Timex Sinclair 1000
Timex Sinclair 1000
The first Sinclair computer was the ZX-80, released in 1980 for $200.00.
It was still very popular when they came out with the improved ZX-81 in 1981.
By mid 1982, Timex was selling the ZX-81, renaming it as the 'Timex Sinclair 1000'. The system shown above has the optional 16K memory expansion unit attached to the back. Other peripherals are available besides the 16K RAM pack, a cassette recorder for data storage, and a thermal printer for hardcopy.
At $99.95, it was the cheapest computer you could buy, and Timex sold over 600,000 of them. It sounded like a great idea, to get a computer for $99.95, but it was probably more trouble than it was worth. Read more about it on the ZX-81 page.
The entire TS-1000 computer is a single circuit board with only 4 IC chips.
In August 1982, Popular Science published an article about the Timex Sinclair computer.
In January of 1983, BYTE also published a very extensive article.
Timex eventually released a couple more computers:TS-1500 (July 1983) - A larger TS-1000 with more memory and a better keyboard TS-2068 (Nov. 1983) - This is the first Timex computer that was NOT a clone of a Sinclair product. It is based on the Sinclair 48K Spectrum, but with major changes - a cartridge port, different memory configuration, and a different sound ship. Unfortunately, this means it is no longer 100% software-compatible with the Spectrum computer which it was built upon.
Unfortunately, it is also their last system, as Timex dropped out of the computer market a few months later in the Spring of 1984.
Timex／Sinclair1000（1982）由英国配件制造大王Clive Sinclair开发，美国Timex推向市场，这款面向普通消费者的计算机售价底线是100美元。T／s1000从任何角度来说都可谓是便宜货：内置仅1KB的RAM和凑合可用的直板键盘。虽然如此，它还是一呜惊人，在短时间内就售出60万台，人部分都是在其他国家销售的，甚至还出现了很多仿制品。
1982年的Timex Sinclair 1000键盘编辑本段回目录
Timex Sinclair 1000是历史上最早版本的家用电脑，1982年的售价为99美元，该机器是北美版本的ZX-81，除了名称，设计方面几乎一模一样。这在当时是最便宜的电脑，且timex售出超过60万人。
1982年的Timex Sinclair 1000
就这样一台机器，整个电脑是一个单一的电路板只有4集成电路芯片。而它的键盘也是最具争议的，一个小键盘，布置得很局促而且完全是平的。因为键盘的小尺寸，Sinclair开发了图解用于说明每个键的多个BASIC关键词指令，按键上有太多指令以致于使用键盘键入不是BASIC的指令就让不被执行。这一点无疑虽然看上去较为省事，但遇到较难的命令只能痛苦了。
主要参数编辑本段回目录
| Introduced: | 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 |
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| NAME | 1000 |
| MANUFACTURER | TIMEX / SINCLAIR |
| TYPE | Home Computer |
| ORIGIN | U.S.A. |
| YEAR | 1982 |
| BUILT IN LANGUAGE | Sinclair Basic |
| KEYBOARD | Membrane keyboard |
| CPU | Zilog Z80A |
| SPEED | 3.25 Mhz |
| RAM | 2 KB |
| ROM | 8 kb |
| TEXT MODES | 32 x 22 |
| GRAPHIC MODES | 64 x 44 |
| COLORS | None, black & white |
| SOUND | None |
| SIZE / WEIGHT | 16.5(W) x 17.5(D) x 3.8(H) cm |
| I/O PORTS | Expansion bus, tape-recorder, video |
| POWER SUPPLY | 9V external power supply unit |
| PERIPHERALS | Memory modules, thermal printer |
| PRICE | $99.95 |
The first Sinclair computer was the ZX-80, released in 1980 for $200.00.
It was still very popular when they came out with the improved ZX-81 in 1981.
By mid 1982, Timex was selling the ZX-81, renaming it as the 'Timex Sinclair 1000'. The system shown above has the optional 16K memory expansion unit attached to the back. Other peripherals are available besides the 16K RAM pack, a cassette recorder for data storage, and a thermal printer for hardcopy.
At $99.95, it was the cheapest computer you could buy, and Timex sold over 600,000 of them. It sounded like a great idea, to get a computer for $99.95, but it was probably more trouble than it was worth. Read more about it on the ZX-81 page. The entire TS-1000 computer is a single circuit board with only 4 IC chips.
In August 1982, Popular Science published an article about the Timex Sinclair computer.
In January of 1983, BYTE also published a very extensive article.
Timex eventually released a couple more computers:
Unfortunately, it is also their last system, as Timex dropped out of the computer market a few months later in the Spring of 1984.
参考文献编辑本段回目录
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timex_Sinclair_1000
http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=477
http://oldcomputers.net/ts1000.html
http://www.brtb.com/articles/timexindex.shtml
http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=477
http://oldcomputers.net/ts1000.html
http://www.brtb.com/articles/timexindex.shtml
