The
Sinclair ZX80 is a
home computer brought to market in 1980 by Science of Cambridge Ltd. (later to be better known as
Sinclair Research). It is notable for being the first computer (unless one counts the
MK14) available in the
United Kingdom for less than a hundred
pounds. It was available in
kit form for £79.95, where purchasers had to assemble and solder it together, and as a ready-built version at £99.95. The ZX80 was very popular straight away, and for some time there was a waiting list of several months for either version of the machine.