Hello from Cambridge!

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drdivago
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Hello from Cambridge!

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Hi all,

I bought my first computer, a 1KB ZX81, back in the early '80s, and I remember using it to plot a distribution function for a Statistics exam at the Siena university, but soon after I sold it (big mistake, but money was tight) to get a ZX Spectrum 16KB, which I still own. As soon as I put together enough money I travelled to Florence to buy the memory expansion chips, which I then installed myself.

While strongly attracted to the QL, it was way too expensive for me at the time. Only a few years ago I started getting interested in old machines again, so that I currently own a significant number of ZX81s and a few ZX80s and Z88s (and many other machines, much to my wife's dismay).

I currently volunteer at the Center for Computing History here in Cambridge, upgrading and fixing their faulty ZX Spectrum donations.

Ciao
Leo
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1024MAK
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Hello and welcome to our forum Leo!

:D :D :D

I hope you enjoy this forum :D

Mark
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MarcNL
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Uhoh, that sounds like more than just 2 ZX80's and 3 ZX81's..! ;)
Marc
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drdivago
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Indeed you're correct, I lost track of what I have right now :oops:
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1024MAK
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Hey, that’s what computers are for, counting. Hence no need for us computer enthusiasts to keep count of them ourselves. Especially as I’ve lost count :lol:

Mark
ZX81 Variations
ZX81 Chip Pin-outs
ZX81 Video Transistor Buffer Amp

:!: Standby alert :!:
There are four lights!
Step up to red alert. Sir, are you absolutely sure? It does mean changing the bulb :!:
Looking forward to summer later in the year.
MarcNL
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drdivago wrote: Thu Feb 16, 2023 12:16 pm Indeed you're correct, I lost track of what I have right now :oops:
Make a website about them, as so did I!
Is Geocities still available? :lol:
Marc
ZX80/MicroAce/ZX81/Lambda UK&USA, Spectrum/+/Beckman/Samsung, 128 Spain/UK/9G/Arabic, +2/+2A/+3/Arabic, CZ1500/2000/Spec/Plus, TK90X/95, Inves+, dB+, TC2048 PAL/NTSC/2068, TS1000/1500/2068, UK2086 ― and more!

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drdivago
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1024MAK wrote: Thu Feb 16, 2023 12:24 pm Hey, that’s what computers are for, counting. Hence no need for us computer enthusiasts to keep count of them ourselves. Especially as I’ve lost count :lol:
And that's especially good for me, since as one of my bosses used to say, "statisticians cannot count" ;)
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