Retro TeatimeI grew up with the Spectrum but never actually unboxed one, this is an attempt to build not only a Spectrum from completely new parts, either still manufactured, modern replacements or modern recreations such as the vULA but also the box, manuals, tape and everything else you would have come home with in 1984.
Building a brand new ZX Spectrum with nearly 100% new parts, reconstructed box, manuals & tapeRetro Teatime2023-04-08 | I grew up with the Spectrum but never actually unboxed one, this is an attempt to build not only a Spectrum from completely new parts, either still manufactured, modern replacements or modern recreations such as the vULA but also the box, manuals, tape and everything else you would have come home with in 1984.
Menu: 00:00 Intro 01:39 PCB 02:19 The Resistors 05:47 The Capacitors 06:32 Diodes 07:05 Transistors 07:29 Crystals 08:01 Mic and Ear Ports 08:26 Sockets 09:55 Chips 11:03 Speaker 11:10 Video 12:13 Jumpers 12:59 Initial Tests 14:06 Case 15:59 Post Build Tests 17:57 Manuals 20:22 Horizons Tape 26:25 The Box 27:47 Final ThoughtsHard at work making the next classic 80s computer recreationRetro Teatime2023-05-03 | 3D printing a shell for the next modern recreation. Have a guess what classic computer it is going to be!