Date   : Wed, 18 Oct 2006 12:25:31
From   : Jules Richardson <julesrichardsonuk@...>
Subject: Re: [OT] Would anyone happen to have a 4116 dram chip

Tim Fardell wrote:
> On Wed, 18 Oct 2006, Jules Richardson wrote:
>
>> Another common Spectrum fault is the design... ;)
>
> Oi, less of that thankyou! ;-)
>
> Spectra are lovely computers.

Nah, you are right - as I just said to someone in private, a speccy was my
first machine and they really were great. They *were* built to a price though,
which is evident by that keyboard, lack of expansion, and bad build quality.
Still, it got me into computing (back when that really meant something), and
there's no way I could have got my hands on a BBC for home use due to the
price!

I blew my 48K model up years ago, but I've since replaced it with another and
wouldn't part with it for the world :)

(I think my computing ownership went something like: 48K spectrum, speccy +2,
Amiga, PC - the collecting side's another matter, of course!)

cheers

Jules

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