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On 4/23/07, Tom Brough <tombrough@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Rob Beard wrote: > > >Hi folks, > > > >I found a link to a BBC article on the Retro Gamer forums. It seems the > >humble Sinclair ZX Spectrum is 25 today. > > > >http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6572711.stm > > > >Rob > > > > > > > > > As a BBC Micro owner of past years I am feeling a little out numbered > after seeing the popularity of this thread ;-) I was a Beeb owner - early enough to buy it for the original price of £335 rather than £399. I remember going to the Practical Computing show at Earls Court and picking up a spectrum glossy from Sir Clive himself (was he a Sir at that time?). I did acquire a Spectrum at one time but sold it on soon after as I found I hardly ever used it. I kept the original Beeb until I'd worked it into the ground then went for a Master, then an Arc and eventually a RiscPC. There was a guy in our office bought a Unicorn - Beeb plus 68000 second processor running Unix. -- Martinus Scriblerus scripsit ex 50º 21' N, 4º41' W -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html