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Re: Sinclair Model That Influenced Apple?



On Jun 3, 4:21 pm, OwenBot <cheve...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The probably apocryphal story is that Sinclair's son had a TRS-80, but
> he figured it was too expensive for most people to be able to afford
> and set about doing something cheaper. In 1984 I wanted a Mac, but I
> got a ZX Spectrum. However, the ZX Spectrum can now emulate the Apple
> I. Well, it's a start. :)

There's also Micro Men, a BBC documentary on Sinclair's computing
history (and Acorn's history during the same time period.)

The only mention of Apple in there is that Apple's computers cost too
much.