Welcome to TimexSinclair.com, the archive of the Sinclair and Timex/Sinclair computers in the United States: the machines, the software, the magazines and the people who kept them going.
The Computers
Eight machines, in the order they appeared: the British originals from Sinclair and the American models from Timex/Sinclair.
1980
Sinclair ZX80
The machine that started it all—revolutionary for its price point and brought computing to everyday people.
1981
Sinclair ZX81
The machine that brought computing to the masses. Sold over 1.5 million units worldwide—legendary affordability and hackability made it an icon.
1982
Timex/Sinclair 1000
The U.S. version of the ZX81, available for under $100 at retail stores across America. This machine democratized computing in the United States.
1982
Sinclair ZX Spectrum
The ZX Spectrum brought vibrant color graphics and sound to the home computer market, selling over 5 million units worldwide.
1983
Timex/Sinclair 1500
Enhanced version of the Timex/Sinclair 1000 with 16K RAM built in, ZX Spectrum style case and keyboard.
1983
Timex/Sinclair 2068
Color graphics, sound capabilities, and a cartridge port made the 2068 the ultimate U.S. Sinclair experience with serious computing power.
1984
Sinclair QL
Sinclair’s ambitious 32-bit business computer. Multitasking OS, built-in Microdrives—ahead of its time with professional aspirations.
1987
Cambridge Z88
Clive Sinclair’s last computer, built by Cambridge Computer: a notebook-sized portable that ran for about 20 hours on four AA batteries.
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Save the Earth from the invading Robots. There are many generations of robot, each one is faster, more powerful and in greater number than…
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Sinclair in Print
Every magazine and newsletter that covered these computers, year by year, from the first ZX80 coverage to today’s club newsletters.
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IC Inventory
This program, written for the CD4000 series of ICs and using the 4K ZX80 ROM and at least 2K RAM, can be adapted for any series of things following consecutive…
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Recent Blog Posts
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Scrolling Color Bars in the TS 2068’s Hi-Color Mode
READ MORE: Scrolling Color Bars in the TS 2068’s Hi-Color ModeOn a ZX Spectrum, color comes in 8×8 blocks: one ink and one paper for every character cell. That’s where color clash comes from. The TS 2068’s SCLD has a second way to color the screen, its hi-color mode, with one ink and one paper for every 8×1 strip of pixels. That’s a color for…
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Sinclair in Print, 1980–2026
READ MORE: Sinclair in Print, 1980–2026The ZX80 reached American readers in 1980, and the dedicated press arrived almost at once: Syntax began in 1980 alongside the ZX80, and SYNC followed in January 1981. Mainstream magazines like InfoWorld, Creative Computing, Compute! and Byte covered the machines too. Once the Timex Sinclair 1000 went on sale in 1982, user-group newsletters and new…
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Homegrown: North American software for the Timex/Sinclair 2068
READ MORE: Homegrown: North American software for the Timex/Sinclair 2068Eighty-one programs from the American and Canadian users of the TS2068: games, desktop publishing, music, languages, disk systems and bulletin boards, made for a computer whose maker left the market a few months after it went on sale.
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