My First Electron (1983)
In my younger days, I was lucky enough to own a BBC B Microcomputer (to[…]
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Author: Gordon Pimblott
Sinclair Oxford 200 (1975)
The latest addition to my Sinclair collection is a Sinclair Oxford 200 v1 from 1975.[…]
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ZX Spectrum+ (1984)
After the well-known ‘rubber keyed’ Spectrum came the ZX Spectrum+. I never encountered one during[…]
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Spectrum finishing touches (part 4)
With both Spectrum’s working, I decided on a few upgrades before calling it a day. […]
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Fixing the Issue 2 Spectrum (part 3)
On first inspection, the Issue 2 showed a picture with the typical Spectrum coloured border[…]
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Fixing the Issue 4 Spectrum (part 2)
After checking the power rails it was obvious that the 5v regulator wasn’t working, so[…]
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A tale of two Spectrums (Part 1)
Over the last couple of months, I have been watching YouTube channels of people fixing[…]
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My First ZX 81 (1981)
I started my computing with a ZX Spectrum 48k. I never really noticed the ZX80/81[…]
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