ZX Spectrum Neo

ZX Spectrum Neo is a full-hardware modern replica of the ZX Spectrum 48+/128/+2/+3 computer. Built on the modern “Sizif-512” platform. A complete, “ready-to-play” set. More about ZX Spectrum Neo.

The set includes:
– computer in a ZX Spectrum 48 replica case (rubber-key model)
– user manual – 52 pages in Polish
– Kempston standard joystick with microswitches
– TV connection cable with SCART/Euroconnector (RGB video and stereo audio)
– TV connection cable with RCA connector (composite video, stereo audio)
– power supply with switch
– box modeled after the original ZX Spectrum 48
– SD card with esxDOS operating system and demos
– SD card reader (for uploading games and programs to the SD card from a PC)
– built-in Bluetooth card

Technical specifications:
– 512 kB RAM
– 512 kB ROM with switchable computer images: ZX Spectrum 48/48+/128/+3e/Pentagon, plus ZX80/ZX81 and two diagnostic programs
– real (non-emulated) Z80 processor
– real (non-emulated) AY-3-8910 sound chip
– ZX EDGE CONNECTOR – for ZX Spectrum peripheral devices and memory
– STEREO SOUND jack – AY chip audio
– TAPE IN/OUT jack – for tape operations
– VIDEO jack – composite, RGB video and stereo audio

Additional features compared to original 1980s ZX Spectrum 128:
– TV RGB/composite + audio output (MiniDIN). The original ZX Spectrum has an RF TV output.
– RESET button
– MAGIC button – launches hardware configuration menu
– Kempston or Sinclair standard joystick port
– SD card support with esxDOS operating system
– Bluetooth – allows uploading programs from a smartphone from cloud resources
– ability to increase clock frequency to 7 MHz (originally 3.5 MHz)
– ULAplus – richer color palette. Supported by some new games and new ZX Spectrum game adaptations.

Additionally, inside the case for electronics enthusiasts:
– WiFi module connection option
– PS/2 keyboard connection option
– serial port (RS-232) with TTL signal standard
– 8 GPIO ports
– option to expand with an additional sound card
– option to expand with VGA and HDMI connectors

esxDOS Operating System:
It’s mass storage with an SD card, a disk operating system, and a file system. It greatly simplifies launching games and programs. It allows saving and loading files and programs using BASIC. It extends the BASIC command set with DOT-Commands and allows freezing the entire computer’s state (including game saves). Games and programs in TAP, SNA, Z80, TRD, BASIC formats (downloaded from online repositories) can be uploaded to the SD card and launched from the operating system’s file browser.

Optionally (for retro enthusiasts), you can connect a cassette tape recorder via a double-ended stereo mini-jack cable, or – as a modern tape recorder replacement – a smartphone with an Android app called “ZX Tape Player” or similar installed. Using the app, you can load games from a large cloud library with the BASIC command LOAD “”.

HDMI and other standards:
You can connect the computer directly to TVs/monitors with SCART (Euroconnector) or RCA (cinch) input. To connect the computer to a TV via HDMI – you need to use a converter, which you can buy here.


Review on the YouTube channel “Retrogralnia”