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My first computer: The Dragon 32
News The company soon received a timely boost from its rivals: Acorn and even the mighty Sinclair were hit by supply problems, and, thanks to some heavy promotion by Boots the Chemist, Dragon 32s were flying off the shelves. [10 Feb 2005]
My first computer: The Commodore 64
News A number of 'old skool' commentators in the UK have made that point that to own a Commodore was to support a US goliath against the plucky Brits beavering away at Sinclair Labs. Thus far we've featured the BBC Micro, the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, the... [03 Feb 2005]
My first computer: The Vic-20
News Thus far we've featured the BBC Micro, the Sinclair ZX Spectrum and the Acorn Electron. This article was first published in February 2002 as part of our 'Technologies That Time Forgot' series. We are running the full series again to mark the recent... [27 Jan 2005]
My first computer: The BBC Micro
News Also, compared to the alternatives at the time, it offered a surprisingly nippy 2Mhz chip and a full size, adult keyboard - less nostalgia value than the 'dead flesh' feel Sinclair had gone for, with its post-ZX81 Spectrum, but far more practical... [20 Jan 2005]
My first computer: The Acorn Electron
News However, the fact that Clive Sinclair was knighted in a previous Honours List gives a pretty clear indication as to who won the home computing battle of the 1980s. By the early eighties Acorn was enjoying great success with the BBC B - the computer... [14 Jan 2005]
My first computer: The ZX Spectrum
News The ZX81 became the first Sinclair machine available on the high street and despite having just one kilobyte of RAM, no colour and a keyboard that a cash till would be ashamed of, 350,000 units were sold in the first year. [11 Jan 2005]
Technologies That Time Forgot: The ZX Spectrum
News The ZX81 became the first Sinclair machine available on the high street and despite having just one kilobyte of RAM, no colour and a keyboard that a cash till would be ashamed of, 350,000 units were sold in the first year. [14 Jan 2002]
Best of Reader Comments: ZX Spectrum users get dewy eyed
Comment I can only re-iterate the sentiments of the article, the affection that the Sinclair range engendered is legendary. but I also own a Sinclair C5! The Sinclair Legacy Shortly after Amstrad acquired the Sinclair brand in 1986 until 1990 I had the... [14 Jan 2002]
