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I still own the very first computer I coded on. A ZX Spectrum 128K +2. It was in my parents loft and now has pride of place on a shelf around our stairs. Such a
by meheleventyone 6y ago
I still own the very first computer I coded on. A ZX Spectrum 128K +2. It was in my parents loft and now has pride of place on a shelf around our stairs. Such a great reminder and piece of history. It’ll be 33 years old this year.
- MattPalmer1086 6y agoI also got my first computer back from my parents garage this year. It is a Microtan 65, which is about 40 years old now. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangerine_Microtan_65 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangerine_Microtan_65 A friend of my Dad's replaced a few old capacitors, and it now boots up perfectly into the BASIC prompt. I got a huge buzz from writing a simple basic program on it. There was definitely something lovely about that era of personal computing.
- meheleventyone 6y agoYeah it’s one of the reasons I love playing with PICO-8 it hits that nostalgia with all the corners sanded off.
- MattPalmer1086 6y agoWow, I didn't know about PICO-8, thanks! Looks like something my son might enjoy too. He's been trying to get into writing games, but Scratch is too simple, and Unity is too complex. This looks really cool. Strangely, he really likes retro graphics despite the power of modern machines.