ScuzzBlog: Diaries November 2017 Entry 02nd November 2017: Post: 3 ZX-Banger Racing In my early youth I sometimes went to watch the banger racing over Hendsford. Races generally followed the same pattern. In the first few races the rules were followed and the cars kept their distance and the state of the cars would look pretty good with nice paint jobs and all the parts generally intact. And then by the end it really was a no holes barred deal. The cars bashed to pieces and some very dangerous manoeuvres and tactics. Bit like Mad-Max on heat. Anyway here are two ZX80 machines and they seriously are very comparable to banger racing of old. The first is more reserved and reflects the race to get one of the first home computers onto the circuit... but in an ordered way. The second represents the banged up machine at the end of the race using what ever means to stay in the game. There are even brackets and bolts not unlike those used on bangers holding the thing together. I like the nice touch of the ports on the back of the ZX80 that look like exhaust pipes. Classic bit of kit this. So what's in the box... This computer was bought from a guy in Portsmouth who also sold me his Sinclair QL. He was heavy into online gaming and played Warhammer Online. This one is locked away ... safely These days computers came in kit form This machine had an on off switch and bracket to hold the RAM expansion The keyboard is from a ZX81 and there is the normal damage to the bottom left corner where users had to hold the unit steady while they typed. Always broken off on the 80 The top cover is literally bolted down The ZX80 exhaust pipes [ joking ] A massive 1 to 3 K of RAM The guy stuck his hair behind the selotape Not for the ZX80 - Spectrum cartridges Kempston Interface Interface 2 for the Spectrum Couple of RAM expansions They were all in the same box.

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