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title: "Sinclair Portable to Debut (Soon)"
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excerpt: "News brief about an upcoming Sinclair ZX Spectrum portable computer: reportedly the size of a Tandy Model 100, with a 5-inch flat-screen mono VDU, full typewriter keyboard, 300/1200 baud acoustic modem built in, communications ROM, microdrive storage, and 72K RAM disc from 128K total. Priced at approximately 300 pounds."
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# Sinclair Portable to Debut (Soon)

News brief about an upcoming Sinclair ZX Spectrum portable computer: reportedly the size of a Tandy Model 100, with a 5-inch flat-screen mono VDU, full typewriter keyboard, 300/1200 baud acoustic modem built in, communications ROM, microdrive storage, and 72K RAM disc from 128K total. Priced at approximately 300 pounds.