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Re:5 March 1981: The ZX81 home computer launches with 1kb me... by rcarmo on Sunday March 05, 2017 @06:01AM (#13795462)
This was my first computer, and I remember it fondly.

Sadly, my parents dumped it (and my two ZX Spectrums), but I still have one of the manuals squirreled away.

Edit: JS emulator, for that extra touch of nostalgia

http://www.zx81stuff.org.uk/zx81/jtyone.html

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Re:5 March 1981: The ZX81 home computer launches with 1kb me... by dpkirchner on Sunday March 05, 2017 @09:25AM (#13796081)
The first computer I used at home was either this or the Timex Sinclair 1000. Membrane keyboards are the worst.

I did learn a lot about modern day programming, though. Everything I wrote was really just copy/"pasted" from a book or magazine.

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Re:5 March 1981: The ZX81 home computer launches with 1kb me... by monkey88 on Sunday March 05, 2017 @09:42AM (#13796135)
I found a replacement in ebay a few years back.

But no I don't have the TV to plug it in!

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Re:5 March 1981: The ZX81 home computer launches with 1kb me... by hunta2097 on Sunday March 05, 2017 @06:26AM (#13795529)
I might never have gotten into programming or IT without the ZX81, dodgy RAM pack, crappy keyboard and complete lack of audio included!
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