* The Amstrad's BASIC and firmware are said to be better than the Spectrum's BASIC and OS functions.
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* The Amstrad could control the cassette motor, turning it on and off under software control to pause loading of software. The Spectrum didn't have this, you had to manually stop and play the tape.
* The Amstrad had function/numeric keys. Only the later Spectrums (+2 and +3) had these.
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