Sinclair ZX Spectrum
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Sinclair ZX Spectrum
Model | Sinclair ZX Spectrum |
Type | Home computer |
Released | 21 April 1982 |
Processor | Zilog Z80A, 3.54 MHz |
Memory | 48 KB RAM, 16KB ROM |
Media | External tape |
Sound | 1 channel, 5 octaves |
Graphics | 32 x 22 text, 256 X 192 pixels, 8 COLORS |
Ports | Extension port (Z80) Cassette tape RF television |
Power | External Adapter |
Monitor | - |
OS | Spectrum Basic |
The Spectrum was among the first mainstream-audience home computers in the UK, similar in significance to the Commodore 64 in the USA. The introduction of the ZX Spectrum led to a boom in companies producing software and hardware for the machine, the effects of which are still seen, some credit it as the machine which launched the UK IT industry. Read More