Brand: Bang & Olufsen
Model: Beocomp ZX 81 Sinclair
Country of origin: The Netherlands
Made in: Scotland (Dundee)
First year of production: 1981
Price: ƒ 595,- / 16K Rampack: ƒ 295,-
Dimensions: 167 × 175 × 40 mm (feet adds 2 mm)
Weight: 348 g
A (semi) Bang & Olufsen branded ZX81 as the Beocomp ZX 81 Sinclair, complementing B&O’s other equipment (e.g. Beovision, Beogram, Beolab, etc.).
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In 1981, the Dutch distributor for the Danish Bang & Olufsen Hi-Fi equipment company celebrated their 20th anniversary and at the same time started importing Sinclair computers.
The newspaper advertisement reads:
PERSONAL COMPUTER
Beocomp ZX-81 Sinclair
An extra extension to your TV as an anniversary offer.
We have thought long and hard about what we could do to give our existing and future B&O customers the most pleasure in this anniversary year. In order to offer you something really special, we ended up with a product that is not made by B&O, but which gives your B&O TV (or any other device) an important extra dimension. We offer you one of the best and most versatile computers at a price that puts this fascinating instrument within everyone’s reach.
After this, the computer distribution department spun off to form “Compac” and started importing Sinclair and Acorn machines.
The “Boijmans van Beuningen” museum for Western Art in Rotterdam has a rare Beocomp ZX81 in their collection since 1985.