The Sinclair ZX80 was the first computer made to appeal to the mass market. Sinclair Research Ltd of Cambridge developed it as a build-it-yourself programmable computer that was designed to connect to a television set or cassette recorder. It was small and lightweight, weighing just 12 ounces and was accessible to a wide sector of the population, being priced at just £99. All these characteristics made the Sinclair ZX80 the forerunner of a whole generation of personal computers.

Picture Reference: 10438181
Subject: SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY > Computing & Data Processing > Digital Computers, 1980S
Inventory No.: 1984-1281_(0002)
Credit: Science Museum

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