History of ZX Spectrum

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Retailing for GBP125 for the 16 Kb and GBP175 for the 48 Kb model, the Spectrum was the first mainstream home computer in the UK, similar in significance to the Commodore 64 in the USA (this was also a rival to the Spectrum in the UK). A slightly modified version of the Spectrum was sold in the USA by Timex as the TS2068?.

Retailing for GBP125 for the 16 Kb and GBP175 for the 48 Kb model, the Spectrum was the first mainstream home computer in the UK, similar in significance to the Commodore 64 in the USA (this was also a rival to the Spectrum in the UK). A slightly modified version of the Spectrum, in a silver colored case with hard plastic keys, was sold in the USA by Timex as the TS2068?. It had an extra 8K extension ROM, a cartridge port, two joystick ports and a AY-3-8912 sound chip with extra Sinclair BASIC commands to support these devices (STICK, SOUND).