[Coco] [Color Computer] OT: Sinclair ZX81 - Starting bid: US$35, 000.00

[John Guin]

No, the ZX-81 was a blank and white computer offered as a kit or
pre-assembled.  It had a better ROM than the original ZX-80, and may even
have had 2K of RAM.

The color Sinclair (named Spectrum in the UK) came much later.

John

PS. I still have my original ZX-80 I bought in 1978/9 (I don't remember).
1K and a B/W TV...made me really appreciate my Coco 2 when I finally
upgraded in 1984.


-----Original Message-----
From: coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On
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Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 1:50 PM
To: coco at maltedmedia.com
Subject: Re: [Coco] [Color Computer] eBay: Sinclair ZX81 - Starting bid:
US$35, 000.00

 
In a message dated 8/23/05 2:33:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
jdaggett at gate.net writes:

>$99  is what the kits sold for back in 1981. $199 assembled.  



I take it we're talking about the Sinclair "color" computer, a very
fascinating box, and not the Timex door-stop wedge thingie, which ISTR
retailed  for $50?
 
But I doubt even the first hand-tooled prototype is worth $35K!
--Mike K.
 

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