Technabob » z-80 http://technabob.com/blog Cool Gadgets, Gizmos, Games and Weird Science Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:31:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Sinclair Zx81 Turned Into Pc [Retro Casemod] http://technabob.com/blog/2008/12/02/sinclair-zx81-turned-into-pc-retro-casemod/ http://technabob.com/blog/2008/12/02/sinclair-zx81-turned-into-pc-retro-casemod/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:58:49 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/?p=5814 Remember the old Sinclair ZX81 computer? You know, the tiny, little 8-bit machine with a huge following, and a horrible flat keyboard?

sinclair zx81 casemod

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 only measures in at about 6.6″ wide x 6.9″ deep x 1.6″ tall.

sinclair zx81 casemod 2

Modder Unravelled managed to cram the entire system – including a tiny hard drive – inside the diminutive ZX81 case by using a newfangled VIA EPIA Pico-ITX motherboard. (As small as the Pico-ITX is, I defy anyone to cram a complete system into the even smaller ZX Spectrum).

sinclair zx81 casemod 3

Pretty impressive, eh? Now all Unravelled needs to do is install a copy of EightyOne or XTender on there to play original ZX81 applications inside of a modern OS, and he’ll be all set.

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