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The C64 launched at 600 dollars in the USA, the Timex licensed version of the Spectrum was 200 dollars.
by Marazan 8y ago
The C64 launched at 600 dollars in the USA, the Timex licensed version of the Spectrum was 200 dollars.
- rwallace 8y agoBut the Timex Sinclair 2068 was released just over a year later, so while there was still a price discrepancy, it was much smaller than 3x.
- classichasclass 8y agoAnd the C64 price quickly sunk like a rock once the VIC-20 left the market. The T/S 1000 (the US ZX-81), its contemporary, was seen as cheap junk. I remember my parents being critical of the keyboard and the construction, and I don't think they were atypical. The T/S 2068 was better than the 1000 in every respect, but had compatibility issues with the Spectrum, and Timex's computer division had already suffered from the poor perception of their earlier home computers.
- ido 8y agoand the article actually describes that very price war that commodore initiated with TI et al :) the c64 itself was quickly sold for ~$200.