Crown' Remastered- cartridge release 3 💬 2026-10-15 Jon
⭐ Sponzy 📎 3 💬 2026-04-08 larry lorenson
⭐ Bug fix for Timex/Sinclair 2068 States and Capitals cartridge 3 💬 2026-04-02 qwertyfan2000
⭐ .dck file utility 3 💬 2026-02-04 Ryan Gray
⭐ Cartridge door (3D model) 📎 3 💬 2022-02-21 Claudius
⭐ Cartridge Board with Zif Socket 📎 3 💬 2022-02-15 Willie Jones
⭐ 64kB Dock cartridge with EPROM reading option 2 💬 2006-11-15 Jarek Adamski
⭐ RAM to DOCK 2 💬 2026-04-12 Gus Lahoski
⭐ Testing TS2068 Cartridge with PicoROM-28 📎 2 💬 2026-04-04 Jon
⭐ Patching cartridges or ROM using bank switching - an additional resource 2 💬 2026-04-04 qwertyfan2000
⭐ TS2068 expansion port and cartridge port pinout diagrams? 2 💬 2013-04-27 unbonnevie
⭐ EPROM copier 📎 2 💬 2024-04-02 RichJ
⭐ Some TS1510 resources 2 💬 2024-02-07 David Anderson
⭐ TS2068 Joystick Compatibility 2 💬 2022-03-26 Adam Trionfo
⭐ Writing to Cartridge; was: Software prices‏ 2 💬 2008-01-08 Adam Trionfo
⭐ Maximum TS 2068 Cartridge Size? 2 💬 2008-01-08 Adam Trionfo
⭐ Documentation for creating and testing T/S 2068 DCK files with DOSBox 📎 2 💬 2025-01-30 qwertyfan2000
⭐ PicoCartridge2068 📎 1 💬 2026-08-13 Jon
⭐ A new(er) TAP to Cart conversion tool 1 💬 2026-06-13 David Anderson
⭐ Proposal for AU (Golden) commands 1 💬 2024-08-25 Ricardo Calcagno
⭐ New batch of RESDESIGNED TS1510 CLONE External Eprom 1 💬 2026-03-12 larry lorenson
⭐ SNA to LROS cartridge converter 1 💬 2011-08-11 cheveron
⭐ Online TAP to DCK converter 1 💬 2025-03-30 David Anderson
Zebra Systems Videos Posted 28 💬 2008-12-13 Timex
cartridge cases for the TS2068 📎 26 💬 2023-08-25 David Anderson
TS 2068 GAMES 📎 21 💬 2024-02-19 Greg Skuza
questions on TS2068 (and TS1500) carts 18 💬 2004-06-29 Jack Boatwright
"Fun Golf" Cartridge for T/S 2068? 📎 18 💬 2025-02-10 Adam Trionfo
Spectrum Emulator 17 💬 2006-11-29 Jarek Adamski
What Game Should I Try First With Spectrum Cartridge? 16 💬 2009-07-12 Adam Trionfo
Random hardware ↳ #3287 📎 13 💬 2023-05-10 Michael A. Druckenmiller
OS-64 DCK File? 📎 13 💬 2024-07-23 Adam Trionfo
TS Online User Group Meeting Sunday July 21 ↳ #6820 12 💬 2024-07-27 Adam Trionfo
Winky II board 11 💬 2009-03-03 consocius
Finally found an emulator 📎 11 💬 2023-10-27 thatoldnerd
VCFSW - Timex/Sinclair documentation and hardware 10 💬 2026-06-02 David Anderson
Spectrum emulation cartridge 📎 10 💬 2021-12-15 David Anderson
Does anyone know where I can find a Spectrum Emulator Cartridge? 9 💬 2015-06-23 jhiggins327
2K RAM Version of Donkey Kong for Timex 1000? 📎 8 💬 2024-02-25 Adam Trionfo
BackBit T/S 2068 Adapter; was: BackBit 📎 8 💬 2022-10-20 Adam Trionfo
Looking for TS2068 Twister Board 7 💬 2014-07-03 juanjosevelez
spectrum EPROM 7 💬 2024-05-08 David Anderson
Timex/Sinclair 2068 Quick Facts Sheet 6 💬 2026-04-12 Joao Encarnado
16k ROM on a Zeddy 📎 6 💬 2024-06-24 Ryan Gray
Spectrum emulator cartridges? 6 💬 2005-03-08 Fredrick Meunier
"Z-Term 64" Terminal Program 📎 6 💬 2024-02-06 Adam Trionfo
A mystery from the Bill Miller collection 📎 6 💬 2023-11-01 David Anderson
ZX Spectrum Cartridges 5 💬 2024-07-22 Jack Boatwright
ROM Compatibility 5 💬 2003-11-07 Alvin
Best Address in 16MB to decode EXROM, DOCK and Main into 5 💬 2023-11-24 Michael A. Druckenmiller
Universal Memory Cartridge Board 4 💬 2006-07-19 Jarek Adamski
TS2068 ZX Emulator Cartridge 4 💬 2015-09-27 Rich M
Zebra OS-64 📎 4 💬 2022-09-24 Adam Trionfo
"Ant Attack" Played at Timex 📎 4 💬 2022-03-31 Adam Trionfo
Unknown cartridge 📎 4 💬 2021-11-17 Paulo Leite
2068 7 Game Cartridge 📎 3 💬 2023-05-16 Willie Jones
Lots 📎 3 💬 2024-08-09 RichJ
