Sinclair ZX Spectrum Prototype
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Sinclair ZX Spectrum Prototype
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#2Brilliant just finished watching micromen and loved it even though I was in the commodore camp myself. The spectrum next project is really cool for a 8bit remake computer. I hope to get one for the kids when it’s generally available.
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#3All the Spectrum computers were awesome computers that somehow crammed a lot into a very compact package. The Sinclair ZX Spectrum+ was my first computer and I recently snagged one on eBay. With the right transformer and HDMI converter, I had it hooked to the living room TV in no time.
It took less than 30 mins for my 11-year-old daughter to figure out how to draw basic rectangles and circles in various colors on the screen. She was hooked. And I was transported back to my childhood. I saw the same joy I experienced as she discovered new ways to have the computer do her bidding.
Today’s computers can do amazing things, but they sort of miss out on the whole human user experience bit. Maybe they need to go back to basic ;-)
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#4Brilliant just finished watching micromen and loved it even though I was in the commodore camp myself. The spectrum next project is really cool for a 8bit remake computer. I hope to get one for the kids when it’s generally available.
You can still get a real working zx spectrum off ebay for about £30-50. Go on, treat yourself!
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#5For those like me looking for a bit of retro nostalgia but with some modern conveniences, I discovered a laptop version of the spectrum being made now with new parts:
https://retroradionics.co.uk/omni-128-hq-laptop.html
review here: http://markfixesstuff.co.uk/review/zx-spectrum-omni-laptop-r...
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#6I was gifted a discarded zx81 - cos some of the keys didnt work. a kid in my class rewired it with touch-phone buttons :) fun times ..
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#7All the Spectrum computers were awesome computers that somehow crammed a lot into a very compact package. The Sinclair ZX Spectrum+ was my first computer and I recently snagged one on eBay. With the right transformer and HDMI converter, I had it hooked to the living room TV in no time. It took less than 30 mins for my 11-year-old daughter to figure out how to draw basic rectangles and circles in various colors on the…
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#8All the Spectrum computers were awesome computers that somehow crammed a lot into a very compact package. The Sinclair ZX Spectrum+ was my first computer and I recently snagged one on eBay. With the right transformer and HDMI converter, I had it hooked to the living room TV in no time. It took less than 30 mins for my 11-year-old daughter to figure out how to draw basic rectangles and circles in various colors on the…
Yes, that wild time of discovery, and adventure, and at the time cutting edge. It really was a golden time. I'm sure many generations think that.
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#9All the Spectrum computers were awesome computers that somehow crammed a lot into a very compact package. The Sinclair ZX Spectrum+ was my first computer and I recently snagged one on eBay. With the right transformer and HDMI converter, I had it hooked to the living room TV in no time. It took less than 30 mins for my 11-year-old daughter to figure out how to draw basic rectangles and circles in various colors on the…
My 5 month old only took 12 seconds to figure it out. Yours must be slow.
Re: Sinclair ZX Spectrum Prototype
#10All the Spectrum computers were awesome computers that somehow crammed a lot into a very compact package. The Sinclair ZX Spectrum+ was my first computer and I recently snagged one on eBay. With the right transformer and HDMI converter, I had it hooked to the living room TV in no time. It took less than 30 mins for my 11-year-old daughter to figure out how to draw basic rectangles and circles in various colors on the…
> Today’s computers can do amazing things, but they sort of miss out on the whole human user experience bit. Maybe they need to go back to basic ;-)
It's partly because in 8-bit computers the programming environment was the first thing you were exposed to. You weren't force to program though, you could limit yourself to LOAD "*",8 - but also you were free to experiment with more commands if you wanted to.
In newer computers, the programming interface was replaced by something else, and then completely removed from the system.