AB>>     The first computer that I owned (though not the first   
    AB>> that I programmed) was a ZX-81. That was back when computers were fun.   
      
    KW> Sigh. Re-discovering the BBS has brought back memories of   
    KW> that "hobbyist" phase, when no one knew what the internet   
    KW> was, and home computers were the exception, not the rule. I   
    KW> remember trying to explain how a modem worked and what a   
    KW> BBS was, with the usual response being a sort-of blank   
    KW> stare.   
      
    KW> It was a LOT of fun being on the leading edge of that wave,   
    KW> makes me wonder exactly when it broke, and it makes me   
    KW> wonder what the next wave will be.   
      
    I had the TRS-80 mod I. See the tagline.   
      
    Eventually I went through a number of them. Oh, just remember,   
    my first was a Cosmac Elf II. An RCA chip with a hex display and   
    programed in hex. No storage other than ram. 256 bytes IIRC.   
      
    I had the ZX-81 in it's Timex TS-1000 version. I marveled at 4   
    chips being able to do it all. Still have a couple in the   
    storage shed.   
      
      
      
   BOB KLAHN bob.klahn@sev.org   http://home.toltbbs.com/bobklahn   
      
   ... Computer; Run holodeck simulation "McKinney 1", Dr Crusher in shower   
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