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The ZX81 was my first contact with a computer - my parents bought one home just before Christmas one year. I must have been 7. Learning how to program with the
by AndrewStephens 2y ago
The ZX81 was my first contact with a computer - my parents bought one home just before Christmas one year. I must have been 7.
Learning how to program with the excellent manual was the first time I gained knowledge that me parents didn't have and it felt magical to control what was happening on the TV.
Of course, the ZX81 (1k!) was incredibly limited but that little box changed my life.
- thorin 2y agoWas the same for me, with a Commodore Vic 20 around about 1982/3. I noticed that although my dad was a competent electrician and had built radios and fixed TVs he always struggled with using the computer and stuff like programming the VCR. It's surprising how hard it is to keep up. I'm noticing the same with myself and my 9 year old playing Xbox. It's insane how quickly [interested] youngers pick up stuff.
- rbanffy 2y ago> I'm noticing the same with myself and my 9 year old playing Xbox. I like to joke that if the game requires a joystick with more than two buttons, I can't play it.
- thorin 2y agoIt's fun to try and keep up, we can still play together and have a laugh and he tolerates my pitiful skills. It's even more fun when he's at his mum's house and we can chat and play squads remotely.
- rbanffy 2y agoOh yes. My failures are always hilarious to my kids. I’m the human version of Peppa Pig’s dad. Silly daddy.