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The Software Library: ZX Spectrum

The ZX Spectrum (pronounced /ˈzɛdˌɛks/ "Zed-Ex") is an 8-bit personal home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research Ltd. The machine was launched as the ZX Spectrum by Sinclair to highlight the machine's colour display, compared with the black-and-white of its predecessor, the ZX81. The Spectrum was ultimately released as eight different models; together they sold in excess of 5 million units worldwide (not counting numerous clones). The Spectrum was among the first mainstream audience home computers in the UK, similar in significance to the Commodore 64 in the USA. The introduction of the ZX Spectrum led to a boom in companies producing software and hardware for the machine, the effects of which are still seen; some credit it as the machine which launched the UK IT industry. Licensing deals and clones followed, and earned Clive Sinclair a knighthood for "services to British industry".

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ZX Spectrum Library: Games
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Games and entertainment software for the ZX Spectrum. The Internet Archive Software Library is a large collection of viewable and executable software titles, ranging from commercially released products to public domain and hobbyist programs. Using the JSMESS emulator, users can "boot up" an emulation of the given title and use it in their browser. More titles are added frequently, and users are encouraged to donate newly found floppy disk images and programs.
ZX Spectrum Library: Applications
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Applications for the ZX Spectrum. The Internet Archive Software Library is a large collection of viewable and executable software titles, ranging from commercially released products to public domain and hobbyist programs. Using the JSMESS emulator, users can "boot up" an emulation of the given title and use it in their browser. More titles are added frequently, and users are encouraged to donate newly found floppy disk images and programs.
ZX Spectrum Library: Covertapes
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760
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39,269
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"Cover Tapes" for the ZX Spectrum, consisting of the images of cassette tapes that would be attached to the front of magazines or sold individually as the monthly package of new shareware and demonstration programs associated with a publication. The Internet Archive Software Library is a large collection of viewable and executable software titles, ranging from commercially released products to public domain and hobbyist programs. Using the JSMESS emulator, users can "boot...
ZX Spectrum Library: Demos
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Graphics, sound and programming demonstration programs for the ZX Spectrum. Most are of "Demoscene" artworks, with a small amount of commercial packages providing reduced-function examples of the full products. The Internet Archive Software Library is a large collection of viewable and executable software titles, ranging from commercially released products to public domain and hobbyist programs. Using the JSMESS emulator, users can "boot up" an emulation of the given title...
ZX Spectrum Library: Educational
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Educational and learning programs for the ZX Spectrum. The Internet Archive Software Library is a large collection of viewable and executable software titles, ranging from commercially released products to public domain and hobbyist programs. Using the JSMESS emulator, users can "boot up" an emulation of the given title and use it in their browser. More titles are added frequently, and users are encouraged to donate newly found floppy disk images and programs.
ZX Spectrum Library: Games
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Grand Prix Circuit (1990)(Accolade)[128K]
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ZX Spectrum Library: Games
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Ghostbusters II (1989)(Activision)
P-47 Thunderbolt - The Freedom Fighter (1990)(Firebird Software)[128K][needs tape load]
ZX Spectrum Library: Games
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Fernando Martin Basket Master (1987)(Dinamic Software)(es)[a]
ZX Spectrum Library: Games
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Alchemist (1983)(Imagine Software)
ZX Spectrum Library: Games
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Operation Wolf (1988)(Ocean)[128K]
ZX Spectrum Library: Games
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Cosmic Shock Absorber (1986)(Martech Games)
ZX Spectrum Library: Games
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Seymour at the Movies (1991)(Codemasters)[a]
ZX Spectrum Library: Games
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Operation Wolf (1988)(Ocean)[a][128K]
ZX Spectrum Library: Games
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Adventures of Sid Spider, The (2002)(David Pegg)[128K]
ZX Spectrum Library: Games
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Alchemist (1983)(Imagine Software)[a2]
ZX Spectrum Library: Games
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Alchemist (1983)(Imagine Software)[a8]
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Alchemist (1983)(Imagine Software)[a3]
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Alchemist (1983)(Imagine Software)[a4]
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Operation Wolf (1988)(Ocean)[a3][128K]
Fernando Martin Basket Master (1987)(Dinamic Software)(es)[a3]
Fernando Martin Basket Master (1987)(Dinamic Software)(es)[a2]
ZX Spectrum Library: Games
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Operation Wolf (1988)(Ocean)[a2][128K]
ZX Spectrum Library: Covertapes
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Zanthrax - Race of the Future (1989)(Crash)
ZX Spectrum Library: Games
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Alchemist (1983)(Imagine Software)[a7]
ZX Spectrum Library: Games
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Cosmic Shock Absorber (1986)(Martech Games)[a]
ZX Spectrum Library: Applications
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Tape File Copy v3 (1986)(Arnost Vecerka)