yekta@abbott.caltech.EDU (06/08/87)
Does anyone know what "Spectrum" and "Spectrum Plus" computers are? All I know about them is that they are either British or German make. Are these Commodore-64's or Apple-II's in disguise? Please send your replies to yekta@abbott.caltech.edu . Thank you very much. -- Yekta
huh@whuts.UUCP (06/10/87)
These were machines produced by the british firm SINCLAIR (sold to ACORN ?).
The difference between Spectrum and Spectrum+ is the keyboard
i.e. "eraser" vs "real" type keys.
It is a machine using a Z80 running a BASIC interpreter. 16 K ROM
and 48k RAM. It uses a TV set as monitor.
Interfaces : cassette tape for saving and loading programs, and a full
Z80 pin compatible edge connector.
I have been using one for four years now with a lot of pleasure.
{ He who does not honor the small is not worth the big ones }
Huub van Helvoort tfra@ur-tut.UUCP (06/11/87)
Huub van Helvoort writes: > These were machines produced by the british firm SINCLAIR (sold to ACORN ?). No, Amstraad. If you want more information, subscribe to Computer Shopper. They have a Times/Sinclair Survival Column that Spectrum and other Sinclair users may find useful. -- Tom Frauenhofer ...!seismo!rochester!ur-tut!tfra "The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity." -- Harlan Ellison