A ZX Spectrum fanbase for ZX Spectrum or Timex 2048.

Hello and welcome all who love and fond memories of the ZX Spectrum computer.

The ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit personal home computer released in the United Kingdom
in 1982 by Sinclair Research Ltd. 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. Licensing deals and clones
followed, and earned Clive Sinclair a knighthood for "services to British industry".

Technical specifications:
Type Home computer
Generation 8-bit
Release date United Kingdom: 23 April 1982
Retail availability 1982-1992
Units sold 5 million (not including clones)
Operating system Sinclair BASIC
Memory 16 kB / 48 kB / 128 kB
Predecessor ZX81

Important European clone: Timex

The TC 2048 or Timex Computer 2048 is a computer created by "Timex of Portugal, Lda",
a branch of Timex Corporation. It was highly compatible with the Sinclair ZX Spectrum
computer, although differences in the ROM prevented 100% compatibility. Timex Portugal
sold the TC 2048 in Portugal and Poland, where it was very successful. Also, a NTSC
version was sold in Chile. This computer forms the basis of an improved
Spectrum-compatible machine, the Spectrum SE.

Technical specifications:
CPU Zilog Z80A @ 3.50 MHz
ROM 16 KB
RAM 48 KB
Graphics: 256×192 pixels, 15 colours
Sound Beeper (1 channel, 10 octaves and 10+ semitones via internal speaker)


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