Red Box Starter Pack
Release Date  1986
Original Publisher  Red Boxes (UK)
Min. Hardware  
Genre  Hardware: Add-on
Max. Players  0
Original Price  £129.00

Remarks
     household automation & security

Summary
     Consists of three units, Red Leader, Red 1 and Red 2. Red Leader is the microcomputer that uses the Spectrum as a terminal, from which it can be programmed. Once done, it can be left alone to do its task.
Red 1 is a slave unit that plugs into a standard wall power socket, Red 2 is an infra-red sensor. Both units connect to Red Leader, and can be controlled by it. Each unit can be 'read' and operated individually, and more units can be added. A built-in clock adds further uses, as each unit can be programmed to switch on or off at a given time. Ideal for home security.

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     RedBoxStarterPack.jpg68,920OriginalHardware picture
     RedBoxStarterPack_Box.jpg83,140OriginalHardware picture
     RedBoxStarterPack_RedLeader.jpg75,739OriginalHardware picture
     RedBoxStarterPack_RedOne.jpg73,636OriginalHardware picture
     RedBoxStarterPack_RedTwo.jpg83,298OriginalHardware picture
     RedBoxStarterPack_Set.jpg87,349OriginalHardware picture

Magazine Reviews
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #63-1987/Janpage 105- Review
     Crashissue v.1 #36-1987/Jan special "Christmas Special 1986/87"page 137- Review - Crash - Tech Niche
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.5 #44-1986/Oct/30 special "week#5"page 25- Review
     Sinclair Userissue #57-1986/Decpage 83- Review
     Your Computerissue v.6 #11-1986/Novpage 35- Review
     Your Sinclairissue #13-1987/Janpage 74- Review
     ZX Computingissue #32-1986/Decpage 15- Review

Magazine References
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.5 #40-1986/Oct/2 special "week#1"page 8- News/Note
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.6 #27-1987/Jul/10 special "week#2"page 6- News/Note
     Sinclair Userissue #56-1986/Novpage 10- News/Note
     Sinclair Userissue #59-1987/Febpage 18- News/Note
     Your Sinclairissue #12-1986/Decpage 4- News/Note

Magazine Advertisements
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.5 #44-1986/Oct/30 special "week#5"page 26- Full-page ad
     Sinclair Userissue #55-1986/Octpage 11- Full-page ad
     Sinclair Userissue #56-1986/Novpage 11- Full-page ad
     Your Sinclairissue #12-1986/Decpage 102- Full-page ad

Links
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     Every Game Going(Multi-Platform Archive)
     The Tipshop(Tips, Maps, Solutions, Cheats, Pokes)
     New World Of Spectrum(Spectrum Archive)
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