Hello from London UK
Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2019 8:03 pm
Hi everyone
Just a quick post to introduce myself and say hello.
The ZX81 was my first ever computer and I have never forgotten the sense of wonder I felt at playing Adventure Tape 1.
I soon moved on to the ZX Spectrum - and Level 9 adventures - then the Amstrad PCW where I finally got a chance to play Infocom adventures. (As you can tell, I loved what is now called Interactive Fiction more than anything else.) Then I took a different path in life and more of less ignored computers for a decade or more.
I've recently become interested in electronics and digital logic and this has revived my interest in the ZX81 as a machine simple enough that I might with some hard work potentially be able to understand from a low level up.
I have picked up a few untested and broken ZX81s on eBay over the last year and hope to open them up and see if I can get them working and then explore the amazing world of upgrades and enhancements this wonderful community of enthusiasts has developed in the years since I first touched that little keyboard. I have very little time and a lot to learn so my progress will be slow but I'm very excited by the prospect. Thank you to all of you for keeping the flame burning for these machines. I've spent a lot of time reading posts on the forum already and I'm thrilled to be here.
Just a quick post to introduce myself and say hello.
The ZX81 was my first ever computer and I have never forgotten the sense of wonder I felt at playing Adventure Tape 1.
I soon moved on to the ZX Spectrum - and Level 9 adventures - then the Amstrad PCW where I finally got a chance to play Infocom adventures. (As you can tell, I loved what is now called Interactive Fiction more than anything else.) Then I took a different path in life and more of less ignored computers for a decade or more.
I've recently become interested in electronics and digital logic and this has revived my interest in the ZX81 as a machine simple enough that I might with some hard work potentially be able to understand from a low level up.
I have picked up a few untested and broken ZX81s on eBay over the last year and hope to open them up and see if I can get them working and then explore the amazing world of upgrades and enhancements this wonderful community of enthusiasts has developed in the years since I first touched that little keyboard. I have very little time and a lot to learn so my progress will be slow but I'm very excited by the prospect. Thank you to all of you for keeping the flame burning for these machines. I've spent a lot of time reading posts on the forum already and I'm thrilled to be here.