Got one of these strange but wonderful little computers on a trip to Rochester when I was a kit. Loved it! It worked so poorly, but when it did work it was a dream come true. I learned basic on it. Loved it! It still looks super cool and not bad for $99 on sale at the time.

The Timex Sinclair 1000 was the first computer produced by Timex Sinclair, a joint venture between Timex Corporation and Sinclair Research.

ntroduced: July 1982
Price: US $99.95
How many? 500,000 in first 6 months
Weight: 12 ounces
CPU: Zilog Z80A, 3.25MHz
RAM: 2K, 64K max
Display: 22 X 32 text
hooks to TV
Ports: memory, cassette
Peripherals: Cassette recorder
T/S printer
OS: ROM BASIC

The Timex Sinclair 1000 is the North American version of the Sinclair ZX-81, from British based Sinclair Research Ltd. They are nearly identical, except for the name on the front, and minor motherboard layout differences.

Here it is running:

Question of the day: What was your first computer?