SPOT is an Omnis3Plus database running on an Apple Macintosh (Trumpton); it is a detailed index of articles relating to the Sinclair Spectrum - the classic 8-bit computer designed by Sir Clive Sinclair and Sinclair Research - in the magazines Crash, Micro Adventurer, Sinclair Answers, Sinclair Programs, Sinclair User, Your Spectrum, Your Sinclair and ZX Computing (plus numerous issues of various multi-format titles). SPOT*On is a project to make all this information available on the Internet.
SPEX is an extension to the database using the same file structures and covering promotional features in the magazines; eg. advertisements, competitions, special offers.

You may DOWNLOAD the index in one of these forms:

• SPOT - Full listing alphabetically by product/feature title (710kb - here's a Sample Layout).
• SPOT - Concise listing chronologically by magazine+issue (508kb - here's a Sample Layout).
• SPOT - Plain data files for loading into your own database application (853kb).
• SPEX - Full listing alphabetically by product/feature title (597kb - here's a Sample Layout).
• SPEX - Plain data files for loading into your own database application (778kb).

Plus there are these appendices:

• A1. SPOT title summary (77kb)
• A2. SPOT product summary (74kb)
• A3. SPOT publisher summary (90kb)
• B1. Sinclair books list (59kb)
• B2. Cover tape contents (49kb)
• B3. Spectrum utility routines (80kb)
• B4. ZX Computing type-ins (69kb)

You may SEARCH the database on-line at Sinclair Info Seek.
Thanks to Martijn van der Heide for doing the work on this search engine.

Note: The publisher/author, product type, reference type and magazine descriptions are shown as short codes against each reference entry in the concise version. The file CODES.ZIP (21kb) has the full descriptions associated with each code.

Here is the SPOT specification.