Collaborate Disseminate
Ah, the Sinclair ZX Spectrum. A popular computer in Britain and beyond, but now rather thin on the ground. If you can’t find one, fear not, for now—you can apparently …read more Continue reading Building A ZX Spectrum Using Only New Parts
[Gabriel Gambetta] knows a few things about ray tracers, being the author of Tiny Raytracer, a raytracer written in just 912 bytes of JavaScript. As a long-time fellow sufferer of …read more Continue reading A ZX Spectrum Raytracer, in BASIC
The more accomplished 8-bit microcomputers of the late 1970s and early 1980s had a dedicated display chip, a CRT controller. This took care of all the jobs associated with driving …read more Continue reading How to Chase the Beam With a Z80
The history of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum is one that mirrors the fortunes of the British home computer industry, one of an early 8-bit boom followed by a sharp decline …read more Continue reading Even Amstrad Spectrums Need Their Bugs Fixing
Whatever the first computer you used to manipulate digital audio was, the chances are it came with dedicated sound hardware that could play, and probably record, digitized audio. Perhaps it …read more Continue reading Digitizing Sound On An Unmodified Sinclair ZX81
As the supply of genuine retrocomputers dwindles and their prices skyrocket, enthusiasts are turning their eyes in other directions to satisfy their need for 8-bit pixelated goodness. Some take the …read more Continue reading Building a Sinclair ZX81 in 2022 With All New Parts
You’ve got to watch out for Loki — he’s a trickster, after all, and he might make you think this semi-cyberdeck mash-up machine is named after him, when the backstory …read more Continue reading Loki is Part Cyberdeck, Part Sinclair Spectrum, and Pretty Tricky
When a treasure of retrotechnology fails to work, the natural next step is to have a go at repairing it. [Adam Wilson] found himself in this position when he acquired …read more Continue reading Reviving A 1974 Sinclair Scientific Calculator
It’s an auspicious moment for retrocomputing fans, as it’s now four decades since the launch of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum. This budget British microcomputer was never the best of the …read more Continue reading The Sinclair ZX Spectrum Turns 40
The golden age of 8-bit computing brought us pixelated graphics in bright colours, accompanied of course by chiptune music. This aesthetic is strong enough to define a collective image of …read more Continue reading A Sinclair ZX81 Clone Still Has The Power To Fascinate