Timex Sinclair 2068 measurements (length x width)?

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Re: Timex Sinclair 2068 measurements (length x width)?

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YanKleber wrote: Fri Nov 23, 2018 11:23 pm I think the possible reason is that since in Brasil we have our own version of the site (MercadoLivre) perhaps they don't allow that I deal with sellers from other countries. Go figure!
Yeah, that's odd. If you want just send me your question via private message, and I'll ask the vendor.
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I just finished to recreate the whole top view of the TS-2068 entirely from the scratch with Photoshop!

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:)
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In the last two days I worked some on the top side of the case and now I am starting the bottom side. I am building it in 3mm MDF and is getting cool. I am very excited with this project and am sure that it will fulfill my expectations! Very soon I will post some pictures! Cheers!

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YanKleber wrote: Tue Nov 20, 2018 2:49 pm
@Beanz, I don't know if they are PRETTY common... those things are becoming very rare nowadays. :?
They are always on Ebay USA..there are 4 of them on there now. I even picked one up locally off Craigslist for $50.
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So, a few months ago I finally put the things together and finished the project. Here it goes some pictures...

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Enjoy! 8-)

A little background history of why I did this... initially I though of buying a real TS-2068 to recall the very old times but then it proved to be almost impossible to me for a number of reasons - one of them is because I am in Brasil and the other one is that I didn't want to buy a near to ruined computer and get into the overwhelming (and in so many cases frustrating) mission of restore it.

Then I had the idea of build a replica and power it with a Raspberry Pi card but this plan also was gone: while it wouldn't be too much hard to put an emulator to run a ZX-Spectrum inside it the fact is that I would end NOT using my clone anyway. The reason is that although it was really GREAT for me to have one of those computers in the 1980s I think that now I prefer to stick with my romantic memories than face the reality (if you can get me).

But that nostalgia still was there then... I figured that what I REALLY wanted was nothing else than a nice and shiny console to look at as a trophy coming directly from the good old times. :oops: Then I made this TOTALLY NOT WORKING model from scratch and now it is hung at my office's wall. End of story.

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PS: I found the result so rewarding that now I am working on a replica of a TC-2048 and a ZX-Spectrum rubber version to increase my collection.
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Congrats! This looks fantastic!
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Wow, looks great.
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