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title: "Bytelines: News and Speculation about Personal Computing"
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published_at: "2020-10-27T17:07:53+00:00"
modified_at: "2024-06-23T11:42:01+00:00"
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excerpt: "Under \"Sinclair News\": estimated that more than 600,000 ZX81 and TS1000 units sold to date. Sinclair ceasing distribution in US; Timex taking over."
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Under “Sinclair News”: estimated that more than 600,000 ZX81 and TS1000 units sold to date. Sinclair ceasing distribution in US; Timex taking over.