tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-953397841255562532.post5150728870868192276..comments2023-09-30T14:59:05.385+01:00Comments on G4ILO's Blog: Happy birthday, ZX81Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11984840704237681015noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-953397841255562532.post-8813580645670695562011-03-14T01:11:53.872+00:002011-03-14T01:11:53.872+00:00Didn't the ZX80 come out before the ZX81?Didn't the ZX80 come out before the ZX81?Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00953177737874649543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-953397841255562532.post-76915081500791620212011-03-12T10:01:41.559+00:002011-03-12T10:01:41.559+00:00Very good Julian, I wouldn't know where to sta...Very good Julian, I wouldn't know where to start with my admiration for the ZX81, well I know where it ended, and that was with my Computer Studies 'O' Level pass, the programming all done on the ZX81, rather than the BBC'B' micro which was popular in 1984.Paul M0PCZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15826957754325181436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-953397841255562532.post-48173014127347697212011-03-11T23:23:08.501+00:002011-03-11T23:23:08.501+00:00First one I had also! I had 16KB of memory, hi hi,...First one I had also! I had 16KB of memory, hi hi, and the thermal printer. Used to spend many hours optimizing a program to search for primes. Wow. That set me off in a whole different direction, advanced degree in computer science, and a long career as a software engineer (due much more to my education than my first program!).<br /><br />Julian, tried to leave an entry in the visitor's book, but kept saying it couldn't be added. ??<br /><br />Will add you to my blog roll at cloud-warmer.blogspot.com.<br /><br />Cheers!!<br /><br />- Casey, TI2/NA7UCasey Bahrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01638230726171327005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-953397841255562532.post-19078772004235357432011-03-11T22:36:31.310+00:002011-03-11T22:36:31.310+00:00I still have MY Spectrum!I still have MY Spectrum!takis perreashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15699638852276558674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-953397841255562532.post-13957121501432248822011-03-11T21:48:58.868+00:002011-03-11T21:48:58.868+00:00Brings back so many (programming) memories. The ZX...Brings back so many (programming) memories. The ZX81 was the first computer I really programmed at, it belonged to my uncle. Later he owned a Spectrum and a QL.I owned his QL for a time, that computer was ahead of it's time. But obsolete when I owned it. I remember the endless loading times of the programs on cassette tapes. The QL had something like a kind of micro ZIP drives, those were a lot faster but not used on any other brand of computer ever I believe. Great fun. But prefer the "modern' computer now. 73, BasPE4BAS, Bashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12958141238330445285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-953397841255562532.post-74453202364357519502011-03-11T19:46:09.612+00:002011-03-11T19:46:09.612+00:00I won a ZX at work it was great should have held o...I won a ZX at work it was great should have held on to it. From there it was the commodore 64 and then the lightening fast 128.VE9KK https://www.blogger.com/profile/04720839744779758420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-953397841255562532.post-27437193163716993182011-03-11T19:12:11.031+00:002011-03-11T19:12:11.031+00:00I had the ZX82, commonly called the "Spectrum...I had the ZX82, commonly called the "Spectrum"...great fun, made my first program on it. Still have it and still works! Recently someone gave me a 128K one with integrated cassette "disk".<br />Nice to remember.<br />73.Ricardo - CT2GQVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10682005152577217807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-953397841255562532.post-86283337482456348812011-03-11T18:26:14.791+00:002011-03-11T18:26:14.791+00:00These machines or to be precise - clones of them -...These machines or to be precise - clones of them - were wildly popular between hams in ex uSSR area (just look "ZX spectrum clones" article in wikipedia). I remember connecting 5.25" FDD controller to it! It had very innovative feature - once you push button (NMI) it immediately wrote memory dump and CPU state to the FDD. It helped to cheat a lot of games!<br />I still admire Spetrums...<br /><br />73!LY2SShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647751066268814831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-953397841255562532.post-84842741157786851102011-03-11T17:22:25.242+00:002011-03-11T17:22:25.242+00:00It was also the first home computer I used. It bel...It was also the first home computer I used. It belonged to my younger brother, but I too logged many hours on it.Sivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05996674528547521294noreply@blogger.com