Speccy
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See also: speccy
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Diminutive forms with + -y.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]the Speccy
- (informal) The Spectator, a British current-affairs magazine.
- 2007, Richard Littlejohn, Littlejohn's Britain, page 208:
- It's a while since I wrote anything for the Speccy, so I wouldn't know.
Alternative forms
[edit]Noun
[edit]Speccy (plural Speccies)
- (computing, colloquial, chiefly UK) A Sinclair ZX Spectrum computer.
- 1991, Stuart Campbell, "The YS Top 100 Speccy Games of All Time (Ever!)" (in Your Sinclair magazine)
- TETRIS (Mirrorsoft)
Yes, it's the game that makes Amiga and ST owners look at your Spectrum with real jealousy, 'cos the Speccy version of this classic Russian reaction-tester out performs the 16-bit ports every time.
- TETRIS (Mirrorsoft)
- 1992 October, Larry Horsfield, “The SU Guide to Playing and Writing Adventure Games”, in Sinclair User, number 128:
- Before you sit down in front of your Speccy to play an adventure, equip yourself with a pencil, eraser and plenty of paper. This so that you may draw a 'map' of the adventure as you move around.
- 1998, Bongo, “Emulation under threat (yes, Speccies too)”, in comp.sys.sinclair (Usenet):
- 2003, Rusel DeMaria, Johnny L. Wilson, High Score!: The Illustrated History of Electronic Games:
- Developers wasted no time making games for the Speccy.
- 1991, Stuart Campbell, "The YS Top 100 Speccy Games of All Time (Ever!)" (in Your Sinclair magazine)