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  • The ZX Spectrum Vega+. Uniquely for a console, some buttons appear to be hand painted,[1] a rare choice for any mass produced console.
    The ZX Spectrum Vega+. Uniquely for a console, some buttons appear to be hand painted,[1] a rare choice for any mass produced console.

History

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Development

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A crowdfunding campaign was launched in February 2016 and raised 512,000 British pounds.[2] Dickinson Associates, the company of Rick Dickinson, designed the system concept by Feburary 2016.[3]

Launch

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On May 8th, 2018 Sky decided to revoke the rights to use the Spectrum name.[2] On August 1st, 2018 with some units having begun shipping it was announced that the company producing the handheld would loose the rights to use the Spectrum name on August 7th, 2018.[2]

Legacy

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During and following an extremely troubled launch, the console did not fare well. Indiegogo began seeking debt collection by June 6th, 2018.[4] By February of 2019 Retro Computers LTD began to shutter itself through a "Wind Up" process.[5][6]

Technology

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The buttons of the ZX Spectrum Vega+ were a subject of note.

The ZX Spectrum Vega+ an 169 pin BGA Freescale MCIMX233DJM4C ARM 9 architecture processor, 16 megabytes of DDR SDRAM, and 64 megabytes of SPI Flash Memory, essentially the same as the previous ZX Spectrum Vega with increased IO.[7][8]

The GPL licensed software Free Unix Spectrum Emulator (FUSE) is used to emulate Spectrum games on the ZX Spectrum Vega+.[1]

Games

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18 games by Jonathan Cauldwell are included on the system.[1]

External Resources

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Wikipedia has related information at ZX Spectrum Vega+

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vega+

References

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  1. ↑ a b c Corfield, Gareth. "ZX Spectrum Vega+ blows a FUSE: It runs open-source emulator". www.theregister.com. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  2. ↑ a b c "Vega+ to be stripped of Sinclair and ZX Spectrum brands". BBC News. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Dickinson Associates :: THE PRODUCT DESIGNERS". www.theproductdesigners.com. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  4. ↑ Yin-Poole, Wesley (6 June 2018). "IndieGoGo to send in debt collectors over M.I.A. Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vega Plus" (in en). Eurogamer. https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-06-06-indiegogo-to-send-in-debt-collectors-over-m-i-a-sinclair-zx-spectrum-vega-plus. 
  5. ↑ Corfield, Gareth. "Is this a wind-up? Planet Computers boss calls time on ZX Spectrum reboot firm" (in en). www.theregister.com. https://www.theregister.com/2019/02/05/retro_computers_ltd_wound_up_private_planet/. 
  6. ↑ Corfield, Gareth. "ZX Spectrum Vega+ 'backer'? Nope, you're now a creditor – and should probably act fast" (in en). www.theregister.com. https://www.theregister.com/2019/02/22/retro_computers_ltd_winding_up_backers_creditors/. 
  7. ↑ "Retro Computers Limited releases a whole heap of ZX Vega+ technical specs". Flickering Myth. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  8. ↑ Linder, Brad (27 September 2016). "Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vega+ retro handheld game console ships Oct 20th". Liliputing. Retrieved 30 October 2020.


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