Time to squash myself into my 1K battleship as, once again, flipping aliens are hungry for Earth, and human flesh! The scamps. New from Dr. Beep for the 1K #ZX81, 1NVADERS.
#retrogaming #spaceinvaders
youtu.be/dUnjK8NBiJo?...
Well, not to give any spoilers, but I did spend a lot of time loading and testing various versions of Zevious Seven by @zx81keyboardadventure.com and Altairis by @loudscotsbloke.bsky.social
New blog post - Improving Tape Loading on Minstrels Episode 4 - A New Hope
blog.tynemouthsoftware.co.uk/2026/06/impr...
Which tape loading circuit did I finally go for, and how well does it work?
The new Minstrel 4th with this circuit is shipping this week.
www.tindie.com/products/tyn...
It's a done deal!
Tynemouth Software's Dave Curran details how he improved tape data loading for the Minstrel 4, a Jupiter Ace-compatible Z80 computer kit running Forth with expansion slot for RC2014 modules.
Well it better be televised, I don't want to miss it.
May the power of Vectron bring success to your emulator.
