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  1. So, it turns out that when you do a composite video mod on a vintage computer, your TV can no longer tune into it. I mean who would have thought that changing the mode of video output would change the mode of video output!?

    I've just spent the last half-hour trying to work out why a video mod for a #ZX81 had apparently killed it, including reversing the mod to see what had changed... doh!

    What's the error code for "User error - replace user" :)

    #MakerFail #RetroComputing

  2. En faisant du rangement, je retombe sur le manuel de l’Acorn ATOM, mon 2e ordinateur après le #ZX81. C’est avec lui que j’ai appris l’assembleur #6502.

    “This manual explains how to connect up the ATOM, and how to program it in BASIC or Assembler”.

    Fun fact: l’entreprise Acorn a évoluée en « Acorn RISC Machines », maintenant connue sous le nom d’ARM, qui équipe probablement votre smartphone.

    #retrocomputing

  3. In July, I had the pleasure of being a guest on the Timex Sinclair group, talking about #Zevious, #TutTut and other projects. Thanks for having me! #ZX81
    youtu.be/E7xjBM8rvIo?si=6ueWUt

  4. (pictures to follow)
    So I've been clearing through my parents attic, digging out old stuff.... and I've found a ZX81 😍, BBC Master 🤓 and I *think* I've got an SC/MPuter too! 😲
    Couldn't find the old AtariST, Dragon32 or BBC Model B though. 😟 (I was actually looking for the Beeb)
    Not sure whether to resurrect the two TRS80's (model I and II) they looked a bit worse for wear.
    #retrocomputing #zx81 #bbcmicro

  5. I bought recently a #R36S retro console for just 31€ on Aliexpress.

    Highly recommended if you love retro stuff. Works with retroark under linux.

    It comes with thousands of #GB, #GBC, #GBA, #NES, #SNES, #MSX, #Famicom, #Game Gear, #Mega Drive, #MasterSystem, #Atari2600, #NeoGeo, ... even #Playstation 1 and #PSP roms ready to play!

    I added games for #C64, #Amstrad, #BBCMicro, #MSDOS, #AppleII, #Ti 99, ... and of course, #ZX81 and #ZXSpectrum games! 🧐

    #retrogaming

  6. PDF magazine: REV'n'GE 182 (Italian/English)
    The game reviews in REV'n'GE compare the implementations of classics across different platforms of the time.

    amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2026-

  7. Let's see whether I can play a game of zevious seven with the joystick. The kempton joystick adapter plugs in to the 64K memory expansion which plugs into the ZX-81. Maxing out on wonkiness.

    I don't even know if the adapter works with the ZX-81, it csme with my spectrum.

    #RetroComputing #ZX81 #SinclairZX81

  8. Classic or Enhanced?

    There's now a choice in versions: with the update of v1.04 there is an aditional option of User Defined Graphics with Colour. The ZIP file contains both versions.

    zx81keyboardadventure.itch.io/

    #ZX81 #retrogaming #indiedev