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That's what I'm talking about. Give me sixteen!

Started byGeoff Wearmouth <gwearmouth@gmail.com>
First post2015-02-19 17:24 -0800
Last post2015-03-14 11:08 -0700
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  That's what I'm talking about. Give me sixteen! Geoff Wearmouth <gwearmouth@gmail.com> - 2015-02-19 17:24 -0800
    Re: That's what I'm talking about. Give me sixteen! "M.O.B. i L." <mobil@orbin.se> - 2015-02-20 10:32 +0100
      Re: That's what I'm talking about. Give me sixteen! "M.O.B. i L." <mobil@orbin.se> - 2015-02-20 13:57 +0100
        Re: That's what I'm talking about. Give me sixteen! Geoff Wearmouth <gwearmouth@gmail.com> - 2015-03-01 01:36 -0800
          Re: That's what I'm talking about. Give me sixteen! Geoff Wearmouth <gwearmouth@gmail.com> - 2015-03-01 06:17 -0800
            Re: That's what I'm talking about. Give me sixteen! Geoff Wearmouth <gwearmouth@gmail.com> - 2015-03-12 08:06 -0700
              Re: That's what I'm talking about. Give me sixteen! Geoff Wearmouth <gwearmouth@gmail.com> - 2015-03-13 01:07 -0700
                Re: That's what I'm talking about. Give me sixteen! Geoff Wearmouth <gwearmouth@gmail.com> - 2015-03-13 16:53 -0700
                  Re: That's what I'm talking about. Give me sixteen! Geoff Wearmouth <gwearmouth@gmail.com> - 2015-03-14 11:08 -0700

#3426 — That's what I'm talking about. Give me sixteen!

FromGeoff Wearmouth <gwearmouth@gmail.com>
Date2015-02-19 17:24 -0800
SubjectThat's what I'm talking about. Give me sixteen!
Message-ID<569b3b88-a5b2-4dd5-be78-c12af31df28c@googlegroups.com>
The Centre for Computing History in Cambridge has had a preview of the ZX Spectrum Bluetooth keyboard.
The device has received the thumbs-up from Rick Dickinson and Jason Fitzpatrick who has ordered sixteen for the software workshops.

http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/news/36844/The-Sinclair-ZX-Spectrum-is-Back/

Interesting times.

--
G.

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#3427

From"M.O.B. i L." <mobil@orbin.se>
Date2015-02-20 10:32 +0100
Message-ID<mc6uu7$65n$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#3426
On 2015-02-20 02:24, Geoff Wearmouth wrote:
> The Centre for Computing History in Cambridge has had a preview of the ZX Spectrum Bluetooth keyboard.
> The device has received the thumbs-up from Rick Dickinson and Jason Fitzpatrick who has ordered sixteen for the software workshops.
>
> http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/news/36844/The-Sinclair-ZX-Spectrum-is-Back/

Does it have a metal-plate around the keys, as the original. Is 
multi-touch available, as on the original?

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#3428

From"M.O.B. i L." <mobil@orbin.se>
Date2015-02-20 13:57 +0100
Message-ID<mc7aup$h89$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#3427
On 2015-02-20 10:32, M.O.B. i L. wrote:
> On 2015-02-20 02:24, Geoff Wearmouth wrote:
>> The Centre for Computing History in Cambridge has had a preview of the
>> ZX Spectrum Bluetooth keyboard.
>> The device has received the thumbs-up from Rick Dickinson and Jason
>> Fitzpatrick who has ordered sixteen for the software workshops.
>>
>> http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/news/36844/The-Sinclair-ZX-Spectrum-is-Back/
>>
>
> Does it have a metal-plate around the keys, as the original. Is
> multi-touch available, as on the original?

I would prefer if it could run on rechargeable AA-batteries, since the 
rechargeable AAA-batteries often break after short time.

It would also be great if you could mount a Raspberry Pi inside. It 
could even be prepared for this.

I've succeeded in connecting a Bluetooth keyboard to the Raspberry Pi 1 
A. This BT-keyboard uses two AAA-batteries, but I have a 
2.4GHz-proprietary-protocol-keyboard that uses just 1 AA-battery. It 
also claims 1 battery can last one year. I would prefer if the ZX 
Spectrum BT-keyboard uses very low power.

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#3453

FromGeoff Wearmouth <gwearmouth@gmail.com>
Date2015-03-01 01:36 -0800
Message-ID<a0418f05-91a0-4716-9836-691529f4f813@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#3428
There is a bit more about this in The Daily Star.

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/tech/427937/Remastered-ZX-Spectrum-exclusive-hands-on

The story is much like the museum one and one wonders who is writing the publicity blurb.
The 'prototype' cost £30,000 so there is not much left-over-lolly for manufacture and certification.

In other news a London Bus has been found on the moon...

--
G. Outflow

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#3456

FromGeoff Wearmouth <gwearmouth@gmail.com>
Date2015-03-01 06:17 -0800
Message-ID<9de57183-e236-414e-b2bd-7443b85bf538@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#3453
Actually my chums at The Daily Star have been on to me and this prototype is fully functionally.
I am humbled.
It was The Sunday Sport that ran the bus story a while back and I may cancel that and get the Star now.

It's a good idea and back in 1997, when Cliff Lawson was still working for Amstrad, a pal of mine 
suggested a similar idea to him in this very newsgroup

https://groups.google.com/d/msg/comp.sys.sinclair/qKl_3GKXd40/3TVnPyQdwI0J

Nice to see such interfaces materializing.

-- 
Gareth.

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#3516

FromGeoff Wearmouth <gwearmouth@gmail.com>
Date2015-03-12 08:06 -0700
Message-ID<f5b11b9f-a51f-4f11-b020-29658df0bad9@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#3456
The Recreated ZX Spectrum has surfaced at the EGX exhibition in London today and the demo playing Chuckie Egg on a tablet via Bluetooth looks good.

Here is a video of it unplugged from two weeks ago

http://youtu.be/fLFxnG91vZE

Sound is a bit faint.

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#3520

FromGeoff Wearmouth <gwearmouth@gmail.com>
Date2015-03-13 01:07 -0700
Message-ID<dee216cd-14b0-4747-8d88-175253fdaee3@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#3516
Here is a very fresh video of that demo at EGX exhibition yesterday.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/nlddLQ_uA6c

-- 
G.

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#3526

FromGeoff Wearmouth <gwearmouth@gmail.com>
Date2015-03-13 16:53 -0700
Message-ID<040045ea-1c26-4903-9265-796ee6cf8a93@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#3520
And details of interfacing and SDK from Yahoo News last weekend.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/-playing-the-recreated-zx-spectrum-is-like-travelling-back-in-time-135840883.html

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#3530

FromGeoff Wearmouth <gwearmouth@gmail.com>
Date2015-03-14 11:08 -0700
Message-ID<bdd3c373-4179-4710-b783-37930ee4f407@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#3526
More details from pre EGX interview in London

https://www.youtube.com/embed/yQr9vJ0XTQA

-- 
G.

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