ZX Spectrum Next Kickstarter

This is why I haven't purchased a C64 ultimate ;)



Can't wait to see how it handles the C64 - Accelerated. Wonder if it can do dual sids too hmm lol
 
https://www.kickstarter.com/project...g_auto_backer_project_update_registered_users Latest updates for the ZX NEXT including an Arcade Coin Op Simulator " releasing it as the first volume of his Arcade Coin Op Simulator, hinting that more Z80 arcade gems might soon come to the Next. There are tons of classic arcades on the processor, such as 1942, Legend of Kage, Time Pilot, Bank Panic and Moon Cresta to name a few. Stay tuned… In the meantime:"
 
does anyone know if the c64 core will be available or compatible with older runs on the next hardware and if so will it be a free or a paid update?

thanks
 
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does anyone know if the c64 core will be available or compatible with older runs on the next hardware and if so will it be a free or a paid update?

thanks
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C64 software licenses
This week we also finished the licensing deal with Cloanto for the inclusion of legal CBM 8bit ROMs with your Nexts. The folks at Cloanto and especially Mike Batillana were amazing from the get-go and were super easy to work with! We wish everyone in the retro world was so straightforward and honest! Details on how KS1 and KS2 backers will be able to get their ROM sets for their C64 cores will be made public around the time the Next is getting ready to ship, but goes without saying, KS1 & KS2 backers will get their fully licensed ROMs for free as we paid for them all. We are still ironing out the details for that; unlike the KS3 backers which will get their CBM ROMs in the shipping distribution SD card that ships with their Nexts.
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Noes, I've already got several spectrums, hoglets and a 'The Spectrum'. Finding this thread now cannot be good for my wallet :-D

Thought I love the keys on the +2A more than any others so far.
 

As it happens, thanks to trade wars between the USA and China, the ADV chip we use was reclassified as ‘automotive’, meaning it can no longer be sourced in China. We’ve been grappling with this issue for a while (see previous update), and the saga continued during the past month, where the wholesaler only delivered part of the required chips (production cannot start until everything is in place). Around 4,000 of the ADVs are on our production plant right now, but we’re still missing 6,000 which we had to source directly from the chip manufacturer ourselves.
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This means the plan is to have production start in May. Production should take two weeks in total after it starts.
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May :(
 
I ordered the magenta next & also an issue 3 board for my original issue 2 next.

I'm not too bothered about the wait for the issue 3 and I wasn't bothered about the wait for issue 2 which took ages. I must be getting very patient in my old age :)
 

C1541/71/81 Prototype Board Is Here
Yes, the Spectrum Next can run C64 stuff, we all know that. But can it read C64 disks? Can you connect a C64 drive? Well, glad you asked! Behold the prototype expansion board that makes it so. Plug one of these babies on your Spectrum Next (Or N-Go) and you’re ready to attach C64 drives to it at your heart’s content. Soon in the SpecNext shop, once we ship the Nexts to your doorstep!
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