ZX81
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Free | Kevin Palser | iPhone, iPod |
This app focuses on the Sinclair ZX81 experience and is loaded with example software. Please note that the system is completely self contained and this means you cannot remotely add code, more games etc.
Background:
In 1980 the British company Science of Cambridge (later renamed Sinclair Research) released the Sinclair ZX80 home computer. The computer was developed with another technology company, Nine Tiles, and manufactured in a Timex Corporation factory in Dundee, Scotland. Followed in March 1981 by the even more popular successor, the Sinclair ZX81, both models had a profound impact on home and hobbyist computing in the UK and many other countries. Timex Corporation and Sinclair Research continued their joint venture and released the Timex Sinclair 1000 (TS1000) and 1500 (TS1500) variants of the ZX81 for the US market in July 1982 and July 1983 respectively.
Meanwhile, another iconic British home computer, the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, was under development and hit the market in April 1982... but that's another story.
Special thanks to Nine Tiles for granting permission to include the ROM code, to which they retain the intellectual property rights after all these years.
Additionally, many thanks to all the developers of the loaded ZX81 software who have all granted permission to include their titles in the app. We hope this list of software will continue to grow in future updates. We are already plans for various extensions such as a game pad version for the virtual keyboard.
Reviews
Hits it out of the park
tournesol67
I had a ZX81 as a teenager and was eagerly awaiting an iOS emulator. This one hits it out of the park. The emulation is perfect and includes support for hires graphics and sound extensions. As other reviewers wrote, the user interface actually improves the usability of the original machine. Just as important, the app developer seems to have brought together the community of old ZX81 software developers who have contributed (and continue to contribute) a good number of classic programs from the good old days. Hats off to the developer. This is a true labor of love and it keeps getting better!
zx 81 emulator
atari400
Love this emulator. Next best thing to having an actual Sinclair machine. In someways better. Tons of software on hand. The author keeps updating and improving. Excellent work.
Amazing
therutabega
I can't believe the quality and care this app's creator put into it. This doesn't just memorialize the ZX81 -- which I bought and built in 1981, amazing memory -- it actually improves it. This thing is more usable in my phone than the old Z ever was in person hooked up to my portable black and white TV. Respect and appreciation to the maker. You are an artist, this is just lovely.
