Untitled
Sinclair Research Ltd.
Category
Technological items
Date
1987
Materials
Plastic computer and accessories with electrical flex contained in a cardboard box with polystyrene drawer
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 672712
Summary
A Sinclair ZX Spectrum +3 Home Computer. The computer is contained in its original cardboard box packaging along with the following accessory items: a joystick, a power supply unit, an aerial lead, an instruction manual for the keyboard, two floppy disks containing computer games and graphics software, an instruction manual for the computer games, loose leaf instructions for the graphics software, a case for the floppy disks and instruction manuals and a warranty/guarantee card. The ZX Spectrum is a home computer designed by Sinclair Research between 1982 and 1987. It was one of the best selling British computer systems, selling over five million units. The +3 model released by Amstrad was the final official Spectrum model.
Provenance
Home computer designed by Sinclair Research Ltd and released by Amstrad in 1987. Purchased from Comet in Burton On Trent on 12th December 1987. Transferred as a gift to The National trust on 15th November 2016.
Makers and roles
Sinclair Research Ltd., inventor