---
title: "Machine Specifics: Orphans"
type: "article"
slug: "machine-specifics-orphans-2"
url: "http://localhost/article/machine-specifics-orphans-2/"
markdown_url: "http://localhost/article/machine-specifics-orphans-2.md"
published_at: "2020-10-27T17:08:44+00:00"
modified_at: "2025-11-09T12:44:50+00:00"
featured_image:
  url: "http://localhost/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/20230809-041332.jpg"
excerpt: "Hardware and software for 1000/1500 from Zebra, RMG and Markel Enterprises. Spectrum ROM from Knighted, Sprites 2068 from Zebra, ROMSWITCH from Russell Electronics."
category:
  - name: "Family Computing"
    slug: "family-computing"
    taxonomy: "category"
    url: "http://localhost/category/periodicals/family-computing/"
post_tag:
  - name: "G. Russell Electronics"
    slug: "g-russell-electronics"
    taxonomy: "post_tag"
    url: "http://localhost/tag/g-russell-electronics/"
  - name: "Knighted Computers"
    slug: "knighted-computers"
    taxonomy: "post_tag"
    url: "http://localhost/tag/knighted-computers/"
  - name: "Markel Software"
    slug: "markel-software"
    taxonomy: "post_tag"
    url: "http://localhost/tag/markel-software/"
  - name: "RMG Enterprises"
    slug: "rmg-enterprises"
    taxonomy: "post_tag"
    url: "http://localhost/tag/rmg-enterprises/"
  - name: "TS 1000"
    slug: "ts1000"
    taxonomy: "post_tag"
    url: "http://localhost/tag/ts1000/"
  - name: "TS 2068"
    slug: "ts2068"
    taxonomy: "post_tag"
    url: "http://localhost/tag/ts2068/"
  - name: "Zebra Systems"
    slug: "zebra-systems"
    taxonomy: "post_tag"
    url: "http://localhost/tag/zebra-systems/"
model:
  - name: "Timex/Sinclair 1000"
    slug: "ts-1000"
    taxonomy: "model"
    url: "http://localhost/model/ts-1000/"
  - name: "Timex/Sinclair 2068"
    slug: "ts-2068"
    taxonomy: "model"
    url: "http://localhost/model/ts-2068/"
indiv:
  - name: "Patrick Spera"
    slug: "patrick-spera"
    taxonomy: "indiv"
    url: "http://localhost/indiv/patrick-spera/"
publication: "Family Computing"
publication_r:
  id: 10131
  title: "Family Computing"
  type: "periodical"
  url: "http://localhost/periodical/family-computing/"
authors: "Patrick Spera"
authors_r:
  - name: "Patrick Spera"
    slug: "patrick-spera"
    taxonomy: "indiv"
    url: "http://localhost/indiv/patrick-spera/"
volume: "4"
issue: "12"
issues_articles:
  - id: 61457
    title: "Family Computing (v4 n12)"
    type: "issue"
    url: "http://localhost/issue/family-computing-v4-n12/"
pages: "44"
pubdate: "December 1986"
archive_link: false
archiveurl: "https://archive.org/download/family-computing-40/Family_Computing_Issue_40_1986_Dec.pdf"
volumeissue: "v4n12"
companies_articles:
  - id: 10889
    title: "G. Russell Electronics"
    type: "company"
    url: "http://localhost/company/g-russell-electronics/"
  - id: 11469
    title: "Zebra Systems, Inc."
    type: "company"
    url: "http://localhost/company/zebra-systems/"
  - id: 11024
    title: "Knighted Computers"
    type: "company"
    url: "http://localhost/company/knighted-computers/"
  - id: 11075
    title: "Markel Software"
    type: "company"
    url: "http://localhost/company/markel-software/"
  - id: 11233
    title: "RMG Enterprises"
    type: "company"
    url: "http://localhost/company/rmg-enterprises/"
---

# Machine Specifics: Orphans

Hardware and software for 1000/1500 from Zebra, RMG and Markel Enterprises. Spectrum ROM from Knighted, Sprites 2068 from Zebra, ROMSWITCH from Russell Electronics.