| Horizons |
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| Aliases | Horizons: Software Starter Pack |
| Release Date | 1982 |
| Original Publisher | Sinclair Research Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 16K |
| Genre | Compilation |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Ports | Programa de Apresentação (Timex Tx2068) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 76.7% (18 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Investronica S.A. (Spain) | (1983) | as "Horizontes" | |
| #2 - Microdigital (Brazil) | (1985) | as "Arco-Iris" | |
| #3 - Micropress (Netherlands) | (1982) | ||
| #4 - Octocon Data (Norway) | (1982) | as "Introduksjonskassett" | |
| #5 - Rebit Computer (Italy) | (1982) | ||
| #6 - TMX Portugal Ltda (Portugal) | as "Programa de Apresentacao" | ||
| #7 - ZX Data (Denmark) |
Authors/Contributors
| Psion Software Ltd (UK) | - ? |
Contents
| Inst.A-1 | Hardware | by Sinclair Research Ltd (UK) | - Full version | ||
| Inst.A-2 | Lessons 1 | by Sinclair Research Ltd (UK) | - Full version | ||
| Inst.A-3 | Lessons 2 | by Sinclair Research Ltd (UK) | - Full version | ||
| Inst.A-4 | Lessons 3 | by Sinclair Research Ltd (UK) | - Full version | ||
| Inst.A-5 | Lessons 4 | by Sinclair Research Ltd (UK) | - Full version | ||
| Inst.A-6 | Dictionary | (1982) | by Sinclair Research Ltd (UK) | - Full version | |
| Inst.B-1 | Thro' the Wall | - original release | - Full version | ||
| Inst.B-2 | Bubblesort | - original release | - Full version | ||
| Inst.B-3 | Evolution | - original release | - Full version | ||
| Inst.B-4 | Life | - original release | - Full version | ||
| Inst.B-5 | Draw | - original release | - Full version | ||
| Inst.B-6 | Monte Carlo | - original release | - Full version | ||
| Inst.B-7 | Character Generator | - original release | - Full version | ||
| Inst.B-8 | Waves | - original release | - Full version |
Remarks
| The Microdigital re-release was the original demonstration program for the TK90X and TK95, compatible with the ZX Spectrum 48K. There are 4 versions altogether - TK90X (Spanish and Portuguese) and TK95X (Spanish and Portuguese). There was also a version which used part of this material: CZ Spectrum - Programa de Iniciacion. |
Titles Authored/Executed With This Tool
| Cónicas | (1985) | by Magazine ZX - type-in from issue #14 - 1985/Jan | |
| QH | (1985) | by Magazine ZX - type-in from issue #17 - 1985/Apr |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | Horizons.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 16K | (???) | English | |
| Horizons.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 16K | (None) | English | |
| Horizons.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 16K | (None) | Portuguese | |
| Horizons_2.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 16K | (None) | Portuguese | |
| Horizons(Horizontes)(InvestronicaS.A.).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 16K | (None) | Spanish | |
| Horizons(Arco-IrisTK90X)(Microdigital).tap.zip | #2 | ZX-Spectrum 16K | (???) | Portuguese | - Arco-Iris TK90X |
| Horizons(Arco-IrisTK95)(Microdigital).tap.zip | #2 | ZX-Spectrum 16K | (???) | Portuguese | - Arco-Iris TK95 |
| Horizons(Arco-IrisTK95)(Microdigital).tzx.zip | #2 | ZX-Spectrum 16K | (None) | Spanish | - Arco-Iris TK95 |
| Horizons(Micropress2).tzx.zip | #3 | ZX-Spectrum 16K | (None) | Dutch | |
| Horizons(Introduksjonskassett)(OctoconData).tzx.zip | #4 | ZX-Spectrum 16K | (None) | Norwegian | |
| Horizons(RebitComputer).tzx.zip | #5 | ZX-Spectrum 16K | (None) | Italian | |
| Horizons(ZXData)(SideA).tzx.zip | #7 | ZX-Spectrum 16K | (None) | Danish | |
| Horizons(ZXData)(SideB).tzx.zip | #7 | ZX-Spectrum 16K | (None) | Danish |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| Horizons.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| Horizons.gif | 15,199 | Original | Running screen | |||
| Horizons.jpg | 291,040 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| Horizons_Back.jpg | 348,968 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
| Horizons.rtf | 18,185 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| Horizons.txt | 6,248 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| Horizons(Horizontes)(InvestronicaS.A.).png | 155,477 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| Horizons(Horizontes)(InvestronicaS.A.).pdf | 12,805 | #1 | Instructions | Spanish | ||
| Horizons(Arco-IrisTK90X)(Microdigital).scr | 6,912 | #2 | Loading screen | - Arco-Iris TK90X | ||
| Horizons(Arco-IrisTK95)(Microdigital).scr | 6,912 | #2 | Loading screen | - Arco-Iris TK95 | ||
| Horizons(Micropress2).jpg | 132,167 | #3 | Inlay - Front | |||
| Horizons(Micropress2).txt | 5,607 | #3 | Instructions | Dutch | ||
| Horizons(Introduksjonskassett)(OctoconData).jpg | 40,586 | #4 | Inlay - Front | |||
| Horizons(RebitComputer).jpg | 142,858 | #5 | Inlay - Front | |||
| Horizons(RebitComputer).txt | 6,685 | #5 | Instructions | Italian | ||
| Horizons(ProgramaDeApresentacao)(TMXPortugalLtda).jpg | 65,636 | #6 | Inlay - Front | Portuguese |
Magazine Reviews
| Personal Computing Today | issue v.1 #4-1982/Nov | page 44 | - Review | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.1 #23-1982/Sep/23 special "week#4" | page 13 | - Review | |
| Sinclair User | issue #7-1982/Oct supplement "Spectrum User" | page 7 | - Review |
Magazine References
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.1 #15-1982/Jul/29 special "week#5" | page 5 | - News/Note |
Links
| Centre for Computing History | (Information - in English) | |
| MobyGames | (Information - in English) | |
| Wikipedia | (Information - in English) | |
| ZX Spectrum Reviews | (Magazine Reviews) | |
| Spectrum 2.0 | (User Reviews) | |
| The TZX Vault | (Software Preservation) | |
| ZX-Art | (Spectrum Graphics) | |
| ZXInfo | (ZXDB Front End) | |
| Every Game Going | (Multi-Platform Archive) | |
| The Tipshop | (Tips, Maps, Solutions, Cheats, Pokes) | |
| New World Of Spectrum | (Spectrum Archive) | |
| Original World Of Spectrum | (Spectrum Archive) | |
| World Of Spectrum Classic | (Spectrum Archive) | |
| Spectrum Computing | (MAIN VIEW) |
