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# Sir Clive and the Computer

[Clive Sinclair](http://localhost/indiv/sinclair-clive/) developed the ZX80 and ZX81 computers in the U.K. Those two machines are the prototypes for the T/S1000. Together, they have become the most widely used personal computers in the world, outselling all others.