My first computer too. Stuck a match in with the RAM pack, along with a bit of Blu-tack to keep it all together. Stunning memories of typing programs in KNOWING

My first computer too. Stuck a match in with the RAM pack, along with a bit of Blu-tack to keep it all together. Stunning memories of typing programs in KNOWING they'd be zapped once I pulled the power. Funny thing was we had no TV until we got the ZX81. I spent two weeks with the user manual and no TV: for a long time after that I was irritated by people who didn't RTFM in advance. It still worked last time I tried it. RAM pack'n'all. Very much a treasured possession.