ZX Spectrum

Sinclair's company produced seven different ZX computers, but other companies had deals with Sinclair Research to build their own version of ZX computers. The biggest of those companies was the American electronics manufacturer Timex who produced three different ZX based computers. Timex were selling between 18,000 and 20,000 of the ZX Spectrum based home computer every month by June 1981 but the Timex computer did not work properly so they had to stop selling them in 1983. Timex were the manufacturers who made most of the Sinclair Research ZX for Europe but the European versions worked correctly. The Sinclair Research version of ZXs were made until 1990 but other companies around the world copied the ZX and made many versions after that. When Sinclair Research stopped making the ZX Spectrum there had been more than 10,000 different games available and lots of peripheral equipment. Some companies still sell new games for the ZX.

 ZX Spectrums 

 16k ZX Spectrum, (1982-1983)

 48k ZX Spectrum, (1983-1984)

 ZX Spectrum+, (1984-1985)

 ZX Spectrum 128k, (1985-1987)

 ZX Spectrum+2, (1987-1990)

 ZX Spectrum+2A, (1988-1990)

 ZX Spectrum+3, (1988-1990)

 ZX Spectrum ancestors 

 ZX80

 ZX81

 Timex ZX based computers 

 TS1000, (1982-1983), based on ZX81

 TS1500, (1983), based on ZX81

 TS2068, (1983)

 TC2068,

 TC2048

 Other websites 

 Sinclair Research , Sir Clive Sinclairs company website of new and unusual inventions
 The World of Spectrum, a complete reference site for ZX Spectrums and a collection of almost all the ZX software (these old games can now be played on any PC computer with the emulators on the website)
 Old Computers , ZX page in a museum of old computers
 Z80 Website, the microchip in the ZX

 References 

Category:Historical computers
Category:Video game consoles