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HigashiJun wrote: Sat Oct 24, 2026 5:31 am The perfect book for a birthday gift !

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800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
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alexh wrote: Sat Oct 24, 2026 7:23 am I have that book somewhere. It's a period book right? Circa 1983 or something ? I think mine came with my Spectrum+ in 1984. It's slightly different as it has blue at the top .
Yes it's a period book though this one is a reprint of the original but nice to be able to get a new one.

I may have had a copy BITD, I can't quite remember but it went with all my Spectrum stuff, I think I did a part ex with a local computer shop for a game console and the Spectrum and all it's stuff went then.

I didn't even think about it then TBH but wish I'd kept it all now.
Collector of many retro things!
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
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So the workbench RGB2HDMI got some upgrades today:

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First off it will now take audio in and merge it into the HDMI output, which is a bonus. Works great too.

Next it got the 16 pin extender board to take the input pins to a socket outside, so I can make cables up for various machines and plug them in directly to the socket, just make it easy to use it with more thingsand just plug in the cable externally.
Collector of many retro things!
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
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