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title: "A Brief Overview of the Chicago Consumer Electronics Show and National Computer Conference in Houston"
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published_at: "2020-10-27T17:13:07+00:00"
modified_at: "2024-06-23T01:08:23+00:00"
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excerpt: "The Sinclair Spectrum was introduced in the US at the CES. TIMEX was actively promoting the $99.00 TIMEX/Sinclair computer."
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authors: "Tom R. Halfhill; Robert Lock"
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pages: "6, 8"
pubdate: "July 1982"
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The Sinclair Spectrum was introduced in the US at the CES. TIMEX was actively promoting the $99.00 TIMEX/Sinclair computer.