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ScotsBear 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

My little ZX Spectrum display. ​:ms_rainbow:​​:ablobmeltsoblove:​

This is it: no more to come. I did fancy grabbing a 128K toast-rack model but everyone wants those because Alan Sugar's Amstrad destroyed the quality of the +2 and +3 so prices are in the silly range, IF you can spot one.

No, I'm happy. Some favourite games represented. Some tapes to gawp at. A funcy stand for the unit itself. My Collector's genes have 'gasmed appropriately and I have achieved one-ness with my shelf. 😁

#ZXSpectrum #Retro #Chaos #Gunship #AcademyTauCeti2

A small grouping of ZX Spectrum memorabilia. A The Spectrum sits centrally, a 2024 remake of the original rubber keyed wonder. On the right of it is the red box of Gunship, Microprose's famed AH-64 Apache helicopter simulation. To the left is a unique display depicting characters from Chaos - a Red Wizard and a skeleton rendered in 8-bix pixels, and behind that is Academy, the sequel to Pete Cooke's triumphant Tau Ceti.
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GamingOnLinux

Ironseed from 1994 is not one I'm familiar with, I only know if I had seen it when I was small I probably would have played it for hours. Ironseed 25th Anniversary Edition is a modern 2020 remake and now it has a Native Linux version.
gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/a-re

GamingOnLinux · A retro goodie rebuilt from 1994, Ironseed 25th Anniversary Edition recently added Linux supportBy Liam Dawe
#Steam#Simulation#Retro
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RootWyrm 🇺🇦:progress:

Hey Masto at large, particularly #retro folks.

I have some rare to extremely rare early-2000's to 2010 CDs that I would like to archive for retro folks. A fair number are driver CDs, but also among them are some extremely rare closed beta stuff. (I'm trying to find my prerelease OS/2 Warp Aurora)
Where's a guide for how to properly archive and where can I upload? All of this is 'free' (drivers, etc.) or close to 20 years past abandoned.

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Olly 👾

ZX Spectrum, Soviet Style: A 44-IC Clone you can build.

If you’ve ever fancied building a ZX Spectrum clone without hunting down ancient ULAs or soldering your way through 60+ chips, [Alex J. Lowry] has just dropped an exciting build. He has recreated the [Leningrad-1], a Spectrum clone from 1988, with a refreshingly low component count: 44 off-the-shelf ICs.

alex-j-lowry.github.io/leningr

The original Leningrad-1 was designed by Sergey Zonov during the late Soviet era, when cloning Western tech was less about piracy and more about survival. Zonov’s design nailed a sweet spot between affordability and usability, with enough compatibility to run 90-95% of Spectrum software.
[ImageSource: Alex J. Lowry] [Alex]’s replica preserves that spirit, with a few 21st-century tweaks for builders: silkscreened component values, clever PCB stacking with nylon standoffs, and a DIY-friendly mechanical keyboard hack using transparent keycaps. All schematics, Gerbers and KiCad files are open-source, listed at the bottom of [Alex]’s build log. <https://alex-j-lowry.github.io/leningrd.html>
#zxspectrum#retrocomputing#engineer
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