ZX Spectrum - meaning and definition. What is ZX Spectrum
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What (who) is ZX Spectrum - definition

SERIES OF PERSONAL HOME COMPUTERS
Sinclair Spectrum; Sinclair ZX spectrum; Zx spectrum; Spectrum (computer); Spectrum Plus 2; Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48K; Zx spectrum +3; Zx spectrum +2; ZX-82; ZX82; ZX Spectrum +2; ZX Spectrum +3; World of spectrum; Spectrum +3; +3DOS; +3 DOS; Sinclair ZX Spectrum; ZX Spectra; ZX spectrum; Spectrum 48k; ZX Spectrum 128; ZX Spectrum+; ZX-Spectrum; Spectrum Vega; World of Spectrum; Spectrum ZX; Amstrad ZX Spectrum +3; Spectrum +2; ZX Spectrum +2A; Zx spectrum +2a; Spectrum +2a; ZX Spectrum +2B; Zx spectrum +2b; Spectrum +2b

ZX Spectrum         
<computer> Sinclair's first personal computer with a colour display. The Spectrum used the Zilog Z80 processor like its predecessors the ZX-80 and ZX-81. It was originally available in 16k and 48k versions using cassette tape and later grew to 128k and sprouted floppy disks. It had a wider and more solid case and a marginally better "dead flesh" keyboard. Unlike the earlier models, it didn't require the presence of a cold carton of milk to prevent it overheating. It was possibly the most popular home computer in the UK for many years. The TK-90X was a clone. (1995-11-04)
List of ZX Spectrum games         
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WIKIMEDIA LIST ARTICLE
List of spectrum games; List of zx spectrum games; ZX Spectrum games; List of sinclair spectrum games
This is a sortable list of games for the ZX Spectrum home computer. There are currently games in this incomplete list.
ZX Spectrum character set         
  • Screenshot of output from a [[Sinclair BASIC]] program that demonstrates all printable code points including BASIC keywords and the User-Defined Graphics characters (by default defined as copies of the A-U glyphs).
CHARACTER SET
Spectrum Character Set; SPECSCII
The ZX Spectrum character set is the variant of ASCII used in the British Sinclair ZX Spectrum family computers. It is based on ASCII-1967 but the characters ^, ` and DEL are replaced with ↑, £ and ©.

Wikipedia

ZX Spectrum

The ZX Spectrum (UK: ) is an 8-bit home computer that was developed by Sinclair Research. It was released in the United Kingdom on 23 April 1982, and became Britain's best-selling microcomputer.

Referred to during development as the ZX81 Colour and ZX82, it was launched as the ZX Spectrum to highlight the machine's colour display, which differed from the black and white display of its predecessor, the ZX81. The Spectrum was released as six different models, ranging from the entry level with 16 KB RAM released in 1982 to the ZX Spectrum +3 with 128 KB RAM and built in floppy disk drive in 1987; altogether they sold over 5 million units worldwide (not counting unofficial clones).

The Spectrum was among the first home computers in the United Kingdom aimed at a mainstream audience, and it thus had similar significance to the Commodore 64 in the US and the Thomson MO5 in France. The introduction of the ZX Spectrum led to a boom in companies producing software and hardware for the machine, the effects of which are still seen. Some credit it as the machine which launched the British information technology industry. Licensing deals and clones followed, earning Clive Sinclair a knighthood for services to British industry.

The Commodore 64, Dragon 32, Oric-1, Oric Atmos, BBC Micro and later the Amstrad CPC range were rivals to the Spectrum in the UK market during the early 1980s. The machine was officially discontinued in 1992.