The Spectrum came out in 1982, immediately rendering my almost-new ZX81 obsolete, even though it had a full 1K ram. Colour! It was almost too good to be true.

The Spectrum came out in 1982, immediately rendering my almost-new ZX81 obsolete, even though it had a full 1K ram. Colour! It was almost too good to be true. I had to live with my ZX81 until the family purchased an Amiga on their release in 1985. Now that was an upgrade.