Very slow program execution - there are no video chips, the CPU performs all of the computer functions.
The built-in BASIC programming language can deal only with whole numbers.
The ZX80 was an amazing product - a real useable computer for only $200.00. World who might otherwise have not ventured forth due to the perceived high prices of other albeit more capable computer systems. The ZX-80 was designed with only the base necessities, using off the shelf components - there are no customĪn external cassette drive, typical of the era, is the only method of loading and saving programs.Įven cheaper at £75.95 in a kit form, the inexpensive price of the Sinclair ZX-80 introduced many people to the computer Was an order form: "Please send me _ ZX80 personal computer(s) for $199.95 each. In 1980, British company Sinclair released their ZX80 computer for £99.95 (British pounds).Īlso available in the United States, it is considered to be the world's first computer for under US$200,Īt least that's what Sinclair Research Ltd stated in all of their ads.Īt the bottom of the magazine advertisements Inside, it has one-tenth the number of parts of existing comparable machines. The ZX80 is an advanced example of microelectronics design. Yet in performance it matches and surpasses systems many times its size and price. The Sinclair ZX80 is an extraordinary personal computer, compact and briefcase sized, it weighs just 12oz, Other personal computers costing several times more. For just $199.95, you can get a complete, powerful, full-function computer, matching or surpassing
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