ZX Interface 2
Aliases  ZX Interface II
Release Date  1983/Sep/28
Original Publisher  Sinclair Research Ltd (UK)
Min. Hardware  
Genre  Hardware: Joystick
Max. Players  0
Original Price  £19.05
Original Price according to SPOT/SPEX  19.95
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Remarks
     Sinclair's second interface did not take off like the first one. This ROM interface was produced to try and keep up with the consoles. Instant loading ROM cartridges were produced for the interface, licenced by Sinclair. Only 10 titles were ever available:
- Planetoids (Sinclair Research Ltd)
- Space Raiders (Sinclair Research Ltd)
- Backgammon (Sinclair Research Ltd)
- Pssst (Ultimate Play The Game)
- Cookie (Ultimate Play The Game)
- Jetpac (Ultimate Play The Game)
- Tranz Am (Ultimate Play The Game)
- Hungry Horace (Sinclair Research Ltd)
- Horace and the Spiders (Sinclair Research Ltd)
- Chess (Sinclair Research Ltd)

Summary
     ROM cartridge interface with twin joystick ports.

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     ZXInterface2_Manual.html5,450OriginalInstructions - English manual
     ZXInterface2.jpg252,889OriginalHardware picture
     ZXInterface2V2_PCB-Bottom.jpg807,718OriginalHardware picture
     ZXInterface2V2_PCB-Top.jpg813,622OriginalHardware picture
     ZXInterface2_2.jpg169,059OriginalHardware picture
     ZXInterface2_Flyer.zip2,792,394OriginalHardware advertisement scan
     ZXInterface2_Flyer2.zip1,014,598OriginalHardware advertisement scan
     ZXRomCartridgeCatalogue1.jpg387,412Original? - ZX Interface 2 advert scan
     ZXRomCartridgeCatalogue2.jpg460,255Original? - ZX Interface 2 advert scan

Magazine Reviews
     Personal Computer Newsissue #69-1984/Jul/14page 26- Review
     Sinclair Userissue 1984 special "Annual 1984"page 39- Review
     Sinclair Userissue #21-1983/Decpage 35- Review
     Your Computerissue v.3 #11-1983/Novpage 105- Review
     ZX Computingissue #11-1984/Febpage 116- Review
     ZX Computingissue #15-1984/Octpage 68- Review

Magazine References
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #26-1983/Decpage 19- News/Note
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #28-1984/Febpage 156- Feature - Extra Bits!
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #34-1984/Augpage 129- News/Note
     Computer Choiceissue 1983/Decpage 9- News/Note
     Computer Choiceissue 1984/Febpage 62- Feature - Joystick Megatest
     Crashissue v.1 #1-1984/Febpage 21- Feature - Play it again, Sam (interfaces)
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #31-1983/Oct/4 special "week#1"page 5- News/Note
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #32-1983/Oct/11 special "week#2"page 42- Feature - Interface 2: What price instant loading?
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #51-1984/Feb/28 special "week#4"page 32- Letters
     Personal Computer Newsissue #10-1983/May/20page 2- News/Note
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.2 #20-1983/May/19 special "week#3"page 1- News/Note
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.2 #21-1983/May/26 special "week#4"page 5- News/Note
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.2 #40-1983/Oct/6 special "week#1"page 1- News/Note
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.2 #43-1983/Oct/27 special "week#4"page 7- Letters
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.3 #1-1984/Jan/5 special "week#1"page 5- News/Note - ROM prices down [to £9.95 from £14.95]
     Sinclair Projectsissue #8-1984/Febpage 9- News/Note - Interface 2 lacks thought
     Sinclair Userissue #15-1983/Junpage 14- News/Note
     Sinclair Userissue #16-1983/Julpage 14- News/Note
     Sinclair Userissue #21-1983/Decpage 18- News/Note
     Sinclair Userissue #21-1983/Decpage 35- News/Note
     Sinclair Userissue #23-1984/Febpage 17- News/Note
     Sinclair Userissue #24-1984/Marpage 54- Feature - Interface games are fast but not furious
     Sinclair Userissue #26-1984/Maypage 29- News/Note - Interface 2 joystick adaptor (Abtron, 7.99)
     Your Spectrumissue #1-1984/Janpage 6- News/Note
     ZX Computingissue #10-1983/Decpage 71- News/Note
     ZX Computingissue #15-1984/Octpage 68- Feature - INTERFACITS - Joystick Interfacing
     ZX Computingissue #16-1984/Decpage 83- Feature - Shop Window - Spectrum peripherals

Magazine Advertisements
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #25-1983/Novpage 173- Multipage ad - Special5: Interface 2 + Microdrive
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #27-1984/Janpage 128- Advert
     Computer Choiceissue 1983/Decpage 41- Multipage ad - Special5: Interface 2 + Microdrive
     Computer Choiceissue 1984/Janpage 50- Advert
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #33-1983/Oct/18 special "week#3"page 47- Multipage ad - Special5: Interface 2 + Microdrive
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #38-1983/Nov/22 special "week#4"page 58- Advert
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #41-1983/Dec/13 special "week#2"page 66- Advert
     Personal Computer Newsissue #32-1983/Oct/19page 59- Multipage ad - Special5: Interface 2 + Microdrive
     Personal Computer Newsissue #40-1983/Dec/14page 70- Advert
     Practical Computingissue v.6 #11-1983/Novpage 9- Multipage ad - Special5: Interface 2 + Microdrive
     Sinclair Programsissue #14-1983/Decpage 17- Full-page ad
     Sinclair Userissue #20-1983/Novpage 137- Full-page ad
     Sinclair Userissue #21-1983/Decpage 183- Full-page ad
     Your Computerissue v.3 #11-1983/Novpage 157- Full-page ad
     Your Computerissue v.3 #12-1983/Decpage 23- Multipage ad - Special5: Interface 2 + Microdrive
     Your Computerissue v.4 #1-1984/Janpage 32- Advert
     Your Sinclairissue #18-1987/Junpage 66- Advert - Microsat Communications advert
     Your Sinclairissue #18-1987/Junpage 99- Classified - EEC advert
     Your Sinclairissue #19-1987/Julpage 33- Advert - Microsat Communications advert
     Your Sinclairissue #19-1987/Julpage 95- Classified - EEC advert
     Your Sinclairissue #20-1987/Augpage 92- Classified - EEC advert
     Your Sinclairissue #21-1987/Seppage 95- Classified - WN Richardson & Co (aka.EEC) advert
     ZX Computingissue #10-1983/Decpage 35- Multipage ad - Special5: Interface 2 + Microdrive

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