#Sinclair spectrum zx series#

Inside the small black plastic casing sat an 8-bit Z80 CPU running at 3.5 Mhz and a video processor that was capable of displaying 16 colours on a pixel mapped 256 x 192 screen. 'The fact that World of Spectrum continues to receive thousands of visitors daily is testament to the influence and legacy of the ZX Spectrum' Whilst it didn't set the world alight, it proved the perfect stepping stone to producing the ZX Spectrum, a computer capable of colour and hi-res graphics, with another 'interesting' keyboard and graphics comparable to other more expensive computers at the time. He was quick to make improvements and launched the 1K ZX81, with its 'paper' keyboard. That's still about ВЈ450 in today's money, but its closest rivals at the time were two or three times more expensive. Always keen to drive prices down, in 1980 he produced the ZX80, a computer for under ВЈ100. In the '70s, Clive Sinclair was responsible for inventing the pocket calculator, but he soon moved on to selling computer kits. These home computers would be the entry point for many kids who would be inspired to pursue careers in the games industry, and for many more who simply enjoy playing video games. He put Cambridge at the centre of consumer electronics and, more importantly, cheap home computers. He was bright, eccentric, and often making media headlines, not always for the right reasons. For the rest of you, he was THE boffin of the '80s, the UK's answer to Steve Jobs. If you're 40+ and in the UK games industry then Sir Clive Sinclair and the Spectrum need no introduction. The Olivers will be in attendance, as will Rick Dickinson and a number of Spectrum developers. It is a follow-up to their recent column on the BBC Micro, and is being published now as part of the lead-up to the Spectrum 35th Anniversary event at the Cambridge History of Computing Museum this Saturday, October 28. This column was contributed by Philip and Andrew Oliver, creators of Dizzy and co-founders of Blitz Games and Radiant Wolrds.

#Sinclair spectrum zx series#

Definitely don't waste your time or money on this one.Why I Love is a series of guest editorials on intended to showcase the ways in which game developers appreciate each other's work. I suspect he's churning these books out at the rate of several per week. The first thing the author Kieren Hawken tells me is that this was the third film in the original Star Wars trilogy, as well as the Atari arcade trilogy! What the hell? Did anybody check this book before submitting it for publication? Or is this a deliberate error on the author's part to trap people copying his work? Either way, the book doesn't improve, it's 3 games per letter and just as bad as the others he's written. The first thing the author Kieren Hawken tells me is that this was the third film in the original Star Wars trilogy, as well as the Atari arcade trilogy! What the hell? Did anybody check this book before submitting it for publication? Or is this a deliberate error on the author's part to trap people copying his work? Either way, the book doesn't improve, it's 3 games per letter and just as bad as the others he's writte I flicked to a random page in the book and landed on The Empire Strikes Back. I flicked to a random page in the book and landed on The Empire Strikes Back.