The Kickstarter appeared a complete replica of the most famous eight-bit computer ZX Spectrum, which celebrated the 35th anniversary. A team of authors of the NEXT version, which includes Rick Dixon, who has been responsible for the design of classic machines, promises the full compatibility of the novelty with the original. Since many people remember one of the first PCs that have become widespread, the money necessary to launch serial production is collected in full. The approximate price of the basic version, which will begin to be collected in 2018, will be $ 225.
In a new product loaded from a magnetic vintage tape, the FPGA architecture, as well as the Z80 processor at 7 MHz, was used. The available volume of the RAM is small, only 512 KB, however, if necessary, it can be increased to 2.5 MB. All information that is important for the user is recorded, of course, not on floppy disks, but SD. As for graphics, the new version is available in the classical spectrum.
Any monitor can be connected via RGB, VGA and HDMI. It also provides a port db9 and ps/2. Additionally, you can put in a pc WiFi module.
Source: Kickstarter.com
The Kickstarter appeared a complete replica of the most famous eight-bit computer ZX Spectrum, which celebrated the 35th anniversary. A team of authors of the NEXT version, which includes Rick Dixon, who has been responsible for the design of classic machines, promises the full compatibility of the novelty with the original. Since many people remember one of the first PCs that have become widespread, the money necessary to launch serial production is collected in full. The approximate price of the basic version, which will begin to be collected in 2018, will be $ 225.
In a new product loaded from a magnetic vintage tape, the FPGA architecture, as well as the Z80 processor at 7 MHz, was used. The available volume of the RAM is small, only 512 KB, however, if necessary, it can be increased to 2.5 MB. All information that is important for the user is recorded, of course, not on floppy disks, but SD. As for graphics, the new version is available in the classical spectrum.
Any monitor can be connected via RGB, VGA and HDMI. It also provides a port db9 and ps/2. Additionally, you can put in a pc WiFi module.
Source: Kickstarter.com