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The Timex Sinclair 1000 (TS1000) was the first computer produced by Timex Sinclair, a joint-venture between Timex Corporation and Sinclair Research. It was launched in July 1982. Timex Corporation, best known for the production of clocks, watches, and other timepieces, attempted to enter the fledgling home computer market of the late 1970s and early 1980s with the Sinclair line. ... Timex Corporation is the best-known American watch manufacturer, famous for half a century for durable low-cost timepieces. ... Sinclair Research Ltd was a home computer company founded by Clive Sinclair in Cambridge, England. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


The TS1000 was a slightly modified Sinclair ZX81 with an NTSC RF modulator instead of a UK PAL device and the onboard RAM doubled to two kilobytes. The TS1000's casing had slightly more internal shielding but remained the same as Sinclair's, including the much-reviled membrane keyboard. It had no sound and black and white graphics. It was followed by an improved version, the Timex Sinclair 1500. Jump to: navigation, search The Sinclair ZX81 home computer, released by Sinclair Research in 1981, was the followup to the companys ZX80. ... Jump to: navigation, search NTSC is the analog television system in use in Japan, United States and certain other places, mostly in the Americas (see map). ... An RF modulator (for radio frequency modulator) is a small device that takes an input signal and outputs radio frequency-modulated signals. ... For other meanings of PAL see PAL (disambiguation). ... Different types of RAM. From top to bottom: DIP, SIPP, SIMM 30 pin, SIMM 72 pin, DIMM, RIMM RAM redirects here. ... A kilobyte (derived from the SI prefix kilo-) is a unit of information or computer storage equal to either 1024 or 1000 bytes. ... A membrane keyboard is a computer keyboard whose keys are not separate, moving parts, as with the majority of other keyboards, but rather have only outlines and symbols printed on a flat, flexible surface. ... The TS1500 was a slightly-upgraded development of the Timex Sinclair TS1000. ...


The TS1000 sold for $99.95 in the US when it debuted, making it the cheapest home computer to date at the time of its launch. Its initial sales were very high, but the system was not popular with users. Reliability was very low, and a shortage of the 16K memory expansions coupled with a lack of software which ran within 2K meant that the system had little use for anything other than an introduction to programming. The home computer is a consumer-friendly word for the second generation of microcomputers (the technical term that was previously used), entering the market in 1977 and becoming common during the 1980s. ...



Sinclair computers, derivatives, and clones (ZX80/81, ZX Spectrum, and QL clones)

By Sinclair Research and Amstrad: ZX80 | ZX81 | ZX Spectrum, Spectrum+, Spectrum 128K, +2 and +3 (the latter two by Amstrad) | Sinclair QL
By others: Jupiter ACE | Timex Sinclair 1000 | TS 1500 | TS 2048 | TS 2068 | SAM Coupé | Didaktik | Dubna 48K | Hobbit | Pentagon | Sprinter Sinclair Research Ltd was a home computer company founded by Clive Sinclair in Cambridge, England. ... The following is a list of clones of Sinclair Researchs ZX80 and ZX81 home computers: CP200 CP200S http://cobit. ... The following is a list of clones of Sinclair Researchs ZX Spectrum home computer: ATM AZX-Monstrum Baltica Best III Bi Am ZX-Spectrum 48/64 Bi Am ZX-Spectrum 128 Cobra CIP-03 Composite Delta Delta S-128 Didaktik Gamma Didaktik Kompakt Didaktik M Digra Ella Ra Elwro... The following is a list of clones of Sinclair Researchs Sinclair QL microcomputer: Computerphone ICL One Per Desk Merlin Tonto Thor Q40 / Q60 QPC Software Emulator Categories: Home computers ... Amstrad Consumer Electronics plc, usually known as Amstrad, is a company formed in 1968 by Sir Alan Michael Sugar in the UK, and based in Brentwood in Essex, England. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Sinclair ZX80 was a home computer brought to market in 1980 by Sinclair Research. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Sinclair ZX81 home computer, released by Sinclair Research in 1981, was the followup to the companys ZX80. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Sinclair ZX Spectrum was a small home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research. ... Jump to: navigation, search A Sinclair QL The Sinclair QL, QL for Quantum Leap, was a personal computer launched by Sinclair Research in January 1984, as the successor to the ZX Spectrum, the QL was aimed at the hobbyist and small business markets. ... The Jupiter ACE was a British home computer of the 1980s, marketed by a company named Jupiter Cantab. ... The TS1500 was a slightly-upgraded development of the Timex Sinclair TS1000. ... The Timex Sinclair 2048 was an enhanced version of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum computer. ... The Timex Sinclair 2068 (TS2068), released in November 1983, was Timex Sinclairs fourth and last home computer for the U.S. market. ... Jump to: navigation, search SAM Coupé bootup screen The SAM Coupé The SAM Coupé was an 8-bit British home computer that was first released in late 1989. ... The Didaktik was a series of home computers based on the Zilog Z80 processor produced in former Czechoslovakia. ... 1. ... Hobbit is a Soviet/Russian 8-bit home computer, based on the Sinclair ZX Spectrum hardware architecture. ... The Pentagon home computer, manufactured in former Soviet Union, is a clone of the British-made Sinclair ZX Spectrum 128. ... The Sprinter is a microcomputer made by Peters Plus, Ltd. ...


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Timex Sinclair 1000 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (171 words)
The Timex Sinclair 1000 (TS1000) was the first computer produced by Timex Sinclair, a joint-venture between Timex Corporation and Sinclair Research.
The TS1000 was a slightly modified Sinclair ZX81 with an NTSC RF modulator instead of a UK PAL device and the onboard RAM doubled to two kilobytes.
It was followed by an improved version, the Timex Sinclair 1500.
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