The Spica Ines was not really a true Spectrum clone. Spica actually started its business in Slovenia by manufacturing a pro-keyboard case for the Sinclair Spectrum.
The user had to insert its Spectrum card into the case to obtain a near-professional system with a high-quality mechanical keyboard.
Thanks to Bojan Pesek for information and pictures.
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NAME
Ines
MANUFACTURER
Spica
TYPE
Home Computer
ORIGIN
Slovenia
YEAR
Unknown
BUILT IN LANGUAGE
Sinclair Basic
KEYBOARD
Full stroke 85 key with numeric keypad and arrow keys
CPU
Zilog Z80 A
SPEED
3.5 MHz
RAM
16k or 48k
ROM
16k (Basic & OS)
TEXT MODES
32 x 24
GRAPHIC MODES
256 x 192
COLORS
8 with two tones each (normal and bright)
SOUND
1 voice / 10 octaves (Beeper)
SIZE / WEIGHT
42 (W) x 24 (D) x 7.5 (H) cm
I/O PORTS
Expansion port, tape-recorder (1200 bauds), RF video out
