Comments on: Sinclair ZX81

By: 3D Monster Maze | Child Of The 1980's

3D Monster Maze | Child Of The 1980's — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:09:33 +0000

[...] is the first thing you think of when someone mentions the Sinclair ZX81? Blocky black and white graphics? No sound? Flat keyboard? Or perhaps, if you’re from the [...]

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Review: So You Think You Know The 80s | Child Of The 1980's — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:30:24 +0000

[...] of running a nuclear power station?”. Scarily enough the answer to this question was the Sinclair ZX81! Just make sure nobody jogs the 16K RAM pack otherwise we’re all in grave [...]

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SEO ROI » Ruud Hein: “How I Stay Ahead of The SEO Pack” — Mon, 18 May 2009 16:45:13 +0000

[...] first computer was a Sinclair/Timex ZX81. 1KB RAM. One measly kilobyte… TWO if you counted the “video RAM” and didn’t [...]

By: Big Boo

Big Boo — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:15:24 +0000

I’ve always enjoyed those games too, even on today’s PCs they can be a surprising amount of fun. Running a little ‘@’ symbol around a maze built from ‘#’ symbols and shooting full stops at ampersand monsters whilst collecting ‘$’ signs is surprisingly entertaining!

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 06:44:45 +0000

One of the very first ZX81 games I remember playing with my newly-acquired 16K RAM pack was The Princess of Kraal. It was a dungeon crawler that in many ways served as a precursor to the likes of Nethack.