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)
