ZX Spectrum <strong>Peripherals</strong> and Accessories The ZX Spectrum's design was primarily driven by price, and at £125, the Spectrum was a lot cheaper than most of its contempories. To keep the price down, the Spectrum had to do without some of the 'luxuries' that were fitted as standard on its competitors. These 'luxuries' included things like ...
... tips, techniques, experiments and investigations into Sinclair BASIC and other aspects of Spectrum programming. <strong>Peripherals</strong> <strong>Peripherals</strong> such as joystick interfaces, keyboards, printer interfaces and other hardware associated with the Spectrum. Later Spectrum Models The ZX Spectrum+, ZX Spectrum 128K and the Amstrad versions, ...
ZX Spectrum MIDI Interfaces and MIDI Keyboard <strong>Peripherals</strong> MIDI, or Musical Instrument Digital Interface, is an industry standard interface protocol for connecting digital musical instruments, computers, and other devices which comply with the MIDI standard. This is a small selection of MIDI devices which were designed for, or marketed ...
... and sound hardware, the machine's capabilities proved considerably greater than its low price might have suggested. <strong>Peripherals</strong> Sinclair produced a number of <strong>peripherals</strong> for the ZX Spectrum, including the ZX Printer, Interface 1 and ZX Microdrive system. Interface 1 provided access to Microdrives, an RS232 interface and the ZX Net ...
... The machine also retained the Spectrum's expansion system and could use the large range of Sinclair and third-party <strong>peripherals</strong> developed for the original computer. There were nevertheless differences between the various Spectrum+ circuit board revisions, and the machine represents an important stage in the development of the ...
... Sinclair User, No. 32, November 1984, p.44 3. "LIGHT READING", Your Spectrum, No. 8, October 1984, p.13 4. "A World or <strong>Peripherals</strong> for your ZX Spectrum! - advert", Your Spectrum, No.12, March 1985, p.54 5. "For Your AUTUMN SAVERS SPECTRUM/PLUS - advert", Your Sinclair, No.21, December 1985, p.24 6. "Trojan Products - advert", Your ...
... Cheetah 32K RAMpack and the Cheetah SpecDrum. £11.50* - No rear connector21 £12.75* - with connector which allows <strong>peripherals</strong> to be stacked up21 *includes VAT @ 15% and p&p. COMCONby FREL Ltd Programmable joystick interface by means of six jumper leads. Interface works in parallel to keyboard. Compatible with any add-ons. ...
... however it is sound none the less. The lack of quality sound from the Sinclair machine inspired a good many add-on <strong>peripherals</strong> which at the very least would improve the volume and at best would match the quality of microcomputers four or five times as expensive as the ZX Spectrum.The simplest way to improve the sound coming from the ...
... 1984 p.106 5. "ZX81 AND SPECTRUM SPEECH SYNTHESISERS - advert", ZX Computing, June/July 1983 p.130 6. "Hardware and <strong>peripherals</strong>", Sinclair User Annual, 1986 p.121 7. "Fuller Micro Systems - advert", Your Computer, December 1984 p.297 8. "Every computer needs a CHATTERBOX! - advert", ZX Computing, February/March 1983 p.12 9. "The ...
... mode.Many machine code programs exist to give the equivelent of DELETE on the ZX Spectrum. RESET RESETResult : Resets <strong>peripherals</strong> (manual is unclear about this). RESET is obtained by entering extended mode and pressing CAPS-SHIFT and 'P'The keyword RESET only replaces '©' whilst in 'K' mode. Statements Keyword Meaning Comments ON ERR ...
... although the new circuitry and different power-up behaviour could cause compatibility problems with some older <strong>peripherals</strong>. The 128K Environment When switched on, the ZX Spectrum+ 128K started in its new 128K environment. This introduced a number of changes to the way BASIC programs were entered and edited. The familiar ...