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The only odd thing about it its that there's a big blob of green plasticine stuck around the coil. All this is mounted on a single board and, looking underneath this production prototype, I notice that there's not a single patch. I swear that some of my crystal sets had more in them. You'll not be surprised to learn that there are hardly any components inside the machine: 14 chips, a UHF modulator, a piezo-electric 'speaker' and an assortment of capacitors, resistors, diodes, crystals and coil make up the complement. It looks extremely elegant and, unlike its predecessors, it has keys that actually press down. The Spectrum measures just 233x144x30mm and weighs in at 520 grams excluding the separate power supply and cables.
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A £50 miniature disk drive (the ZX Microdrive), communications facilities and an RS232 interface will be announced later on. The ZX printer can be attached and, with a little modification, ZX81 programs will run happily on the Spectrum. Like most computers at this level, the Spectrum plugs into the domestic television and uses a normal cassette recorder. The Spectrum (ZX Spectrum to be precise) offers colour, high resolutions graphics and sound and, at the price it has just got to be the best value for money around.
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At the moment, the machines are available only by mail order. If you want to upgrade your 16k machine to 48k later on, it will cost you £60. Two versions of the Spectrum are available - 16k and 48k at £125 and £175 respectively, including VAT.
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Uncle Clive has gone and shown the world how to produce a decent colour personal computer at the sort of price only he can conceive. Once again Sinclair offers value for money with a vengeance - colour, sound and graphics for £125! Written by David Tebbutt, Personal Computer World 06/82 - scanned SINCLAIR ZX SPECTRUM SINCLAIR ZX SPECTRUM