On This Day - 22nd February

1984

Timex withdraws from the US home-computer market

Timex announced that it was withdrawing from the retail home-computer business in the United States. The company cited instability in the market and declining inventory values, although it planned to continue manufacturing and supplying computers and components for other companies.

Source: Sinclair User May 1984

Issue 26 reports Timex's withdrawal and its stated reasons. The announcement was made on 22 February 1984 and was independently reported by the New York Times.

1983

Sinclair Research computer division moves to Willis Road

Sinclair Research's computer division moved into newly refurbished premises at 25 Willis Road, Cambridge. The former factory had been bought by Sinclair in the autumn of 1981 and had been undergoing improvement work since then. The move brought the division's research and development and marketing sections together on the same site for the first time.

Source: Sinclair User, February 1983

Sinclair User, February 1983, reported that Sinclair Research's computer division had moved into newly refurbished premises at Willis Road, Cambridge. The site had been bought in the autumn of 1981, with improvement work continuing before the move. The article notes that research and development and marketing were now together on one site.

Sinclair User Issue 11

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