sinclairresearch.bsky.social @sinclairresearch.bsky.social · 27/09/2026If you combined all the processing power of every exhibit in the Computer History Museum - and there are a lot of - it still wouldn’t match your phone. Progress is scary. 000
sinclairresearch.bsky.social @sinclairresearch.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Hey @computerhistory.bsky.social the Speccy didn’t cost this much. 000
sinclairresearch.bsky.social @sinclairresearch.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Sometimes the simple ones are just fine. #TGIF 000
sinclairresearch.bsky.social @sinclairresearch.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Three Inches of Flesh - a real ZX Spectrum game title from a real magazine covertape. The 80s had no content moderation and limited shame. 000
sinclairresearch.bsky.social @sinclairresearch.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Crash magazine's Smash awards were the Oscars of Spectrum gaming. Developers actually celebrated getting them. The industry was small enough to be human. 000
sinclairresearch.bsky.social @sinclairresearch.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The Jupiter Ace was launched this day in 1982. Happy Birthday, little plastic Forth buddy! #jupiterace 000
sinclairresearch.bsky.social @sinclairresearch.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The most advanced Sinclair computer. 400
sinclairresearch.bsky.social @sinclairresearch.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The best games for the ZX81. youtu.be/thMSqWKLLBw?...youtu.beThe 20 Greatest Sinclair ZX81 & TS1000 Games of All-TimeYouTube video by The Laird's Lair 000
sinclairresearch.bsky.social @sinclairresearch.bsky.social · 18/09/2026No idea how this works. #TGIF 000
sinclairresearch.bsky.social @sinclairresearch.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Every ZX81 Expansion card you ever wanted. chuckyscarnage.tech.blog/2026/09/15/e...chuckyscarnage.tech.blogEvery ZX81 Expansion Card You Ever WantedVisit the post for more. 000
sinclairresearch.bsky.social @sinclairresearch.bsky.social · 14/09/2026The fee to get the upgraded Spectrum Next motherboard to the US is not trivial. Especially compared to the price of the board. Oh well. 000
sinclairresearch.bsky.social @sinclairresearch.bsky.social · 14/09/2026The ability to play even crude versions of arcade games was a big deal in 1982. Even without sound, colour, joysticks..@vghistory.bsky.social@vghistory.bsky.socialcroaka-crawla, zx81 (1982) www.zx81stuff.org.uk/zx81/tape/Cr... 000
sinclairresearch.bsky.social @sinclairresearch.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Still want to see this in person.:OldTechAdverts@oldtechadverts.bsky.socialSync Magazine 1983 May / June #zxspectrum #zx81 #retrocomputing 000
sinclairresearch.bsky.social @sinclairresearch.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Any Sinclair related goodies at the #VCFMW happening this weekend? 000
sinclairresearch.bsky.social @sinclairresearch.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Hmmmmmm.OldTechAdverts@oldtechadverts.bsky.socialA 5.25" floppy for the Sinclar computer is pretty cool. #zxspectrum #zx81 #retrocomputing 000
sinclairresearch.bsky.social @sinclairresearch.bsky.social · 11/09/2026TGIF The amount of time I spent tinkering with code like this.. 000
sinclairresearch.bsky.social @sinclairresearch.bsky.social · 10/09/2026The Spectrum was banned in several Eastern Bloc countries but cloned extensively. The Pentagon (Bulgarian clone) had better sound hardware than the original. Irony. 000
sinclairresearch.bsky.social @sinclairresearch.bsky.social · 09/09/2026POKE 23609,255 set the keyboard click duration to maximum. The most annoying first line of code every child wrote. Sorry, mum. 000
sinclairresearch.bsky.social @sinclairresearch.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Did you know the ZX Spectrum shipped with multiple ULA variants - each with its own bugs and quirks? Spectrum for Everyone breaks down every chip revision and what makes each unique: www.spectrumforeveryone.com/technic… 000
