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ZX Spectrum 48K

1982 · United Kingdom · 48 KB

The best-selling model of the line. It was the 48 KB version that made the machine a mass-market product and shaped the home gaming and programming culture of the 1980s.

ZX Spectrum 48K with a black case and rubber keyboard, rainbow stripe to the right of the keys

Bill Bertram CC BY-SA 2.5 Wikimedia Commons

Specifications

Year

1982

Manufacturer

Sinclair Research

Country

United Kingdom

CPU

Zilog Z80A · 3.5 MHz

RAM

48 KB

ROM

16 KB

Video

256×192 · 15 colours

Sound

1 channel (beeper)

Storage

Cassette

Keyboard

Rubber

Mass

unknown

Gallery

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Sources

Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48K — Centre for Computing History — computinghistory.org.uk
ZX Spectrum — Wikipedia — en.wikipedia.org