The awesome Sinclair ZX Spectrum was my second computer and followed on from the 1K ZX81, providing the first taste of colour and a larger memory capable of playing games such as JetPac, Manic Miner ...

The BASIC language may be considered old-hat here in 2025, and the days when a computer came as a matter of course with a BASIC interpreter are far behind us, but it can still provide many hours of ...

The ZX Spectrum was a 1980s icon which played a starring role in the revolution that brought computers into the UK’s homes for the first time. The 8-bit computer arrived in 1982 with its distinctive ...

AS the ZX Spectrum computer turns 30 today, The Scotsman looks back on why Sir Clive Sinclair’s sleek black and rainbow-coloured box set the course for the way we play today Did you know with a ...

My first computer was a Sinclair ZX Spectrum. I still remember the feel of those rubber keys and how the process of loading the game often took longer than you spent playing it. The ZX Spectrum was ...

The new ZX Spectrum Vega features an SD card slot and joypad controls Production is set to start on a remodelled version of the ZX Spectrum, which will come pre-installed with 1,000 classic game ...

Looking back from a world of smartphones and Xboxes, it’s astonishing that such a commercially successful product could have happened with this unglamorous and flawed piece of equipment. Yes, I’m a ...

The new ZX Spectrum Vega features an SD card slot and joypad controls Production is set to start on a remodelled version of the ZX Spectrum, which will come pre-installed with 1,000 classic game ...