Sinclair · 1984
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Sinclair’s early 68008-based home and business computer.
- Released
- 1984
- CPU
- 68008 at 7.5 MHz
- RAM
- 128K
- ROM
- 32K
- Text
- 85×25
- Graphics
- 512×256 in four colours or 256×256 in eight colours
- Storage
- Two integral Microdrives
The first 16-bit-ish home computer. It appeared a year before the Atari ST and Commodore Amiga, but initial production problems, the use of Microdrives instead of floppy disks and the slower 68008 processor stopped it becoming as popular.