The ZX Spectrum was a revolutionary new computer system, designed by Clive Sinclair, that was released in 1982. Along with its rival, the Commodore 64, the ZX Spectrum created a boom in home computer usage. Games and applications were widely available on the High Street - I used to buy games in Boots of all places - and enthusiasts could even program their own.

Anyone familiar with the Spectrum will remember well the horrific screeching sound caused when loading games from the cassette deck.

Many classic games were made for the Spectrum, including:

• Jet Set Willy
• Manic Miner
• Chuckie Egg
• Skool Days
• Sabre Wulf
• Spy Hunter

The rights to the Sinclair computers were later puchased by Alan Sugar's Amstrad, and he actually incorporated a Spectrum emulator in one of his Emailer phones.

Spectrum Links

Spectrum on Wikipedia
World of Spectrum

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