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Sinclair Research Limited was founded by Sir Clive Sinclair in the 1960s to take advantage of a boon in home electronics and the desire to bring electronics projects to the masses.

It started off by selling small projects for people to build at home, including amplifiers and radio kits.  During the late 1970s, a range of calculators came out, with their first home computer, the Sinclair ZX80 being released for under £100 in 1980.

Although still in kit form, it was not until the launch of the ZX81 in 1981, that Sinclair Research began to gain a mass following.  The Sinclair ZX Spectrum (1982) and ill-fated Sinclair QL (1984) soon followed, but the Company's products and name were sold to rival Amstrad in 1986, following financial difficulties due to poor sales of the Sinclair QL, the flat screen pocket TV (TV80) and the first electric car, the Sinclair C5.

Sinclair launched the portable computer the Cambridge Z88 under the name Cambridge Computer Limited.

Sir Clive Sinclair still continues to produce different products today, although a long way from the computer heyday - he has produced electric and folding bicycles, an X1 radio which fits inside your ear, a Wheelchair Drive Unit and even a sub-aqua SEADOO SEA-SCOOTER.
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Brand New 16K / 48K Sinclair ZX Spectrum Keyboard Membrane

Brand New 16K / 48K Sinclair ZX Spectrum Keyboard Membrane

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Sinclair QL Puzzle Game: Double Block

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Sinclair QL (Digital) Box-Set - QL Adventures 1

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Sinclair ZX Spectrum Game: Scuba Kidz by Silverbird Sinclair ZX Spectrum Game: Scuba Kidz by Silverbird   £2.00 Buy now!
Sinclair ZX Spectrum 16K 48K Voltage Regulator Sinclair ZX Spectrum 16K 48K Voltage Regulator   £3.25 Buy now!
Sinclair Spectrum +3 Cassette Leads - also for Spectrum NEXT Sinclair Spectrum +3 Cassette Leads - also for Spectrum NEXT   £4.79 Buy now!
vDrive QL Bundle #4 (vDriveQL+case) vDrive QL Bundle #4 (vDriveQL+case)   £65.00 Buy now!
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QL Power Converter QL Power Converter   £23.00 Buy now!
vDrive QL Bundle #1 (vDriveQL+vMap+cable+case) vDrive QL Bundle #1 (vDriveQL+vMap+cable+case)   £82.00 Buy now!
vLA-1 : A replacement for the SInclair ZX Interface 1 ULA vLA-1 : A replacement for the SInclair ZX Interface 1 ULA   £24.00 Buy now!
vLA82 : A replacement for the Sinclair Spectrum 48K 6C001E-7 (or earlier) ULA vLA82 : A replacement for the Sinclair Spectrum 48K 6C001E-7 (or earlier) ULA   £25.00 Buy now!
vLA82S+ Spectrum ULA Replacement with RGB interface and AY Emulator - miniDIN interface vLA82S+ Spectrum ULA Replacement with RGB interface and AY Emulator - miniDIN interface   £39.00 Buy now!
vLA128 : A replacement for the Sinclair 128K or +2(Grey case) 7K010E-5 or Amstrad 40056 ULA vLA128 : A replacement for the Sinclair 128K or +2(Grey case) 7K010E-5 or Amstrad 40056 ULA   £24.00 Buy now!
vLA81 : A replacement for the Sinclair ZX81 ULA vLA81 : A replacement for the Sinclair ZX81 ULA   £25.00 Buy now!
vDrive QL Bundle #5 (vDriveQL+vMap+case) vDrive QL Bundle #5 (vDriveQL+vMap+case)   £74.00 Buy now!
Cassette Head Cleaning Fluid - Hi-Fi Deck Tape Recorder Player Cassette Head Cleaning Fluid - Hi-Fi Deck Tape Recorder Player   £3.99 Buy now!
Just NANO SD KEMPSTON Just NANO SD KEMPSTON   £45.00 Buy now!
Brand New - ZX Spectrum and Pentagon clone - Home-made Kit - ZX Nucleon 512KB Brand New - ZX Spectrum and Pentagon clone - Home-made Kit - ZX Nucleon 512KB 8 days, 09h:21m:42s £146.25 Buy now!
Sinclair Spectrum +3 Disk Drive Replacement Belts - Pack of 2 Sinclair Spectrum +3 Disk Drive Replacement Belts - Pack of 2   £5.15 Buy now!
Sinclair ZX Spectrum +2A +2B (Black Model) Cassette Unit Service Kit Sinclair ZX Spectrum +2A +2B (Black Model) Cassette Unit Service Kit   £6.45 Buy now!
Minstrel 3 ZX81 Compatible Computer FULL KIT with keyboard Minstrel 3 ZX81 Compatible Computer FULL KIT with keyboard   £155.00 Buy now!
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RWAP Software - Retro computer specialists
RWAP Software - Retro computer specialists

Although our roots are firmly based with the Sinclair QL, we supply a wide range of second hand and original software and hardware, for both the QL, ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64.

Over the past few years, we have been instrumental in getting the DivIDE Plus compact flash interface for the ZX Spectrum built, along with replacement ZX81 Keyboard Membranes, 48K ZX Spectrum keyboard membranes and ZX Spectrum faceplates.

Visit our website - http://www.rwapsoftware.co.uk for more details on what we offer.

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ZX Spectrum Retro Shop
ZX Spectrum Retro Shop

 

We offer Case Kits, Capacitor Mod Kits, Parts & DIY Kits for Sinclair Computers ZX 81 & ZX Spectrum.

When ordering 2 or more different items, please request an invoice so that we can combine shipping.

 

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DataServe Retro
DataServe Retro

DataServe Retro

Preserving the 8-Bit Micro since 2006

Visit our website - https://www.dataserve-retro.co.uk for the full range products

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Tynemouth Software
Tynemouth Software

Welcome to the Tynemouth Software store on Sell My Retro.

Here I plan to list PCBs that I have designed, as well as a number of built and tested items. Many of these used to be sold as kits, but I am selling these as PCB only so that you can have the fun of trying to source all the parts yourself. 

These will include Minstrel 2, 3 and 4th Z80 computers, RC2014 modules, test and diagnostic products for vintage computers, as well as my remaining stocks of USB keyboard controllers.

I have had to limit shipping to within the UK at the moment as it's just not practical for a very small business to trade internationally these days. Please address all complaints to the UK government.

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AmericanRetro.shop
AmericanRetro.shop

AmericanRetro.shop - the best place to find products & parts for retro computers!

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