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Wayback Wednesday: Sinclair ZX80 (1980) [pic]

You know, what really does it for me is the JVC television it is hooked to.  It makes this thing look like it is right out of 2001: A Space Odyssey.  Is that…an external memory pack?

In any case – I would totally use this today if I could.

Firmware: 3.25 MHz NEC 780-C CPU (copy of Zilog Z80A CPU)
4K ROM, 1K RAM (externally expandable to 16K)
Display: 24 lines x 32 character text display
Monochrome only
Sound: None
I/O: Z80 bus, 250 baud cassette interface, RF television out
Storage: External cassette recorder

via: [ComputingHistory.org.uk]

Specs: [Planet Sinclair]

 

 

 

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