The Spectrum family enjoys a very large software library of more than 23,000 titles^[5] which is still increasing. While most of these are games, the library is very diverse, including programming language implementations, databases (e.g. VU-File^[6]), word processors (e.g. Tasword II^[7]), spreadsheets (e.g. VU-Calc^[6]), drawing and painting tools (e.g. OCP Art Studio^[8]), and even 3D-modelling (e.g. VU-3D^[9]) and archaeology software^[10] amongst many other types.^[11]

The hardware limitations of the Spectrum imposed a special level of creativity on video game designers, and so many Spectrum games are very creative and playable even by today’s standards.^[12] The early Spectrum models’ great success as a games platform came in spite of its lack of built-in joystick ports, primitive sound generation, and colour support that was optimised for text display.^[13]

[5] ^ ^{a b} van der Heide, Martijn. “Archive!”. World of Spectrum. Retrieved 2006-08-11

[6] ^ ^{a b} Pearce, Nick (October/November 1982). “Zap! Pow! Boom!”. ZX Computing: 75. Retrieved 2008-08-05.

[7] ^ Wetherill, Steven (June 1984). “Tasword Two: The Word Processor”. CRASH! (5): 126. Retrieved 2008-08-05.

[8] ^ Gilbert, John (October 1985). “Art Studio”. Sinclair User (43): 28. Retrieved 2007-01-18.

[9] ^ Carter, Alasdair (October/November 1983). “VU-3D”. ZX Computing: 76–77. Retrieved 2008-08-05.

[10] ^ Brown, Paul N.. “Pitcalc — simple interactive coordinate & trigonometric calculation software”. Retrieved 2008-09-16.

[11] ^ van der Heide, Martijn. “World of Spectrum”. Retrieved 2008-09-16.

[12] ^ McCandless, David (1998-09-17). “Retrospectrum”. Daily Telegraph.

[13] ^ Adamson, Ian; Richard Kennedy (1986-10-30). Sinclair and the “Sunrise” Technology: The Deconstruction of a Myth. Penguin Books Ltd. ISBN 0-14-008774-5.

on the Multiple Classic Computer MCC-216.

It has started the work and we will post frequent updates about the progress of the FPGA Core development.

SINCLAIR ZX SPECTRUM
the good, old ‘speccy’

History^[1,2,3,4]

In April 1982 a small British company, led by Sir Clive Sinclair, launched the ZX Spectrum computer and sparked a revolution.

The small, black computer with iconic rubber keys ignited the home computer age in the UK and beyond, led to an explosion in computer manufacturing and developed software programming talent that is still in evidence today.

The computer was the brainchild of British technology entrepreneur Sir Clive Sinclair who also, with the Sinclair Cambridge, developed one of the first cheap and slim pocket calculators in 1972.

The Spectrum was the third home computer to be released by Sinclair – following the ZX80 and ZX81 – but was the first aimed squarely at the home.

The machine came in two models – £125 for a 16KB machine and £175 for a 48KB machine, making it one of the first affordable machines.

The hardware designer was Richard Altwasser of Sinclair Research and the software was written by Steve Vickers on contract from Nine Tiles Ltd, the authors of Sinclair BASIC. Sinclair’s industrial designer Rick Dickinson was responsible for the machine’s outward appearance. Originally dubbed the ZX82, the machine was later renamed the “Spectrum” by Sinclair to highlight the machine’s colour display, compared to the black-and-white of its predecessors, the ZX80 and ZX81.

[1] http://computermuseum.50megs.com/brands/zxspectrum.htm

[2] http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/technology/6572711.stm
[3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX_Spectrum

[4] http://www.computernostalgia.net/articles/spectrum.htm

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 MCC-216 Amiga core v0.10 beta release note
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* Read only support on ADF images. Support up to 4 drives and 20 medias.

* GAME/DEMO/USER menus (no menu title yet)

* Menu software resides in SDRAM and is loaded from SD-Card (AMENU.BIN in /SYSTEM/ROM/AMIGA/)

* USER menu only supports Kickstart v1.3 (file KICK13.ROM under /SYSTEM/ROM/AMIGA/)

* GAME and DEMO menus use encrypted Cloanto Kicktarts

* Fixed memory configuration : 2 MB of Chip, 1 MB of Slow, 8 MB of Fast (not auto-config)

* F12 shows/hides drives' states

* "Menu" key (between Alt Gr and Ctrl) swaps disks.

* NumLock enables/disables joystick on numeric keypad

Enjoy !

TODO:

* Improve compatibility
* Add preference menu

We are very please to release today the initial Beta Version of the Apple 2 computer on the Multiple Classic Computer MCC-216.

Special thanks to Alex who ported his Apple 2 core to the MCC-216.

Alex keep up the good work !

Please follow this link for download:

http://www.mcc-home.com/3.html

English Users please go to our MCC download page:

http://www.mcc-home.com/3.html

Deutsche Benutzer verwenden bitte die folgende Seite:

http://www.mymcc.de/4.html

HAPPY RETO GAMING with the MCC-216 !

Viel Spass mit dem AMIGA fuer den Multiple Classic Computer.

P.S.: Frederic great job !!

The AMIGA has a Game, Demo and User menu similar to the C64 core.

You can start the Game or Application with simply pressing the Fire Button or Enter on the keyboard.
The USER menu allows to mount up to 4 Disks into the 4 different AMIGA drives (DF0-DF3).

Some screen shots of the games we use for testing the AMIGA core

Stay tuned for the official release !

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Our 10th anniversary event will be held on Saturday, March 26, 2011, from 10:00am to 8:00pm and Sunday, March 27, 2011, from 10:00am to 5:00pm.

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