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− | + | The '''[[wikipedia:ZX81|ZX81]]''' was a home computer produced by Sinclair Research and manufactured in Scotland by Timex Corporation. | |
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− | + | It was the successor to Sinclair's ZX80 and the predecessor of the ZX Spectrum and was hugely successful, and more than 1.5 million units were sold before it was discontinued. | |
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− | It was the successor to Sinclair's ZX80 and the predecessor of the | ||
The ZX81 was designed to be small, simple, and above all cheap, using as few components as possible to keep the cost down. | The ZX81 was designed to be small, simple, and above all cheap, using as few components as possible to keep the cost down. | ||
− | Video output was to a television set rather than a dedicated monitor. Programs and data were loaded and saved onto audio tape cassettes. It had only four | + | Video output was to a television set rather than a dedicated monitor. Programs and data were loaded and saved onto audio tape cassettes. It had only four silicon chips on board and a mere 1 KB of memory. The machine had no power switch or any moving parts and used a pressure-sensitive membrane keyboard for manual input. |
Its distinctive design brought its designer, Rick Dickinson, a Design Council award. | Its distinctive design brought its designer, Rick Dickinson, a Design Council award. | ||
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==Emulators== | ==Emulators== | ||
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[[Category:Computers]] | [[Category:Computers]] | ||
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