Day in Tech History

Day in Tech History


March 5, 1981: Timex Sinclair ZX81 launched

March 04, 2019

1981 – The successor to the Sinclair ZX80, Britain’s most popular home computer – the Sinclair ZX81 was launched by Sinclair Research – a Timex Corporation. It was a popular computer mostly because of the price – £69.95 ($99) or £49.95 in kit form.