The Sinclair ZX80 is a home computer launched on 29 January 1980 by Science of Cambridge Ltd.. It was one of the first computers available in the United Kingdom for less than a hundred pounds. It was
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Inside the ZX80: The Z80 is the large chip in center. 4K ROM is the medium-sized chip in the upper right. 1K RAM is implemented by two chips in the upper left. The video modulator is the metal box at the top.
Upgraded ZX80 showing the ZX81-style replacement keyboard overlay for use with the 8K ROM
Home computers were a class of microcomputers that entered the market in 1977 and became common during the 1980s. They were marketed to consumers as affordable and accessible computers that, for the f
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…The Sinclair ZX80 is a home computer launched on 29 January 1980 by Science of Cambridge Ltd. (later to be better known as Sinclair Research). It was one of the first computers available…
Children playing Paperboy on an Amstrad CPC 464 in 1988
The often sprawling nature of a well-outfitted home computer is evident with this Tandy Color Computer 3, released in 1986.
The three computers Byte magazine retrospectively called the "1977 Trinity" (L-R): Commodore PET 2001-8, Apple II, TRS-80 Model I.
Mary Allen Wilkes working on the LINC at home in 1965; thought to be the first home computer user