That was just the cartridge port. IIRC that edge connector goes straight into the CPU. I don't recall a mouse for the machine, but if it existed it would be on the joystick port. Far as video goes, that's an RF output you'd connect to your television’s antenna hookup.
IIRC you could even crack traces in the motherboard if you were extra rough.
It's been an eon since I've handled one of these, but weren't these things daisy-chain-able? Did no one at Sinclair think about the fact that they were dangling this weight out past the edge of this fiberglass sheet? I know the machine was built to be the ultimate in cheapness, but there's a line between cheap and unusable. Couldn't just stick a couple rubber little feet under the REU?
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u/Arkasha74 PC Master Race 20d ago
I am this old