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Today marks the 46th birthday of the ZX80!

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January 29, 2026 at 4:54 PM
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The microcomputer that pioneered what is arguably the most iconic British computer series in history: the ZX80!

📷 Ilias Gainutdinov
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September 20, 2026 at 11:50 AM
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The "Rubber-Keyed Wonder" changed the British computer industry - and its consumer market - forever!

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September 24, 2026 at 11:39 AM
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ZX80 - the genesis of Sinclair's computer series that thoroughly popularized home computers and their software in the UK 🙂

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October 4, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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The ZX Spectrum Expansion System with the ZX Microdrive! How many of you had one of these?

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October 29, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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The earliest version of the original Football Manager was created for the ZX81 as a text-only game! 🙂

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October 13, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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How many of you remember the Dragon 32?

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September 6, 2026 at 11:44 AM
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A brilliant piece of advertising by Sinclair, promoting the ZX81 as the best entry-level computer for a growing market of first-time users!

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February 18, 2026 at 6:16 PM
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Today marks the 42nd anniversary of the MSX! 🎂

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October 21, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Great times when you could get 50 GAMES in ONE CASSETTE for less than £10! 🙂

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July 9, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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The first packaging was simple

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December 4, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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Compared to other computers at the time, the ZX81 was a bargain! Fond memories of those days 🙂

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May 31, 2025 at 3:57 PM
kevintoms.bsky.social
What was your go-to store for all computer/game-related needs?

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July 4, 2026 at 11:48 AM
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A real blast from the past - the Tatung Einstein! Produced in Taiwan, designed and assembled in England. How many of you got to interact with this machine?

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January 28, 2026 at 6:16 PM
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In January 1982 I released the original Football Manager game for the TRS-80 and ZX81. It prompted me to start my own video game label: Addictive Games!

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June 27, 2026 at 11:40 AM
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The Sharp MZ-700 sold well in Japan and Europe, but never boasted of its own version of Football Manager.

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April 7, 2026 at 11:56 AM
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Did you ever attend one of these shows?

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An ad for the 6th Commodore Computer Show happening on June 1985.
September 21, 2026 at 11:39 AM
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Another microcomputer from 1982 without its own Football Manager version, the LINK 480Z was aimed at educational settings.

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April 2, 2026 at 11:58 AM
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The first portable computer with a distinct "clamshell" design - the 1982 Grid Compass!

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May 24, 2026 at 11:50 AM
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The sleek Jupiter ACE resembled the ZX81 and the Spectrum, but was discontinued by 1985, without ever having its own version of Football Manager.

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April 1, 2026 at 11:39 AM
kevintoms.bsky.social
Today Football Manager 2 turns 38 years old! 🎂

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June 17, 2026 at 8:28 AM
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How many of you used a Nimbus in the past?

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September 18, 2026 at 11:48 AM
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An iconic adventure writing system: THE QUILL!

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An ad for The Quill adventure writer system, made by Gilsoft.
September 25, 2026 at 11:50 AM
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A wonderful machine at an accessible price - the C64 in a nutshell 🙂

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November 3, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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"The No.1 Football Game" ⚽

How many of you agree with that assessment?

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June 23, 2026 at 11:44 AM