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ITs History!The ZX Spectrum was launched 1983 as <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Timex?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Timex</a> Sinclair 2068 computer on the US market. With a <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Z80A?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Z80A</a> CPU running on 3.5 MHz this beautiful <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/homecomputer?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#homecomputer</a> was capable to draw electric images on a regular telly. With a resolution of 256×192 <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/pixels?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pixels</a> even limited to 15 colours it was great for the budget. <a href="https://youtu.be/iemMlbIY1SI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/iemMlbIY1SI</a> Print'n'Plotter sold their <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/graphics?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#graphics</a> software under the same product name <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Paintbox?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Paintbox</a> like <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Quantel?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Quantel</a>, but for <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Sinclair?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sinclair</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/homecomputers?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#homecomputers</a>. While <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/colourClash?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#colourClash</a> was a serious limitation in the 80s, it's a <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/8bit?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#8bit</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/cgi?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cgi</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/glitch?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glitch</a> effect today available in smartphone camera apps. Our <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/vector?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vector</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/graphic?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#graphic</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/illustration?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#illustration</a> of this legendary <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/retrocomputer?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retrocomputer</a> is a form of <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/digital?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#digital</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/lithography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lithography</a>. <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/IT?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IT</a>'s made in <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/svg?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#svg</a> tech and created with <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Inkscape?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Inkscape</a>, not <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Adobe?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Adobe</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Illustrator?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Illustrator</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Ai?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ai</a>

Vingt Trois Seize 💎Casio PV-1000<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/casio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#casio</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/console" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#console</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#videogames</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/80s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#80s</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Zilog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Zilog</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Z80A" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Z80A</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/cartridge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cartridge</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/8bit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#8bit</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retrogaming</a>

Sarah LibmanThe morning sun is coming through the slats on the blinds and falling on my desk at just the right angle. — <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Z80" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Z80</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Z80A" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Z80A</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retroComputing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/microchip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#microchip</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Z80MBC2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Z80MBC2</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Zilog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Zilog</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CPU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CPU</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/computerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#computerHistory</a>

µPJust received the PCB from the "Ms. Pac-Man" <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/arcade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#arcade</a> (Midway 1981). It is based on the original <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PacMan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PacMan</a> board with two extensions for the ROMs and a faster <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Z80A" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Z80A</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CPU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CPU</a>.

Wintermute_BBSThis is a little reminder that out there in the wild storms of the internets hides a tiny, little <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/z80" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#z80</a> based <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bbs</a>, operated by an enthusiastic nostalgic (me) waiting for other <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> fans to share, laugh and enjoy a little bit of those good old days, when the emphasis was on "social", not "media" and 1.44 MB were considered a *very large* transfer volume.So feel free to visit "RC-BOX", the world's first and (currently only) <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rc2014" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rc2014</a> based bulletin board system !!Dial (Telnet, e.g. with PuTTY or Syncterm): rc2014bbs (dot) ddns (dot) net on TCP Port: 2014<a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rc2014bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rc2014bbs</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rc2014" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rc2014</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/bbsing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bbsing</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/8bitcomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#8bitcomputer</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/z80a" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#z80a</a>

FiXato (fallback)<a href="https://retro.social/@ajroach42" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ajroach42</a> The specific model I grew up with was the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/philips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Philips</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nms8250" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NMS8250</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/msx2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MSX2</a>: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NMS-8250" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NMS-8250</a> 720kb double-sided double-density 3½" disk drive, two external cartridge slots, and connectors for connecting a data cassette recorder and 2 joysticks.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/zilog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Zilog</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/z80a" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Z80A</a> with a clock speed of 3,56 MHz, 256kB RAM, of which 128kB VRAM. RF-output, but also SCART, which was preferred.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PAL</a> and 220V though.

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