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  ZX Spectrum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Sinclair ZX Spectrum was a home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research.
The Spectrum had an interesting method of handling colour; the colour attributes were held in a 32×24 grid, separate from the text or graphical data, but was still limited to only two colours in any given character cell, both of which had to be either bright or non-bright.
Sinclair licensed the Spectrum design to Timex which produced their own, largely incompatible, derivatives.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/ZX_Spectrum   (4131 words)

  
 Rune's PC-Museum - Sinclair ZX Spectrum  Page
The Spectrum comes in a 16 k model and a 48 k model, this is the 48 k model.
The Spectrum uses a "superset" of ZX-81 Basic, and any ZX-81 program can be typed in with the minimum of changes; ZX-81 tapes cannot be loaded into the Spectrum.
Sinclair ZX Spectrum was replaced in 1984 by the Spectrum + and in 1985 by the Spectrum 128.
pc-museum.com /027-spectrum/index.htm   (577 words)

  
 Wikidpedia - The free online encyclopedia - Sinclair Research Ltd
Sinclair attempted to capture the top-end calculator market with the Sinclair Sovereign, available in plated gold or silver, it was critically acclaimed for its excellent engineering and design and enjoyed short success.
In September the Sinclair TV80 television was launched, using flat-screen technology unlike Sinclair's previous CRT televisions, the TV80 was a commercial failure only selling 15,000 units and not covering its development costs of £4m.
Sinclair C5 Sir Clive had long held an interest in electric vehicles and during the early 1980s worked on the design of a single-seater "personal vehicle".
www.wikidpedia.org /?title=Sinclair_Research_Ltd   (2858 words)

  
 Planet Sinclair: Computers: ZX Spectrum
Sinclair's standing rose so high that in 1983 Margaret Thatcher personally presented a Spectrum to the Japanese Prime Minister as a symbol of British technological prowess (although this turned out to be more of a symbol of Thatcherite hubris).
The Spectrum continued to sell into the early 1990s, but by about 1992 it had been squeezed out by the more advanced 16-bit computers and the cheap but more capable Sega and Nintendo games consoles.
Spectrum emulators can be found on almost any modern computer and several palmtop devices, and many thousands of Spectrum programs have been converted to emulator formats.
www.nvg.ntnu.no /sinclair/computers/zxspectrum/zxspectrum.htm   (355 words)

  
 BBC Inside Out - Clive Sinclair
Miniaturisation was Sinclair's talent and in 1962 he marketed the world's first pocket calculator, by 1976 the world's first digital wristwatch and in 1977 came the fist pocket TV.
The ZX81 was not the first microcomputer but it was certainly the most affordable, but it wasn't until the Sinclair Spectrum that computers really started to make an appearance in the home.
The Sinclair C5 was a battery powered one-seater tricycle which could reach a maximum speed of 15 mph, requiring pedal power for starting and uphill travel.
www.bbc.co.uk /insideout/east/series4/clive_sinclair_spectrum_c5.shtml   (824 words)

  
 SINCLAIR ZX SPECTRUM - the good, old speccy
Sinclair sold millions of it - the ZX Spectrum became the most successful computer in the UK and one of the most successful computers in the rest of Europe.
Sinclair announced the ZX Spectrum in April 1982 in two versions: one with 16K and one with 48K RAM.
Sinclair almost received more complaints than orders, and Clive was forced to apologize personally in a letter to his clients.
computermuseum.50megs.com /brands/zxspectrum.htm   (1169 words)

  
 Sinclair Spectrum
Such a computer would have to be well designed—the Spectrum used a single chip to output color, which Sir Sinclair thought compared quite well to the mess of chips on the primitive IBM PCs of the day.
A character in William Gibson’s recent novel Pattern Recognition whom states that Sinclair’s little machine, with its reliance on user-inputted BASIC programs, and the subsequent fiddling around by Britons from every age segment of the population is wholly responsible for a present-day surplus of programmers resident in the British Isles.
The Spectrum was quite sparse of RAM, with the default model locked in at 16K after the expansion pack (the regular version had 1K RAM!) Later revisions of the affordable computer had 48K and 128K available.
home.comcast.net /~edoscuro/sinclair_spectrum_details.htm   (833 words)

  
 Zophar's Domain: Sinclair Spectrum/QL Emulators   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
GLECK is a Spectrum emulator, written partly in C, partly in C++ and partly in Assembler.
Probably the most popular Spectrum emulator of all 2 years ago, Z80, authored by Gerton Lunter, was the king of the Spectrum emulators, with support for the Spectrum 48 and 128, as well as microdrive support and Disciple/Plus D interfaces.
ZX-Emul is an emulator for Sinclair Spectrum by Lion17.
www.zophar.net /sinclair.html   (1879 words)

  
 arrgh: sinclair zx spectrum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The fact that the 48k Spectrum had more memory and was half the price of the BBC, combined with the loyal Sinclair following that had been weaned on the ZX80 and ZX81 meant that pre-release demand for the Spectrum hugely out matched supply.
The Spectrum was compatible with the Sinclair ZX Printer, originally released for use with the ZX81.
The one annoyance was that you couldn't have the Microspeech and a regular joystick adaptor connected to the Spectrum at the same time unless you bought a clumsy splitter unit.
arrgh.rubberfeet.org /hardware/sinclairspectrum   (1102 words)

