SINCLAIR ZX SPECTRUM EBAY SOFTWARE
SINCLAIR ZX SPECTRUM EBAY TV

#2: Replace the original voltage regulator with a modern switch-mode equivalent. #1: Modify the RF video output to display composite video instead. There are several steps which I like to take when performing a complete restoration on a Spectrum, which include fixing factory or age-related problems, and future-proofing.Īs such, I planned out the servicing, preventative maintenance, and upgrades that I wanted to perform, as follows:

SINCLAIR ZX SPECTRUM EBAY TV

ZX Spectrum 48k+ mainboard before restoration.Īt the time of this restoration I still had an old TV with an RF input, so I was able to give the machine a quick test – it seemed to boot up fine, but I couldn’t do much else as most of the keys weren’t working, a common problem. The Spectrum seemed to be all original, and featured a 1984 ISSUE 4S mainboard with 48 KB of factory-installed RAM – the ULA was socketed. Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48k+ before restoration. The Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48k+ was one of the intermediate machines produced by Sinclair, and was the replacement for the ZX Spectrum 16/48k “rubber-key” in 1984 – they used the same mainboard so were functionally identical, but the 48k+ featured a larger case, a more traditional keyboard, and a reset button. The machine was in very good condition and came with several accessories as well as its original box, however it was sold as “untested”. Following that initial raft of devices 10 per cent of net revenue from all sales will be donated.A while back I got my hands on my first Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48k+, yet another 1980s 8-bit computer to add to my collection.

SINCLAIR ZX SPECTRUM EBAY SOFTWARE

Not so obvious is the new hardware expansion interface on the circuit board and the implementation of software upgradeability.įor every one of the first 4,000 Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vega games console sold the company will donate £5 to Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity. 'We are especially grateful to those Spectrum fans who have made suggestions as to additional features they would like to see in the Vega, and we have taken all those suggestions seriously, we have discussed them, and we have decided to implement two of them in the first release of the Vega,' noted Smith.Īs you can see in the video above, and picture at the top of this page, the improvements include a bevy of new rubber keys. The consoles are being manufactured by SMS Electronics Ltd in Beeston, Nottinghamshire.Ĭhris Smith said that since the project announcement, the Vega has already benefitted from suggestions and feedback made by fans. A production run of 3,000 will be made available in July then, as long as orders keep up, 10,000 will be produced in August or September. Looking at the IndieGogo project page this production run has already sold out in entirety. According to a press release we received today the first 1,000 units will be shipped to customers at the end of May. Purchasers will have to wait for the machines to be dispatched however.

As mentioned in the headline, the machines are now available to order on the Retro Computers website.

The Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vega was designed by Chris Smith, Technical Director at Retro Computers, makers of the new retro gaming device. The device comes 32 years after the original Sinclair Spectrum was launched and is bundled with 1,000 classic games for your retro-gaming nostalgic pleasure. It was announced as a crowdfunding project launched and backed by Sir Clive Sinclair which collected £155,000 from backers. We first heard about this console back in December last year. People can now buy the Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vega games console.

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