AB>>     The first computer that I owned (though not the first
 AB>> that I programmed) was a ZX-81. That was back when computers were fun.

 KW> Sigh. Re-discovering the BBS has brought back memories of
 KW> that "hobbyist" phase, when no one knew what the internet
 KW> was, and home computers were the exception, not the rule. I
 KW> remember trying to explain how a modem worked and what a
 KW> BBS was, with the usual response being a sort-of blank
 KW> stare.

 KW> It was a LOT of fun being on the leading edge of that wave,
 KW> makes me wonder exactly when it broke, and it makes me
 KW> wonder what the next wave will be.

 I had the TRS-80 mod I. See the tagline.

 Eventually I went through a number of them. Oh, just remember,
 my first was a Cosmac Elf II. An RCA chip with a hex display and
 programed in hex. No storage other than ram. 256 bytes IIRC.

 I had the ZX-81 in it's Timex TS-1000 version. I marveled at 4
 chips being able to do it all. Still have a couple in the
 storage shed.



BOB KLAHN bob.klahn{at}sev.org   http://home.toltbbs.com/bobklahn

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