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title: "Using the ZX81 as an Instrument Controller"
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published_at: "2020-10-27T17:10:54+00:00"
modified_at: "2025-11-03T21:15:42+00:00"
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excerpt: "Review of an article about using the ZX81 in a research lab."
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  - name: "Ed Simpson"
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  - name: "Rick Duncan"
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authors: "Ed Simpson; Rick Duncan"
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pubdate: "December 1983"
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# Using the ZX81 as an Instrument Controller

Review of an article about using the ZX81 in a research lab.