Building a Modern Web Browser for the ZX Spectrum: An Old Computer Challenge Project
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Summary
The author describes their participation in the Old Computer Challenge (OCC), where they created a DIY challenge to build a modern web browser and navigation system for the vintage ZX Spectrum computer using BASIC programming. The article details the hardware setup, programming challenges, and the process of creating a functional web interface on the 1980s computer with its limited 48KB RAM and basic graphics capabilities.
Key quotes
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I thought it'd be fun to try to recreate a website and navigation for the ZX Spectrum using BASIC and the limited graphics capabilities of the computer
This years challenge it was a DIY, you could create your own OCC challenge
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