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  ZX81 30 years old Richard Mahoney <richard@digit4l.net> - 2011-03-04 21:06 +0000
    Re: ZX81 30 years old Duncan Snowden <duncan_s@talktalk.net> - 2011-03-05 12:50 +0000
      Re: ZX81 30 years old "Brian Gaff" <Briang1@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2011-03-05 16:06 +0000
        Re: ZX81 30 years old Peter Liebert-Adelt <peter@zschopower.de> - 2011-03-05 17:14 +0100
        Re: ZX81 30 years old Duncan Snowden <duncan_s@talktalk.net> - 2011-03-07 09:40 +0000
        Re: ZX81 30 years old greenaum@yahoo.co.uk (greenaum) - 2011-03-09 21:48 +0000
    Re: ZX81 30 years old Pedro Timóteo <pedro@dehumanizer.com> - 2011-03-05 13:21 +0000
      Re: ZX81 30 years old "Brian Gaff" <Briang1@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2011-03-05 16:06 +0000
      Re: ZX81 30 years old colboy <colboy@gmail.com> - 2011-03-05 11:41 -0800
        Re: ZX81 30 years old Pedro Timóteo <pedro@dehumanizer.com> - 2011-03-05 20:54 +0000
          Re: ZX81 30 years old colboy <colboy@gmail.com> - 2011-03-05 19:56 -0800
    Re: ZX81 30 years old Matt Rudge <mrudge@googleswebmailservice.com> - 2011-03-11 17:53 +0000
      Re: ZX81 30 years old "M.O.B. i L." <mikaelb@df.lth.se> - 2011-03-13 09:58 +0100
        Re: ZX81 30 years old Matthew Westcott <gasman@raww.org> - 2011-03-13 12:30 +0000
      Re: ZX81 30 years old Francois LE COAT <lecoat@atari.org> - 2011-03-13 20:11 +0100

#37 — ZX81 30 years old

Saw this interesting article earlier:
http://www.reghardware.com/2011/03/04/sinclair_zx81_anniversary/
Seems pretty accurate and well written.

Also bought myself a cool mug to celebrate:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190500251195&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

-- 
I share my birthday with Hitler and Carmen Electra

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#38

On 04/03/11 21:06, Richard Mahoney wrote:

> Saw this interesting article earlier:
> http://www.reghardware.com/2011/03/04/sinclair_zx81_anniversary/
> Seems pretty accurate and well written.

Yay! Happy birthday ZX81!

Hey... wait a minute. That means I'm nearly 40. Oh, God. Now I'm 
depressed. Thanks a bunch.

-- 
Duncan Snowden.

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#40

Don't grumble, I'm just past 60, and remember building mine when I could 
see. I don't know these young uns...

Brian

-- 
Brian Gaff....Note, this account does not accept Bcc: email.
 graphics are great, but the blind can't hear them
Email: briang1@blueyonder.co.uk
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"Duncan Snowden" <duncan_s@talktalk.net> wrote in message 
news:iktbk0$ai5$1@speranza.aioe.org...
> On 04/03/11 21:06, Richard Mahoney wrote:
>
>> Saw this interesting article earlier:
>> http://www.reghardware.com/2011/03/04/sinclair_zx81_anniversary/
>> Seems pretty accurate and well written.
>
> Yay! Happy birthday ZX81!
>
> Hey... wait a minute. That means I'm nearly 40. Oh, God. Now I'm 
> depressed. Thanks a bunch.
>
> -- 
> Duncan Snowden. 

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#42

In six week only, German ZX-TEAM will celebrate this event at our 15th 
annual ZX81 users meeting.

You are invited to participate from 15th until 17th of April 2011:
- personally in Mahlerts near Fulda in the Heart of Germany or
- virtually by watching the web-cam.

