Sinclair ZX81 Made Out of Lego

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Posted by samzenpus on Monday January 30, 2012 @06:51PM from the blast-from-the-past dept.

An anonymous reader writes "I used Lego's Digital Designer software to build a model of a Sinclair ZX81 — the computer that kicked me off on my interest in such matters way back in 1981. Until very recently, the software allowed you to upload your model, buy it and get a boxed set with all the pieces to build it (as well as instructions). The ZX81 model is as close to the shape of the original as I could make it, considering that Lego is quite a lo-resolution modelling tool. I even made it so that you can lift off the lid and see a representation of the PCB in side. I have also posted the model to Lego's Cuusoo site — a place where you can post ideas, and if they gain enough support they will be considered for production."

Sinclair ZX81 Made Out of Lego

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Why would anyone care about this? (Score:3, Insightful)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday January 30, 2012 @06:52PM (#38870645)

I don't understand how this would be important to anyone. I want the last 30 seconds of my life back.

Wow.... (Score:5, Insightful)

by ZigZagJoe ( 1724868 ) writes: on Monday January 30, 2012 @06:55PM (#38870681)

...and this is slashdot worthy, why?

Now (Score:3, Insightful)

by CSMoran ( 1577071 ) writes: on Monday January 30, 2012 @06:56PM (#38870701) Journal

Next step -- make it compute.

Re:Wow.... (Score:4, Insightful)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday January 30, 2012 @06:59PM (#38870745)

Absolutely agree... when I first saw this I had assumed he was using mechanical logic or something to simulate the instruction set, but... a black box?!? Why in the world would anyone over the age of 6 care about this?

I like lego (legos?) as much as the next guy... (Score:2, Insightful)

by AngryDeuce ( 2205124 ) writes: on Monday January 30, 2012 @07:02PM (#38870785)

But why do this? It's not interesting to look at or anything...
It'd be like me building a lego replica of my first computer, a Hewlett Packard 386 beige monstrosity. Who the hell would look at it and say anything other than "why did you build a big beige box out of lego?"

The Decline of Slashdot (Score:4, Insightful)

by wjcofkc ( 964165 ) writes: on Monday January 30, 2012 @07:56PM (#38871521)

The singularity hub might make a good replacement for slashdot. They have all the great nerdy articles but nothing of psychics on the moon or lego calculators that can't actually calculate. They have a commenting system but no users to comment. We have the commenting users, they have great content. Sucks to say this as I have been here since 97

singularityhub.com

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Why would anyone care about this? (Score:3, Insightful)

Wow.... (Score:5, Insightful)

Now (Score:3, Insightful)

Re:Wow.... (Score:4, Insightful)

I like lego (legos?) as much as the next guy... (Score:2, Insightful)

The Decline of Slashdot (Score:4, Insightful)

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