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!Description
!Description
!Available from
!Available from
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|Dandanator! Mini
|FLASH based interface to run IF1 or other ROM images, and Z80 snapshots.
|[http://www.dandare.es/Proyectos_Dandare/ZX_Dandanator%21_Mini_EN.html Project page]
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|DivIDE
|DivIDE
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|DivMMC
|DivMMC
|MMC/SD cards and extra memory - can run various firmwares, including ESXDOS. Basically a DivIDE with extra memory and the IDE support replaced by MMC/SD card support.
|MMC/SD cards and extra memory - can run various firmwares, including ESXDOS. Basically a DivIDE with extra memory and the IDE support replaced by MMC/SD card support.
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|PlusDlite
|A [[+D]], with added Kempston joystick (but no parallel port).
|[http://www.bytedelight.com/?product_cat=plusdlite ByteDelight]
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|Retroleum SMART Card
|SD Card based interface to run IF1 or other ROM images, and load .TAP files.
|[https://www.retroleum.co.uk/spectrum-peripherals Retroleum Website]
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|[[Spectranet]]
|[[Spectranet]]
|IP interface (i.e. Internet access)
|IP interface (i.e. Internet access)
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|vDrive ZX
|Emulates up to eight ZX Microdrive.
|[https://vdrivezx.com/vdrivezx/ vDriveZX]
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|ZX-HD
|Raspberry Pi Zero based HDMI interface for all ZX Spectrum models, supports ULAPlus.
|[http://www.bytedelight.com/?product=zx-hd-hdmi-interface-with-ulaplus ByteDelight webshop]
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|A complete Spectrum 128 ''except'' the ULA.
|A complete Spectrum 128 ''except'' the ULA.
|Intermittently from [http://www.sellmyretro.com/ Sell My Retro], sometimes packaged with a SLAM ULA.
|Intermittently from [http://www.sellmyretro.com/ Sell My Retro], sometimes packaged with a SLAM ULA.
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|Nebula
|ULA replacement for ZX Spectrum 16K/48K.
|[https://www.retroleum.co.uk/zx-spectrum-chips Retroleum Website]
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|mULA48
|ULA replacement for ZX Spectrum 16K/48K.
|[https://www.8bits4ever.net/product-page/mula48 8bits4ever]
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|SLAM ULA
|SLAM ULA
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[http://www.funstockretro.co.uk/sinclair-zx-spectrum-vega-console Funstock Retro]<br/>
[http://www.funstockretro.co.uk/sinclair-zx-spectrum-vega-console Funstock Retro]<br/>
[https://retrocomputerslimited.com/store/product/sinclair-zx-vega Retro Computers Limited] (manufacturer)
[https://retrocomputerslimited.com/store/product/sinclair-zx-vega Retro Computers Limited] (manufacturer)
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|TZXduino
|A "fake tape player" which will play back TAP or TZX files as audio for input to real hardware.
|Intermittently from [http://www.sellmyretro.com/ Sell My Retro]
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Revision as of 21:43, 16 November 2017

  • IMPORTANT: only add hardware which has actually been shipped to the general public to this page.

Spectrum-related hardware which you can buy now (or have been able to buy in the past few years).

Peripherals

Things that plug into the the expansion port on original hardware, just like they did in the 1980s.

Name Description Available from
Dandanator! Mini FLASH based interface to run IF1 or other ROM images, and Z80 snapshots. Project page
DivIDE IDE (or typically Compact Flash cards via a CF to IDE adapter) and extra memory - can run various firmwares, including ESXDOS.
DivMMC MMC/SD cards and extra memory - can run various firmwares, including ESXDOS. Basically a DivIDE with extra memory and the IDE support replaced by MMC/SD card support.
PlusDlite A +D, with added Kempston joystick (but no parallel port). ByteDelight
Retroleum SMART Card SD Card based interface to run IF1 or other ROM images, and load .TAP files. Retroleum Website
Spectranet IP interface (i.e. Internet access)
vDrive ZX Emulates up to eight ZX Microdrive. vDriveZX
ZX-HD Raspberry Pi Zero based HDMI interface for all ZX Spectrum models, supports ULAPlus. ByteDelight webshop

Replacement hardware

Replacements for the original machine.

Name Description Available from
Just Speccy 128 A complete Spectrum 128 except the ULA. Intermittently from Sell My Retro, sometimes packaged with a SLAM ULA.
Nebula ULA replacement for ZX Spectrum 16K/48K. Retroleum Website
mULA48 ULA replacement for ZX Spectrum 16K/48K. 8bits4ever
SLAM ULA A Spectrum 128 ULA. Intermittently from Sell My Retro

Reimplementations

Reimplementations of the Spectrum in modern hardware designs.

Name Description Available from
ZX-UNO FPGA reimplementation of the Spectrum (and other Z80 machines) plus some additional features. Antonio Villena

Others

Stuff which doesn't fit into any of the above categories.

Name Description Available from
Recreated Sinclair ZX Spectrum A Bluetooth keyboard in the form factor of the Spectrum Amazon

Ceratech
Elite Systems (manufacturer)
GAME

Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vega A console-style emulator which plugs into a TV. Amazon

Funstock Retro
Retro Computers Limited (manufacturer)

TZXduino A "fake tape player" which will play back TAP or TZX files as audio for input to real hardware. Intermittently from Sell My Retro