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Rob Beard wrote: > On 29/01/2009 10:48, Gordon Henderson wrote: >> On Thu, 29 Jan 2009, Rob Beard wrote: >> >> >>> On 29/01/2009 08:51, Gordon Henderson wrote: >>> >>>> Pah. I raise your Spectrum 48K with: >>>> >>>> http://unicorn.drogon.net/mk14.jpg >>>> >>>> Not got it booting Linux yet, but .. >>>> >>>> Gordon >>>> >>>> >>> Is that the Pre ZX80 self build kit from Sinclair? >>> >> Yes, the Mk 14. (Mark 14?) >> >> It had a weedy 8-bit processor, came with a 128 byte ROM (or was it 256 >> bytes, I've forgotten) and 128 bytes of RAM. I added the 2nd IO chip which >> gave it another 128 bytes of RAM. >> >> That photo was taken about 6 months ago - I'd powered it up for some other >> "when I wur a lad" type of thing ;-) >> >> More here: >> >> http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=961 >> >> I have an Apple ][ too, but the PSU lost it's magic black smoke a couple >> of years back )-: >> >> >> Gordon >> > I see, that was a bit before my time. I started on the ZX81. :-) > > It's amazing to think how far things have come but one thing hasn't > changed, it still takes ages to load anything (when running Vista). > > Rob > I have a cd here of spectrum games and software, including a program to help people revise for O level geometry, and just looking at a program basied on operation square leg (nato program) which allows you to choosea uk location and it will tell you the result of a nuclear fallout followng a nuclear strike. (clearly written during the cold war eh) Paul -- Paul Sutton www.zleap.net Support Open and ISO standard file formats ISO 26300 odf http://www.odfalliance.org Next Linux User Group meet : Feb 7th : 3pm, Shoreline Cafe Paignton -- 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