Sinclair ZX81 PSION SPACE RAIDERS 1982 30th anniversary

[QLvsJAGUAR]

For more than 20 years my ZX81 stuff was stored at different places in my parents attic. Back in 2009 I’ve collected all what I could find. What I was missing was my Memotech 64K RAM pack and my Tape-Recorder. I’ve found the empty boxes of them but not the units. My parents had no clue about the missing parts...

Earlier this year my father asked me "Son, is this your missing tape-recorder?" Gotcha!

I've had some days off over Easter 2012. As the weather was not favouring any other outdoor activities than "Singing in the rain" I took the chance and was rebuilding my ZX81 system including my (newly found) tape-recorder for the first time since around 1986. It was quite a task, as out of my four ZX81’s and five 16K RAM packs only one each remain in working condition. And the tape-recorders head needed a cleaning job first. Finally I gave a 30 years old tape a go and was fascinated of the ZX81 again. What followed was a quick grab for my camera and recording the event to leave a legacy. Enjoy watching gaming history!



Cheers, Urs
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[vanpeebles]

Hehe good stuff. The ZX81 seems very popular at the moment, RWAP have all kinds of crazy upgrades on the sellmyretro site. Some impressive videos on youtube of ZX81 demos and things too.

[RWAP]

The ZXpand has helped revive lots of interest in the ZX81, and with the 30th anniversary in 2011, we also saw a lot of new software releases.