Them were the days, Manic Miner and all that.

**administrator** · 6 July 2010, 12:19

Nice to see the Orics on there! My first computer was the Atmos:
HCHOF: Oric Atmos

Happy days

Was always jealous of the Spectrum and Commodore owners

Am loving my NES Emulator on the Adroid though!

**Spacecadet** · 6 July 2010, 12:28

No one can accuse the BBC of being quick!

Twitter on a ZX Spectrum

http://forums.contractoruk.com/gener...mory-lane.html

**gingerjedi** · 6 July 2010, 12:31

Originally posted by administrator View Post

Nice to see the Orics on there! My first computer was the Atmos:
HCHOF: Oric Atmos

Happy days

Was always jealous of the Spectrum and Commodore owners

Am loving my NES Emulator on the Adroid though!

I think you have just given me the reason I was looking for to order that HTC Desire.

I had a BBC B, if only I'd stuck with the programing after typing in the rocket ship program from the user guide... I'd be rich!!

**Platypus** · 6 July 2010, 12:33

Originally posted by zeitghost View Post

BBC News - Retro computers on display to fans at festival

Retro computing and all that.

Happy Days !

My first computer was a Commodore Pet.... I used to repair Acorn Atoms to make extra money....

These days I see young people who want a career in IT and claim to be able to 'program' in HTML. They appear to be able to do little more than than download hacks and keygens.

Where would a young person who wanted to get into programming in a simple but fun way start? Perhaps Microsoft SmallBASIC?

**Platypus** · 6 July 2010, 12:35

Originally posted by gingerjedi View Post

if only I'd stuck with the programming after typing in the rocket ship program from the user guide... I'd be rich!!

I did... and I'm not

**original PM** · 6 July 2010, 12:37

Ah yes

[teary eyed nostalga]
Felix in the Factory on the Acorn Electron
[/teary eyed nostalga]

although I always aspired to a BBC Model B

Until I got a Commodore 64

**gingerjedi** · 6 July 2010, 12:42

Originally posted by original PM View Post

Ah yes

[teary eyed nostalga]
Felix in the Factory on the Acorn Electron
[/teary eyed nostalga]

I 'taped' that from a Electron owning mate but the BBC B's processor was twice the speed of the Electron, T'was a tough game to play on the old 'beeb'.

**SupremeSpod** · 6 July 2010, 12:43

Originally posted by original PM View Post

Ah yes

[teary eyed nostalga]
Felix in the Factory on the Acorn Electron
[/teary eyed nostalga]

although I always aspired to a BBC Model B

Until I got a Commodore 64

Seduced by hardware sprites and the SID chip, eh?

**MarillionFan** · 6 July 2010, 12:48

If not for Clive Sinclair this site wouldnt exist and it's members would be well balanced, thinner, active members of society as opposed to the motley crew of overweight, balding, socially inept geeks the rest of you are.

Them were the days, Manic Miner and all that.