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	<title>Comments on: Sinclair ZX Spectrum 30th Anniversary</title>
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		<title>By: Tomi Engdahl</title>
		<link>https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2012/04/23/sinclair-zx-spectrum-30th-anniversary/comment-page-3/#comment-1870386</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tomi Engdahl]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 10:16:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ESP32 Rainbow
ZX Spectrum Reborn
A modern recreation of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, bringing this classic 1982 computer back to life with cutting-edge technology and a beautiful touch keyboard.
https://www.esp32rainbow.com/]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ESP32 Rainbow<br />
ZX Spectrum Reborn<br />
A modern recreation of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, bringing this classic 1982 computer back to life with cutting-edge technology and a beautiful touch keyboard.<br />
<a href="https://www.esp32rainbow.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.esp32rainbow.com/</a></p>
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		<title>By: Tomi Engdahl</title>
		<link>https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2012/04/23/sinclair-zx-spectrum-30th-anniversary/comment-page-3/#comment-1855645</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tomi Engdahl]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2025 13:17:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Isetta TTL computer

TTL Retro computer runs 6502 and Z80 code. Has video, sound and filesystem. Runs a Windows-like OS. No microprocessor or FPGA.

https://hackaday.io/project/190345-isetta-ttl-computer]]></description>
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<p>TTL Retro computer runs 6502 and Z80 code. Has video, sound and filesystem. Runs a Windows-like OS. No microprocessor or FPGA.</p>
<p><a href="https://hackaday.io/project/190345-isetta-ttl-computer" rel="nofollow">https://hackaday.io/project/190345-isetta-ttl-computer</a></p>
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		<title>By: Tomi Engdahl</title>
		<link>https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2012/04/23/sinclair-zx-spectrum-30th-anniversary/comment-page-3/#comment-1855361</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tomi Engdahl]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2025 09:51:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/11/the-underground-story-of-cobra-the-1980s-illicit-handmade-computer/]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/11/the-underground-story-of-cobra-the-1980s-illicit-handmade-computer/" rel="nofollow">https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/11/the-underground-story-of-cobra-the-1980s-illicit-handmade-computer/</a></p>
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		<title>By: Tomi Engdahl</title>
		<link>https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2012/04/23/sinclair-zx-spectrum-30th-anniversary/comment-page-3/#comment-1854564</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tomi Engdahl]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2025 05:05:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The underground story of Cobra, the 1980s’ illicit handmade computer
In their poor, Communist country, Romania&#039;s computer curious built an underground industry.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/11/the-underground-story-of-cobra-the-1980s-illicit-handmade-computer/?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=dhfacebook&amp;utm_content=null&amp;fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR4fHUqPskI-oE0FVgBntHHKyAmxI9dADCYJpl-NtfbRF8fZgIcLVNb_kOWaAA_aem_5b5gV5gsGSBVtNOnVe960Q

The builders used whatever was available on the black market; no two computers ever seemed to come out alike. Lucky owners fit their Cobras into cases from another Romanian ZX Spectrum clone, the HC. Others used manufactured metal or wooden boxes.

“I didn’t care about the case,” Moldovanu says. “Most of the time, my computer worked with its parts spread on my desk. If I broke it, I would fix it myself.”

In this closed Communist country with choice regulated by the state, Cobras gave their owners some feeling of independence and rebellion. “The fact that you could play the game you wanted, when you wanted, gave you the illusion of choosing for yourself,” Moldovanu says. Three decades later, he still knows by heart Highway Encounter, Chuckie Egg, and Nether Earth, which featured Isometric 3D Graphics, meaning that it was 2D, but looked 3D-ish. Moldovanu was amazed at the graphics, and so he began studying the algorithm to learn how it was possible to achieve them.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The underground story of Cobra, the 1980s’ illicit handmade computer<br />
In their poor, Communist country, Romania&#8217;s computer curious built an underground industry.<br />
<a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/11/the-underground-story-of-cobra-the-1980s-illicit-handmade-computer/?utm_source=facebook&#038;utm_medium=social&#038;utm_campaign=dhfacebook&#038;utm_content=null&#038;fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR4fHUqPskI-oE0FVgBntHHKyAmxI9dADCYJpl-NtfbRF8fZgIcLVNb_kOWaAA_aem_5b5gV5gsGSBVtNOnVe960Q" rel="nofollow">https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/11/the-underground-story-of-cobra-the-1980s-illicit-handmade-computer/?utm_source=facebook&#038;utm_medium=social&#038;utm_campaign=dhfacebook&#038;utm_content=null&#038;fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR4fHUqPskI-oE0FVgBntHHKyAmxI9dADCYJpl-NtfbRF8fZgIcLVNb_kOWaAA_aem_5b5gV5gsGSBVtNOnVe960Q</a></p>
<p>The builders used whatever was available on the black market; no two computers ever seemed to come out alike. Lucky owners fit their Cobras into cases from another Romanian ZX Spectrum clone, the HC. Others used manufactured metal or wooden boxes.</p>
<p>“I didn’t care about the case,” Moldovanu says. “Most of the time, my computer worked with its parts spread on my desk. If I broke it, I would fix it myself.”</p>
<p>In this closed Communist country with choice regulated by the state, Cobras gave their owners some feeling of independence and rebellion. “The fact that you could play the game you wanted, when you wanted, gave you the illusion of choosing for yourself,” Moldovanu says. Three decades later, he still knows by heart Highway Encounter, Chuckie Egg, and Nether Earth, which featured Isometric 3D Graphics, meaning that it was 2D, but looked 3D-ish. Moldovanu was amazed at the graphics, and so he began studying the algorithm to learn how it was possible to achieve them.</p>
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		<title>By: Tomi Engdahl</title>
		<link>https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2012/04/23/sinclair-zx-spectrum-30th-anniversary/comment-page-3/#comment-1853299</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tomi Engdahl]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2025 15:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Agustín Gimenez Bernad&#039;s LogicAnalyzer Turns a Raspberry Pi Pico Into a $4 24-Channel 100Msps Marvel
Requiring nothing more than a Windows PC, a $4 Raspberry Pi Pico, and some cables, this logic analyzer project impresses.

