Spectrum Next Issue 2

[@BertGrink]

I got mine on December 11, which happened to be my 70th birthday! Can you imagine the joy it instilled in me to receive it on that day? I hadn't seen the email notification from the courier at that point, so it came as a complete surprise. 8-) Anyway... I was completely gobsmacked when I opened the shipping box and saw the utter gorgeousness of the inner box, and even more so when I saw the Quick Start Guide. That little pamphlet can only be described as Exquisitely Beautiful. The manual is also very well made, with colours highlighting all the salient points, but here's the clincher: There's a Volume 2 of the manual in the works which will include all the technical stuff such as the programming API for the Operating System. I can't wait for that tome to be released. Oh and let me just say that you should make a backup of your SD card immediately! If you lose the KS2 extras directory it will be gone for good. With that said, I will finish with my hope that you will enjoy your Next for many years to come. Greetings from Denmark. :-D

[@SteDubya]

Thanks so much for watching and commenting. Have a great Christmas and enjoy your new machine

[@firsteerr]

does it come with daly thompsons decathlon ?

[@MarcKloos]

4:59 The rounded Sinclair logo was an idea of Rick Dickinson.

[@MarcKloos]

13:49 The last time I bought a computer with a manual this thick was 3 years ago when I got my Kickstarter 1 Next 🤣

[@davidgapp1457]

Living in the USA I have to wait, probably until late January, to get mine. After 3 years I am so looking forward to getting mine! Thanks for the video! Any follow up videos are greatly appreciated!

[@MarcKloos]

0:00 Actually it's an issue 4. The first Kickstarter machine was an issue 2B (or the board-only Kickstarter pledge which would give you an issue 2A)

[@gertsy2000]

Great intro video. Can't wait, in Australia. Pity it won't make Christmas here (very unlikely), but will be close. Totally agree with your statement at the start. Despite all the issues you mention the team got this beastie out and now distributing across the world. That is a fantastic achievement and quite awe inspiring. The Kickstart team deserve praise for their dedication and devotion to the Specky Next. Seeing such a tight knit KS group deliver these outcomes effectively as "volunteers" is mind blowing. Henrique Olifiers is a marvel.

[@MarcKloos]

20:35 All Nexts from this second Kickstarter have a Real Time Clock, but you have to set it. That can be done either through the menu (next page) or by choosing Command Line and entering .date "dd/mm/yyyy" and .time "hh:mm" (thus including the quotes)

[@SteDubya]

Thanks for this. I'll take a look cheers

[@markenetube]

Nice, did love my Spectrum. I got the Plus keyboard and put my rubber keyed version inside I also solderd in a joystick port. That was back in they days when a system lasted 10 years.

[@JetteroHeller83]

I hope this comes back in stock on the website that way I can pre order one as well.

[@K.F-R]

Also giddy. Eagerly awaiting mine; my fault for crossing the pond. Thanks for sharing. 😊

[@MarcKloos]

25:33 that's the demo of Night Knight, the full game is in the KS2extras folder.

[@LeisureBit]

Excited for mine hopefully coming tomorrow 🙌 thanks for sharing! All the best, David 👍

[@MarcKloos]

Did it arrive?

[@LeisureBit]

@@MarcKloos it did indeed! It arrived on Friday - all good too which is great. Thanks for asking

[@johnparker007]

I have a Next now (from KS2) and I feel complete :) I had a dead flesh, 48k+, toastrack, +2, +2a, +3 (yes no ZX80/ZX81...yet) but now also the Next - a beautiful machine! :)

[@BertGrink]

He he I am also a Sinclair collector: I have a ZX81 with a 32K Memotech RAM expansion, a (very sick) rubber-key 48K Speccy with the Interface 1 and one Microdrive, a grey +2, a black +2B, a couple of +3s, as well as the American Timex Sinclair 2068 AND the Portuguese Timex Computer 2068, and now I have the Next too. Yay!

