What's this thing on eBay

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citizenfish
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What's this thing on eBay

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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/265698073355 ... 0667.m2042

Pretty sure it isn't a Nine Tiles prototype but what is it?
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Re: What's this thing on eBay

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Yeah. They just wrote something.

It's just a person's personal created keyboard for a ZX81.
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Re: What's this thing on eBay

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I agree with Martin.

The case is a Maplins jobby as is the keyboard, steel base internally for board mounting, alloy case with the black outer being plastic coated. I made many power amps using that same case and never found it obtainable elsewhere which would have been preferable given Maplins high prices.

Also every Sinclair prototype I have seen has been an open board with easy access to the innards not a cased complete ready to use computer with unnecessary descriptive decals on the front so no I would say this is someone's pet project.
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