Subj : Re: ZX Gear
To   : Avon
From : Jeff
Date : Thu Jan 06 2022 20:17:10

On 07 Jan 2022, Avon said the following...
 Av> I have a ZX81 upstairs with a soldered RAM pack to avoid the wobblies. :)

Oh, man, that RAM pack was definitely party to many a love-hate relationship.

My first computer was a TS1000, the US equivalent of the ZX81. I still have
it around here somewhere, too. I had the RAM pack, too, and a thermal
printer, both of which were similarly rebranded. I later upgraded to the
TS2068, the US equivalent of the Spectrum. It did not have anywhere near the
following and support in the US that the Spectrum enjoyed in Europe and
elsewhere. I mostly had to rely on what books, magazines, and cassettes I
could manage to get ahold of, which were few and far between, so I used the
Timex/Sinclairs more for programming than playing games.

What was the home computer scene like for you in the early 80s?

Jeff.

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