1984

  It was a bold move and ultimately a disastrous one, with sales of just 44,000 during this year. Despite this setback, Sinclair revealed in March that its turnover during the previous 12 months had climbed 42% to £77.7 million – and this was mainly driven by sales of Spectrum hardware and software. Worryingly, profits had stayed static and this was blamed on costs incurred by the development of the QL and TV80, Sinclair’s pocket TV