> On Apr 26, 2018, at 5:47 AM, Liam Proven via cctalk <[email protected]> > wrote: > > He not only did the ZX 80, ZX 81, ZX Spectrum and the QL, but also the Z88, > the Spectrum Next and others -- along with a lot of other stuff. > > I know this is a rather USA-centric list, so probably most of you started > off with things like the Apple II, the first sub-$1000 home computer. But > in Britain and Europe back then, we were a lot poorer, and $1000 was an > impossibly large amount of money -- many months of pay in a good job.
My first computer was supposed to be a ZX81. I worked all Summer painting the house to earn it. As it happens, my payment was a VIC-20 with a tape recorder. The ZX Spectrum has always fascinated me, and nearly 20 years ago, I traded a Tek cartridge with a list member for a ZX Spectrum 2+. I still dream of having time to get that system up and running. Even though I’ve never run it, it’s still one of my favorite pieces in my collection. Zane
