Felix HC

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The Felix HC series of ZX Spectrum clones was manufactured in Romania from 1985 to 1994 by ICE Felix. The designation HC means Home Computer, and for the first three models in the series, the number is the year of first manufacture.

The earliest version, HC 85, closely resembled the Spectrum, with a built-in BASIC interpreter, Z80A processor, 48k RAM, tape, serial and TV interfaces. It was used in schools/universities and as a personal computer.

The HC 90/91 could access a disk drive and run CP/M programs by adding an extension board. The HC 91 had a modified keyboard with 50 keys instead of 40.

The HC 2000 (manufactured from 1992–1994) had a built-in 3.5 720k disk, and 64k RAM, it could be used both as a Spectrum clone with added disk functionality (only 48k RAM available) or in CP/M mode, giving access to the full 64k memory.