Sinclair computers

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf computer brand
gptkbp:acquiredBy gptkb:Amstrad
gptkbp:acquisitionYear 1986
gptkbp:activeYears 1979–1986
gptkbp:category Home computers
British inventions
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Clive_Sinclair
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sinclair computers
gptkbp:influenced home computer market
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Sinclair_Research
gptkbp:marketedAs gptkb:Sinclair_Research
Timex (in the US)
gptkbp:notableDesigner compact keyboard
low-cost design
rubber keys (ZX Spectrum)
gptkbp:notableEmployee gptkb:Rick_Dickinson
gptkbp:notableEvent Sinclair QL launch in 1984
Sinclair ZX Spectrum launch in 1982
acquisition by Amstrad in 1986
gptkbp:notableFor affordable personal computers
popularizing computing in the UK
gptkbp:notableProduct gptkb:ZX_Spectrum
gptkb:ZX81
gptkb:Sinclair_QL
gptkb:ZX80
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sinclair_ZX_Spectrum
gptkb:ZX_Spectrum_128K
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6