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cstanton over 3 years ago

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This BBC spotlight/documentary caught my attention recently, from the manufacturing processes to the technology that Sinclair created in the earlier years of their products.

It's no surprise that some of the products mentioned go for, frankly, crazy prices online.

Though I was also distracted thinking "what if I wanted to create something like this?"

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While we may be able to create prototype electronics from the home of the internals, the enclosure of something so small may be trickier. Unless you have perhaps a resin 3D printer, I haven't seen many people create something like this from say, small-scale, thin sheet metal(s).

Perhaps there's still some way to go for homemade fabrication? Especially when it comes to enclosures.

How do you handle enclosure design?

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  • beacon_dave
    beacon_dave over 3 years ago in reply to Jan Cumps +3
    You could say similar about a number of other forms of vehicle used on the roads however. I recall that one of the challenges of the time was that in order for the vehicle to comply with the newly created…
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    Jan Cumps over 3 years ago in reply to beacon_dave +3
    Yes. but they are on the cycle path. at a hight that can be seen by other traffic participants. And still vulnerable. The C5 was on the main road. Under almost everyone's radar.
  • beacon_dave
    beacon_dave over 3 years ago in reply to Jan Cumps +3
    Not always... I regularly see an older gent on a recumbent trike (with flag pole) on a main road here sucking up those exhaust fumes. I've even seen youngsters on electric ride-ons using the main roads…
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    Jan Cumps over 3 years ago

    EEVblog has reviewed a number of Sinclair inventions. The C5 vehicle, ZX Spectrum, Pocket TV. I also thought the Sinclair Cambridge calculator, but I can't find that back.


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    Jan Cumps over 3 years ago

    EEVblog has reviewed a number of Sinclair inventions. The C5 vehicle, ZX Spectrum, Pocket TV. I also thought the Sinclair Cambridge calculator, but I can't find that back.


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