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Netbooks, Apple goodies, vintage kit and a futuristic datacentre
Photo The sale includes Sinclair computers such as the ZX81 machine and a ZX Spectrum 48K extension shown here. Bonhams previewed some vintage tech last month as the London auctioneer prepared to put a... [02 Oct 2009]
Photos: Computer history goes under the hammer
Photo The lot also includes a ZX Spectrum 48K extension. This is the Lyons Electronic Office - LEOII/3 electronic programmable storage computer which was first demonstrated in 1958. Just 13 of the Leo II... [29 Sep 2009]
Photos: The evolution of the PC
Photo Its £129 price tag matched the pricing of models of the competing ZX Spectrum. British company Sinclair Research introduced low cost personal computing to the world with the ZX series of... [07 May 2009]
2008 in film: From Gates' departure to T5 opening its gates
News While at Bletchley Park, silicon.com also checked out some classic British PCs from years gone by, revisiting golden oldies including the BBC Micro and Sinclair ZX Spectrum. The past year has seen some... [12 Dec 2008]
Voice biometrics, war tech and the history of computing
News First up was a look at an exhibition showing how the British PC has evolved over the years, with museum volunteer, Peter Chilvers, providing his thoughts on classics including the Sinclair ZX Spectrum. [08 Oct 2008]
Chrome future, vintage PCs and credit crunch IT
News From the rubber-keyed Sinclair ZX Spectrum to the chunky Commodore PET with its delightfully dated styling, it's a walk down memory lane guaranteed to warm the cockles of every techie's heart. But there... [03 Oct 2008]
Britain's classic computers: A silicon.com special
News These and many other machines are part of the archives at the National Museum of Computing, which houses all manner of vintage techie kit preserved for posterity, including the BBC Micro and the ZX... [02 Oct 2008]
ID cards, driverless buses and virtual shipwrecks
Photo This is the Amstrad 'Colour Personal Computer' that Sir Alan Sugar launched in 1984 to rival the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64. Here's a driver giving the tech a spin. To see more click here. Photo... [02 Oct 2008]
Photos: A dip into Bletchley's classic PC archive
Photo Continuing with the cheap theme, the Amstrad 'Colour Personal Computer' was launched by Sir Alan Sugar in 1984 as a rival to the ZX Spectrum and the Commodore 64. Sinclair ZX... [03 Sep 2008]
Does the ZX Spectrum deserve its crown?
News Many readers agreed with the overall winner - the ZX Spectrum - with one reader from Scotland commenting: "My old Spectrum sits in a small display frame to remind me of how simple... [30 Apr 2008]
Computer classics, Vista uptake, iPhone price cuts and Heathrow T5...
News It was time for some tech nostalgia during April with the Sinclair ZX spectrum crowned the most popular first home computer by silicon.com readers. ZX Spectrum crowned... [28 Apr 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 25.04.08
Round-Up The intro rather gave it away: it's the ZX Spectrum, that diminutive, rubber-keyed pixie of computational delight. It's a well known fact that Samuel Johnson started to write the first dictionary on a... [25 Apr 2008]
Dear silicon.com... ZX Spectrum nostalgia, Mac attack, tag a bag…
Comment Winner: The ZX Spectrum! ZX Spectrum crowned king of computer classics Editor's choice silicon.com editor Steve Ranger flags up his picks on the site this week.¦... [24 Apr 2008]
Editor's Blog: Home computing from Acorn, Amiga and Amstrad, to the ZX Spectrum
Comment This question formed the basis of our latest reader poll - which saw the ZX Spectrum voted as the most popular of the 10 pieces of antique hardware we listed. While many approved of the... [22 Apr 2008]
ZX Spectrum crowned king of computer classics
News The Sinclair ZX Spectrum has been crowned the most popular first home computer, beating off competition from other classics such as the Amiga and BBC Micro. Almost a third (31 per cent) of the more than... [18 Apr 2008]
