I Was 12 When This Little Black Box Changed Everything! The Sinclair ZX81

In 1981, I finally persuaded my parents to buy me a Sinclair ZX81. I’d spent a year trying to convince them I needed a ZX80, but that one passed me by. I chose the ready-built version because I’d never even touched a soldering iron. Sensible decision, that!

A blond 12-year-old boy tentatively typing on a Sinclair ZX81 in a 1981 bedroom, with the keyboard facing him and the original-style black computer box behind it.
1981. A brand-new ZX81, 1 KB of RAM, and the beginning of a lifelong obsession with computers. (AI generated image)

That little black box helped kick-start a lifelong passion for computers, programming and gaming. Now I’m rewinding the clock and documenting my personal journey through the evolution of home computers, one machine at a time.

First stop: The Sinclair ZX81 — One Kilobyte of Ambition.

Join me on a trip from the early days of home computing to the machines that changed everything. First stop the ZX81:

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