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Crash (Nov 1985) - ZX Spectrum 48K, Astroclone, Word Manager, Back to Skool, Rabbit Software Ltd, ZX Spectrum 128K and Pimania news READ: archive.org/stream/crash-magazine-2…

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ZXVintage @zxvintage.bsky.social · 1h

Sinclair User (Nov 1990) - Battle Command, Silent Shadow, Coliseum READ: archive.org/stream/sinclair-user-ma…

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ZXVintage @zxvintage.bsky.social · 9h

Sinclair User (Nov 1982) - Night Gunner, Fighter Pilot, Spectrum Assembler and Froggy reviews READ: archive.org/stream/sinclair-user-ma…

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ZXVintage @zxvintage.bsky.social · 10h

Your Sinclair (Nov 1989) - Vendetta, Footballer of the Year 2, Superleague Soccer, Stir Crazy Featuring Bobo, Atomic Robo-Kid, System 3 Software Ltd, Count Duckula, The House Mix and Tintin on the Moon news READ: (1/2)

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ZXVintage @zxvintage.bsky.social · 11h

Screen Shower for Cliff Hanger/New Generation Software (1986). WATCH ON YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2XkEn6Zjhc

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ZXVintage @zxvintage.bsky.social · 11h

ZX History - October 1986: Well, well… Acorn’s Chris Curry sets up Red Box, selling a system that allows your Spectrum to control devices over your home power network. Pricey, but clever for its time. READ: (1/2)

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ZXVintage @zxvintage.bsky.social · 12h

Random inlay: Championship Golf/D&H Games (1988) DOWNLOADS: spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/887

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ZXVintage @zxvintage.bsky.social · 14h

Softechnics Softography

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Your Spectrum (Nov 1985) - Thunderbirds news. Also Floyd 40 and Exploring Expert Systems on Your Microcomputer adverts READ: archive.org/stream/your-spectrum-ma…

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ZXVintage @zxvintage.bsky.social · 16h

Arcade Screen Shower for Sidearms. WATCH ON YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Esgm7Gk99P4

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ZXVintage @zxvintage.bsky.social · 17h

Random instructions: Repton Mania/Superior Software Ltd (1989) spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/11346

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ZXVintage @zxvintage.bsky.social · 19h

Advert Lucky Dip: Sep 1975: Sinclair Scientific Programmable calculator ad from Sinclair Radionics Ltd (more at @OldUKPrintAds.bsky.social) (+Standard Programs; Operating instructions; and AC Adaptor)

This advertisement promotes the Sinclair Scientific Programmable calculator, a compact and powerful device offering scientific and mathematical functions, with programming capabilities. Priced under £30, it boasts features such as keyboard-entry programmability, scientific notation, log and trig functions, memory, and over 400 standard programs. A 10-day no-obligation trial is offered, allowing potential buyers to experience the calculator's capabilities risk-free.

Programmable calculators-dramatic breakthrough! NEW! Sinclair Scientific Programmable. For under £30!

Three or four years ago, personalscientific
calculators revolutionised the work of scientists,
engineers and mathematicians.
With a wide variety of pre-programmed functions
-logs, trig,X,, x² and many more complex
functions-they took a lot of the drudgery out of
calculations.
They were expensive.
But they were infinitely faster and normally more
accurate than slide rules or tables.
Programmable calculators-unlimited power
Personal scientific calculators had limitations:
the number of functions was determined by the
number of keys that could be crammed onto a
keyboard; and every extra function meant
extra cost.
Programmability overcomes both limitations-
and makes a calculator vastly more powerful.
With a programmable calculator, the number of
functions a calculator can
perform is unlimited.
It becomes a true
miniature computer.
The Sinclair Scientific Programmable.
Fastest, cheapest, most convenient
The two or three personal scientific
programmable calculators on the market so far
have cost hundreds of pounds.
The Sinclair Scientific Programmable is a
technological breakthrough.
It's the fastest personal scientific calculator on
the market. (All functions are to all intents and
purposes instantaneous.)
It's genuinely scientific, with access to the full
range of scientific and mathematical functions-
and true scientific notation.
It has an exceptionally convenient19-key
keyboard.
It's completely...

