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excerpt: "Here's a nice article telling how to interface an ol' Teletype machine to the Sinclair. Be sure to follow his tips on using an optocoupler, the voltages in a teletype would fry the Sinclair!"
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# ZX81 Baudot Interface

Here’s a nice article telling how to interface an ol’ Teletype machine to the Sinclair. Be sure to follow his tips on using an optocoupler, the voltages in a teletype would fry the Sinclair!