The Timex/Sinclair went from product announcement to in stores in just under a year. And then Timex left the market. A few examples of computers released during this timeline are included for context.
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There were six of us in the whole startup: myself, Billy Skyrme (director), Bob Behler (engineering), Carlos Dragovich (production), Margot Murphy (marketing) and Dan Ross (VP). All of these names where characters in a maze game I wrote called Grimm’s Fairy Trails. I was the Software Manager for Timex Computers. I was there at the
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When the Timex/Sinclair 2068 finally reached store shelves in the fall of 1983, it arrived bearing the weight of considerable expectations. After the phenomenal success of the T/S 1000—which had sold 550,000 units in just five months—and the delays and confusion surrounding what had originally been announced as the “T/S 2000,” the computing press and
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An unlikely savior, David Higgenbottom, a body shop owner turned computer enthusiast, embarked on an audacious journey to resurrect the defunct Timex/Sinclair computer business in 1984.
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In the early 1980s, when home computers were just beginning to find their way into households across America, two engineers in North Carolina created something remarkable: an analog interface that could transform a Timex/Sinclair computer into a sophisticated scientific instrument. They called it VOTEM—short for VOltage and TEMperature—and it would eventually find its way aboard
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Masterfile and Pro/File 2068: two distinct solutions to 1980s home computing data management. One offered a structured approach, the other a radical, associative design. Explore their innovative differences.
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The Sinclair ZX81 and Timex/Sinclair 1000 computers, despite their limited hardware specifications, attracted several FORTH language implementations in the early 1980s. Two notable versions — Tree-Forth (originally called Pluri-Forth) by Tree Systems (1983) and ZX Forth by Artic (1982) — took distinctly different approaches to bringing this powerful programming language to these machines. Background: The
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The Timex/Sinclair 1000 and Sinclair ZX81 played a role in 1980s robotics experimentation and education, offering hobbyists and students an affordable platform for controlling mechanical devices and learning fundamental programming concepts. A Complete DIY Robot Build One of the most comprehensive examples of Timex/Sinclair robotics appeared in the July/August 1983 issue of SYNC magazine. Bruce
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What began as an off-hand comment about showing some of our favorite computers at the 20th Vintage Computer Festival Midwest turned into a semi-coordinated group display and weekend of fun for more than a dozen members of the Timex Sinclair Online User Group. Among those who attended: And new members we met at the show:
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We all struggle with the keyword system now that we don’t use it all the time.
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Timex, and most other computer vendors, offered a standalone “kiosk” to display their wares in-store. The Atari Computer Demonstration Center was, as one might imagine, quite nice. In May 1983, Timex offered the “T/S 1000 MERCHANDISING DISPLAY,” a unit that designed to: The mechandising display unit was 36” wide by 24” deep by 6’ high.
