The ZX81 Keyboard We've all Been Waiting For?

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ZX81 Memotech Keyboard

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You're really lucky to have got a Memotech keyboard. It's probably quite valuable. They're actually very hard to find today. I'd love one myself…!

As for Memotech… what a FANTASTIC company. They were certainly the best ZX81 peripheral maker. All their ZX81 add-ons were really top notch quality… and then they went on to make the absolute best quality failed computer of the 1980s in the Memotech MTX series. If you don't know about the MTX machines, look into them… they were absolutely beautiful machines. Again, like the ZX81 peripherals, they were made in timeless aluminium cases of a really high quality, which look as good today as when they were made. The machines themselves were pretty powerful and well-specced and should have been a huge success. Unfortunately the whole operation came crashing down after the Russians decided to buy a whole load of them to go into their schools, but then reneged on the deal at a late stage, causing Memotech to go bankrupt. Something like that, anyway… I'm sure there was a lot more to it, but it's a very regrettable story because the MTX machines were actually really good – or at least had loads of potential. They had a good version of BASIC with a built-in inline assembler (like BBC BASIC had), plus a logo-like language called Noddy, and they could by upgraded with a sophisticated disk unit and 80-column graphics card, and could run CP/M. Decent graphics and sound out of the box, and built like tanks with those beautiful aluminium cases (as noted) and good quality keyboards. It's a real shame that they never had chance to thrive.

RichardHallas

Memotech made a whole series of expansions for the ZX81 that all had the same form factor and pass through, so you could line them up neatly behind the computer.

lostcarpark

My partner bought me the iFixit driver set for my birthday and it has everything you ever you ever want in it,

melanierhianna

Now I've never seen one of those before. When you showed it I thought what a great idea, you take the main board from the ZX81 and put it into the keyboard then you have a cool looking unit in a metal case... but no. I really enjoyed that, thanks ;)

bitsinthebasement

Tractor supply has a nice Precision set

InfiniteLoop

I still have a Memotech keyboard/ I also have the Memotech Centronics interface buffer pack and Memotech RS232 interface pack.

Memotech also made 16K, 32K and 64K RAM packs for the ZX81.

CZtuner

Ifixit

That's all you need to know
Covers every screw\bolt for ever day need and every games console.

MrWitchblade

I never understood why the Memotek keyboard cost 3 times as much as the ZX81. Now I know. Very nice construction!

_Hertz

I have one of these but it didn't seem to work -- I thought it might need some kind of driver or command, but by your video it looks like it should just work. Maybe the keys are dirty?

sorcererstan