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Hello to all the new followers via retro Starter Packs! My main #retrocomputing passion is for the #SAMCoupe, a British #Z80 based home computer released in December 1989 - It's over 33 years I've been developing for it! Since 2020 I've also made hardware for #ZXSpectrum and #RC2014 & compatibles.

med

@medthedev.bsky.social

The Sam was all I dreamed about. I would see it in Sinclair magazine and it seemed magical

Quazar

@samcoupe.com

I started off the same way following its development and release, and the many pitfalls along the way, in the likes of Your Sinclair and Crash magazines. It wasn't until 1993 I was able to afford to buy one - ideal use of my student grant at the time! (SAM was on sale right up to the start of

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Quazar

@samcoupe.com

1999). I immediately jumped into programming on it, with my first BASIC game appearing on a disk magazine a few weeks later. A few more programs followed then in 1995 my first hardware release - the Quazar Surround soundcard. The rest is history and here I am still developing for it!

Quazar

@samcoupe.com

And yes, it's definitely magical! 😆

Samster

@samsterdave.bsky.social

I've certainly enjoyed using it and some of the newer expansions such as the Quazar hardware are really impressive.