The 30th anniversary of the launch of the ZX81, along with the BBC 4 programme
"Electric Dreams" has had me pondering... which prompted me to write a blog item.
http://www.lingula.org.uk/wordpress/2011/03/06/fun-basic_required/
Comments and discussion either to the list or to the blog are welco
Op Fri, 11 Mar 2011 10:29:23 +0100 schreef Norman Dunbar
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12703674
Memories.
In the early '80 my employer wanted to sack me on the grounds that they
didn't have work for me.
I then used a program "Formcalc" typed in on my ZX81 from "Practical
Computing
peet vanpeebles wrote, on 11/Mar/11 11:06 | Mar11:
"Just give me a ZX81 and I'll control the world"
I always remember that house tip from Trashman :D
I thought it was a Spectrum controlling a power station (8-)#
All these I guess were subtle marketing tricks.
Tony
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On 11/03/2011 11:06, peet vanpeebles wrote:
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Cheers,
Norman.
Ah, memories! My first ever computer.
I bought it partly to pass the ti
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12703674
Cheers,
Norman.
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