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Thank you lokedhs, I avoided putting a link initially, but since you asked and this whole thing is in order to help this person that lost their job due to covid

Thank you lokedhs, I avoided putting a link initially, but since you asked and this whole thing is in order to help this person that lost their job due to covid, I'll link it here: https://www.etsy.com/it/shop/NerdyGeekyThings https://www.etsy.com/it/shop/NerdyGeekyThings I completely can relate to your feeling: when I was 10 I had a ZX Spectrum, and it was my whole world. Back then my mother had heath issues (later resolved fortunately) and was in Milan while I remained in Sicily with my grandparents. What saved me from thinking bad things was going to the room at the 2nd floor, plugging my spectrum in the TV, feeling it's rubber keys, and even moving the cable in order to make sure the image was stable. And then doing this so magical things: coding or inserting a cassette where new incredible world, in form of games, would emerge.

simonebrunozzi 5y ago
What was your favorite game back then? For me it wasn't the ZX, it was Vic20 and then C64. I wrote my first program on a C64, and then many others. Back then I thought that BASIC was the only way to code. One of my favorite games was "Assedio", written by an Italian programmer, a simple but powerful strategy game. And then, of course, many others.
- antirez 5y ago
  In the Spectrum maybe it was JetPack. That I started using when I was about 8 yo. I came from a TI99/4A btw. Then at about 11 I switched from ZX Spectrum to an MS-DOS computer.
  - lokedhs 5y ago
    Their other games were really good, like Knight Lore and Head Over Heels. Also, anyone who enjoyed those probably will love Lumon PS4. It has a lot of fan service to anyone who used a ZX Spectrum.
lokedhs 5y ago
Thanks. I placed an order, but I would have added more things to the shopping basket if there had been an Atari ST available. Consider than a suggestion :-) Also, sone Sun hardware would have been nice too. I used to work for them, and those machines were also a big part of my life at the time, as I was also using Sun workstations at home.
- antirez 5y ago
  There is the Atari ST!
  - lokedhs 5y ago
    There is? I must have missed it. I'll check again. Thanks a lot.
    - antirez 5y ago
      Only the small version in the pack, but we will print one full size for you.
- antirez 5y ago
  please write me at antirez - gmail, so I can give you all the info and change the order if you want a different thing. There are the sets that are ways cheaper.

simonebrunozzi 5y ago

What was your favorite game back then? For me it wasn't the ZX, it was Vic20 and then C64. I wrote my first program on a C64, and then many others. Back then I thought that BASIC was the only way to code. One of my favorite games was "Assedio", written by an Italian programmer, a simple but powerful strategy game. And then, of course, many others.

antirez 5y ago
In the Spectrum maybe it was JetPack. That I started using when I was about 8 yo. I came from a TI99/4A btw. Then at about 11 I switched from ZX Spectrum to an MS-DOS computer.
- lokedhs 5y ago
  Their other games were really good, like Knight Lore and Head Over Heels. Also, anyone who enjoyed those probably will love Lumon PS4. It has a lot of fan service to anyone who used a ZX Spectrum.

lokedhs 5y ago

Thanks. I placed an order, but I would have added more things to the shopping basket if there had been an Atari ST available. Consider than a suggestion :-) Also, sone Sun hardware would have been nice too. I used to work for them, and those machines were also a big part of my life at the time, as I was also using Sun workstations at home.

antirez 5y ago
There is the Atari ST!
- lokedhs 5y ago
  There is? I must have missed it. I'll check again. Thanks a lot.
  - antirez 5y ago
    Only the small version in the pack, but we will print one full size for you.
antirez 5y ago
please write me at antirez - gmail, so I can give you all the info and change the order if you want a different thing. There are the sets that are ways cheaper.