Last
updated
16 Jan 1998
The Sinclair Machines: 1970s
| The 1970s were
a time of triumph and trouble for Sinclair. The
first half of the decade saw Radionics
consolidating its position as a manufacturer of
cheap hi-fi quipment, before creating the first
truly pocketable calculators. But by the end of
the decade, financial disasters caused by
ill-conceived products like The Black Watch had
driven Radionics into dependency upon state
subsidies and ultimately to virtual receivership.
However, the seeds of a new industry would be
sown with the launch in 1978 of Sinclair's first
computer. |
| June 1970 | Z-50 - (amplifier) | |
| November 1970 | Stereo FM - (tuner) | |
| November 1970 | Q-16 - (loudspeaker) | |
| December 1970 | Active Filter Unit - (Project 60 add-on) | |
| June 1971 | Super IC-12 - (amplifier) | |
| 1971 | Project 605 - (amplifier) | |
| June 1972 | Executive - (calculator) | |
| October 1972 | Q30 - (loudspeaker) | |
| August 1973 | Cambridge - (calculator) | |
| November 1973 | Executive Memory - (calculator) | |
| December 1973 | Project 80 - (hi-fi system) | |
| March 1974 | Cambridge Scientific - (calculator) | |
| April 1974 | DM1 - (digital multimeter) | |
| June 1974 | System 4000 - (amplifier) | |
| February 1975 | DM2 - (digital multimeter) | |
| March 1975 | Oxford 100 - (calculator) | |
| March 1975 | Oxford 200 - (calculator) | |
| March 1975 | Oxford 300 - (calculator) | |
| August 1975 | Scientific Programmable - (calculator) | |
| November 1975 | The Black Watch - (digital watch) | |
| January 1977 | TV1A - (pocket television) | |
| 1977 | Mon1A - (pocket monitor) | |
| Feb 1977 | Wrist Calculator - (as it says!) | |
| Feb 1977 | Scientific Programmable Mk 2 - (calculator) | |
| April 1977 | Sovereign - (calculator) | |
| Oct 1977 | Enterprise - (calculator) | |
| 1977 | PDM35 - (digital multimeter) | |
| June 1978 | M K 14 - (computer) | |
| 1978 | DM235 - (digital multimeter) | |
| 1978 | DM350 - (digital multimeter) | |
| 1978 | DM450 - (digital multimeter) | |
| 1978 | PP3 - (calculator) | |
| February 1978 | President - (calculator) | |
| July 1978 | Enterprise Programmable - (calculator) | |
| November 1978 | TV1B/C/D - (pocket television) | |
| Mar 1979 | PFM Personal Frequency Meter - (multimeter) |