https://www.hackster.io/news/agustin-gimenez-bernad-s-logicanalyzer-turns-a-raspberry-pi-pico-into-a-4-24-channel-100msps-marvel-6674515a398f]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Agustín Gimenez Bernad&#8217;s LogicAnalyzer Turns a Raspberry Pi Pico Into a $4 24-Channel 100Msps Marvel<br />
Requiring nothing more than a Windows PC, a $4 Raspberry Pi Pico, and some cables, this logic analyzer project impresses.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.hackster.io/news/agustin-gimenez-bernad-s-logicanalyzer-turns-a-raspberry-pi-pico-into-a-4-24-channel-100msps-marvel-6674515a398f" rel="nofollow">https://www.hackster.io/news/agustin-gimenez-bernad-s-logicanalyzer-turns-a-raspberry-pi-pico-into-a-4-24-channel-100msps-marvel-6674515a398f</a></p>
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		<title>By: Tomi Engdahl</title>
		<link>https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2012/04/23/sinclair-zx-spectrum-30th-anniversary/comment-page-3/#comment-1853298</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tomi Engdahl]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2025 15:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ZX Spectrum Spills Its Secrets
This 48-channel wireless logic analyzer plugs directly into the expansion port of a ZX Spectrum to reveal every signal and CPU instruction.
https://www.hackster.io/news/the-zx-spectrum-spills-its-secrets-a9fed4c6d02c?fbclid=IwY2xjawKQN19leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHoPHTarpFqPWtn6a7BYg3D9PyvX_DYKu1NxNjWHKmODp-4VqmRCS_pLhaVcj_aem_FqPBsbgIAN8j8W7fNR_ygw]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The ZX Spectrum Spills Its Secrets<br />
This 48-channel wireless logic analyzer plugs directly into the expansion port of a ZX Spectrum to reveal every signal and CPU instruction.<br />
<a href="https://www.hackster.io/news/the-zx-spectrum-spills-its-secrets-a9fed4c6d02c?fbclid=IwY2xjawKQN19leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHoPHTarpFqPWtn6a7BYg3D9PyvX_DYKu1NxNjWHKmODp-4VqmRCS_pLhaVcj_aem_FqPBsbgIAN8j8W7fNR_ygw" rel="nofollow">https://www.hackster.io/news/the-zx-spectrum-spills-its-secrets-a9fed4c6d02c?fbclid=IwY2xjawKQN19leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHoPHTarpFqPWtn6a7BYg3D9PyvX_DYKu1NxNjWHKmODp-4VqmRCS_pLhaVcj_aem_FqPBsbgIAN8j8W7fNR_ygw</a></p>
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		<title>By: Tomi Engdahl</title>
		<link>https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2012/04/23/sinclair-zx-spectrum-30th-anniversary/comment-page-3/#comment-1853249</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tomi Engdahl]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2025 07:20:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[https://hackaday.com/2025/05/12/the-zx-spectrum-logic-analyzer/]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/05/12/the-zx-spectrum-logic-analyzer/" rel="nofollow">https://hackaday.com/2025/05/12/the-zx-spectrum-logic-analyzer/</a></p>
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		<title>By: Tomi Engdahl</title>
		<link>https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2012/04/23/sinclair-zx-spectrum-30th-anniversary/comment-page-3/#comment-1850960</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tomi Engdahl]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 13:32:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[https://hackaday.io/project/186664-z80-structured-programming]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://hackaday.io/project/186664-z80-structured-programming" rel="nofollow">https://hackaday.io/project/186664-z80-structured-programming</a></p>
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		<title>By: Tomi Engdahl</title>
		<link>https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2012/04/23/sinclair-zx-spectrum-30th-anniversary/comment-page-3/#comment-1849570</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tomi Engdahl]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 11:57:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silikoni_(radio-ohjelma)
Silikoni lähetti radiossa surisevia ja piipittäviä tietokoneohjelmia
https://yle.fi/a/20-108142]]></description>
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Silikoni lähetti radiossa surisevia ja piipittäviä tietokoneohjelmia<br />
<a href="https://yle.fi/a/20-108142" rel="nofollow">https://yle.fi/a/20-108142</a></p>
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		<title>By: Tomi Engdahl</title>
		<link>https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2012/04/23/sinclair-zx-spectrum-30th-anniversary/comment-page-3/#comment-1848020</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tomi Engdahl]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:41:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[https://hackaday.com/2025/03/10/zx-spectrum-soviet-style-a-44-ic-clone-you-can-build/]]></description>
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