Welcome to 1982
The Story
Virtual Unboxing
Connect the Computer
Plugs in your hand
Sockets on the machines
The Machine
This is a working Timex Sinclair 1000. Click the keys below, or click the screen once and type on your own keyboard. Press P and watch PRINT appear: one key, one keyword.
SHIFT is sticky for touch: tap it, then tap a key. ENTER is the big key. SHIFT 0 is DELETE. SPACE is BREAK while a program runs.
Machine panel
Supply a TS1000/ZX81 ROM image you own (8,192 bytes) to switch from the reconstruction to full hardware emulation. The file stays on your computer.
At the inverse K cursor press P, then SHIFT P for a quote, spell HELLO, close the quote, and press ENTER.
Inside the Machine
Click a part on the board.
Living With the Limits
Learn BASIC in 1982
The Cassette Ritual
Pick a tape on the Software shelf. Loading plays out on the machine screen, and the museum takes you there so you can run it.
The Software Shelf
Life with Two Kilobytes
Go to the Machine, start typing a program, and watch the meter under the television climb.