Sinclair ZX80 / ZX81 / Z88 Forums

I think I got my Z80 machines mixed up. My friend had a Lambda with green keys when we met at school first time (he was the new boy). Lambda was supposedly compatible with a ZX81. Didn't have a lot of games back then. Something like Chess (yuck!). Then he got a Spectrum 48K with a real keyboard. Way...

Welcome! This particular form is more for the ZX81, but there are plenty of Spectrum forums also.... Uh oh, am I in the wrong enthusiast forum? I might have misunderstood it, but I always thought that ZX81 and ZX Spectrum were the same, just with different names. I never had one when I was a boy, b...

Clear nail varnish should be easy to get. If I wanted a spray, is it like this one? link

Hi, from Copenhagen. I have, for various reasons, gone retro, part nostalgia, part as a quiet and relaxing hobby that is far removed from the hectic online world. I already have a full C64 setup with a CRT monitor. I went and bought a ZX Spectrum + on eBay the other night, because I never had this w...

If the coil is too noisy for your tastes, a little varnish over the windings helps reduce it considerably. Me, I quite like the buzz :) B Oh, that is interesting. I got a + model today imported from a UK seller, complete with the Plug of Doom with the fuse in on the original PSU. It buzzes quite lo...