List of ZX80 and ZX81 clones

Summary

The following is a list of clones of Sinclair Research's ZX80 and ZX81 home computers:

ZX80 edit

ZX81 edit

Official clones edit

  • Timex Sinclair T/S 1000 (a ZX81 with the same circuit board from the same factory, but with a 2K x 8 RAM chip instead of 1K. This is typically a U.S. model, with a VHF NTSC RF modulator and slightly improved RF shielding, but are the same BASIC machine)
  • Timex Sinclair T/S 1500 (a ZX81 in a ZX Spectrum like case)
  • Lambda Electronics Lambda 8300[7] (a 1983 clone, also branded as PC 8300, DEF 3000,[8] Basic 2000, Marathon 32K, Tonel PC, Unisonic Futura 8300, PC-81 Personal Computer, CAC-3, Polybrain P118, Creon Electronics Power 3000[9] or NF300 jiaoXueDianNao[10])

Brazilian clones edit

Argentinean clones edit

South Korean clones edit

Modern clones edit

In recent years retrocomputing enthusiasts created various clones or recreations of the ZX80/ZX81.

  • ZX81+38 [48]
  • ZX80/ZX81 Double Clone [49] and related ZX80/ZX81 Project [50]
  • ZX97 [51]
  • Minstrel [52]
  • Wilco/Baffa's one [53]
  • TELLAB TL801, an Italian clone designed in 2002 that can emulate both the ZX80 or ZX81. Selection between machines is made via a jumper.[54]

References edit

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  45. ^ "Goldstar FC-30 photo".
  46. ^ Cardoso, Cesar. "FC-30 | Retrópolis" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-01-16.
  47. ^ "Hardcore Gaming 101: History of Korean Gaming". www.hardcoregaming101.net. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
  48. ^ "ZX81plus38". GitHub.
  49. ^ "ZX80/ZX81 Double Clone". GitHub.
  50. ^ "ZX80/ZX81 Project". GitHub.
  51. ^ "zx97-lite".
  52. ^ "Minstrel blog".
  53. ^ "ZX80/81 Homebrew Clone".
  54. ^ "HERE IT IS !! We present Him to you, His name is TL801". TELLAB. 2002. Archived from the original on 2006-05-07.

External links edit

  • Planet Sinclair: Computers: Clones and Variants
  • Sinclair Nostalgia Products — Sinclair Clones