Sinclair Research
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Sinclair Research Ltd was a British consumer electronics company founded by Clive Sinclair in Cambridge in the 1970s. In 1980, the company entered the home computer market with the ZX80 at £99.95, at
ZX Spectrum (1982)
Timex Sinclair 1000, a U.S. version of the Sinclair ZX81
ZX Spectrum 128, an updated version of the original 1982 ZX Spectrum
X1 Button Radio (1997)
ZX Spectrum
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The ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit home computer developed and marketed by Sinclair Research. The Spectrum played a pivotal role in the history of personal computers and video games, especially in the United
Sinclair Research
…A year later, the ZX81 became available through retailers, introducing home computing to a generation, with more than 1.5 million sold. In 1982 the ZX Spectrum was released, becoming the UK's best selling computer, and competing aggressively against Commodore and Amstrad. A combination of the failures of the…
Clive Sinclair in 1990
An original concept sketch of the ZX Spectrum, depicting an angular and wedge-like form similar to its predecessor, the ZX81
Designer Rick Dickinson in the Sinclair Research Cambridge office in 1983