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Ars Technica
@arstechnica@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

HP’s EliteBoard G1a is a Ryzen-powered Windows 11 PC in a membrane keyboard
The most familiar, full-fledged PC experience you can get from a keyboard.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/01/hps-eliteboard-g1a-is-a-ryzen-powered-windows-11-pc-in-a-membrane-keyboard/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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@hittitezombie@mastodon.me.uk replied  ·  activity timestamp last week

@arstechnica

Hang on, we had this in 80s, it was called a #Sinclair #Spectrum 48k

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Paolo Amoroso
Paolo Amoroso
@amoroso@oldbytes.space  ·  activity timestamp last month

Can you recommend modern hardware recreations (no software-only emulators) of the ZX Spectrum that are 100% compatible with the BASIC of the original 48K model and don't cost a fortune?

The devices should be fully assembled but kits or boards with no case are an option. They should also provide connections to modern displays and possibly also external keyboards.

I'm aware of these recreations:

ZX Spectrum Next
https://www.specnext.com

ESP32 Rainbow
https://www.esp32rainbow.com

Recreated Sinclair ZX Spectrum
https://recreatedzxspectrum.com

Asking for a friend, an actual friend.

#ZXSpectrum #spectrum #retrocomputing

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@asgalfonso@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp last month

@amoroso Look at The Spectrum, a recreation of the rubbed key ZX Spectrum that emulates 48K and 128K models.

It has 48 pre-loaded games, can use an external USB pendrive to load more games, USB joysticks and USB keyboards.

https://retrogames.biz/products/thespectrum/

#zxspectrum #spectrum #sinclair #retrocomputing

The Spectrum

Discover The Spectrum, a beautiful recreation of the classic 80s home computer, pre-loaded with 48 genre defining games ready to plug-in and go. Relive the Magic!
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@RobeeShepherd@mastodon.art  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Last night I picked up this beautiful thing, boxed, for £30! #Sinclair

Silver box with the words flatscreen pocket TV written at the bottom, at the top is the Sinclair logo. Filling most of the box is an image of a portable television with a small screen and an aerial along the top.
Silver box with the words flatscreen pocket TV written at the bottom, at the top is the Sinclair logo. Filling most of the box is an image of a portable television with a small screen and an aerial along the top.
Silver box with the words flatscreen pocket TV written at the bottom, at the top is the Sinclair logo. Filling most of the box is an image of a portable television with a small screen and an aerial along the top.
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@RobeeShepherd@mastodon.art  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Last night I picked up this beautiful thing, boxed, for £30! #Sinclair

Silver box with the words flatscreen pocket TV written at the bottom, at the top is the Sinclair logo. Filling most of the box is an image of a portable television with a small screen and an aerial along the top.
Silver box with the words flatscreen pocket TV written at the bottom, at the top is the Sinclair logo. Filling most of the box is an image of a portable television with a small screen and an aerial along the top.
Silver box with the words flatscreen pocket TV written at the bottom, at the top is the Sinclair logo. Filling most of the box is an image of a portable television with a small screen and an aerial along the top.
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@SANKOFAB@zirk.us  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

OCTOBER 8, 2025
MAGA’s Little Helpers: Sinclair, Nexstar and the Consolidation of Broadcast TV
PETE TUCKER

“That’s because the local ABC station in the DC area, WJLA, is owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Network. And the right-wing network refused to air the Jimmy Kimmel Show! on any of its 38 ABC affiliates.”

https://fair.org/home/magas-little-helpers-sinclair-nexstar-and-the-consolidation-of-broadcast-tv/

#sinclair #media #tiktok #jimmykimmel #trump #freespeech #censorship #usa #oligarchy #autocracy #politics #press #journalism #democracy #education #antitrust

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@SANKOFAB@zirk.us  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

OCTOBER 8, 2025
MAGA’s Little Helpers: Sinclair, Nexstar and the Consolidation of Broadcast TV
PETE TUCKER

“That’s because the local ABC station in the DC area, WJLA, is owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Network. And the right-wing network refused to air the Jimmy Kimmel Show! on any of its 38 ABC affiliates.”

https://fair.org/home/magas-little-helpers-sinclair-nexstar-and-the-consolidation-of-broadcast-tv/

#sinclair #media #tiktok #jimmykimmel #trump #freespeech #censorship #usa #oligarchy #autocracy #politics #press #journalism #democracy #education #antitrust

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@b@convo.casa  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

one thing I like about the KATU frog interview is his refusal to exaggerate the severity of the harm he suffered when the ICE pigs sprayed pepper into his air hole. The total opposite of constant, endless MAGA flopping.

I mean he’s also surrounded by ppl who are being harmed by Gestapo pigs on a regular basis, and it’s only a matter of time for him; so why play pretend?

#pdx #portland #PortlandOregon #orPol #USPol #gestapo #ice #maga #trump #stevenmiller #fascism #nazis

Outside the Portland ICE facility amid ongoing protests and the legal battle over the deployment
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@b@convo.casa replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

also: fuck #sinclair always

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Democracy Matters :verified:
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@DemocracyMattersALot@mstdn.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 months ago

Capitulation leads to more capitulation. We need corporations that will fight for democracy, and must BOYCOTT those who won’t.