sinclairresearch.bsky.social @sinclairresearch.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Sir Clive's C5 electric vehicle flopped harder than any Spectrum game ever did. At least bad games didn't put you in traffic at knee height. 000
sinclairresearch.bsky.social @sinclairresearch.bsky.social · 07/09/2026A pre-release demo of Duck Out for ZX Spectrum just got preserved - saved from Clockwize's archives. Two levels, no sound, you can not even die or kill enemies. Rare glimpse at 80s Speccy publisher demos. www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/09/duc… 000
sinclairresearch.bsky.social @sinclairresearch.bsky.social · 07/09/2026The ZX Spectrum Next's copper coprocessor can change colours mid-scanline. The attribute clash problem, solved 40 years late. Better late than never. 000
sinclairresearch.bsky.social @sinclairresearch.bsky.social · 06/09/2026z88dk paging on the ZX Spectrum Next explained - Banks, 8K pages, MMU slots, and how to place C data exactly where you want it. A fantastic technical guide from the SpecNext Developer HQ. specnext.dev/blog/ 000
sinclairresearch.bsky.social @sinclairresearch.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Atic Atac: top-down maze exploration in a haunted castle. Three character classes. Secret passages through fireplaces. Ultimate at their peak. 000
sinclairresearch.bsky.social @sinclairresearch.bsky.social · 05/09/202648K Spectrums drew about 700mA from a 9V supply through a regulator that got hot enough to fry an egg on. No fan. Tiny heatsink. Thermal bravery. 200
sinclairresearch.bsky.social @sinclairresearch.bsky.social · 04/09/20261-bit music www.ludomusicology.org/2018/12/09/w...ludomusicology.orgWhat is 1-bit-music? – Ludomusicology 000
sinclairresearch.bsky.social @sinclairresearch.bsky.social · 04/09/2026The Spectrum's beeper could only produce one channel of sound. Somehow Tim Follin made it sound like a full orchestra was trapped inside. Witchcraft. 000
sinclairresearch.bsky.social @sinclairresearch.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Interesting! #zx80 www.tindie.com/products/joh...tindie.comZX80 Replica with 3D-Printed Case V2 by innoelement on TindieVersion 2 Sinclair ZX80-compatible replica with 3D-printed case, key-button keyboard, bug fixes and improved printed parts. 000
sinclairresearch.bsky.social @sinclairresearch.bsky.social · 03/09/2026ZX Spectrum 48k custom case, keyboard and keycaps github.com/r0b0t1cu/zx4...github.comGitHub - r0b0t1cu/zx48-custom-case-keyboardContribute to r0b0t1cu/zx48-custom-case-keyboard development by creating an account on GitHub. 000
sinclairresearch.bsky.social @sinclairresearch.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Speedlock protection: the copy protection that drove pirates absolutely mad. Lenslok: the copy protection that drove legitimate buyers absolutely mad. 400
sinclairresearch.bsky.social @sinclairresearch.bsky.social · 03/09/2026The Timex Sinclair 2068 youtu.be/WZYyOAfp_IA?...youtu.beEpisode 10 - Timex 2068 - Part 1YouTube video by Double Nibble Computers 000
sinclairresearch.bsky.social @sinclairresearch.bsky.social · 02/09/2026LET a$="Sinclair BASIC string handling was actually decent" PRINT a$(1 TO 10) Substring slicing built into the language. Python borrowed this. I will not be taking questions. 400
sinclairresearch.bsky.social @sinclairresearch.bsky.social · 01/09/2026There was a Timex Computer 2048 made in Portugal. The Portuguese Spectrum. Portugal was Spectrum country and proud of it. 000
sinclairresearch.bsky.social @sinclairresearch.bsky.social · 30/08/2026ZXGolf just dropped for the Spectrum 128K - a full 18-hole golf sim with two courses, 14 clubs, AY music, and AI opponents. Built with Boriel Basic and entirely developed using AI. Grab it here: menyiques.itch.io/zxgolf 000
sinclairresearch.bsky.social @sinclairresearch.bsky.social · 30/08/2026ZX81 BASIC ran so slowly you could literally watch your FOR-NEXT loop counting on screen. Modern developers call this 'observability'. We called it Wednesday. 000
