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    #21
    I've a ZX81, with 16K RAM pack sitting in my cellar. Last time I check (about 8 years ago) it was still working.

    3D Monster Maze, Fungaloids and Mazogs were favourites. I know some geek somewhere managed to hack the display routines to get user-defined graphics.
    Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!

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      #22
      Originally posted by v8gaz View Post
      Still got my Microtan 65 - and some of the soldering iron burns from building it.
      The 6502 is still my favourite processor.

      The ARM is second, I like the idea of having a bit shift and conditional operator as part of most instructions and only losing a clock cycle if that instruction isn't executed.

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        #23
        Originally posted by Clippy View Post
        Having a bit of a clear out at the weekend I happened across my old Commodore 64 and (loads of) games from my childhood.

        Got me thinking if there is any value in keeping it or if I should sell or dump it.

        I also had an as new Texas Instruments computer but dumped it a few years back - really should have tried eBaying it.

        What's the oldest computer you still have?
        I sold my Amstrad CPC 6128 back in the 90's...

        I still have my TI-99 - plug it sometimes to have game of "parsec" or "car wars"
        Brilliant!

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          #24
          Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post
          I've a ZX81, with 16K RAM pack sitting in my cellar. Last time I check (about 8 years ago) it was still working.

          3D Monster Maze, Fungaloids and Mazogs were favourites. I know some geek somewhere managed to hack the display routines to get user-defined graphics.
          May I refer the learned audience to Fred Nachbaur's ZX81 Page

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            #25
            Originally posted by Le Rosbif View Post
            I sold my Amstrad CPC 6128 back in the 90's...
            Posh git

            We had a 464 with a green screen
            Coffee's for closers

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