30 Jun
1999
30 Jun
'99
2:20 p.m.
Hi Lawrence:
In a message dated 6/30/99 7:13:19 PM Eastern Daylight Time, lemay(a)cs.umn.edu
writes:
80.
Once again, almost twice the price of a ZX81.
Historical note -- the MicroACE used Sinclair code without permission (along
with a number of Asian and South American knock-offs). Sinclair sued,
successfully, and MicroACE production was halted. If you still have it, be
advised it's really rare now, and highly sought-after by "real" ZX81ers
(non-speculators).
Regards,
Glen Goodwin
0/0
> Other than the Timex/Sinclairs, what's the
cheapest machine which was
> available in 1982 that I could have used to learn BASIC and assembler
and
machine code
-- at home?
The MicroACE. Available in kit form for about $170, that included the
extra 1K of ram ;) for a total of 2K ram. Basic in rom, video modulator
on board, cassette interface. Basically looked like a timex/sinclair
though. I bought mine definitely before 1981, so probably in 79 or maybe