Sir Clive of ZX

TCW Podcast Episode 131 - Sir Clive of ZX   In our second part looking at Sir Clive Sinclair we pick up the story where we left off!  We follow Sir Clive Sinclair as he reluctantly develops computers for the British market to fund his other project's.  The wild popularity of the ZX line including the ZX 80, ZX 81, and ZX Spectrum led to a booming home computer market in Brittan. Sinclair even tried to go into the business market with the Sinclair QL, but was outshone by competitors.  In the end Sir Clive Sinclair lost a fortune in developing an electric car known as the Sinclair C5.  The massive loss of funds led him to sell off the computer business to Lord Sugar to remain solvent.    The Video Game History Hour: https://gamehistory.org/video-game-history-hour/ The Video Game History Hour Ep 14 Alex Smith Discusses They Create Worlds: https://gamehistory.org/ep-14-alex-smith-discusses-they-create-worlds/   Micro Men - 10th Anniversary - With Chris Curry, Steve Furber and Hermann Hauser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaonVYOTSsk 8-Bit Guy: ZX80, ZX81, And Timex Sinclair 10000: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Jr7Q1yJOUM TCW017 - The British 8-Bit Computer Market Hardware: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-british-8-bit-computer-market-hardware/ TCW018 - The British 8-Bit Computer Market Software: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-british-8-bit-computer-market-software/ Sinclair ZX 81 Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM_d37vMtEA Sinclair Timex 1000 Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zSFGtzBsng Sinclair ZX Spectrum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqnIa4rXK_cSinclair ZX Spectrum Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mh0g73JvFbo Timex Sinclair 2028: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTKckoSj-OE Sinclair QL System Review and Story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yU_VUN9VVcM Sinclair QL Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCKercQxHrk The Pawn by magnetic scroll on Spectrum Next: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1tG0dNmZrs Sinclair Spectrum 128: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_gnu8hkbdE Sinclair Spectrum 128 Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EEvrTeWSTk Sinclair C5 Infomercial 1985: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5N937V8ZOw   New episodes on the 1st and 15th of every month!   TCW Email: [email protected]  Twitter: @tcwpodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theycreateworlds Alex's Video Game History Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com Alex's book is available for preorder and should be released through CRC Press in December 2019: http://bit.ly/TCWBOOK1   Intro Music: Josh Woodward - Airplane Mode -  Music - "Airplane Mode" by Josh Woodward. Free download:http://joshwoodward.com/song/AirplaneMode  Outro Music: RolemMusic - Bacterial Love - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic/Pop_Singles_Compilation_2014/01_rolemusic_-_bacterial_love    Copyright: Attribution: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/