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Sure, the 1K of RAM was a bit limiting... 1K of RAM seems an unimaginably miniscule memory limit today, but incredibly you could squeeze a game of chess in tha
by open-source-ux 5y ago
Sure, the 1K of RAM was a bit limiting...
1K of RAM seems an unimaginably miniscule memory limit today, but incredibly you could squeeze a game of chess in that limit using a bit of creativity. The YouTube channel Nostalgia Nerd compares a game of chess on the 1981 Sinclair ZX81 1KB computer vs. a modern PC.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3By_rdwxSg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3By_rdwxSg
When you think of the oceans of RAM available today, a 1KB limit feels like something from a completely different world.