Inhloso

Eminyakeni yokuqala, umsunguli uClive Sinclair wayefuna ukwethula ikhompuyutha yasekhaya yokuqala ethengeka ngempela: kuyasebenziseka, ihlangene futhi imelana nekhofi nobhiya.

Indlela yokwenza

Umsunguli uthuthukise i-ZX80, ikhompuyutha yasekhaya enosayizi omncane (20x20cm) ngekhibhodi enemisebenzi eminingi nengangeni manzi. Bekuyikhompyutha yokuqala ukwehlela ngaphansi komkhawulo womlingo we 100 amaphawundi ehla futhi ngayo, ukusetshenziswa kwekhompiyutha ekhaya kwabonakala kufinyeleleka kubantu abaningi.

Umphumela

Nokho i-ZX80 nayo yayinemikhawulo yayo. Idivayisi ibifakwe isithombe esiphuphile esimnyama nokumhlophe, akukho msindo kanye nekhibhodi okuvunywa ukuthi inemisebenzi eminingi futhi imelana namanzi. Kodwa ngokusetshenziswa okujulile leyo khibhodi efanayo yayixakile kakhulu. Ngokuthinta ngakunye kokhiye, isikrini siyacima (iphrosesa ayikwazanga ukwamukela kokubili okokufaka kanye nokuhlinzeka ngesignali yesithombe). Ngaphezu kwalokho, ikhompuyutha yayinenkumbulo elinganiselwe ye-1Kram

Ekuqaleni bekunokudunyiswa okuningi emaphephandabeni okuhweba ngeSinclair ZX80. Intatheli evela ku-Personal Computer World ehamba phambili yaze yakuthola kuwusizo ukuthi ikhibhodi ivalwe ngakho konke ukuthinta, wabe usuqiniseka ukuthi uthinte inkinobho kanye kuphela. Kodwa eminyakeni embalwa kamuva, uthando lweZX80 lwalungasekho. Ingcaphuno evela kwabezindaba zokuhweba: "Ngekhibhodi engasebenziseki kanye nenguqulo embi Eyisisekelo, le divayisi idumaze izigidi zabantu ukuthi baphinde bathenge ikhompuyutha".

Lawa mazwana anehaba impela. Ekugcineni zikhona 50.000 amakhophi athengisiwe. Kodwa iqiniso laliwukuthi, naphezu kwezinhloso ezinhle zomsunguli, i-Sinclair ZX80 ibe nezinkinga eziningi kakhulu ukuze inikeze izethameli eziningi ngekhompyutha yasekhaya esebenziseka kalula.

Izifundo

UClive Sinclair wakhulula ngokushesha owalandela, i-ZX81. Kuyo usezilungisile ezinye izinto ezishayayo okuhlanganisa ne-screen esicwayizayo ngokuthinta yonke i-keyboard. Inkumbulo nayo inwetshiwe. Yize bekusanele ukugxeka kwiZX81, lo mlandeli ulinganiselwa ukuthi udayise amakhophi angaphezu kwesigidi. Futhi uSinclair ngokwakhe wangena 1983 wakwazi ukwenza isinyathelo sikaMargaret Thatcher futhi kusukela ngalowo nyaka wakwazi ukuzibiza ngoMhlonishwa.

Umthombo:
I-Computermuseum, IplanethiSinclair, I-Wikipedia.
Umbhali: Bas Ruyssenaars

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