[@raithrover1976]

Mine arrived on Friday (15th dec) and I've been having a look through what's included on the SD card. I was delighted to see the Zeus assembler, originally realesed in 1983, included which will save me faffing about with PC cross assemblers (my gaming pc isn't really setup for coding sessions). The only problem I've encountered so far was trying to load a cassette copy of Skooldaze. I'm experimenting with different cables but keep getting a low rumbling noise that interferes with the signal. Exciting times though!

[@BertGrink]

To reliably LOAD from or SAVE to tape you'll need a Y-shaped cable with a "stereo" mini jack (AKA TRS) at one end and two mono jacks at the other. In fact, it should be exactly like the one that's needed with the Spectrum +3.

[@raithrover1976]

@@BertGrink thanks for the reply. It would seem that the cheap PSU that I was using to power my tape deck is what was causing the interference. I've encountered similar problems with my guitar pedalboard where a cheap PSU was generating a nasty whistling noise. With the Spectrum Next, you need the cables you describe and a decent double-insulated PSU for the tape deck.

[@Роман_788]

Spectrum - live !!!

[@MIK71001]

Thank you for that great "Short presentation" really nice unboxing/preview! Subscribed immediately hoping in the "Next" video 😊😊😊 ❤

[@SteDubya]

Very kind thanks for taking the time to watch

[@coryengel]

Can’t wait to get mine in the USA. I’m totally new to Spectrum.

[@SteDubya]

I love that after 40 years the system is still getting new users. Hope it arrives soon

[@if_not_fixed_its_broken]

Not weird I still have not opened mine in 4 weeks 😂 sitting on my self on show in my games room 😂

[@retrorobbins]

happy days mate

[@zubazub66]

It looks beautiful 😍 Some KS2 Nexts have gone up on eBay and the prices are eye watering.

[@SteDubya]

I know it's scary and people are still happy to bid

[@markfiddament9383]

A true Sinclair Spectrum Next - arriving well after the 28 days for delivery - just like the original Spectrum😂

[@JohnSmith-bh4zx]

Looks like Santa has come early for somebody :)

[@johnwiesen4440]

I got mine. I loaded Gunship 128K using a tape file in real time. It is very nice. Using my orignal joysick.

[@frankowalker4662]

I could never afford the Next. So I went cheaper and got the N-Go. All the features of the Next and full support of the Next team. It's in a rubber key Speccy case and is bloody brilliant.

[@ladislavtatkotomastik7958]

Paráda he also came to me, I rejoiced like a little child😂😂😂😂

[@saintuk70]

The funniest part "Oh, I wish all computers came with a manual like this"....... turns on Next and hasn't even read the quick start ;)

[@daviddukes9392]

you ordered your kickstart BC before covid

[@richardmagnorstenbro3234]

I got mine yesterday. 🙂

[@helioscat4231]

hopw for new vides, and develop progress of patform

[@80sretrogamer]

nice

[@WxAxNxDxExRxExR]

@stedubya On another note, what are the width and the thickness of the rubber tape you use for Speccy feet and alike?

[@SteDubya]

2mm thick and 10mm wide. Seems to work well. The original is about 1mm thinner but I won't tell if you don't 😉

[@kreeger2010]

I gotta get me one of them for sure. I've been wanting to get ahold of a spectrum for a while now but ebay and the chance of getting a busted machine has stayed my hand. The BBC Master is another one on my wish list.

[@BrainHurricanes]

Now you got to play Manic Miner 😉

[@Synthematix]

Christ, these companies just won’t let some things go, ffs let it die with some fking dignity.

[@if_not_fixed_its_broken]

Sounds like your from South shields 🛡

[@Роман_788]

Отдали бы производство ZX Spectrum Next в Китай. И цена была бы пониже, и сам бы комп. получил бы большее распространение. Для китайских производителей производство подобной машины не представляет каких-либо проблем. И программная поддержка будет более обширной. Саму платформу можно перевести на новый более производительный процессор...

[@preay12345]

steep price but clearly the purists don't mind as the website has all stock sold out already.

[@ran2wild370]

Interesting. Graphics is accelerated, but screen fonts are awful.

[@Nguyen_Phuc08]

I'm jealous 😀...but I got MiSTER so I'm happy

[@SteDubya]

I would love a MISTER. Maybe next year