{"id":305,"date":"2022-02-20T10:39:47","date_gmt":"2022-02-20T09:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sinclaircollection.site\/?page_id=305"},"modified":"2025-09-09T21:29:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T19:29:42","slug":"microace","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sinclaircollection.site\/?page_id=305","title":{"rendered":"MicroAce"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"305\" class=\"elementor elementor-305\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0aa5dd2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0aa5dd2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38755da\" data-id=\"38755da\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ec3248c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ec3248c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c384a9\" data-id=\"3c384a9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bbcf75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1bbcf75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Brand:\u00a0<strong>CompShop Ltd.<\/strong><br \/>Model: <strong>MicroAce<\/strong><br \/>Country of origin: <strong>USA<\/strong> (kit), <strong>UK<\/strong> (company)<br \/>First year of production: <strong>1981<\/strong><br \/>Price in US: <b>$149<\/b> 1Kb kit \/ <b>$169<\/b> 2Kb kit<br \/>Price in NL:\u00a0<b>\u0192 435,-<\/b><\/p><p>Dimensions:\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">185 \u00d7 227 \u00d7 42 mm<br \/><\/span>Weight:\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">371 g<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"line-height: 1;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">MicroAce<br \/>1348 East Edinger<br \/>Santa Ana, CA 92705<br \/>(714) 547 2526<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ca1ad9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ca1ad9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The MicroAce was an unauthorized copy of the <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sinclaircollection.site\/?page_id=252\">Sinclair ZX80<\/a><\/u> and was only sold in the USA as a mail order kit. 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sinclaircollection.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Radio_Bulletin_1981_08_0073-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.sinclaircollection.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Radio_Bulletin_1981_08_0073-2-96x96.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f17bdd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9f17bdd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d0d0ef\" data-id=\"0d0d0ef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7895090 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7895090\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d89b1ca\" data-id=\"d89b1ca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9ec263 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9ec263\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CompShop\/MicroAce had a history of copying, having previously made a copy of the Ohio Scientific Superboard II called the Compukit UK-101. Next they copied the ZX80, thus saving on development costs. The ROM too was a copy of that of the ZX80, but the bottom right pins (D3 and D4) were swapped, making it look like the binary content of the ROM was different.<\/p><p>Because of the seemingly different ROM, MicroAce claimed their machine was different as well. Sinclair sued them for breach of copyright. Two items were put up in court: the keyboard and the ROM. The judge said that the ROM was not copyrightable as neither he nor anyone else could read the ROM. However the judge did see that the keyboard was idential and thus Sinclair and MicroAce settled out of court for\u00a0around \u00a315,000 cash, allowing them to market the MicroAce with certain restrictions: no advertising in publications where Sinclair ran advertisements, not selling it in the UK and only offer it as a kit.<\/p><p>In August 1981 the MicroAce was phased out. Bill Clark of MicroAce said that Sinclair didn&#8217;t renew the license. Plans for a kit using the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sinclaircollection.site\/?page_id=320\"><u>ZX81<\/u><\/a> ROM were scrapped as MicroAce couldn&#8217;t complete with the ZX81 in price.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-83d809c\" data-id=\"83d809c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f43db7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8f43db7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"511\" height=\"955\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sinclaircollection.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Microace.png\" class=\"attachment-large 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