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On this Day in 1981: Launch of the Sinclair ZX81

Okay, own up.... Who had a Sinclair ZX81 and what was the first thing you programmed on it...? ? Keyboard
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    I never owned ZX81 but I purchased my first PC The ZX Spectrum ( "ZX81 Colour") an 8-bit personal home computer that was released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair .

    While originally called the "ZX81 Colour" and "ZX82" during development, the system was renamed the ZX Spectrum in order to promote its colour display, which was a significant upgrade from its black and white predecessor, the ZX81. It proved immensely popular in various incarnations over the years and remains the most successful British computer ever made.

    I used it to interface to a water irrigation controller that I constructed with a friend. But mostly we used it for games.    



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  • Former Community Member
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    I never owned ZX81 but I purchased my first PC The ZX Spectrum ( "ZX81 Colour") an 8-bit personal home computer that was released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair .

    While originally called the "ZX81 Colour" and "ZX82" during development, the system was renamed the ZX Spectrum in order to promote its colour display, which was a significant upgrade from its black and white predecessor, the ZX81. It proved immensely popular in various incarnations over the years and remains the most successful British computer ever made.

    I used it to interface to a water irrigation controller that I constructed with a friend. But mostly we used it for games.    



    ZXSpectrum48k.jpg
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