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Old 06-15-2010, 10:28 PM
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Timex Sinclair 2068?

I was at a garage sale this weekend when after picking up a nice old Weller soldering gun, I saw this Timex Sinclair computer on the floor. After my usual price bickering, I ended up with it for free. I know it is more of a computer than a game platform but it did use cartridges and games were made for it, I thought someone may know something about it. It didn't come with much of any software except chess on an old cassette! Any info would be great.
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Old 06-16-2010, 02:52 PM
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It was a member of a line of computers created by Sinclair Research in England. They teamed up with Timex to market them in the US. Odd, interesting, low cost design. You would use your TV for a low-res monitor and a regular cassette recorded for a tape drive. I had the ZX81 way back in '81.

More info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timex_Sinclair_2068
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The 2068 was the Timex badged version of the ZX81.
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The 2068 was the Timex badged version of the ZX81.
It was based on the ZX Spectrum , far different machine than the ZX81 !!!
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The ZX81 equivalent was the Timex Sinclair 1000, if I remember mine right.
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The ZX-81 was released in the US as the Timex-Sinclair 1000, and the 2068 was indeed based on the Spectrum. At the time, many home computers used TV's as the display and cassette's for mass storage. Afterall, who but a serious user wanted to hand over the $400+ for a floppy drive? Typically, that wasn't the type that bought the ZX-81. The ZX-81/T/S-1000 was priced at about $99.

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