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Re:How the ZX Spectrum became a 1980s icon by wslh on Saturday November 23, 2024 @08:05AM (#42220656)
> The keyboards instantly remind how both are horrible to use and that is the overwhelming memory.

The keyboard was cost effective. We need to remember that constraints exist.

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Re:How the ZX Spectrum became a 1980s icon by NomDePlum on Saturday November 23, 2024 @10:45AM (#42221480)
And also an upgrade on the ZX81 which was far more basic. Long time ago but if memory serves it was some sort of membrane to indicate key positions which you had to press fairly hard to get to work.
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Re:How the ZX Spectrum became a 1980s icon by ndsipa_pomu on Saturday November 23, 2024 @11:29AM (#42221691)
The infamous thump-sensitive keyboard
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