It is used to play TZX files (games and apps) from a MicroSD card through an audio cable into where the tape deck would normally plugin, thus eliminating the need for a 30-year-old tape deck. Find your favourite game or app in TZX or TAP file format, commonly used by ZX81 and ZX Spectrum Computers, copy it to the SD card, and the rest is straightforward. For those with built-in cassettes, we offer a cassette converter for the standalone version. Use a mono 3.5mm audio cable.
The 2025 version features a PCB with 95% SMD components, all manufactured in the factory as a single unit.
Don't forget to add the loaded SD card, located further down this page, to your cart.
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This is the same as the ZXuitape device except in the Spectrum Next style. It runs Maxduino. You'd want one with a Spectrum Next when you don't have a Pi Zero installed, compatibility with OTLA files, some complex game loaders, or you want to load multi-load games like R-type. When purchasing a microSD card, do not get a cheap one. It requires a MINI-A USB power source. If you want to use the DC jack, you need a 6-9V positive centre PSU.
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