5 years of OqtaDrive: Microdrive emulation to Sinclair Network over the internet

xelalex 1 day ago

Author here. OqtaDrive emulates Sinclair Microdrives for the Sinclair Spectrum & QL machines from the 1980s. It also carries the Sinclair Network over WebSockets, so Spectrums and QLs can talk across the internet. The project turned 5 this year, so time for a look back. Happy to answer questions! Code: https://codeberg.org/xelalexv/oqtadrive

lysace 1 hour ago|

I cut my teeth on the Sinclair ZX81 in the early 80s. Missed the Spectrum.

I sort of want some kind of physical Spectrum nowadays; or perhaps a USB keyboard made to work like it. Recommendations? =)

lproven 1 hour ago||

Sure, there are lots.

Buy a kit, build your own, e.g. a Harlequin.

http://www.breakintoprogram.co.uk/computers/building-a-harle...

Or an improved clone, e.g. a Sizif 512.

https://github.com/UzixLS/zx-sizif-512

Run it in an FPGA, such as an N-Go.

https://manuferhi.com/c/n-go

Buy an improved clone. For me the best is the Spectrum Next. I own one.

https://www.specnext.com/

Or, buy an Arm/Linux based clone that is highly compatible and has better graphics. This is the easiest and maybe cheapest.

https://retrogames.biz/products/thespectrum/