sinclairresearch.bsky.social @sinclairresearch.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Basilisk of Roko by RetroSotano is a clever new action-platformer for the ZX Spectrum 128K - 24 screens of puzzle-driven exploration where brains beat reflexes. Hunt down 9 keys to reach the final boss. indieretronews.com/2026/08/basilisk-of-roko-new-action-platformer.html 000
sinclairresearch.bsky.social @sinclairresearch.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Spectrum Next development IDE in the browser! Sweet. retrogamecoders.com/zxnext-js-em...retrogamecoders.comCode ZX Spectrum Next in a Web Browser (ZXGo Emulator in JS)The ZX Spectrum Next is now in my online IDE, including both Next BASIC and Boriel compiled BASIC, and of course Z80 ASM and C 000
sinclairresearch.bsky.social @sinclairresearch.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Ever heard of the Speculator? In 1987, Tony Brewer built a hardware add-on that let Memotech and Tatung Einstein computers run ZX Spectrum games - straight from the original tapes. Elite, Starion, all of it. Wild piece of retro engineering. www.crashonline.org.uk/36/speclt.htm 000
sinclairresearch.bsky.social @sinclairresearch.bsky.social · 28/08/2026The Spectrum +2 was actually an Amstrad product. Grey case, built-in tape deck, proper keyboard. Functional but soulless. Like a cover band. 000
sinclairresearch.bsky.social @sinclairresearch.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Brilliant repair walkthrough on a Minstrel 4th - the ZX81-compatible clone from Tynemouth Software. Tracks down a video display fault through clever debugging with the Lambda 8300 ROM. Love this kind of detective work! blog.tynemouthsoftware.co.uk/2026/0… 000
sinclairresearch.bsky.social @sinclairresearch.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Remember when this was state of the art? Are you retired yet? 400
sinclairresearch.bsky.social @sinclairresearch.bsky.social · 27/08/2026This is a repository of routines for the Z80! github.com/Zeda/Z80-Opt...github.comGitHub - Zeda/Z80-Optimized-Routines: A catalog of useful and optimized z80 routines!A catalog of useful and optimized z80 routines! Contribute to Zeda/Z80-Optimized-Routines development by creating an account on GitHub. 000
sinclairresearch.bsky.social @sinclairresearch.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Elite on the Spectrum: wireframe 3D, eight galaxies, 2000+ planets, trading, combat, docking. All in 48KB with room to spare. Braben and Bell were wizards. 000
sinclairresearch.bsky.social @sinclairresearch.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Inside the Sinclair 16K RAM Pack. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnYm...youtube.comThe ZX81 16K RAM Pack was InsaneYouTube video by Happy Little Diodes 000
sinclairresearch.bsky.social @sinclairresearch.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Basilisk of Roko is a brand new ZX Spectrum 128K action-platformer that demands brains over reflexes - 24 screens of puzzles, locked doors, and 9 keys to find before facing the final boss. Great soundtrack too. www.indieretronews.com/2026/08/basi… 000
sinclairresearch.bsky.social @sinclairresearch.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Clive Sinclair never used computers himself. He was an inventor, not a user. He built the revolution and watched it from outside. 000
sinclairresearch.bsky.social @sinclairresearch.bsky.social · 25/08/2026The Amstrad Magnum Light Phaser from 1989 - a plastic lightgun that plugged into your Spectrum and came in different versions for the 48K, +2, and +3. It shipped with the Sinclair Action Pack tape and had special promo bundles too. worldofspectrum.org/hardware/zm.html 000
sinclairresearch.bsky.social @sinclairresearch.bsky.social · 25/08/2026The Interface 2 had two joystick ports and a ROM cartridge slot. Games loaded instantly from cartridge. It was like living in the future. It flopped. 000
sinclairresearch.bsky.social @sinclairresearch.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Spectrum Computing is a remarkable community project - a searchable database of over 30,000 ZX Spectrum titles built on ZXDB by Einar Saukas. Every game, utility, demo, and type-in for the Speccy, catalogued and preserved in one place. 000
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