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title: "The invasion of the U.K. softwarecrats"
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excerpt: "When Timex and Sinclair introduced the affordable home computer, it was based on technology developed by Clive Sinclair and Sinclair Research."
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The U.S.A. is the home of all new technology, right? Well almost right. When Timex and Sinclair introduced the affordable home computer, it was based on technology developed by Clive Sinclair and Sinclair Research. It had been out and in the hands of hundreds of thousands of enthusiasts in the U.K. for over a year before we saw it over here. Over there, they had a huge jump on hard and software development. U.S. programmers had a year to make up.

For the first time in a long time, manufacturers were taking the trek over the Atlantic to bring those U.K. products to us. It was unusual, different and most certainly beneficial. Companies such as Artic Computing, Psion, and Quicksilva have become quite well known here. Far from being a problem to us, it has allowed users here in the States to enjoy top-of-the-line programs right from the start.

Oh, by the way, this magazine first was seen in the U.K. as Sinclair User!