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ZX Spectrum +2 |
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£200 (UK, 1986) later dropped to £149 |
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Boxed: 016635T48
108-043514 |
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1986 |
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Zilog Z80A CPU Running at a frequency of 3.5469Mhz |
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32 Kbytes Rom of which 16 Kbytes are from the old 1982 Spectrum Rom and the other 16K contain the Plus 2 new and powerful version of BASIC. 128KBytes of Ram implemented as sixteen 64-Kbit Dram Chips. The machine used a banking scheme to take advantage of the extra Ram & Rom. |
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The case is very similar to the CPC-464. The colour of the machine from the Spectrum’s black case was changed to grey and a built in tape recorder at the right hand side was fitted for less loading problems. The keyboard is a non standard QWERTY style layout, and the colour was also changed to grey. All the basic commands were left out from the keyboard, leaving you in total darkness when you use it in 48K mode. The only way to write BASIC in 48K mode is to do your own template. The usual embossed Sinclair Logo was also included on the top left hand side and on the right hand side Amstrad included the SPECTRUM +2 logo. |
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The Spectrum +2 display capabilities are exactly the same as the ZX Spectrum 128K with one single video mode, which mixes text and graphics on a grid of 256×192 pixels. Characters are 8×8 pixels, with a text resolution of 32×24. 8 main colours are available and an extra BRIGHT attribute to increase the brightness of each color and gives you a total of 16 colours. |
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Sound like in the ZX Spectrum 128K is generated by an AY-3-8912 chip and is capable of producing 3 channels of sound plus one channel of white noise. There are 16 levels of volume and all the channels are produced separately by the chip and mixed externally as a mono signal. The chip also includes a MIDI In/Out ports for sound sampling. |
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1 X RF output which transmits both Audio and Video, 1 X 3.5mm Jack Socket for sound output to a HI FI system, 1 x Bus Expansion Port, 1 x 8-pin Din RGB or Composite Video output, 2 x Joystick non standard ports. 2 x RJ-11, one for both RS-232 or MIDI and the other connection for a numeric keypad.
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Standard 9VDC 2100mA. |
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The case measures 440mm x 175mm x 50mm (W x L x H). The weight is approximately 2.5Kg. |
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Sinclair sold more than 1.8 million units around the world. |