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David Autumns
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http://www.reghardware.com/2011/03/04/sinclair_zx81_anniversary/
----------------------------------------you know what that makes me.....? Old  From my distant now dim recollection I think it might have run at 4MHz and it had 1K RAM with BASIC onboard. I did get the 16K Ram pack but it would fall off after loading a program for 8 mins from a tape (Philips compact cassette - pre MP3  ) 8 bit programming It was awesome Today I run this 4Mhz to 6*3Ghz 8 Bit to 64 Bit Computing 1Kb to 4Gb Memory (Yet still not enough) Compact Cassette to 1Tb HD and 80Gb SSD Not to mention the real time 3D rendering machine Back then you connected you computer to the Black and White Telly. Today I connect that USB Stick to watch Telly on my Computer. So that's the changes over the last 30 years Here's to the next Dave  |
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Former Member
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IBM PS/1 Expert
Model_______RAM____Hard-disk____CPU_________Video 2155 483____ 4MB____ 130MB___486dx2 at 50MHz__sVGA Still have it out in the shed. :-) |
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kateiacy
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Oh my gosh! Thanks for posting the link; wouldn't have wanted to miss it! My first computer was a Sinclair ZX81 also -- I built it from a kit and learned to program in BASIC and Z80 machine language. Oh the memories! Saving and loading programs on cassette tapes was such a hit-or-miss operation.
----------------------------------------I still have the little thing somewhere -- will have to dig it out to observe the anniversary!  |
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gabranth99
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i miss playing games from a cassette and having to rewind everytime i wanted to play it forgot what it was though
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David Autumns
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Kateiacy I keep trying to buy one on Ebay to show my Kids
----------------------------------------But they go like hot cakes If you still have one take good care of it. The thing that is likely to be a problem in the future is the availability of an analogue TV or tuner to show those lovely black and white blocky pixels |
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Bearcat
Master Cruncher USA Joined: Jan 6, 2007 Post Count: 2803 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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My 1st so called computer was a commodore Vic 20, then a IBM 8088, apple IIc, IBM 386w/micro channel, 484 -can't remember brand, apple 6400 performa, couple of dells pentium 1 through 4's. My best now is a dual quad westmere system. God I spent a ton of cash with one heck of a passion. You know what they say, if it feels good, DO IT! Can't wait for the 10 core westmeres to come out.
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Crunching for humanity since 2007!
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David Autumns
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Bearcat my first works PC was a Compaq 286 with a 20Mb Hard Drive The download for iTunes (even before you have any music) is 3 times that already |
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Former Member
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Atari 800XL, play games using game cartridges, make apps and games on BASIC. Loading things from cassette tapes was a pain.
Addicted to River Raid for almost a year. :) |
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