Tag Archives: Expansion

Straight Through

With the delivery of the Sinclair Spectrum Next in full swing for the first Kickstarter, several owners have reported a small problem when using peripherals. Some edge connectors partially obscure the HDMI port on the ‘Next when connected. To alleviate … Continue reading

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Darwin Would Be Proud…

I thought I’d post a short update: The Backplane adaptor boards have arrived and I have tested one. It works fine. I’ve posted the design files on the Project page. In case you missed the previous post, this new board … Continue reading

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Adapt & Evolve

Having now published the Spectrum Backplane (Which can be found on the Projects page), I thought it was time to update the expansion connections. I have a few interfaces that have edge connectors that lay the device down horizontally, but … Continue reading

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Backplane again

I received the second version of the Spectrum Backplane the other day. I have since built one up and tested it briefly and it looks like it’s all OK. This issue with the first one was that the front edge … Continue reading

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