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View Full Version : Sinclair Spectrum Donald McPherson September 16th, 2021, 02:10 PM Who here started of their computer skills with the Spectrum. I think it was the Timex in USA. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9998969/Home-computing-pioneer-Sir-Clive-Sinclair-dies-aged-81-long-illness.html Steve Game September 24th, 2021, 01:35 PM Who here started of their computer skills with the Spectrum. I think it was the Timex in USA. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9998969/Home-computing-pioneer-Sir-Clive-Sinclair-dies-aged-81-long-illness.html I started with a ZX81, and I built it from a kit. Dave Baker September 25th, 2021, 01:12 AM I started with a ZX81, and I built it from a kit.So did I, but I didn't know it was available as a kit. Donald McPherson September 25th, 2021, 04:42 AM There was even a word processor for the Spectrum 16K And now we need Gigabytes to run anything. Boyd Ostroff September 25th, 2021, 05:42 AM I got a 16k Apple ][ in 1978, so never had much interest in the Timex Sinclair. But there are javascript-based online emulators for most of these old systems. I found this one for the ZX-81 for example.... re-live your glory days! JtyOne Online ZX81 Emulator (http://www.zx81stuff.org.uk/zx81/jtyone.html) |