Revision History

The significant changes to the design, layout and content of the FAQ with each revision are reported as a summary list. If you require additional information or further explanation about any changes made, please use the links available on each page to contact us. Minor textual changes, navigational corrections and miscellaneous adjustments to the overall design are not logged.

  • Version 1.1 - May 2003:
    • Removed old/not updated mirrors, and added new replacements.
    • Added .pdf version of the FAQ for use offline.
    • Added Frequently Asked Questions (Multiple entries).
    • Added "Authors & Companies section, and additional sites to 'Links' page.
    • Added the ZX Spectrum Hardware Index to 'Essential Sites'.
    • Added 'Z80 Format' page with details of extensions (provided by Fredrick Meunier).
    • Added 'Disk Reference' page.
    • Updated emulator file formats page with additional information (provided by Erik Kunze, Chris Cowley, Jonathan Needle).
    • Updated 'Ports' page with additional hardware information (provided by Erik Kunze).
    • Updated 'Spares' page (Multiple entries).
    • Updated 'Documents' page (Multiple entries).
    • Updated 'Peripherals' page (Multiple entries).
    • Updated 'Newsgroups' page (Added 'Retrochat' forum).
    • Updated 'Emulators' pages to include recently released revisions.

  • Version 1.0 - January 2003:
    Version v1.0 of the comp.sys.sinclair FAQ is almost completely new. Certain sections of the previous document have been carried forward to this release, with minor corrections or alterations as necessary. This process will continue with subsequent revisions as these sections are refined and incorporated with the new design.

    • Revised design.
    • Restructured site.
    • Added 'Archive' section to 'Resources'.
    • Added 'Other' section to 'Emulators' - this contains entries for MK-14, ZX80, ZX81 and QL emulators.
    • Added 'Non-English' section to 'Emulators' - this contains emulators in the Spanish and Russian languages.
    • Added 'Consoles' section to 'Emulators' - this contains entries for Sega Dreamcast, Sony PlayStation 1 and 2 and Microsoft XBox.
    • Added 'Portables' section to 'Emulators' - this contains entries for Pocket PC, Palm OS and Windows CE emulators.
    • Added 'Documents' section to 'Resources'.
    • Added Hardware descriptions for commonly available or emulated peripherals and systems to the 'Reference' section.
    • Added 'BASIC Reference' section to 'Reference' - this includes coverage of the ZX81 and Timex systems.
    • Added 'ZX Spectrum SE' section - this is a reduced version of the main project page, reproduced with permission.
    • Verified every entry.

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