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excerpt: "Reports several hardware developments: the Spectrum +3 with built-in 3\" disk drive, the Miles Gordon Technology 'Plus D' disk controller for the Spectrum, an upcoming MGT Spectrum clone with enhanced specs, Florida show attendance of ~250, and a Z80A pull-up resistor issue in the TS2068 that may cause problems with Z80A/B replacements."
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    title: "The RAMTOP Mar-Apr 1988"
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# Timex/Sinclair News & Resources

Reports several hardware developments: the Spectrum +3 with built-in 3″ disk drive, the Miles Gordon Technology ‘Plus D’ disk controller for the Spectrum, an upcoming MGT Spectrum clone with enhanced specs, Florida show attendance of ~250, and a Z80A pull-up resistor issue in the TS2068 that may cause problems with Z80A/B replacements.