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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
Issue 2 1982 model
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
ZX81
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The ZX81 is a home computer developed by Sinclair Research and manufactured in Dundee, Scotland, by Timex Corporation. It was launched in the United Kingdom in March 1981 as the successor to Sinclair'
ZX Spectrum
…The addendum "Spectrum" was chosen to highlight the machine's colour display, which differed from the black-and-white display of its predecessor, the ZX81. Rick Dickinson designed its distinctive case, rainbow motif, and rubber keyboard. Video output is transmitted to a television set rather than a dedicated…
Sinclair ZX81 PCB Revision 3 keyboard
Left side and rear views of the ZX81, showing its edge connector, the three input/output sockets (TV, EAR, MIC) and the 9 V DC power socket
The Sinclair Executive "slimline" pocket calculator (1972)
The Science of Cambridge MK14 (1978), sold in kit form, was Sinclair's first computer.