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Le 26/10/2015 19:12, Orchid Win7 v1 a écrit :
> http://www.ebuyer.com/708786-recreated-zx-spectrum-kyb-zxspectrumbt
>
>  1. Why would anybody want this?
> 
> 2. THE PRICE!!

Isn't there a violation of design ? Would Amstrad not sue ?
(IIRC, Amstrad bought the rom of spectrum, which include the basic,
and might have let them in public domain, at least for emulator, yet
the design is part of the IP of Sinclair that also went into Amstrad's
hands).

The interesting part of the spectrum was the video output (PAL), the
expansion bus, and the tape facility. So far, all of them are missing
from the recreation.

How do you display ? (Pal is dead, and there is no display connector)

How do you print ?

How do you save & load ?

and IIRC, the keyboard (on membrane/printed circuit) was the weakest
point of the sinclair (with age, they become brittle and break when
you open the machine). That, and with usage, the gum of the keyboard
loose the print on it if you clean it too hard.

Back to the recreation: it's only a keyboard, you need a real
bluetooth device with a display... and you cannot even connect the old
joystick to it either.
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