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Posted in Retrocomputing Tagged raspberry pi, sinclair zx80, zx80 Of course, this isn’t the only retrocomputer for which a replacement case can be found. If somebody could mate it with Tynemouth Software’s ZX80 kit then our cup would run over. Handily, the files also include the original CAD file from RS DesignSpark, should you wish to modify it to your own tastes. There is more information in a blog post, and the model can be downloaded via Thingiverse. It doesn’t have the full-length PCB of the original but a modern ZX80 membrane keyboard, and the Pi appears to be hiding somewhere in the “hump” used by the Astec UHF modulator on the original. But with a case like this one that’s not the point.
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Internally it’s not a ZX80 at all, but a Raspberry Pi Zero running an emulator. It sports a 3D printed replica of the original computer’s vacuum-formed case, which from a distance you could be mistake for the real thing. Usually they take the form of bare PCBs or custom cases that look nothing like the original, but not ’s Sinclair ZX80 clone. A popular project among Hackaday readers is to recreate a piece of home computing or gaming hardware from the past, and in that endeavour we’ve seen some truly amazing projects.