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In April (I don't have an exact date to hand), Sinclair Research launched the ZX Spectrum (which was known as the ZX82 until launch), so let's celebrate it's 25th year. If you ever owned one of these quirky machines (and even if you didn't), share your memories here.
Many thanks,
Shaun.
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I can remember when i got my first ZX Spectrum. It was the one with the rubber keys. Not sure of the model number but i wish i still had it now.
Might be in mum and dads loft, will have to go and have a dig around sometime.
Ahh, the memories. Cant remember many of the games apart from Manic Miner.
Cheers
Phil
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I seem to remember games either at random or when playing something else... "This reminds me of ........" that sort of thing.
Anyway, things are really good in the Speccy "scene" at the mo, apart from the fact that they're generally a more friendly bunch, there's also some great stuff being developed for the aged rubber-sporting technology :-)
Regards,
Shaun.
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My first memory was playing 'Oh Mummy' on my best mates scream machine (as we coined it!) when he first got one, it was an Amstrad version, so not quite vintage stuff.
The first bit of entertainment was watching it load, a flippin assault on the eyes and ears, but intriguing all the same! 'Oh Mummy' was a simple affair (and didn't scream for long!), but kept us entertained till we got a good collection built up, and over the years we did!
My final brush with the machine was while playing Gunfighter, (one of my favourites), you were a sheriff looking to kill outlaws for 15 (I think) deeds to the city. Here's a little piccy of it:
I got pretty far one day while round there, then all went black  . It never lived again, and I don't think it was replaced.
5 CC wins, and proud of my messy dive!
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Ultimate became Rare (big Nintendo player (GoldenEye etc.)), now owned by Microsoft.
Classic PCs
Original IBM PC (4.77MHz 8088, 256KB RAM, monochrome) · Original IBM PC XT (4.77MHz 8088, 512KB, 10MB HDD, monochrome) · Original Compaq Deskpro (7.14MHz 8086, 640KB, 20MB HDD, CGA graphics)
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Commodore VIC-20 · C64 original · C64 Terminator edition · C16 · Amiga 500 · Amiga 600 · Amiga 600 HD · Amiga 1200 Acorn Electron · A3010 (Archimedes) · A4000 (Archimedes) Others Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48K · Dragon 32
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| Bought a 16K Speccy with the Christmas tips from 2 paper rounds, plus saved up pocket money. Had it upgraded to 48K the same week Sinclair dropped the prices. Felt a bit hard done to at the time. Still felt superior to the Commodore rabble, though... Favourite games - Ant Attack, Manic Miner, Jet Set Willy, Elite, most of the Ultimate series. Ultimate were based in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, not far from me. Had a mate who swore one of the programmers there was a relative, but he never proved it, and always seemed to have to buy his games, so... Still got the Speccy, original casing, rubber keys and dodgy joystick interface. Give it an outing once in a while, just for old times' sake. Feel all nostalgic now...
/\/\athusalah
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