Computing History - Sinclair ZX81 Computer Launched

Re:Computing History - Sinclair ZX81 Computer Launched by edderly on Saturday March 05, 2011 @08:47AM (#2291468)

Oh boy, is it really 30 years since we had wobbly RAM packs and Horace goes Skiing?

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Re:Computing History - Sinclair ZX81 Computer Launched by chalst on Saturday March 05, 2011 @08:59AM (#2291480)

We had the wobbly RAM packs with the ZX80, only they were white.

A sharp quote about the ZX80: With an unusable keyboard and a quirky BASIC, this machine discouraged millions of people from ever buying another computer.

http://computermuseum.50megs.com/brands/zx80.htm

I loved that machine. Most memorable was that as you used up nearly all of the memory, the number of rows displayed on screen started to reduce.

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Re:Computing History - Sinclair ZX81 Computer Launched by spinlocked on Saturday March 05, 2011 @11:34AM (#2291714)

That brought back a memory. Only instead of a wobbly RAM pack I had a tape recorder. This was about 15-20 years ago.

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