Peter
-- 
www.zx81.de

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#46

Yes, Brian, but that's just it: I'm young, and... cough, cough... fit, 
and vibrant and energetic and... excuse me, I think I'll just have a 
little sit-down here... full of energy. I can't be middle-aged yet.

On 05/03/11 16:06, Brian Gaff wrote:
 > Don't grumble, I'm just past 60, and remember building mine when I 
could see. I don't know these young uns...

-- 
Duncan Snowden.

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#51

On Sat, 5 Mar 2011 16:06:10 -0000, "Brian Gaff"
<Briang1@blueyonder.co.uk> sprachen:

>Don't grumble, I'm just past 60, and remember building mine when I could 
>see. 

T'ch! I always thought that MAGENTA was too bright.

-- 

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"There's nothing like eating hay when you're faint," the White King remarked to Alice, as he munched away. 
"I should think throwing cold water over you would be better," Alice suggested: "--or some sal-volatile." 
"I didn't say there was nothing better," the King replied. "I said there was nothing like it."
Which Alice did not venture to deny. 

                    

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#39

On 04-03-2011 21:06, Richard Mahoney wrote:
> Saw this interesting article earlier:
> http://www.reghardware.com/2011/03/04/sinclair_zx81_anniversary/
> Seems pretty accurate and well written.

Very nice. :) Here's my own "tribute", written today (which links to the 
above):

http://winterdrake.com/the-sinclair-zx81-30-years-old-today/

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#41

Ah yes, this message reminds me of fast mode.

Brian

-- 
Brian Gaff....Note, this account does not accept Bcc: email.
 graphics are great, but the blind can't hear them
Email: briang1@blueyonder.co.uk
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"Pedro Timóteo" <pedro@dehumanizer.com> wrote in message 
news:iktdc3$f4m$1@speranza.aioe.org...
> On 04-03-2011 21:06, Richard Mahoney wrote:
>> Saw this interesting article earlier:
>> http://www.reghardware.com/2011/03/04/sinclair_zx81_anniversary/
>> Seems pretty accurate and well written.
>
> Very nice. :) Here's my own "tribute", written today (which links to the 
> above):
>
> http://winterdrake.com/the-sinclair-zx81-30-years-old-today/ 

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#43

Wow didn't realise me and the ZX81 shared a birthday. I also wrote
some general love for the ZX81 a while ago

http://www.colinmeeks.com/2010/02/my-computer-odyssey-part-1/

Colin


On Mar 5, 8:21 am, Pedro Timóteo <pe...@dehumanizer.com> wrote:
> On 04-03-2011 21:06, Richard Mahoney wrote:
>
> > Saw this interesting article earlier:
> >http://www.reghardware.com/2011/03/04/sinclair_zx81_anniversary/
> > Seems pretty accurate and well written.
>
> Very nice. :) Here's my own "tribute", written today (which links to the
> above):
>
> http://winterdrake.com/the-sinclair-zx81-30-years-old-today/

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#44

Very nice. Did you ever write the follow-up, about the Speccy? Searching 
in your blog, I couldn't find it...

On 05-03-2011 19:41, colboy wrote:
> Wow didn't realise me and the ZX81 shared a birthday. I also wrote
> some general love for the ZX81 a while ago
>
> http://www.colinmeeks.com/2010/02/my-computer-odyssey-part-1/
>
> Colin
>
>
> On Mar 5, 8:21 am, Pedro Timóteo<pe...@dehumanizer.com>  wrote:
>> On 04-03-2011 21:06, Richard Mahoney wrote:
>>
>>> Saw this interesting article earlier:
>>> http://www.reghardware.com/2011/03/04/sinclair_zx81_anniversary/
>>> Seems pretty accurate and well written.
>>
>> Very nice. :) Here's my own "tribute", written today (which links to the
>> above):
>>
>> http://winterdrake.com/the-sinclair-zx81-30-years-old-today/
>

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#45

It's mostly written, I just have to add some pics and do a final proof
check. I'll post something here when it's done.

