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Although, Timex (technically) was the manufacturer. The ZX Spectrum, at least, was built in the Timex factory in Dundee [0] [0] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/busi
by shever73 5y ago
Although, Timex (technically) was the manufacturer. The ZX Spectrum, at least, was built in the Timex factory in Dundee [0]
[0] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-29122873 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-29122873
- unfocussed_mike 5y agoYes -- though this was under contract, I guess. (Like how the Raspberry Pi is manufactured under contract by Sony in Wales)
- shever73 5y agoYes, exactly. The article is still very wrong.
- ZeroGravitas 5y agoAnd some trace the history of Grand Theft Auto and Lemmings back to this factory and the local boom in computers it produced, with one of the Rockstar North founders working in the Timex factory before creating his first game: https://www.nostalgianerd.com/from-dma-to-gta-the-story-of-dma-design/ https://www.nostalgianerd.com/from-dma-to-gta-the-story-of-d...
- rwmj 5y agoAlso - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbAVNKdk9gA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbAVNKdk9gA