#z88 — Public Fediverse posts
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Komm und sing mit 🎶 uns:
Offene Probe des Rock- und Popchors «Sixtygroove» mit dem Gitarristen Ad Schwarz
Mittwoch, 13. Mai, ab 17.30 Uhr (bis 19.30 Uhr)
im #Z88 Beiz & Bühne, Löwenstrasse 6, @Chruezlinge -
#zxcomputing magazine, spring 1987: Clive Sinclair is back with a new machine
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Well, that's the prototype of the Z88 Babel working.
Translate the fixes to Kicad and cut a fresh board.
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Based on the docs/design from @rc2014, and having built a RS232 adapter previously, designed this little ... translator for the Z88.
Will ping it through the CNC shortly and see how it fares.
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Finally managed to get around to some small jobs on the Z88 from @kestral. Replaced the battery cover with the linked file printed in PETG, and quickly designed a replacement left shift key in FreeCAD out of TPU, foam and copper tape. Not enough squidge to comfortably use as a day to day shift key, but enough to turn the machine on and off (and not cause accidental shifting/power). The key has a brim and just slots in to place.
Didn't dry the TPU prior to print, so it's quite rough. Fine for now.
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Tributo al #Z88, el último ordenador lanzado por #CliveSinclair y posiblemente el que mejor le salió, porque para empezar estaba muy bien construido. Aunque Sir Clive tenía "prohibido" dedicarse al negocio de la informática tras vender #SinclairResearch a #Amstrad, el taimado Clive aprovechó un resquicio legal para intentar reverdecer laureles... sin éxito. La difusión del Z88 fue tan escasa que las publicaciones o libros sobre él, como este, son verdaderas rarezas.
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Tributo al #Z88, el último ordenador lanzado por #CliveSinclair y posiblemente el que mejor le salió, porque para empezar estaba muy bien construido. Aunque Sir Clive tenía "prohibido" dedicarse al negocio de la informática tras vender #SinclairResearch a #Amstrad, el taimado Clive aprovechó un resquicio legal para intentar reverdecer laureles... sin éxito. La difusión del Z88 fue tan escasa que las publicaciones o libros sobre él, como este, son verdaderas rarezas.
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So, you want more #RetroChallenge #RC2024 updates? Ok, the RC2014 blog has some updates on the #ZX81 module schematics, and the #Portfolio and #Z88 serial connections to the #RC2014
And for those of you that use RSS, you can subscribe so you always have the latest updates
https://rc2014.co.uk/3259/retro-challenge-2024-10-talking-the-talk-at-9600/ -
I'll just leave this here.
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@ramokromok. there is also a port for the Cambridge #Z88 https://worldofspectrum.org/z88forever/rom-manicminer.html
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As we wind down our holiday I'm trying to find space to do some writing sadly it seems my #z88 is sick - I've not explored further, but replacing the batteries didn't fix whatever was ailing it...
The little writing I did manage was on my phone which, it turns out, is a shite way to write. The Z88 is upsettingly good (upsetting because I worked out it was great while testing it and then finding it would randomly die and lose everything after 10-30 minutes).
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Oookay, so I finally made it through unpacking. Second round of laundry is on and running... And my prize was to test the #Z88 (courtesy of a tip from @stepleton)...
...I put batteries in it and...
Apart from the scent of storage and some polystyrene stuck to the sleeve it's basically cosmetically mint, and it works! All the keys work :)
Now I was under the impression it had a word processing app, but I can't see it so I need to look at the manual.
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Why Clive Sinclair's final, simple, brilliant computer is still relevant and useful today.