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Sinclair Research signs agreement with Samsung Electronics
1984

Sinclair Research signs agreement with Samsung Electronics

Sinclair Research signed an agreement with Samsung Electronics to assemble and sell Sinclair computers in South Korea. The agreement opened the Korean market to the ZX81 and Spectrum and established Samsung as an important manufacturing partner for Sinclair.
Source: Sinclair User May 1984
Issue 26 reports that Sir Clive Sinclair had signed the agreement with Samsung's president in London. The Sinclair QL Preservation Project's archive of Sinclair press releases dates the original announcement to 7 March 1984. Samsung subsequently became a manufacturer of Sinclair machines, including the Spectrum.
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Sinclair User Issue 26
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