Hamfests (South American computers) - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

24 Jun 1999

In a message dated 6/24/99 1:48:54 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
ware(a)xtal.pharm.nwu.edu writes:

...
  Could the Brazilian Sinclair clone phenomenon be
related to Timex Computer
  Corportation's presence in Portugal?  Many of the Timex/Sinclair computers
  sold in the USA were manufactured by Timex of Portugal, and the systems
  apparently remained popular in Portugal after Timex pulled out of the US
  market.  If this was the case, then there may have been a ready supply of
  Portugese-language software and documentation for Sinclair clones, making
  them a reasonable choice for cloning in other Portugese-speaking
  countries. 
Very interesting theory!  I'll have to check with my firends in Portugal & 
Brazil.

...

  Speaking of rubber-keyed ZX81 clones, Timex made such a beast for the US
  market - the Timex/Sinclair 1500.  It's essentially a ZX81 with 16K of RAM
  in a Spectrum case.  I have a picture of one at

  http://www.corestack.com/classic/machines/ts1500.html 
Please -- the TS1500 case is nothing like the Spectrum case, except for the 
rubber keys.

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Glen Goodwin