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sinclair zx spectrum 8-bit micro computer gets modern makeover as linux pc

zx_spectrum_casemod_pc

A few months back, I reported on a guy who turned his old Sinclair ZX81 computer into a PC. When I wrote that post I was convinced that there would be no way that anyone could cram a modern PC into the even more minuscule Sinclair ZX Spectrum. But after Technabob reader Brian Smith read…

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April 12th, 2009 comments (10) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing hacks + mods retro technology

sinclair zx81 turned into pc [retro casemod]

Sinclair ZX81 PC Casemod EPIA Pico ITX

Remember the old Sinclair ZX81 computer? You know, the tiny, little 8-bit machine with a huge following, and a horrible flat keyboard?

Thanks to miracle of modern miniaturization, you can now fit a fully-functional Windows or Linux PC inside of one of these. It’s pretty amazing when you think about it – as the ZX81…

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December 2nd, 2008 comments (6) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing hacks + mods retro

worst computer ever

Soviet Sinclair ZX Clone

Check out this rare DELTA-C vintage Soviet computer (if you can call 1991 “vintage”) that I found over on eBay. It’s apparently a clone of the classic Sinclair ZX personal computer, but it sure looks like something you’d find down in a Dharma station on LOST.

I especially like the keycaps that have paper labels…

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March 19th, 2007 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing retro strange + wonderful