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by Spinnetti
Thu May 18, 2023 3:32 pm
Forum: Emulators
Topic: ZX80 / ZX81 Emulator for the Raspberry Pi Pico
Replies: 45
Views: 32430

Re: ZX80 / ZX81 Emulator for the Raspberry Pi Pico

Thanks for the tips!
by Spinnetti
Thu May 18, 2023 3:20 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: ZX80 Case dimensions.
Replies: 22
Views: 3055

Re: ZX80 Case dimensions.

I have an excellent camera and a suitable tripod. If someone would like to send me a free ZX80, I'm happy to help out. :lol: If someone would like to send me an excellent camera and a suitable tripod for free, I'm happy to help out. :lol: That's how this whole thing got started :) I can do it with ...
by Spinnetti
Thu May 18, 2023 3:52 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: ZX80 Case dimensions.
Replies: 22
Views: 3055

Re: ZX80 Case dimensions.

Thanks, I'm good there, but need to know the 2 angles on the front face, or a straight on side shot so I can measure them
by Spinnetti
Thu May 18, 2023 1:28 am
Forum: Emulators
Topic: ZX80 / ZX81 Emulator for the Raspberry Pi Pico
Replies: 45
Views: 32430

Re: ZX80 / ZX81 Emulator for the Raspberry Pi Pico

Perfect timing! I just designed and made some replica ZX80 cases and got great replica keyboards with real switches out of Germany. Is there a way to connect the keyboard to the board?
by Spinnetti
Wed May 17, 2023 6:16 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: ZX80 Case dimensions.
Replies: 22
Views: 3055

Re: ZX80 Case dimensions.

Great thanks! As much as I love the Sinclair stuff as part of my personal history, no real engineer would make stuff this way. From the physical parts to the electronics there's some real head scratchers! I keep wanting to correct mistakes, but it was what it was lol.
by Spinnetti
Wed May 17, 2023 4:25 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: ZX80 Case dimensions.
Replies: 22
Views: 3055

Re: ZX80 Case dimensions.

Mark, I see what you mean by "SI" units now... every dimension seems random in both imperial and metric... To that point, I redid the top case too, but not sure I have the angles of the two front tapers right. The engineer in me says they should be 60 degrees for the front of the main body and 45 fo...
by Spinnetti
Thu May 11, 2023 4:47 am
Forum: Emulators
Topic: ZEsarUX 10.3
Replies: 1
Views: 634

Re: ZEsarUX 10.3

Thanks!
by Spinnetti
Tue May 09, 2023 5:50 pm
Forum: Development
Topic: Dimensioning Arrays
Replies: 6
Views: 859

Re: Dimensioning Arrays

Not sure, but why not just do it in ML? Mixing the two seems harder to me than just doing whatever you want in ML.
by Spinnetti
Mon May 08, 2023 3:10 am
Forum: Welcome Area
Topic: Hello from Skegness, England
Replies: 5
Views: 1172

Re: Hello from Skegness, England

Howdy.. Me and my buddy Don did a version of Donkey Kong (Zonkey Kong) for 16k with standard graphics and are about 2/3 the way through a game inspired by Robotron called Robotack. Its in high-res, with sound and uses a Joystick, being designed for the ZXPAND hardware add-on. Should have that one do...
by Spinnetti
Mon May 08, 2023 3:07 am
Forum: Welcome Area
Topic: Many greetings from Germany, I am the new member
Replies: 7
Views: 5359

Re: Many greetings from Germany, I am the new member

Welcome! This particular form is more for the ZX81, but there are plenty of Spectrum forums also....