1981
Sinclair Research name adopted
On 2 January 1981, the company behind Sinclair's rapidly expanding computer business adopted the name Sinclair Research Ltd. The company had originally been incorporated in 1973 and had subsequently operated under a succession of names, including Westminster Mail Order, Sinclair Instrument, Science of Cambridge and Sinclair Computers.
The change to Sinclair Research came at an important point in the company's history. Science of Cambridge had already established Sinclair's presence in the computer market with the MK14, while the ZX80 had become a major commercial success in 1980. The new Sinclair Research name reflected the company's growing ambitions in personal computing and consumer electronics.
Under the Sinclair Research name, the company would produce some of Britain's most famous home computers. The ZX81 followed in 1981, and in 1982 the ZX Spectrum transformed the British home-computer market. Sinclair Research subsequently developed the QL and other products, becoming one of the best-known British technology companies of the early 1980s.
The change to Sinclair Research came at an important point in the company's history. Science of Cambridge had already established Sinclair's presence in the computer market with the MK14, while the ZX80 had become a major commercial success in 1980. The new Sinclair Research name reflected the company's growing ambitions in personal computing and consumer electronics.
Under the Sinclair Research name, the company would produce some of Britain's most famous home computers. The ZX81 followed in 1981, and in 1982 the ZX Spectrum transformed the British home-computer market. Sinclair Research subsequently developed the QL and other products, becoming one of the best-known British technology companies of the early 1980s.
