The ZX Spectrum Ula
by Christopher David Smith · first published 2010
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Deep, detailed look at how the ZX Spectrum's custom ULA chip was designed and how the machine actually works; suits anyone curious about hardware design and retro computing history.
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Thought I'd also mention "The ZX Spectrum ULA". https://www.amazon.com/ZX-Spectrum-Ula-Microcomputer-Compute...
on “Sir Clive Sinclair has died” ↗I’d also recommend Chris Smith’s “The ZX Spectrum ULA: How to design a microcomputer” http://www.zxdesign.info/book/ https://alibris.com/search/books/isbn/9780956507105 https://www.amazon.com/ZX-Spectrum-Ula-Microcomputer-Compute...
on “The Complete ZX Spectrum ROM disassembly (1983) [pdf]” ↗