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On 1 Sep 2024 at 17:43:00 CEST, "Calum"
<com.gmail@nospam.scottishwildcat> wrote:

> On 30/08/2024 11:41, il biggo wrote:
>> Howdy, fellow Speccists! It's been what, 15 years since the last time I
>> posted here?
>> 
>> Anyway, I heard about a "The Spectrum" (hardware replica of the Sinclair
>> ZX Spectrum), and I wondered if anybody here knew anything about it. Is
>> it "official"? Is it any good? Has anybody seen/touched a prototype?
> 
> It's being made by Retro Games Ltd, who previously released the C64 Mini
> and Amiga 500 Mini, among others. So the hardware and the bundled
> licensed games are legit, although they obviously don't get the license
> to use the trademarks "Sinclair" or "ZX Spectrum".

So, semi-official. Good, it's not some kid in daddy's garage :D

> However, two of the people heading up Retro Games Ltd are Paul Andrews
> and Chris Smith. They were previously directors of Retro Computers Ltd,
> which was responsible for the ill-fated Spectrum Vega. So take that as
> you will.

It would be fun buying my last Speccy 41 years after my first one. If it
gets actually finished and marketed, I'm probably going to get it.

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The Spectrum? il biggo <big-go@bluewin.ch> - 2024-08-30 10:41 +0000
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    Re: The Spectrum? il biggo <big-go@bluewin.ch> - 2024-09-01 21:38 +0000

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