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==== CIP series ==== The '''CIP''' are Romanian ZX Spectrum clones made by Întreprinderea Electronică.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://zx.interface1.net/clones/cip.html|title=Sinclair Nostalgia Products - Sinclair Clones - CIP-03|website=zx.interface1.net}}</ref> CIP stands for '''Calculator pentru Instruire Personală''' ("Computer for Personal Education"). The ROM is original Sinclair, but has been modified to display 'BASIC S' in place of the standard Sinclair copyright message. Only one set of 8 x 1-bit 64 KB RAM modules is present. The initial version, '''CIP-02,''' had a low quality 2 KB EEPROM with a propensity for fast data loss, and BASIC had to be loaded from tape. '''CIP-03''' was a version of the EEPROM designed to work with the 3 data densities on the tape at speeds up to 3 times higher than the original, and the 2K ROM was also capable of loading and saving at those speeds, using the whole 64K as storage. The top data density was often hit and miss; very good magnetic tape had to be used, and a special monophonic cassette recorder could be bought separately for best results. Produced from 1988 to 1993 it was a common clone in Romania, with about 15,000 units produced. '''CIP-04''' was a ZX Spectrum +3 clone with a built-in floppy disk drive and 256 KB RAM. <gallery> File:PCip03-1.jpg|Romanian ''Electronică'' CIP-03 (blue version) File:Romanian CIP motherboard.jpg|"CIP" microcomputer motherboard </gallery>
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