Colin

On Mar 5, 3:54 pm, Pedro Timóteo <pe...@dehumanizer.com> wrote:
> Very nice. Did you ever write the follow-up, about the Speccy? Searching
> in your blog, I couldn't find it...
>
> On 05-03-2011 19:41, colboy wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > Wow didn't realise me and the ZX81 shared a birthday. I also wrote
> > some general love for the ZX81 a while ago
>
> >http://www.colinmeeks.com/2010/02/my-computer-odyssey-part-1/
>
> > Colin
>
> > On Mar 5, 8:21 am, Pedro Timóteo<pe...@dehumanizer.com>  wrote:
> >> On 04-03-2011 21:06, Richard Mahoney wrote:
>
> >>> Saw this interesting article earlier:
> >>>http://www.reghardware.com/2011/03/04/sinclair_zx81_anniversary/
> >>> Seems pretty accurate and well written.
>
> >> Very nice. :) Here's my own "tribute", written today (which links to the
> >> above):
>
> >>http://winterdrake.com/the-sinclair-zx81-30-years-old-today/

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#60

On Fri, 04 Mar 2011 21:06:50 +0000, Richard Mahoney wibbled:

> Saw this interesting article earlier:
> http://www.reghardware.com/2011/03/04/sinclair_zx81_anniversary/ Seems
> pretty accurate and well written.
> 

Auntie has weighed in with her tribute today:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12703674

A little late, but on the front page nonetheless :)

-- 
Matt
http://www.mattrudge.net for wibble and guff
http://blog.mattrudge.net for Linuxy goodness

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#62

Matt Rudge wrote:
> On Fri, 04 Mar 2011 21:06:50 +0000, Richard Mahoney wibbled:
> 
>> Saw this interesting article earlier:
>> http://www.reghardware.com/2011/03/04/sinclair_zx81_anniversary/ Seems
>> pretty accurate and well written.
>>
> 
> Auntie has weighed in with her tribute today:
> 
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12703674
> 
> A little late, but on the front page nonetheless :)

In the article it says that the ZX Printer was a thermal printer when in 
fact it was a spark printer: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spark_printer>.

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#63

On 13/03/2011 08:58, M.O.B. i L. wrote:
> Matt Rudge wrote:
 >
>> Auntie has weighed in with her tribute today:
>>
>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12703674
>>
>> A little late, but on the front page nonetheless :)
>
> In the article it says that the ZX Printer was a thermal printer when in
> fact it was a spark printer: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spark_printer>.

If that's the biggest error they've made, they've done pretty well. 
After the recent Telegraph article about the Elite relaunch [0], I was 
reading this one bracing myself for the inevitable point where they 
refer to it as a console, or reminisce about floppy discs, or just 
completely confuse it with the Spectrum... and I was very pleasantly 
surprised. Thumbs up for the Beeb, I say!

[0] 
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/video-games/8304237/ZX-Spectrum-relaunch-gaming-goes-back-to-the-future.html

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#66

Hi,

Matt Rudge writes :
> Richard Mahoney wibbled:
>> Saw this interesting article earlier:
>> <http://www.reghardware.com/2011/03/04/sinclair_zx81_anniversary/>
>> Seems pretty accurate and well written.
>
> Auntie has weighed in with her tribute today:
> <http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12703674 >
> A little late, but on the front page nonetheless :)

I was 14 in 81 when I first got a Z80 Sinclair computer.

	<http://eureka.atari.org/trenteans.jpg>

PacMan game is contemporary <http://www.google.com/pacman/>
All these writings, the BBC one specially, reminds me a lot !

Is Sir Clive Sinclair still visible at Madame Tussaud's ?

	<http://www.madametussauds.com/>

I would have liked to meet him IRL, but it was easier from
Baker Street London, to go and visit the statue, some times ago ...

-- 
François LE COAT
<http://eureka.atari.org/>
<http://fon.gs/eureka/>

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