Welcome to TimexSinclair.com, your definitive resource for everything related to the Sinclair and Timex/Sinclair computers in the United States. From the groundbreaking Sinclair ZX81 that brought affordable computing to American homes in 1982, to the Timex/Sinclair 2068, we celebrate these remarkable machines that introduced a generation to the world of programming and digital innovation.

Timex/Sinclair

The American chapter—Timex brought Sinclair’s vision to U.S. homes.

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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.

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.

Sinclair

The pioneering machines from Clive Sinclair that revolutionized home computing.

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

Sinclair ZX Spectrum

The ZX Spectrum brought vibrant color graphics and sound to the home computer market, selling over 5 million units worldwide.

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

Sinclair’s ambitious 32-bit business computer. Multitasking OS, built-in Microdrives—ahead of its time with professional aspirations.

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Directory-devices are all devices which allow the storing of data with a name (for instance: MDV, FLP, RAM, WIN, FDK…). Many programs, even pointer driven ones, don’t know which devices are connected to the QL. When using a pointer driven program it’s nice to select also the device with a mouse, so I wrote aarticle, orig pub: 02.05.26, updated: 02.05.26
In the near future, we hope to be able to offer our readers the best in PUBLIC DOMAIN software from around the world. To this end, we need TRANSLATORS to translate into English, software in the following languages : FRENCH, GERMAN, and ITALIAN. We currently have over 50 disks іп these languages waiting to bearticle, orig pub: 02.05.26, updated: 02.05.26
Richard Alexander of C.G.H. Services (U.K.) reports that Simon N. Goodwin, the author of the popular QL WORLD DIY column, has designated C.G.H. Services, as the official distributor of his D-I-Y TOOLKIT. It is sold and supplied in 14 different modules. Write to C.G.H. Services for a concise listing of the different modules.article, orig pub: 02.05.26, updated: 02.05.26
Juergen Falkenberg of COMPUTER TECHNIK reports, that he is now shipping improved versions of his QL SCANNER. He states, that they have developed an extremely powerful color scanner, for high resolution digitizing of pictures with the Sinclair QL. A minimum of 256K memory expansion is required.article, orig pub: 02.05.26, updated: 02.05.26
In a recent conversation with JOCHEN MERZ of Germany, he extolled the virtues of a NEW program named “QDESIGN”. He stated that QDESIGN handles screens up to 2880 x 2880 pixels in two or four colors (dependent on memory size). Screens from the Atari ST, Professional Publisher, Page Designer 2, and Art + may bearticle, orig pub: 02.05.26, updated: 02.05.26
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