Floppy disk variants
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The floppy disk is a data storage and transfer medium that was ubiquitous from the mid-1970s well into the 2000s. In addition to the four common generations of floppy disks, many other floppy disk for
A Maxell-branded 3-inch Compact Floppy Disk
IBM DemiDiskette media and Model 341 FDD
Dysan 3¼" Flex Diskettes (P/N 802950)
MCD-1 drive and disk cassettes
ZX Spectrum
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The ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit home computer developed and marketed by Sinclair Research. The Spectrum played a pivotal role in the history of personal computers and video games, especially in the United
Floppy disk variants
…using the technology in his Commodore computers, but negotiations fell through. Versions of the floppy drive were released in minimal quantity for the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64, and some computers made in East Germany were also equipped with one. The floppies are single sided and can hold up to 149 KB of data…
Issue 2 1982 model
Clive Sinclair in 1990
An original concept sketch of the ZX Spectrum, depicting an angular and wedge-like form similar to its predecessor, the ZX81
Designer Rick Dickinson in the Sinclair Research Cambridge office in 1983