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DVTimes 03-11-2011 08:01 AM

The Sinclair ZX81
 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12703674

Advisor 03-11-2011 08:10 AM

When I was 6 years old (now 26), my father works in tech institute and made Spectrum ZX 64k for me from microscheme and diplomate (case). I play many games, used tape recorder for load it, programming (made easy lines or cirlces) and learned english.
So many sounds will play in my heart if I see LOAD ""

fatfoo 03-11-2011 08:17 AM

The Sinclair ZX81 was small, black with only 1K of memory - that's sure little memory. It's like a calculator or something. The computer helped 30 years ago.

james_clickmemedia 03-11-2011 08:41 AM

I had a Sinclair ZX81 then moved up to a commodore 64...

Chosen 03-11-2011 09:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fatfoo (Post 17972652)
The Sinclair ZX81 was small, black with only 1K of memory - that's sure little memory. It's like a calculator or something. The computer helped 30 years ago.

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Chosen 03-11-2011 09:53 AM

I've had several different ZX Spectrum computers, built them by myself long time ago :)
Sweet memories :thumbsup

Stephen 03-11-2011 09:57 AM

HA!

I remember saving to buy the 16k memory upgrade (a fair sized box attached to unit)
-- blistering fast performance after that, lol!

For a while they made the ZX81 in Nashua, and whenever we would drive past the factory, a much younger me would think, "There's exciting 'future' stuff going on in there!"

Good times, good times :thumbsup

ruff 03-11-2011 10:01 AM

I had the Sinclair ZX 80. The 81 model was like the Cadillac of affordable computing. Basically you could program a checking account program or a laser light show.

Godsmack 03-11-2011 10:55 AM

This was my very first computer followed by the ZX Spectrum.. oooh the memories..

ottopottomouse 03-11-2011 11:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stephen (Post 17972910)
I remember saving to buy the 16k memory upgrade (a fair sized box attached to unit)
-- blistering fast performance after that, lol!

Afew years later I can remember a salesman in the computer shop saying nobody would EVER need more than 1mb of memory :upsidedow

Chosen 03-11-2011 12:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ottopottomouse (Post 17973110)
Afew years later I can remember a salesman in the computer shop saying nobody would EVER need more than 1mb of memory :upsidedow

LoL :1orglaugh

Seth Manson 03-11-2011 01:30 PM

That was my very first computer. Except I remember it being called the Timex Sinclair 1000 in the states.

Dirty D 03-11-2011 01:34 PM

I built a couple of those back in the day :)

Finike 03-11-2011 01:46 PM

I liked this machine. It wa a big challenge to write machine code for this 1K memory.

just a punk 03-11-2011 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Advisor (Post 17972634)
When I was 6 years old (now 26), my father works in tech institute and made Spectrum ZX 64k for me from microscheme and diplomate (case). I play many games, used tape recorder for load it, programming (made easy lines or cirlces) and learned english.
So many sounds will play in my heart if I see LOAD ""

Братан. Да не было никогда ZX 64K! Был ZX Spectrum на 16K и 48K, соотвественно. Потом испанцы сделали ZX Spectrum 128K, права на который у них спиздил Синклер, не приложивший к проекту и пальца. Ну а потом пошли отечественные модели - пентагоны там всякие, профи и скорпионы с охуенным количеством памяти, винчестерами, навороченными графическими и музыкальными контролерами. Только все это было потом. Ты молодой еще, и не помнишь всей той истории.

just a punk 03-11-2011 02:12 PM

dup .

garce 03-11-2011 03:27 PM

I wanted one of those, but ended up with an Atari 600XL as my first computer. Lucky me.


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