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As did the US market. In fact the ZX81 was available in the US as the Timex/Sinclair 1000 for under $100. It was briefly quite popular, although not useful for
by jhbadger 8y ago
As did the US market. In fact the ZX81 was available in the US as the Timex/Sinclair 1000 for under $100. It was briefly quite popular, although not useful for much other than learning BASIC. Later on, Commodore had a promotion where you could send in your TS 1000's in for a discount on the C64. Rumor has it that the people at Commodore's HQ used the sent machines as doorstops as their wedge design worked well for that.
- digi_owl 8y ago8-bit guy just posted a video in his Commodore history series that involved the Timex Sinclair. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICiZbUypMlQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICiZbUypMlQ
- jonhendry18 8y agoThe ZX81 was available in the US - I have one we bought as a kit way back then. I believe we bought by responding to this Sinclair ad in Byte magazine: https://imgur.com/a/lejUoz5 https://imgur.com/a/lejUoz5 The Timex branded version came out the next year.