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This wiki is an attempt at rebooting the Sinclair FAQ
At the moment it is simply an experiment to see whether the Sinclair community think it is a suitable way to take the FAQ forwards, and whether it will encourage participation and hopefully avoid the pitfalls that have plagued the original FAQ and the Tech Wiki.
If this experiment is successful the aim is for it to replace the existing Sinclair FAQs and Tech Wiki as a central repository for Sinclair related information on the internet.
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Current Status
The wiki is slowly growing, there are several full articles now but it still needs contributions. Please take a look at SinclairFAQ_talk:What Needs Doing to see what parts of the wiki you can help with.
Index
Frequently asked questions - start here!
- Original models: ZX Spectrum 16k/48k | ZX Spectrum+ 128K | ZX Spectrum +2 | ZX Spectrum +3/2A/2B | Timex 2000 series
- New developments: Speccy2010 | ZX Spectrum SE
Spectrum internals:
- Components: Schematics | AY-3-8912 | The Spectrum ULA | Z80 | 16/48k edge connector | 128k edge connector | +3/2A/2B edge connector
- Behaviour: Contended memory | Contended IO | Floating bus | Spectrum Video Modes
Hardware maintenance: Replacement Components
Hardware addons
- Storage: DivIDE | MGT +D | MGT DISCiPLE | ZX Interface 1 | External floppy drives on the Spectrum +3
- Mouse/Joystick: Kempston | ZX Interface 2
Standards: IDEDOS | ULAplus | X80 | ZXI standard
System software: +3DOS | +3e | Open82 | OpenSE | Spectrum tape interface | Channels and streams
Software development: Z80 Programming | SpecBAS | 18x18 icon format
File formats: FZX | HDF | PZX | TAP | TZX | Z80
Spectrum culture: Harry S Price | Matthew Smith | Where Are They Now?
External Links
The Tech Wiki which contains corrections to some of the material in the c.s.s faq reference section, and details of new projects such as the ULAplus, and the "128Ke" idealised Spectrum 128K specification.
The comp.sys.sinclair FAQ which contains the majority of the technical information about the Sinclair ZX80, ZX81, and Spectrum range of computers