Revision History

Changes to the FAQ are reported in the summary list below. As of 1.1.1, all changes are logged, regardless of triviality level.

  • Version 1.1.9 — 30th November 2005:

  • Version 1.1.8 — 28th December 2004:

  • Version 1.1.7 — 4th October 2004:

  • Version 1.1.6 — 3rd October 2004:

  • Version 1.1.5 — 23rd June 2004:

  • Version 1.1.4 — 10th April 2004:
    • Resource and Reference sections updated with various corrections to errors.
    • Updated Mirrors to include updated mirrors and restore older mirrors.

  • Version 1.1.3 — 25th March 2004:

  • Version 1.1.2 — 21st March 2004:
    • Updated Emulators — Microsoft Windows with EmuZWin details.
    • Updated Spares & Accessories with corrected URL and information for RWAP Software, also tidied and confirmed phone numbers and addresses for all companies listed.
    • Slightly altered font size and faces.

  • Version 1.1.1 — 25th February 2004:
    • Updated 128K Reference with corrected contended memory information, courtesy of Philip Kendall.
    • Updated Z80 Reference to include DAA instruction data, courtesy of Ian Greenway.
    • Updated Emulators to include recently released revisions.
    • Updated Mirrors to include updated mirrors and restore older mirrors.
    • Updated navigation bar on each page.

  • 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.

Previous versions of the FAQ are permanently archived for future reference. The most recent previous version will be made publicly available, with older versions being available on request. Previous releases are not supported.