Channel: Computerphile

Category: Education

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Description: Sinclair Computers drove a computing revolution in the UK. At last you could purchase a computer for less than £100 (Approx. $230 in 1980) RIP Sir Clive Sinclair, the man behind the ZX80, ZX81 & ZX Spectrum (30 July 1940 – 16 September 2021) Thanks to The Centre for Computing History, Cambridge Thanks to the National Videogame Museum, Sheffield Additional thanks to Spencer Owen @zxspectROM for Sinclair help and to Hrvoje Cavrak for his Sir Clive graphic. Computerphile videos referenced: Video Game Legends: youtu.be/t-tO7vx1rw4 People's Computer: Sinclair ZX81: youtu.be/SFAWHB2BKOg Festive Flashing Lights: youtu.be/o2RFdQMi4mg Wobbly RAM & ZX81 Drawbacks: youtu.be/C9DB3w-Syfs Game Physics (in Assembler): youtu.be/Kalmryn9_sE Sinclair & the ZX Spectrum: youtu.be/YxnojyQSpCE Atari 2600 VCS Programming: youtu.be/fce39nQm9TY facebook.com/computerphile twitter.com/computer_phile This video was filmed and edited by Sean Riley. Computer Science at the University of Nottingham: bit.ly/nottscomputer Computerphile is a sister project to Brady Haran's Numberphile. More at bradyharan.com