Nigel Searle

Searle’s responsibilities included all aspects of the computer business. Searle started working for Sinclair in 1973. From January 1980 to February 1982, he ran Sinclair Research Limited, in the US.

Articles (23)

TitleAuthor(s)PublicationDate
Across the Pond
Overview of telecomputing and bulletin board options, including Zebra’s bulletin board. Modem options for QL covered. Softsync’s shift to IBM...
ZX ComputingJune 1986
Bits & PiecesZX-AppealSummer 1988
Bits & PiecesZX-AppealSummer 1990
Bits & Pieces
Another report has come insaying ZX81s are still being used to manufacture dedicated industrial controllers. This time is is a...
ZX-AppealSeptember 1988
Dear Editor
Sinclair discontinues tech support. Inventory control program sought. Connect full size keyboard to ZX81. Improving ZX80 cooling.
SyntaxFebruary 1982
Dear Sinclair Research
It is with great displeasure that I am returning my Sinclair ZX80. Response from Nigel Searle.
SyntaxNovember 1981
Exclusive Interview: Nigel Searle, “Sinclair Insider”Time Designs MagazineSeptember/October 1988
Former Cambridge Salesman Tries Database for Mail OrderThe HackerJune 1990
Former Cambridge Salesman Tries Database for Mail OrdersSinc-LinkSeptember/October 1990
From Sinclair Research
Sinclair ZX80 and Syntax ZX80 announcement.
SyntaxNovember 1980
Growth Plans and Pains: An Interview with Nigel Searle
Nigel Searle [was] Sinclair’s man in Boston. He [was] responsible for operations in the United States and Canada of Sinclair...
SYNCMarch/April 1981
Growth Plans and Pains: An Interview with Nigel Searle
Reprint from SYNC magazine.
SWYMMarch 1991
New Product Updates
Updates from Sinclair on 16K RAM units; MicroPeripherals on its modem and CAI.
SyntaxMarch 1981
Nigel Searle Shows QL at BCS
Searle demonstrated the QL’s features and power to the General Meeting of the Boston Computer Society.
SyntaxJune 1984
Q&A: Nigel Searle
Nigel Searle, managing director of Sinclair Research, came to Boston in May from the company’s home in Cambridge, England, to...
InfoworldJuly 9, 1984
Sinclair 8K ROM Problems?
How to check for defective 8K ROM.
SYNCJanuary/February 1982
Sinclair Discontinues Tech Info Line
Nigel Searle of Sinclair just announced that Sinclair would no longer staff their technical information line in Boston.
SyntaxFebruary 1982
Sinclair to Replace Faulty 8K ROMs
A new ROM supplier produced 8K ROMs with a bug, and Sinclair has stopped shipping until a supply of perfect...
SyntaxJuly 1981
Sinclair-MicroAce Legal Dispute
Sinclair Research and Compshop, Ltd., (MicroAce’s English parent company) may go to court in England over their license agreement. According...
SyntaxMarch 1981
Softly, softly
David Kelly talks to Sue Currier, President of the US software house, SoftSync. SoftSync is one of only several companies...
Popular Computing Weekly17-23 March 1983
The Home Computer Market, the ZX80 and the Future
Excerpts of a speech given to the Amateur Computer Group of New Jersey, December 11, 1980. I would like to...
SYNCMarch/April 1981
The ZX80 and ZX81 in the USA
Background about Sinclair Research Ltd., its entry into the United States marketplace, and its first two computers.
ZXzineAugust 2015
Try This
Two line program.
SYNCMay/June 1981

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Books (1)

TitleAuthor(s)Date
Who’s Who at Sinclair
Ring bound guide to Who’s Who at Sinclair was given to staff at the company. It gives profiles on the...
1983

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