The following is a list of
clones of
Sinclair Research
Sinclair Research Ltd is a British consumer electronics company founded by Clive Sinclair in Cambridge. It was originally incorporated in 1973 as Westminster Mail Order Ltd, renamed Sinclair Instrument Ltd, then Science of Cambridge Ltd, then ...
's
ZX80
The Sinclair ZX80 is a home computer launched on 29 January 1980 by Science of Cambridge Ltd. (later to be better known as Sinclair Research). It is notable for being one of the first computers available in the United Kingdom for less than a ...
and
ZX81
The ZX81 is a home computer that was produced by Sinclair Research and manufactured in Dundee, Scotland, by Timex Corporation. It was launched in the United Kingdom in March 1981 as the successor to Sinclair's ZX80 and designed to be a low-cos ...
home computers:
ZX80
*
MicroAce
*
TK80 (ZX80 clone)
*
NE Z80
ZX81
Official clones
*
Timex Sinclair 1000
The Timex Sinclair 1000 (or T/S 1000) was the first computer produced by Timex Sinclair, a joint venture between Timex Corporation and Sinclair Research. It was launched in July 1982, with a US sales price of US$99.95, making it the cheapest ho ...
is a ZX81 with the same circuit board from the same factory, but with a 2K x 8 RAM chip instead of 1K. This is typically a U.S. model, with a VHF (NTSC) RF modulator and slightly improved RF shielding, but are the same BASIC machine.
**
Timex Sinclair 1500 is a ZX81 with the
ZX Spectrum
The ZX Spectrum () is an 8-bit home computer that was developed by Sinclair Research. It was released in the United Kingdom on 23 April 1982, and became Britain's best-selling microcomputer.
Referred to during development as the ''ZX81 Colou ...
case.
* Lambda Electronics
PC 8300/
Lambda 8300
** Creon Electronics
Power 3000
** NF300 jiaoXueDianNao (Chinese clone of the ZX81 with a few enhancements)
Brazilian clones
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Microdigital TK82 (ZX81 clone with ZX80 case)
**
Microdigital TK82C
TK82C was a Sinclair ZX81 clone made by Microdigital Eletronica, Microdigital Eletrônica Ltda., a computer company located in Brazil.
General information
The TK82C had the Zilog Z80, Zilog Z80A processor running at 3.25 MHz, 2 kiloby ...
(ZX81 clone with a smaller case and 2K RAM)
**
Microdigital TK83 (ZX81 clone, same case as original, but golden instead of black)
*
Microdigital TK85
The TK85 was a ZX81 clone made by Microdigital Eletrônica, a computer company located in Brazil. It came with 16 or 48 KB RAM, and had a ZX Spectrum–style case, similar to a '' Timex Sinclair 1500''.
Unlike the ZX81, the TK85 used discr ...
(ZX81 clone with the ZX Spectrum case and 16K or 48K RAM)
*
Prológica CP-200 (ZX81 clone with inverted video and larger case)
** Prologica
CP200S
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Apply 300
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Ringo R470
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NE-Z80
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NE-Z8000
*
AS-1000
Argentinean clones
* Czerweny
CZ 1000
* Czerweny
CZ 1000 Plus
* Czerweny
CZ 1500
Tadeo Czerweny S.A. is an Argentina, Argentinian manufacturer of transformers and other high-power electrical equipment founded by Tadeo Czerweny in 1958.
In 1985 they entered microcomputer field as Czerweny Electrónica, by marketing three rebr ...
* Czerweny
CZ 1500 Plus
South Korean clones
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Samsung
The Samsung Group (or simply Samsung) ( ko, 삼성 ) is a South Korean multinational manufacturing conglomerate headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea. It comprises numerous affiliated businesses, most of them united under the ...
SPC-300
*
GoldStar FC-30
* Boeun Peek PC-1000 (Timex Sinclair 1000-compatible)
Modern clones
In recent years retrocomputing enthusiasts created various clones of the ZX80/ZX81.
* ZX81+38
* ZX80/ZX81 Double Clone and related ZX80/ZX81 Project
* ZX97
* Minstrel
* Wilco/Baffa's one
References
External links
Planet Sinclair: Computers: Clones and Variants
ZX80 and ZX81 clones
Sinclair computers and derivatives
Lists of computer hardware
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