NOTE: The Sinclair Research (the Spectrum 's manufacturer) was acquired by Amstrad after the Spectrum 128K had been made. Amstrad then improved the build quality and enhanced it. The result was that the Spectrum +2, was closer in looks and build to the CPC464/6128 (same kind of compact keyboard as CPC6128, but built-in "Datacorder"). The Spectrum +3 was also quite similar to the Amstrad CPC6128 because both had a internal 3" drive. The overall hardware of the Spectrum didn't change, the graphics was were the same, the sound was the same, but the those later Spectrum's had built in joysticks, built in cassette or disc, connections for printer etc, all which the Amstrad had starting with the CPC464. The Amstrad's ZX spectrum +2 and +3 had no Function Keys/numeric keypad as the CPC had. Hence they look like shorter CPCs.
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