The SAM Coupé is an 8-bit British home computer manufactured by Miles Gordon Technology (MGT), based in Swansea in the United Kingdom and released in December 1989.
SAM Coupé
SAM Coupé profile, illustrating the origin of its car themed name.
The original MGT SAM Coupé box — all original MGT material pictured a single disk drive inserted into the right hand side as per the prototypes even though the production model required single drive users to use the left hand bay
Rear view of the system. From left to right: NMI break button, MIDI IN/OUT ports, joystick port, mouse port, reset button, Euroconnector expansion port, cassette jack, stereo sound output/lightpen input, power button, SCART socket, power/RF socket
The ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit home computer developed and marketed by Sinclair Research. It is one of the most influential computers ever made, and also one of the best selling computers ever, with over five million units sold. It was first released in the United Kingdom on 23 April 1982, and around the world in the following years, most notably in Europe, the United States, and Eastern Bloc countries.
An issue 2 1982 ZX Spectrum
Sir Clive Sinclair riding an X-Bike prototype 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 pictured in Sinclair Research's Cambridge office in 1983.
