ZX Spectrum Neo

ZX Spectrum Neo is a fully hardware modern replica of the ZX Spectrum 48+/128/+2/+3 computers. Built on the "Sizif-512" platform.  Complete, full "ready to play" kit. More about the ZX Spectrum Neo.

The set includes:
- computer in a case that is a replica of the ZX Spectrum 48 (rubber boot)
- user manual - 52 pages in Polish language only!
- Kempston standard joystick with microswitches
- cable for connecting a TV with a SCART/Euroconnector (RGB image and stereo sound)
- cable for connecting a TV with a CINCH connector (composite image, stereo sound)
- power supply with a switch
- box based on the original ZX Spectrum 48 box
- SD card with the esxDOS operating system and demos
- SD card reader (for uploading games and programs to the SD card from a PC)
- installed Bluetooth card

Technical parameters:
- 512 kB RAM
- 512 kB ROM with switchable computer images: ZX Spectrum 48/48+/128/+3e/Pentagon, and ZX80/ZX81 and two diagnostic programs
- real (non-emulated) Z80 processor
- real (non-emulated) AY-3-8910 sound chip
- ZX EDGE CONNECTOR - connector for ZX Spectrum peripherals and memories
- STEREO SOUND socket - sound from the AY chip
- TAPE IN/OUT socket - for tape recorder operations
- VIDEO socket - composite image, RGB and stereo sound

Additional features compared to the original ZX Spectrum 128 from the 80s:
- TV RGB/composite + audio output (MiniDIN). The original ZX Spectrum has a TV antenna output.
- RESET button
- MAGIC button - starts the hardware configuration menu
- Kempston or Sinclair joystick socket
- ​​SD card support with the esxDOS operating system
- Bluetooth - ability to upload programs via Android smartphone from cloud resources
- ability to increase the clock frequency to 7 MHz (originally 3.5 MHz)
- ULAplus - a richer color palette. Supported by some new games, and new adaptations of ZX Spectrum games

Additionally, inside the case for electronics enthusiasts:
- possibility of connecting a WiFi module
- possibility of connecting a PS/2 keyboard
- serial connector (RS-232) in the TTL signal standard
- 8 GPIO ports
- possibility of expanding with an additional sound card
- possibility of expanding with a VGA and HDMI connector

esxDOS operating system:
This is a mass storage with an SD card, a disk operating system and a file system. It makes it extremely easy to run games and programs. Allows you to save and read files and programs using BASIC. It expands the set of BASIC commands with the so-called DOT-Commands, allows you to freeze the state of the entire computer (including game saves). Games and programs in TAP, SNA, Z80, TRD, BASIC file format (downloaded from Internet resources) can be uploaded to an SD card and run from the operating system's file browser.

Optionally (for retro enthusiasts), a cassette tape recorder can be connected via a two-sided mini-jack stereo cable, or - as a modern tape recorder replacement - a smartphone with an Android app "ZX Tape Player", "PlayZX" or similar. With this app, games can be loaded from a large cloud library using the BASIC command LOAD "".

HDMI and other standards:
You can connect your computer directly to TVs/monitors with SCART (Euroconnector) or RCA (cinch) inputs. To connect your computer to your TV via HDMI, you need to use a converter, which you can buy here.