#BoycottDisneyABC #FCC #Sinclair #Nexstar #BrendanCarr #ABC #Paramount #Disney #FreeSpeech #FirstAmendment #JimmyKimmel #USPol

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@nullagent@partyon.xyz  ·  activity timestamp 4 months ago

And as I keep saying, Sinclair and these affiliate stations are NOT economic behemoths in Disney's class.

They are economic light weights in the bigger picture. So if y'all cancelling Disney+ etc got Disney actin right, just a fraction of that boycott hitting Sinclair directly and you might have something 🤔

https://partyon.xyz/@nullagent/115254616595626631

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@nullagent@partyon.xyz replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 months ago

And remember, don't over do it on praising Disney for Kimmels -partial- return to air. Its best make sure Disney and friends feel long term impacts so they don't dare this gambit again.

📸 https://linktr.ee/perezbrenna

#Disney #Boycott #JimmyKimmel #ABC #Sinclair #FuckCharlieKirk #FuckTrump

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@nullagent@partyon.xyz  ·  activity timestamp 4 months ago

The full episode is available online and already appears to have SIX times its typical view counts over the last month or two.

I swore off Jimmy Kimmel years ago cuz he said some shit about Opera back on the man show... But I'll be damned if they gonna cancel him when he's finally punching up at fascism. So he get a solidarity watch from me today.

https://youtu.be/c1tjh_ZO_tY

#JimmyKimmel #ABC #Seattle

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@nullagent@partyon.xyz replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 months ago

Solid boycott idea here for the PNW area

#Seattle #Portland #PNW #WA #OR #JimmyKimmel #Sinclair #ABC #CharlieKirk #Epstein

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@nullagent@partyon.xyz  ·  activity timestamp 4 months ago

The Sinclair corporation posted on their Twitter account that instead of Jimmy Kimmel they would be airing a news program.

So if you ask me, the Disney boycott should continue in all regions in solidarity with Americans living under the Sinclair censorship regime.

And if you're in Seattle, there's very likely to be even liberals protesting at KOMO HQ tonight again.

#Disney #ABC #Sinclair #KOMO #JimmyKimmel #Boycott #Seattle

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@nullagent@partyon.xyz  ·  activity timestamp 4 months ago

It's being reported that Sinclair affiliates, like Seattle's KOMO, will not be returning Jimmy Kimmel to the air

Sinclair media is demanding that Jimmy Kimmel apologize and pay a randsom to be returned to broadcast on Sinclair's stations.

https://people.com/jimmy-kimmel-live-will-not-air-nations-largest-abc-affiliate-sinclair-11814897

#Sinclair #komo #PNW #Seattle #WA #JimmyKimmel #USPol #Ttump #CharlieKirk #TPUSA #Fascist #censorship

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@DemocracyMattersALot@mstdn.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 months ago

Capitulation leads to more capitulation. We need corporations that will fight for democracy, and must BOYCOTT those who won’t.

#BoycottDisneyABC #FCC #Sinclair #Nexstar #BrendanCarr #ABC #Paramount #Disney #FreeSpeech #FirstAmendment #JimmyKimmel #USPol

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@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 4 months ago

#JimmyKimmel was suspended from his show this week following comments suggesting that fans of #CharlieKirk were trying to capitalize on the conservative activist’s assassination [they are]. Federal Communications Commission [#FCC] Chairman Brendan Carr called the remarks “truly sick” & suggested his agency would look into them.

Carr answers to #Trump, who’s already on record as *disliking* [despising] Kimmel’s comedy.

#law #ABC #Disney #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #media #extortion #MafiaState

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@Nonilex@masto.ai replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 months ago

2 companies that operate ~¼ of #ABC #affiliates nationwide, #Nexstar Media Group & #Sinclair Broadcasting, also said they would not air #Kimmel’s show.

#Disney took a step last Dec to avoid a confrontation w/ #Trump by paying $15M to settle his *defamation* lawsuit against #ABCNews & #GeorgeStephanopoulos. It also made moves to dismantle some of its #DEI practices, including removing references in its annual report to its Reimagine Tomorrow program aimed at “amplifying underrepresented voices.”

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James Bilsbrough
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@jsbilsbrough@mastodon.me.uk  ·  activity timestamp 6 months ago

Today I was blown away by the generosity of a friend.

This beautiful machine, boxed, was my reward for just helping his mum setup her new iPhone.

It’s a #Sinclair ZX #Spectrum +3 - with the 3” FDD.

A Sinclair ZX Spectrum +3
A Sinclair ZX Spectrum +3
A Sinclair ZX Spectrum +3
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@jsbilsbrough@mastodon.me.uk  ·  activity timestamp 6 months ago

Today I was blown away by the generosity of a friend.

This beautiful machine, boxed, was my reward for just helping his mum setup her new iPhone.

