Sinclair ZX Spectrum keyboard close-up. Focus on Basic data ENTER command key. Vintage 8-bit home computer from 1980s (see Notes).

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Marcus Harrison - technologyImage ID:
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4000 x 6000 px | 33.9 x 50.8 cm | 13.3 x 20 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
1 September 2021Location:
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This is a vintage (in some eyes antique) Series 2 Sinclair ZX Spectrum from 1982. The 8-bit home computer inspired a generation of British programmers and computing enthusiasts, and became Britain's best-selling home computer at one stage as the public dipped their toes into a whole new world of technology. This computer, & subsequent Sinclair models, the BBC / Acorn, and Amstrad's home computers created a generation of clever and creative British computer programmers who tried to squeeze the most out of the Spectrum's limitations. Even in a world of 64-bit computing there is a whole sub-culture of modern tekkies who tinker and play around with the Spectrum for fun. Nearly 40 years old the Spectrum pictured has blemishes and some dust on it.