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As an aside, I gather than CP/M+ (aka CP/M 3.0) runs quite well on the Spectrum Next and is due to be available on the Spectrum Next Issue 2 (whenever they get
by cstross 4y ago
As an aside, I gather than CP/M+ (aka CP/M 3.0) runs quite well on the Spectrum Next and is due to be available on the Spectrum Next Issue 2 (whenever they get hold of the FPGAs the project is hung up on). And the Next looks a whole lot like Loki, except with a gonzo modern FPGA pretending to be a really fast Z80, SD card support, and a Raspberry Pi Zero as a GPU(!). It even costs about the same as an original Spectrum 16K did in 1982, adjusted for 40 years of inflation.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spectrumnext/zx-spectrum-next-issue-2 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spectrumnext/zx-spectru...
- lproven 4y agoWotcher, Charlie! Yes indeed. I backed the thing, about 3Y ago, and am wondering when I'll ever see it. If I do, I'll bring it round, if you're curious.
- cstross 4y agoI have my own on KS! But you should definitely review it for The Register when it finally arrives!
- lproven 4y agoI hope that I can. The editors aren't wild on Speccy-related stuff any more, but I did run one story so far... https://www.theregister.com/2022/01/06/diy_sinclair_clones/ https://www.theregister.com/2022/01/06/diy_sinclair_clones/ I am looking forward to getting it, but then again, the longer it takes, the less seductive the glow of the shiny...