  
 Sinclair ZX Spectrum - Clive.nl
The Sinclair ZX Spectrum was a small home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research.
Originally dubbed the ZX82, the machine was later renamed the "Spectrum" by Sinclair to highlight the machines colour display, compared to the fl-and-white of its predecessors the ZX80 and ZX81.
Sinclair ZX Printer for use with ZX81 and ZX Spectrum.
www.clive.nl /p/sinclair-zx-spectrum   (667 words)

  
 Open Directory - Computers: Emulators: Sinclair: ZX Spectrum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Spectemu - A Sinclair ZX Spectrum emulator for Linux/UNIX
Spectrum Emulator - A spanish Spectrum emulator for 48K and 128K.
Unnamed ZX Spectrum Emulator for DOS/Linux - 48kb and 128kb/+2 ZX Spectrum emulation.
dmoz.org /Computers/Emulators/Sinclair/ZX_Spectrum   (729 words)

  
 Adrian Petford's Website - Sinclair ZX Spectrum Resources
The Sinclair community on the net is a massive and thriving one and a great amount of time has been taken in developing high quality emulators for just about every type of modern computer, which transform even the most powerful of today's machines into a Spectrum in mere seconds!
The hugely impressive Sinclair Software Database II is also well worth a visit; it will help jog your memory as to what you're looking for and thoroughly entertain you into the bargain with its plethora of facts, trivia and information, all searchable through a powerful category-based interface.
Sinclair Research: Far from resting on his laurels, Sir Clive Sinclair is still pushing the edges of innovation with his genius.
www.petford.net /zxspectrum   (790 words)

  
 Sinclair Spectrum 48k - GameInnovation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The followup to the ZX81, the ZX Spectrum was based around the Z80 processor and initially came in 2 versions, the 16K and 48K.
This machine was Sinclair Research's first colour computer, and was famed for its 'dead flesh' rubber keyboard.
This was one of the earliest computers to enter the domestic market, quickly establishing it as the games machine in the living room.
www.gameinnovation.org /index.php/Sinclair_Spectrum_48k   (141 words)

  
 Sinclair Spectrum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The Sinclair ZX Spectrum must have been the most common of all computers in the UK, this was the first of many versions of the Specy.
The Standard RAM 16k or 48k depending on the model chosen, the 48k was by far more popular, I have working models of both the 16 and 48 machines.
Like all Sinclair machine's the Spectrum had plenty of critics, all I can say is, I had many a late night working on my spectrum and have had 1000's of hours of trouble free fun, OK it's not the best machine I have used but it was value for money.
www.oldcomputers.freeserve.co.uk /sinclair-zx-spectrum.html   (331 words)

  
 Sinclair ZX Spectrum Computer
The Sinclair Spectrum was one of the most popular European computers of the 80's.
That's why Sinclair launches a new-look version of the Spectrum : the Spectrum+ was born.
The Sinclair Spectrum +3 is the successor of the Spectrum +2, marketed one year earlier.
www.retro-trader.com /sinclairspectrum.htm   (660 words)

  
 Open Directory - Computers: Systems: Sinclair: ZX Spectrum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Sinclair ZX Spectrum 128 Keypad - Fully documents the keypad produced by Sinclair Research for the ZX Spectrum 128 but never released in the UK.
Sinclair ZX Spectrum Flyer - Scanned copy of the original Sinclair ZX Spectrum brochure, circa February 1982.
Groups Sinclair Spectrum Users - Forum for those interested in the Sinclair Spectrum and its clones, and related topics such as emulation, programming in BASIC and machine language, and technical details of these computers and their add-on hardware.
dmoz.org /Computers/Systems/Sinclair/ZX_Spectrum   (1362 words)

  
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The Spectrum loading software is not sensitive to the polarity of this bit (which it definitely should not be, not only because of this model difference, but also because you cannot be sure the tape recorder doesn't change the polarity of the signal recorded!).
This is the mode the Spectrum is normally in.
The normal Spectrum contains no hardware to place a byte on the bus, and the bus will therefore always read FF (because the ULA also doesn't read the screen if it generates an interrupt), so the resulting index address is 256*I+255.
fms.komkon.org /stuff/spectrum.faq   (6135 words)

  
 The Sinclair ZX Spectrum
The emulator works without them, but unless you are going to start typing programs in by hand, you had better download at least some games.
Virtually all Spectrums used cassettes, unless you had one of those newfangled Amstrad dealies with a built in disk drive, or you insisted on using the
Although a few games were released on ROM for the Spectrum, the vast majority of software was supplied on audio cassette.
www.cryptacet.com /spectrum   (444 words)

  
 The Acorn Emulation Page - Sinclair Spectrum
For many people the Spectrum was their first computer, and it's perhaps for that reason that so many emulators for it have sprung up.
The first spectrum emulator on the Acorn was called the Speculator, or Speccy, with the last release of the emulator in October 1990.
The best freeware spectrum emulator is the MZX spectrum emulator written for the Acorn by 'ARM unlimited', otherwise known as Graham Willmott (no valid email address).
acorn.cybervillage.co.uk /emulation/spectrum   (844 words)

