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excerpt: "Reports on UK hardware and software for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, including Amstrad pricing on the Spectrum+2 (£155.88) and Spectrum+3 (£155.60), MGT Direct products (WIDI-ZX Digitiser, PLUS D, FIXER), Datel Electronics Artist II graphics board, and Tasman Software word processing products."
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# News from the UK: Amstrad ZX Spectrum Products

Reports on UK hardware and software for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, including Amstrad pricing on the Spectrum+2 (£155.88) and Spectrum+3 (£155.60), MGT Direct products (WIDI-ZX Digitiser, PLUS D, FIXER), Datel Electronics Artist II graphics board, and Tasman Software word processing products.