Soviet Sinclair Spectrum clone keyboard with documentation, c. 1985.

Made:: circa 1985 in Russia

maker:: Sinclair Research Limited

Soviet Sinclair Spectrum clone keyboard with documentation, c. 1985.

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Microcomputer, Sinclair Spectrum Clone (black), keyboard with Russian characters with documentation c1985

Microcomputer, Sinclair Spectrum Clone (black) with a Soviet-made keyboard with Cyrillic characters, c. 1985. Large numbers of clones of Sinclair computers were produced in the former Soviet Union. It was impossible for computer enthusiasts to legitimately get hold of genuine western computer technology before the removal of the Iron Curtain, leading electronics enthusiasts in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe to reverse-engineer smuggled-in western machines. This process was made more problematic for Soviet users by the fact that they used a different alphabet. Sinclair computers remained popular in Russia until quite recently, although PCs are now predominant as elsewhere in the world.

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Category:: Computing & Data Processing

Object Number:: 1993-181

Materials:: metal (unknown), plastic (unidentified), electrical components, composites and paper (fibre product)

Measurements:: 50 x 430 x 260 mm

type:: personal computer

credit:: Baracholka

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Soviet Sinclair Spectrum clone keyboard, c. 1985.

Microcomputer, Sinclair Spectrum Clone (black), keyboard with Russian characters, Russia, c1985

Microcomputer, Sinclair Spectrum Clone (black) with a Soviet-made keyboard with Cyrillic characters, c. 1985. Large numbers of clones of Sinclair computers were produced in the former Soviet Union. It was impossible for computer enthusiasts to legitimately get hold of genuine western computer technology before the removal of the Iron Curtain, leading electronics enthusiasts in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe to reverse-engineer smuggled-in western machines. This process was made more problematical for Soviet users by the fact that they used a different alphabet. Sinclair computers remained popular in Russia until quite recently, although PCs are now predominant as elsewhere in the world.

Measurements:: overall: 50 mm x 430 mm x 260 mm, 2.19 kg

Materials:: plastic (unidentified) , electronic components , composites and metal (unknown)

Object Number:: 1993-181/1

type:: personal computer

Documentation from microcomputer, '500 Games for ZX Spectrum'

Soviet Sinclair Spectrum clone keyboard documentation, c. 1992

Documentation from microcomputer, '500 Games for ZX Spectrum', Sinclair Spectrum Clone (black), keyboard with Russian characters, Russia, c. 1992.

A Russian handbook titled '500 Games for ZX Spectrum' for use with a microcomputer, Sinclair Spectrum Clone.. Large numbers of clones of Sinclair computers were produced in the former Soviet Union. It was impossible for computer enthusiasts to legitimately get hold of genuine western computer technology before the removal of the Iron Curtain, leading electronics enthusiasts in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe to reverse-engineer smuggled-in western machines. This process was made more problematical for Soviet users by the fact that they used a different alphabet. Sinclair computers remained popular in Russia until quite recently, although PCs are now predominant as elsewhere in the world.