We hope this list of software will continue to grow in future updates. Special thanks to Nine Tiles for granting permission to include the ROM code, to which they retain the intellectual property rights after all these years.Īdditionally, many thanks to all the developers of the loaded ZX81 software who have all granted permission to include their titles in the app. Sinclair verstärkte daraufhin seine Forschungstätigkeiten unter anderem zum Nachfolgemodell ZX82 dem späteren Sinclair ZX Spectrum und änderte im März 1981 dazu passend seinen Namen in Sinclair Research. Meanwhile, another iconic British home computer, the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, was under development and hit the market in April 1982. Beide Vertragspartner sahen damit ihre nahe Zukunft gesichert. Launched in England on March 5, 1981, the ZX81 was designed to be a low-cost introduction to home computing for the general public. Home computer pioneer Sir Clive Sinclair, who was best known for the landmark ZX Spectrum, has died aged 81 after a. The Sinclair ZX81, developed by Sinclair Research and manufactured by Timex Corporation in Dundee, Scotland, was the first home computer sold in the United States for under 150. Sinclair is best known in gaming as the inventor of the ZX Spectrum home computer. Timex Corporation and Sinclair Research continued their joint venture and released the Timex Sinclair 1000 (TS1000) and 1500 (TS1500) variants of the ZX81 for the US market in July 1982 and July 1983 respectively. ZX Spectrum creator Sir Clive Sinclair dies aged 81. Sir Clive Sinclair has died at the age of 81 after a long illness, as reported by The Guardian. Followed in March 1981 by the even more popular successor, the Sinclair ZX81, both models had a profound impact on home and hobbyist computing in the UK and many other countries. Once more Sinclair revolutionized the microcomputer industry with new standards. For the first time, a computer with high-resolution graphics, colors, sound and 48k RAM was sold under 25. The computer was developed with another technology company, Nine Tiles, and manufactured in a Timex Corporation factory in Dundee, Scotland. After the success of his two previous computers, the ZX-80 and particularly the ZX-81, in April 1982 Sir Clive Sinclair presents the ZX-Spectrum. However, it was the invention of the ZX Spectrum that caught the public’s attention. In 1980 the British company Science of Cambridge (later renamed Sinclair Research) released the Sinclair ZX80 home computer. LoTonah writes: Sir Clive Sinclair, the man behind the Sinclair Spectrum and the first computer to retail for under a hundred dollars (the Sinclair ZX-81, A.K.A.The Timex/Sinclair 1000), died September 15 after battling a long illness.His daughter, Belinda, said he died at home in London on Thursday morning after a long illness.
Please note that the system is completely self contained and this means you cannot remotely add code, more games etc. This app focuses on the Sinclair ZX81 experience and is loaded with example software. Welcome to a taste of early 1980s home computing.