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* March: Sinclair Computers Ltd is renamed to [[Sinclair Research Ltd]]. | * March: Sinclair Computers Ltd is renamed to [[Sinclair Research Ltd]]. | ||
* 5 March: The [[ZX81]] is released at an initial price of £49.95 in kit form, and £69.95 for a pre-assembled machine. The machine includes an 8 KB ROM, improved from that of the ZX80 with support for floating-point calculations, and is capable of displaying screen content whilst performing computation, unlike the ZX80 before it. | * 5 March: The [[ZX81]] is released at an initial price of £49.95 in kit form, and £69.95 for a pre-assembled machine. The machine includes an 8 KB ROM, improved from that of the ZX80 with support for floating-point calculations, and is capable of displaying screen content whilst performing computation, unlike the ZX80 before it. | ||
* November: The [[ZX Printer]] is launched at a price of £49.95. The printer is compatible with the ZX81, and when the ZX Spectrum is later developed, | * November: The [[ZX Printer]] is launched at a price of £49.95. The printer is compatible with the ZX81, and when the ZX Spectrum is later developed, its design maintains compatibility with the ZX Printer. | ||
=== 1982 === | === 1982 === |