Timex Sinclair 1000 (1982)

Timex Sinclair 1000 The Timex Sinclair 1000, or simply known as the TS1000, was produced by Timex Sinclair, a joint venture between U.S. based company Timex, and British company Sinclair Research, and released in July 1982. The computer sold for the low price of $99.95, making it the cheapest home computer available in 1982. It was marketed as “the first computer under $100”! The computer was aimed at home users. Upon purchase, the TS1000 came fully assembled, and used a regular home television as the computer monitor. The TS1000 was essentially a Sinclair ZX81 modified for U.S. use. The low price initiated a price war with the Commodore VIC-20, with Commodore lowering the price of their computer to match, and later offering $100 credit to anybody who traded in a competing computer to go towards the purchase of a Commodore 64. By early 1983, Timex claimed to have sold 600,000 TS1000’s in the United States. Timex ultimately discontinued the Timex Sinclair 1000 in the United States in 19