Sinclair Research has claimed to be the first company to sell more than one million home computers.
Since it began selling the ZX80 three years ago it has sold 130,000 ZX80s, 750,000 ZX81s and 200,000 Spectrums, an upgraded version of which is to appear soon in North America as the T/S2000. And these figures do not include the 600,000 T/S1OOOs sold since it was launched in July last year. The claim to be the first past the million mark is disputed by Commodore, which claimed it had reached that point last year.
Clive Sinclair, chief executive and chairman, said he is very pleased with the figures. “They are a magnificent achievement for all concerned. With the ZX81 entering its third year of production the figures demonstrate beyond doubt the long-term viability of the computer as a long-term consumer product.”
More than 200,000 Sinclair or Sinclair-based computers are now sold every month throughout the world.