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ZX Spectrum turns 30, BBC reunites two of its main faces

News by Johnny Cullen Contributor

Published on April 23, 2012

ZX Spectrum turns 30 today. The machine launched on April 23, 1982 in the UK for £125 for the basic model or £175 for the 48k model. Creator Sir Clive Sinclair soon sold the Sinclair Research busisness - and with it, the Spectrum branding - to Sir Alan Sugar's Amstad in 1986 for £5 million. To celebrate the occasion, the BBC's reunited two of the machine's figureheads: engineer Richard Altwasser and designer Rick Dickinson for an interview. Get it here.

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