That thing looks like a ZX81 had sex with a Philips scope.
Oh, but the real wonders can't be seen in a photo, they have to be experienced in person. Nothing beats fondling (or poking hard in this case), reading, and the subsequent bafflement followed by sheer annoyance.
But if you really want, a little googling reveals:
![](https://farm9.static.flickr.com/8696/16748062367_11af3f07c0_b.jpg)
I WARNED you not to look too closely at it! Like the visage of Cthulhu, it shall surely drive you insane!!!
![](https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/test-equipment-anonymous-(tea)-group-therapy-thread/?action=dlattach;attach=549137;image)
mnem
"That way lies madness."
That thing looks like a ZX81 had sex with a Philips scope.
I knew there was a good reason you could get keyboard condoms for ZX81s!
I had one... with the 16K expansion pack, parallel port riser and you guessed it - an Epson FX-80 (MX-80?) 9-pin printer. ASCII pr0n never looked so good!
![Laughing :-DD](https://www.eevblog.com/forum/Smileys/default/smiley_laughing.gif.pagespeed.ce._hfWAz_QHO.gif)
In a fit of aggravation, I spent a whole weekend rewiring a CHERRY keyboard (manually toning out and building the matrix switch by switch) onto it from one of the old NASTEC Case2000 workstations I had left over from recycling a police station. That of course did NOT help the pitiful workspace it had to offer, but it DID at least feel almost like a VIC20.
![Face Palm :palm:](https://www.eevblog.com/forum/Smileys/default/xfacepalm.gif.pagespeed.ic.EBDwh1hCfo.png)
mnem
Every time somebody says "ZX-81", somewhere a nerd feels an icy chill run down his spine.