[gopher] Why do you use gopher?

Bradley D. Thornton Bradley at NorthTech.US
Wed May 9 00:38:13 UTC 2012


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On 05/08/2012 05:15 PM, Alistair wrote:
> On 09/05/2012 00:57, Bradley D. Thornton wrote:
>> Whoa! Stop the presses!
>>
>> Alistair, is this a product or kit that will work with the Timex
>> Sinclairs? I've got a few of those and I've been looking for an external
>> keyboard on eBay. I found one of the good ones but didn't expect to be
>> outbidded on it (That was a real bummer).
>>
>> Anyway, what can you tell me about this board?
>>
>> Thanks!
> 
> I don't know if it works with the Timex Sinclair 2068 (and Spectrum rom
> cartridge) It would presumably need at least a "fixer board" for the
> edge connector and there's a good chance the firmware will need some
> tweaks to handle the different paging and stuff.
> 
> As far as I know no-one has tested it, and the guy who designed it
> doesn't have a Timex to try it with.
> 
> The board is called the spectranet and lives here:
> http://spectrum.alioth.net/doc/index.php/Main_Page

Yes it looks more to be a project than product, and unfortunately I
don't have the tinker time. But thanks for the link, it's a good resource!


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