update regarding the TS1510 cartridge adapters, to Carl 3 💬 2024-07-11 RichJ
using ts1000 ROM in the mahjong zx81 +38 kit 3 💬 2024-05-28 RichJ
07-9003 Chess 3 💬 2011-08-21 George Orr
Great Plain BASIC Games? 3 💬 2022-10-20 Adam Trionfo
for Carl Miles 3 💬 2025-08-27 RichJ
ANN: New LROS carts 3 💬 2009-02-11 cheveron
Zebra Systems Spectrum ROM 'cart' 3 💬 2008-03-21 Louis Florit
TS2068 multi-cart 3 💬 2023-09-12 Floppy Days Podcast - Ra
LIST user group newsletters? 3 💬 2021-11-11 David Anderson
A Spanish website about the TS2068 cartridges 3 💬 2007-08-04 zxbruno
TS1510 cartridges. 2 💬 2024-10-26 RichJ
Questions about ts2068cart 2 💬 2017-12-12 shanedownes
OS-62, Westridge 2050 Mode, TS2068 on ebay Ending around Dec. 18, 2005 2 💬 2005-12-15 Stewart Newfeld
More about States & Caps 2 💬 2026-04-03 Gus Lahoski
2068 home brew cartridges 2 💬 2024-06-24 Jay M
Digital storage options for the TS-2068 2 💬 2022-06-05 qwertyfan2000
Online TAP to Cartridge Converter 2 💬 2025-06-17 qwertyfan2000
Dumped Cartridges; was: Software prices‏ 2 💬 2008-01-08 Adam Trionfo
Manic Miner 64K Cart 2 💬 2022-01-06 Adam Trionfo
Could these kind of cartridges be developped for the TS2068? 2 💬 2007-08-05 zxbruno
I need a ZX Spectrum Emulator ROM 1 💬 2020-10-27 aelfstangard
TS2068 Cartridge Board 1 💬 2018-07-06 alhartman6
Another option of Timex cartridge 1 💬 2006-04-25 Jarek Adamski
Manual for Ray Kingsley’s Hot-Z 2068 1 💬 2023-04-25 David Anderson
TS-2068 Cartridge Boards... 1 💬 2015-11-10 alhartman6
TS2068 ZX Emulator + Kempston Cartridge 1 💬 2015-09-26 rolandjuno
ABQ Timex Meetup - August 3, 2024 📎 1 💬 2024-08-04 Adam Trionfo
TS1510 Clone cartridges 1 💬 2024-07-05 RichJ
Spectrum ROM TCC 1 💬 2024-05-07 RichJ
To Jarek: 2068 cartridges 1 💬 2005-03-02 oldmantime1946
Timex Sinclair Pinball Cassette 06-4000? 1 💬 2024-03-22 Luis D'Ardis.
Command Cartridges 1 💬 2011-08-24 pxx1_2000_32724
Budgeter Cartridge 1 💬 2011-08-22 Rick
TS2068 EPROM Images 1 💬 2011-07-14 Rich M
Stepping Z80 ML Code in T/S 2068 Emulator 1 💬 2022-10-09 Adam Trionfo
OS-64 Archived Programs? 1 💬 2022-09-29 Adam Trionfo
Crazy Bugs Cart EPROM 📎 1 💬 2022-09-29 Adam Trionfo
I got my BackBit Cart 1 💬 2022-08-20 Adam Trionfo
Question for Carl Miles 1 💬 2025-07-03 RichJ
Zebra Systems ZX Spectrum emulator cartridge 1 💬 2008-12-19 zxbruno
Timex Sinclair 2068 + Command Cart for Sale 1 💬 2022-04-02 Jimmy Ipock
The right Time for Looking into the Timex 1000 Game Changer Interface to the Ata 1 💬 2023-10-18 kevin.personal
byte back module 1 💬 2008-03-11 Paul and Debbie Anderson
3D printed cases 1 💬 2023-08-13 Floppy Days Podcast - Ra
Recording of Jan 3 meeting 1 💬 2022-01-05 David Anderson
Custom cartridge 1 💬 2007-10-12 zxbruno
TS1500 cartridge systems 1 💬 2024-12-19 RichJ
New Aquisition 📎 6 💬 2026-05-12 Floppy Days Podcast - Ra
Timex Meeting Agenda (Mon., Oct. 3, 2022)? 5 💬 2022-10-02 qwertyfan2000
Trade 3 💬 2021-11-11 Bobby Avi
Trade 3 💬 2021-11-10 Bobby Avi
Wanted: T/S 2068 States and Capitals cartridge, 2068 pwr supply, educational sw 2 💬 2012-01-09 jon0x0
Need: TS1510 cartridge/s 2 💬 2009-03-31 zxbruno
Pinball cart for 2068 2 💬 2023-11-04 David Anderson
yet anutter 'Fore Sail' 1 💬 2024-10-14 Paul Holmgren
Z88 accessory For Sale (too) 1 💬 2024-10-09 Paul Holmgren
Willie Jones contact info 1 💬 2024-09-20 RichJ
the NVRAM PCB blank by Tom Woods 1 💬 2024-08-11 RichJ
Wanted: TS2068 twister boards 1 💬 2013-05-02 rga24us
JLO Eprom Programmer 1 💬 2021-09-18 Willie Jones
TS1510 cartridges 1 💬 2024-11-30 RichJ
Mutual Timex Hobby; was: Re: [TS-Pico] Problem .dck files 1 💬 2024-11-11 Adam Trionfo
New 2068. 1510 from Carl. 1 💬 2024-11-11 RichJ