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Willard Goosey (goosey@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Monday, 16-May-2022 23:52:11 UTC Willard Goosey

Got my hard copy of _the colouring book of retro computers_ today!
Id totally spaced this out! "Wth did i get from england?!?!"
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1. the colouring book of retro computer s. book with a commodore pet on the cover
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- Ed S (eds@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Monday, 16-May-2022 23:53:41 UTC Ed S
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  Had me stumped, but with a little help from friends, it's been identified as the SAM Coupé (from Wales)
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAM_Coup%C3%A9
  "The SAM Coupé (pronounced /sæm ku:peɪ/ from its original British English branding) is an 8-bit British home computer released in late 1989, based on and compatible with the Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48K and marketed as a logical upgrade from the Spectrum. It was originally manufactured by Miles Gordon Technology (MGT), based in Swansea."
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  1. SAM Coupé
    
    The SAM Coupé (pronounced /sæm ku:peɪ/ from its original British English branding) is an 8-bit British home computer that was first released in late 1989. It was based on and designed to have compatibility with the Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48K and marketed as a logical upgrade from the Spectrum. It was originally manufactured by Miles Gordon Technology (MGT), based in Swansea in the United Kingdom. Its release at a time when 16-bit home computers were more prevalent, and a lack of commercial software titles, led to it being a commercial failure. Hardware The SAM Coupé's hardware was designed by Bruce Gordon of Miles Gordon Technology. The computer included custom silicon to handle display, memory and IO functionality. This was originally prototyped using wire-wrapped 7400-series logic chips, before being produced as a VLSI VGT-200 gate array ASIC. Processor and logic The machine is based around a Z80B CPU clocked at 6 MHz and a 10,000-gate ASIC. The ASIC performs a similar role in the computer to the ULA in the ZX Spectrum. The Z80B CPU accesses selected parts of the large...
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- Willard Goosey (goosey@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Monday, 16-May-2022 23:53:42 UTC Willard Goosey
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  1. from the colouring book 9f retro computers, a drawing of a weird british computer
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- Willard Goosey (goosey@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Monday, 16-May-2022 23:53:43 UTC Willard Goosey
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  i know or can guess most of the strange british machines but what is page 29?
  
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- Ed S (eds@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Monday, 16-May-2022 23:53:43 UTC Ed S
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  a strange british retrocomputer? Give me a clue!
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