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ZXVintage @zxvintage.bsky.social · 19h

Crash (Nov 1984) - Project Future and Hunchback II adverts

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ZXVintage @zxvintage.bsky.social · 21h

Random inlay: Transmat/Video Showcase (1984) DOWNLOADS: spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/12588

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ZXVintage @zxvintage.bsky.social · 23h

Computer & Video Games (Nov 1982) - Pimania preview READ: archive.org/details/Computer_Video_…

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ZXVintage @zxvintage.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Crash (Nov 1988) - Draconus review. Also Oops full-page ad READ: archive.org/stream/crash-magazine-5…

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ZXVintage @zxvintage.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Crash (Nov 1988) - Domark Ltd, MicroProse Software Ltd and The Big Apple Entertainment Company news. Also Rambo III full-page ad READ: archive.org/stream/crash-magazine-5…

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ZXVintage @zxvintage.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Sinclair User Nov 1983: ZX81 export deal agreed with China, just as they're being phased out of the UK. The Sinclair pocket TV is launched. Sinclair now making £14m in profit. Meanwhile, the Timex TS 1000 is bombing in the USA. Compilers (1/2)

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ZXVintage @zxvintage.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

ACE (Nov 1987) - Hysteria review. Also Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom full-page ad READ: archive.org/details/ACE_Issue_02_19…

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ZXVintage @zxvintage.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Screen Shower for Plotting/Ocean Software Ltd (1990). WATCH ON YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPEFPyzQibA

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ZXVintage @zxvintage.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

ZX History - October 1984: The Labour Party becomes the first political party to have a presence on Micronet. READ: archive.org/stream/home-computing-w…

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ZXVintage @zxvintage.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Random inlay: Round the Bend!/Impulze (1991) DOWNLOADS: spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/4248 WATCH: youtu.be/7oVbSoRf7zE

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ZXVintage @zxvintage.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Portfolio for Colin Tuck WATCH ON YOUTUBE: www.egyptus.co.uk/hrk3Rb

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ZXVintage @zxvintage.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Sinclair User (Nov 1992) - Dizzy, Prince of the YolkFolk review READ: archive.org/stream/sinclair-user-ma…

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ZXVintage @zxvintage.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Random media: Cyrus IS Chess/Sinclair Research Ltd (1983) spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/1214

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ZXVintage @zxvintage.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Your Sinclair (Nov 2004) - Party Willy and Fire 'n Ice reviews

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ZXVintage @zxvintage.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Advert Lucky Dip: Apr 1984: ZX Microdrive ad from John Menzies (more at @OldUKPrintAds.bsky.social) (+Interface 1 and Blank Cartridge) «The Sinclair ZX Microdrive has arrived at John Menzies. How soon can you get there?»

This is an advertisement for the Sinclair ZX Microdrive, Interface 1, and blank cartridges, all available at John Menzies. The ad encourages potential buyers to hurry in before the items sell out. The Sinclair ZX Microdrive can be used with your Spectrum home computer.

The Sinclair ZX Microdrive has arrived at John Menzies. How soon can you get there?

ZX Microdrive
£49.95
If you've been waiting
for the Sinclair ZX Microdrive,
wait no longer.
It's at John Menzies now.
Prices correct at time of going
to press. All items subject to
availability.
Blank Cartridge
£4.95
You can use it with your
Spectrum home computer.
That is, if you get there
before they sell out.
More choice to choose from.
76 High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme. Tel: 0782 612897. 36/42 High Street, Cheadle. Tel: 053875 3136.