It’s a #Sinclair ZX #Spectrum +3 - with the 3” FDD.

A Sinclair ZX Spectrum +3
A Sinclair ZX Spectrum +3
A Sinclair ZX Spectrum +3
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Paolo Amoroso
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@amoroso@oldbytes.space  ·  activity timestamp 6 months ago

What Clive Sinclair and Gary Kildall had in common, aside from being red-bearded.

https://nemanjatrifunovic.substack.com/p/a-tale-of-two-red-bearded-visionaries

#retrocomputing#DigitalResearch #sinclair

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Jan Beta
Jan Beta
@janbeta@chaos.social  ·  activity timestamp 6 months ago

New video! Testing the Chat64 cartridge which gives you a plug & play instant chatroom on your vintage home computer.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/k7gfhEC5BWg
PeerTube: https://makertube.net/w/hv8FZE9TzUzW2SS4aRWr6u

#Chat64#Commodore64#Atari800XL#ZXSpectrum#Atari#Commodore#Sinclair#Chat#Cartridge#RetroComputing#VintageComputing

Thumbnail for my new video. A closeup of my workbench with a Commodore 64 and an Atari 800XL propped up in the background. In the foreground, there are two Chat64 cartridges with rainbow labels for the systems. The overlayed text reads: "Instant Chatroom for C64, Atari and ZX Spectrum".
Thumbnail for my new video. A closeup of my workbench with a Commodore 64 and an Atari 800XL propped up in the background. In the foreground, there are two Chat64 cartridges with rainbow labels for the systems. The overlayed text reads: "Instant Chatroom for C64, Atari and ZX Spectrum".
Thumbnail for my new video. A closeup of my workbench with a Commodore 64 and an Atari 800XL propped up in the background. In the foreground, there are two Chat64 cartridges with rainbow labels for the systems. The overlayed text reads: "Instant Chatroom for C64, Atari and ZX Spectrum".
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@janbeta@chaos.social  ·  activity timestamp 6 months ago

New video! Testing the Chat64 cartridge which gives you a plug & play instant chatroom on your vintage home computer.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/k7gfhEC5BWg
PeerTube: https://makertube.net/w/hv8FZE9TzUzW2SS4aRWr6u

#Chat64#Commodore64#Atari800XL#ZXSpectrum#Atari#Commodore#Sinclair#Chat#Cartridge#RetroComputing#VintageComputing

Thumbnail for my new video. A closeup of my workbench with a Commodore 64 and an Atari 800XL propped up in the background. In the foreground, there are two Chat64 cartridges with rainbow labels for the systems. The overlayed text reads: "Instant Chatroom for C64, Atari and ZX Spectrum".
Thumbnail for my new video. A closeup of my workbench with a Commodore 64 and an Atari 800XL propped up in the background. In the foreground, there are two Chat64 cartridges with rainbow labels for the systems. The overlayed text reads: "Instant Chatroom for C64, Atari and ZX Spectrum".
Thumbnail for my new video. A closeup of my workbench with a Commodore 64 and an Atari 800XL propped up in the background. In the foreground, there are two Chat64 cartridges with rainbow labels for the systems. The overlayed text reads: "Instant Chatroom for C64, Atari and ZX Spectrum".
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GEM is truly truly outrageous
GEM is truly truly outrageous
@Seg@oldbytes.space  ·  activity timestamp 7 months ago

using the incredible compatibility afforded by the front panel headphone jack, i can write a tape from a modern PC and load it into the ZX81

and i run headfirst in to z88dk's limitations, compiling with sccz80 renders in a lethargic 5.4 minutes, sdcc is much faster at 2.5 minutes

but sdcc doesn't seem to support the ZX81 compatible floating point library, so it glitches the video

the inner loop is 16bit fixed point but using it all the way through gets real raunchy precision wise so i thought i'd just use floating point on the outside hahahah

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxWg5hIT2fo

#retrocomputing
#sinclair#ZX81

GEM is truly truly outrageous
GEM is truly truly outrageous
@Seg@oldbytes.space replied  ·  activity timestamp 7 months ago

anyway here's a patched z88dk that cleans up the ZX81 tape output, whoever wrote it clearly wasn't a DSP signals person 😬

https://github.com/SegHaxx/z88dk

makes it all nice and symmetrical, no more DC offset

i'll make it nice sine waves someday

...i was unable to write readable tapes and after driving the SO nuts listening to screeching i determined the super clean outputs on a modern PC cause the vintage cassette recorders aggressive AGC to max out, resulting in mangling the signal when it comes in

the ZX81 has zero error correction and this fails the load

after adding a pilot tone inspired by the Apple II i can write tapes that load 100% reliably and it gives you something to orient on when scrubbing through a tape looking for the start of a file

it also shows as a solid white screen on the ZX81

near as i can tell a real ZX81 is so goddamn RF noisy the video buzz fulfills the same purpose of priming the recorder's AGC

80's tech, man ¯_(ツ)_/¯

...with that i'm kinda burned out on the ZX81 lol

#retrocomputing
#sinclair#ZX81

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