Questions tagged [zx-spectrum-clones]
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How compatible is the Leningrad clone with the "original" ZX Spectrum?
In Leningrad they developed a clone of the ZX Spectrum, replacing the ULA by some TTL logic. Some of my speculations:
In the USSR, the analog TV sets used SECAM, not PAL, so I imagine that the ...
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Can a USR command damage a ZX Spectrum?
I recently came across this magazine snippet; specifically this section:
Aprovechamos para avisar a los usuarios del Inves, que nos ha Ilegado el rumor de que haciendo:
BORDER 5
RANDOMIZE USR 4665
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Did any ZX Spectrum clones use a 16 bit datapath between memory and video generation?
On the Commodore 64, there is a 12 bit datapath between memory and the VIC II: the ordinary screen data, which is in DRAM, and another 4 bits which comes from another SRAM chip which may be paged into ...
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What file formats were used for binary executable files on later Sinclair ZX Spectrums?
The last official version of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum was the +3, released after the company was owned by Amstrad. It included a 3-inch floppy disk drive as used on other Amstrad computers.
But even ...
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