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ZXVintage @zxvintage.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Crash (Nov 1987) - The Centurions and War Cars Construction Set reviews. Also Rampage two-page ad READ: archive.org/stream/crash-magazine-4…

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ZXVintage @zxvintage.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Your Sinclair (Nov 1986) - Sanity Man, The Minister for Alien Affairs, The Experience, Dracula, Into the Abyss, The Graphic Adventure Creator and An Everyday Tale of a Seeker of Gold news READ: (1/2)

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ZXVintage @zxvintage.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Computer & Video Games (Nov 1989) - Target: Renegade, Operation Wolf and Renegade news READ: archive.org/details/Computer_Video_…

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ZXVintage @zxvintage.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Computer & Video Games contents for Nov 1989 READ: archive.org/details/Computer_Video_…

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ZXVintage @zxvintage.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Your Sinclair (Nov 1987) - Flunky review. Also Cheetah SpecDrum, Cheetah Sound Sampler and Cheetah MIDI Interface adverts READ: archive.org/stream/Your_Sinclair_02…

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ZXVintage @zxvintage.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Crash (Nov 1986) - Olli and Lissa review. Also Quickshot II Turbo Joystick full-page ad READ: archive.org/stream/crash-magazine-3…

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ZXVintage @zxvintage.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Screen Shower for Altered Beast/Activision Inc (1989). WATCH ON YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TF__qgjg1yU

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ZXVintage @zxvintage.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

ZX History - October 1978: The Sinclair Enterprise Programmable!

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ZXVintage @zxvintage.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Random inlay: Spellbound 128K/Mastertronic Added Dimension (1986) DOWNLOADS: spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/34307 WATCH: youtu.be/ZkQ9jaJbST4

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ZXVintage @zxvintage.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

CheetahSoft Ltd Softography WATCH ON YOUTUBE: www.egyptus.co.uk/E8IEe9

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ZXVintage @zxvintage.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Crash (Nov 1989) - Action Farce II. Also On the Bench, The Realm, The Damned Forest, International Football, Soccer 7, Soccer Star, Software House, British Super League, First Past the Post, Cup Football, Soccer Q, The Footballer and (1/2)

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ZXVintage @zxvintage.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Arcade Dreams - 1985: Ghosts ’n’ Goblins! Metro Cross! Peter Pack Rat! READ: archive.org/details/Computer_Video_…

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ZXVintage @zxvintage.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Crash (Nov 1986) - Thingy and the Doodahs, Kai Temple and Storm reviews READ: archive.org/stream/crash-magazine-3…

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ZXVintage @zxvintage.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Advert Lucky Dip: Jul 1999: Sinclair Zeta II ad from Sinclair Research (more at @OldUKPrintAds.bsky.social) «POWER FOR PEDAL BIKES!»

The Sinclair Zeta II converts pedal bikes into electric bikes. Features include; fitted in minutes, up to 11 mph, simple to use, maintenance-free, 12 months guarantee and battery recharged for less than 1p. Buy today and save £25 on all orders received by 5pm Friday August 6th.

POWER FOR PEDAL BIKES!

Special Summer Offer
was £95 plus £5 p&p
NOW ONLY
£69.95+£5p&p
Save £25 on all orders received
by 5pm Friday August 6th
When you're tired of
pedalling just switch
on the
SINCLAIR ZETA II
and take
it easy
The new ZETA takes all the effort out
of cycling. Makes headwinds a breeze
- takes hills with ease. No licence,
insurance or tax needed. Let ZETA do
all the hard work for you.
FITTED IN MINUTES
UP TO 11 mph
SIMPLE TO USE
MAINTENANCE FREE
12 MONTHS GUARANTEE
BATTERY RECHARGED
FOR LESS THAN IP
Hills disappear.
headwinds vanish
no more pushing
Ideal Gift for yourself, family and
friends. Order today - Intest orders
for Special Offer
5pm Friday August 6th
01933
279300
SINCLAIR RESEARCH LTD. (DEPT OB44).
13 DENINGTON RD, WELLINGBOROUGH NINA ZRL

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