Бу4035000 Keyboard

[HaaTa]

A sort of Soviet ZX Spectrum clone...with one of the more interesting magnetic reed switch designs. Also not terrible for linear switches.

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[Hak Foo]

Have you tried it as a computer?

I've seen a few sellers offering NIB Soviet-made Spectrum clones that look very similar. Sort of want one, but it feels odd to spend $60 on the unit and then another sixty to ship it.

Us Americans never got the Spectrum; we got the Timex/Sinclair 2068 (roughly similar, keyboard slightly less weird but still calculator-style) which hit the market with a thud.

[HaaTa]

Nah, I only got the keyboard. Personally, I try to focus on keyboards rather than vintage computing. Otherwise I'd have no more room for keyboards

[matt3o]

this thing is gorgeous. thanks for sharing!

[mougrim]

Nice! I had spectrum-clone, but it had really awful keyboard... not like this one. More like original Spectrum 48 one.

[Linkert]

Stamped '1991', rough times. Soviet, the former nation that produced some of my favorite cameras. Nice one!

[JBert]

Heh, seems this clone keyboard might even be better than the chiclet original...