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The '''ZX80''' arrived in February 1980—just months before the BBC Micro project was even conceived—and became the '''first consumer microcomputer to retail for under £100''' in the United Kingdom.<ref>Mail-order advert, ''Practical Computing'', March 1980. | The '''ZX80''' arrived in February 1980—just months before the BBC Micro project was even conceived—and became the '''first consumer microcomputer to retail for under £100''' in the United Kingdom.<ref>Mail-order advert, ''Practical Computing'', March 1980. | ||
* '''Launch prices''' (1980): | * '''Launch prices''' (1980): '''£79.95''' in kit form, '''£99.95''' fully assembled (plus £4 P&P). | ||
* Sinclair’s glossy national-press adverts boasted “The computer you can afford to own” and invited readers to “own a real computer for less than the price of a colour TV.” | * Sinclair’s glossy national-press adverts boasted “The computer you can afford to own” and invited readers to “own a real computer for less than the price of a colour TV.” | ||
* Production was handled by Timex’s Scottish plant in Dundee; the first 10 000 boards were delivered in six weeks. | * Production was handled by Timex’s Scottish plant in Dundee; the first 10 000 boards were delivered in six weeks. | ||