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mar 17, 1982 - Sinclair ZX Spectrum

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The Spectrum was a home console released just after the death of the Atari, and started to bring games back into homes. The Spectrum was an 8-bit console which allowed the console to produce better graphics than that of the Atari, which showed improvement. Additionally, the console was able to use sounds, but was limited to only very basic beeps. Iconic games like PacMan were released for the Spectrum, bringing arcade games into the home.

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mar 17, 1982
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~ 43 years ago

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