  
 Sinclair ZX Spectrum 128K Computer mint condition boxed, Sinclair Research
It has all the features which have made the Sinclair Spectrum the most popular home computer you can buy, and will run existing software for the ZX Spectrum + and the 16 and 48K Spectrum.
The Spectrum 128 also has many convenient features in addition to those on the standard ZX Spectrum +.
There is also a copy of the ZX Spectrum + User Guide, which describes how the Spectrum 128 works when running as a Spectrum +, and has detailed instructions on how to write your own BASIC programs.
www.clive.nl /detail/23995   (704 words)

  
 Spectrum Magic, for ZX spectrum games, emulators, downloads & a world of spectrum nostalgia
Although basic, the Sinclair ZX Spectrum was the first machine to really take off, and over time a huge number of games were written for it.
The site also houses a number of PC remakes of classic Spectrum games, such as Skool Daze (Klass of 99), Jet Set Willy, Manic Miner, etc. The Retro section includes full details of these games and others that are in the process of being remade.
Furthermore, you can pit your wits against other Spectrum game players in the Hi-Score section, or get that little bit of help you need on a game by visiting the ever expanding Maps section.
spectrummagic.emuunlim.com /index.htm   (397 words)

  
 World of Spectrum - Sinclair BASIC - Introduction
Sinclair Extended BASIC is intended as a universal Open Source update to this language to fix the bugs, improve the editor, and resolve hardware conflicts between various versions of the ZX Spectrum.
At the present stage of development it has been tested and found to work with every official Sinclair, Timex and Amstrad produced Spectrum compatible including the modified ZX Spectrum +3e.
Therefore if you are going to use a Spectrum clone, you must own a genuine Sinclair, Timex, or Amstrad produced machine (including the e-m@iler+) or we cannot provide you with support.
www.worldofspectrum.org /sinclairbasic   (569 words)

  
 Sinclair Spectrum and Amstrad in the US? - AtariAge Forums
The Sinclair Spectrum, which was available as 16K, 48K, 128K machine and later as +3 with 3" drive.
The Timex Sinclair 2068 (http://www.particles.org/ts/DSCF0036.JPG) was basically a 48K Sinclair Spectrum with a different memory configuration.
Planet Sinclair has a load of stuff on the various TS models, including some prototypes that were never released.
www.atariage.com /forums/index.php?showtopic=43436   (758 words)

  
 SnakeOil Labs » Sinclair ZX Spectrum iPod Hacks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
For those that don’t know, the Sinclair ZX Spectrum was one of the most popular UK home computers around in the 80s.
They weren’t popular for their outstanding graphics (in fact, most spectrum games looked like original gameboy games or had vibrating lego bricks from hell splattered across the screen), or their musical capabilities (although later spectrums had a decent sound chip, the first ones only had a piezo buzzer to play with).
Whilst the fact that the iPod could now be used as the holy cassette player in a spectrum environment (One iPod could store the entire World of Spectrum archive with plenty of room to spare), with speccy owners no longer living in fear of tapes chewing up, degrading or a build-up of chuntey.
www.snakeoillabs.com /2005/09/28/sinclair-zx-spectrum-ipod-hacks   (647 words)

  
 ZX Spectrum Sinclair Systems Computers
- Forum for those interested in the Sinclair Spectrum and its clones, and related topics such as emulation, programming in BASIC and machine language, and technical details of these computers and their add-on hardware.
Includes a potted history of Clive's career as a Spectrum programmer and downloadable copies of his games.
Highlights include a repository of information on Spectrum data formats and PC conversions of the classic Spectrum games Lords of Midnight and Doomdark's Revenge.
www.iaswww.com /ODP/Computers/Systems/Sinclair/ZX_Spectrum   (1233 words)

  
 eBay.co.uk - Sinclair Zx, Vintage Retro Gaming, Vintage Computing, Books Manuals items at low prices   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
SINCLAIR Keychain -retro spectrum zx c5 atari sovereign
SINCLAIR SJS2 JOYSTICK - FOR THE ZX SPECTRUM +2 and +3
Sinclair ZX Spectrum +2 Plus 2 Grey Computer Boxed PSU
search.ebay.co.uk /Sinclair-Zx_W0QQfclZ4QQfnuZ1   (210 words)

  
 Sinclair Spectrum
this is the home page for all related spectrum stuff.
the follow up to the original spectrum classic
other spectrum related places you might want to visit.
www.icemark.com /spectrum   (48 words)

  
 The Sinclair Spectrum
If it was not for Clive Sinclair's genius then the home computer market today could well be very different.
The Spectrum stormed the home computer market, wiping out lesser machines like the Oric, Dragon 32 and the Genie.
The Speccy came in several flavours, the quite fruity Spectrum 16K, the lime 48K (the pic at the top of the page), the crunchy nut Spectrum + (my first machine) followed by the jammy 128K model.
www.lofi-gaming.org.uk /speccy/thespectrum.php   (557 words)

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