Hello from USA

Introduce yourself to your fellow forum members - what was your journey into the Sinclair world?
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Dukes909
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Hello from USA

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Had my first computer at age of 12 in 1981 - a ZX-81. I kept it for many years until a cat ruined it and a box of Atari 2600 cartridges by spraying them all. :shock: Everything was unsalvageable and I just put it out of my mind. 30 years in IT and I never had the thrill with computers like I did with my ZX81 and then Atari 800! Not having the Z kept nagging at me though and today I finally ordered my 2nd Z from an online seller, hooray! :D I hope it works! If not I hope I can get help here diagnosing any problems with it so I can have fun with one again.
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1024MAK
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Hello and welcome to our forum Dukester!

:D :D :D

I hope you enjoy this forum :D

Good luck with your purchase.

And, if you find that you do need help with repairs, just pop a post in the hardware area.

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Looking forward to summer later in the year.
Spinnetti
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Amazing how that crap little computer box launched thousands of IT workers... Did for me and a friend too - still in it 40 years later.
Zeddy: ZX80, ZX81/ZXpand, TS1000/ZXpand, TS1500/Zxpand+
Speccy: 48k, +, +2, +3, TS2068, "Bare Metal" Pi, Next KS2, IF1/Microdrives/Vdrive/Light Gun/VGA-Joy
QL: Minerva/QL-VGA/Custom PSU
C5: 24v, LiFE battery, Disc brakes
Moggy
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CRAP LITTLE COMPUTER BOX!!??

How dare you insult our little zeddy sir!

My attack moggy Keith is anxious to discuss this with you. :twisted:
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Dukes909
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Spinnetti wrote: Wed Jan 27, 2021 3:34 pm Amazing how that crap little computer box launched thousands of IT workers... Did for me and a friend too - still in it 40 years later.
Tell me about it. I retired from full time IT work in 2017 but have doing it part time on consulting basis since then. The pay is better than when I was full time so I get new toys like this ZX81 :D
Spinnetti
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With no pension, I'm afraid to leave my full time job, but thankful to have one. Thanks America. lol.
We have 4 cats, so moggy cat better shoot fast :)
Zeddy: ZX80, ZX81/ZXpand, TS1000/ZXpand, TS1500/Zxpand+
Speccy: 48k, +, +2, +3, TS2068, "Bare Metal" Pi, Next KS2, IF1/Microdrives/Vdrive/Light Gun/VGA-Joy
QL: Minerva/QL-VGA/Custom PSU
C5: 24v, LiFE battery, Disc brakes
Dukes909
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Spinnetti wrote: Thu Jan 28, 2021 4:45 am With no pension, I'm afraid to leave my full time job, but thankful to have one. Thanks America. lol.
We have 4 cats, so moggy cat better shoot fast :)
I hear you. Every day my wife and I count our blessings. I work part time to pay for health insurance. Malignant melanoma last summer turned my world upside down and I now take everything day by day. Still consider myself lucky with so many people hurting.

Anyway enough of that, back to waiting for my Z.
dessony
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Dukes909,

From an American to an American!,

Welcome to this ZX /TS Forums.

DesSony
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