This is the US version of the Sinclair ZX-81 marketed by Timex. The main difference is that the TS 1000 has 2 KB RAM instead of the 1 KB RAM of the original ZX-81.
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I learned how to program basic on this one summer at my grandparent''s house when I was 9 or so. I remember writing a silly little RPG game in basic on this thing, this kickstarted a budding computer obsession.
Sunday 5th August 2018
R Perot (US)
Just picked up one of these at an estate sale, pretty cool little device and a nice addition to the collection.
Tuesday 6th February 2018
Jeffreson (Medford, Oregon USA)
I had one of these in the 90s when i was a still a kid i had an older cousin who owned it before me while they were still in high school in the 80s my aunt and uncle gave it to me when my cousin finally moved out