#ZX81 And now we can fly 🚀, and crash into stuff. All coming along nicely.

https://youtu.be/-NheQgCtFgI?si=JNi2LdGw9a36thGm

A playable Arcade game in ZX81 BASIC???
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#zx81 #retroComputing

A playable Arcade game in ZX81 BASIC???

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Pode parecer NADA, mas era TUDO numa altura de NADA!
16K de RAM num
#TIMEX #Sinclair 1000 (apenas 2K; e eu na altura até pensava que era apenas 1K, olhando para o original #ZX81) era o verdadeiro pináculo! Isso fez a diferença. Com "NADA" pode fazer-se TUDO! Essa é a engenharia da VIDA!...
For Such A Small Program, ZX81 1K Chess Sure Packs A Lot In

The Sinclair ZX81 was hardly the most accomplished of 1980s 8-bit microcomputers, but its ultra-low-budget hardware was certainly pressed into service for some impressive work. Perhaps the most leg…

Hackaday

Renewed interest in my adventures with 1K ZX Chess for the #Sinclair #ZX81

Includes:
* emulation
* rebuilds
* CYD
* full source explanations
* fun! (+)

https://hackaday.com/2026/04/03/for-such-a-small-program-zx81-1k-chess-sure-packs-a-lot-in/#comment-8282701

+ fun not guaranteed

For Such A Small Program, ZX81 1K Chess Sure Packs A Lot In

The Sinclair ZX81 was hardly the most accomplished of 1980s 8-bit microcomputers, but its ultra-low-budget hardware was certainly pressed into service for some impressive work. Perhaps the most leg…

Hackaday
For Such A Small Program, ZX81 1K Chess Sure Packs A Lot In

The Sinclair ZX81 was hardly the most accomplished of 1980s 8-bit microcomputers, but its ultra-low-budget hardware was certainly pressed into service for some impressive work. Perhaps the most leg…

Hackaday

Whew...gave me a little hassle as the plastic binding is only as big as Timex wanted. Had to fight a bit with the last few pages and back cover, but it's all back together. Time to put it away with it's machine again.

#RetroComputing #TimexSinclair1000 #ZX81

Podcast Besser Wissen: Der 1K-Computer - Golem.de

Wir haben das ZX-Team getroffen und sprechen im Podcast ĂĽber Geschichte und Zukunft des kleinen Sinclair.

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