26 Apr
2018
26 Apr
'18
7:55 a.m.
On Apr 26, 2018, at 5:47 AM, Liam Proven via cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
He not only did the ZX 80, ZX 81, ZX Spectrum and the QL, but also the Z88,
the Spectrum Next and others -- along with a lot of other stuff.
I know this is a rather USA-centric list, so probably most of you started
off with things like the Apple II, the first sub-$1000 home computer. But
in Britain and Europe back then, we were a lot poorer, and $1000 was an
impossibly large amount of money -- many months of pay in a good job.
My first computer was supposed to be a ZX81. I worked all Summer painting the house to
earn it. As it happens, my payment was a VIC-20 with a tape recorder. The ZX Spectrum
has always fascinated me, and nearly 20 years ago, I traded a Tek cartridge with a list
member for a ZX Spectrum 2+. I still dream of having time to get that system up and
running. Even though I?ve never run it, it?s still one of my favorite pieces in my
collection.
Zane