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Houdini wrote:
I started programming in 1982, on a ZX-81.

I started on a more "advanced" model: Sinclair ZX Spectrum. 16kB ROM / 48kB RAM



PS. Sorry for off topic post

AdminX wrote:

Houdini wrote:Ted,

Yes, a Sinclair ZX-81 (don't know about the Timex part), a small black box with lousy keyboard and only 1 kilobyte of RAM - including the video memory!
Amazing days .

Yes that's it. It was called a Timex Sinclair ZX81 here in the US when I 1st bought it. Amazing days indeed.

Timex

in case anyone doesn't know, since my existence at least timex is known for cheap glowing clocks & watches. hilarious for me to think of a timex pc.

yanquis1972 wrote:

AdminX wrote:

Houdini wrote:Ted,

Yes, a Sinclair ZX-81 (don't know about the Timex part), a small black box with lousy keyboard and only 1 kilobyte of RAM - including the video memory!
Amazing days .

Yes that's it. It was called a Timex Sinclair ZX81 here in the US when I 1st bought it. Amazing days indeed.

Timex

in case anyone doesn't know, since my existence at least timex is known for cheap glowing clocks & watches. hilarious for me to think of a timex pc.

"The Timex Sinclair 1000 is the North American version of the Sinclair ZX-81, from British based Sinclair Research Ltd. They are nearly identical, except for the name on the front, and minor motherboard layout differences."

looks like a real powerhouse

at least it sounds from that article like timex just slapped their name onto it instead of designing it themselves, so the world was definitely saved an even shittier computer.

yanquis1972 wrote:looks like a real powerhouse

at least it sounds from that article like timex just slapped their name onto it instead of designing it themselves, so the world was definitely saved an even shittier computer.