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Radiohead releases a surprise ZX Spectrum program for OK Computer anniversary And they're shipping it to fans on a bonafide cassette tape.
The Sinclair ZX Spectrum was one of the most important early home computers, an affordable model that inspired a generation as it brought amateur programming and computer gaming to the masses.
Long before Raspberry Pi, there was the ZX Spectrum -- one of the cheapest and best home computers ever made.
The Spectrum, although also a very strong seller and the linchpin of a much bigger programming and cultural scene than the ZX81 generated, had a fatal flaw — it was desperately unreliable.
When the ZX Spectrum was released in 1982, a problem was posed in chapter 19 of the computer’s manual. Now, 33 years later, that problem has finally been solved by a team at Oxford’s Museum of ...
Fire up ZX Spectrum: Elite Collection on your iPhone and you’ll smile at the familiar sound of a program loading from a cassette tape. Launch one of the six included games and you’ll cringe at ...
The 80s classic home computer the ZX Spectrum has been recreated thanks to fundraising by fans.
The ZX Spectrum was of course the brainchild of the late Clive Sinclair, the serial entrepreneur and inventor who came to prominence in 1972 with one of the world’s first – and by far its ...
The BBC reunites the team behind the ZX Spectrum 30 years on from the computer's launch.