My first Sinclair calculator to add to the collection, a Sinclair Cambridge from 1973, as with most things from Ebay[…]
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Category: Retro Computers
Projects related to 80’s / 90’s retro computers
My First Electron (1983)
In my younger days I was lucky enough to own a BBC B Microcomputer (to give it its full name)[…]
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Sinclair Oxford 200 (1975)
The latest addition to my Sinclair collection is a Sinclair Oxford 200 v1 from 1975. It wasn’t in too bad[…]
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ZX Spectrum+ (1984)
After the well known ‘rubber keyed’ Spectrum came the ZX Spectrum+. I never encountered one during my childhood, probably because[…]
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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. Both of the cover plates[…]
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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 and some flashing bars in[…]
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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 first action was to replace[…]
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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 various retro computers, mainly Commodore[…]
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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 and I don’t remember any[…]
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