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From: Jim on 22 Jun 2010 03:38 On 2010-06-22, Steve Firth <%steve%@malloc.co.uk> wrote: > SteveH <italiancar(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> When I say 'home' computer, I mean something that the average person >> would have bought - ie. the same market segment as the Spectrum / Vic 20 >> / C64 etc. > > The Oric, in Atmos form, had a parallel port and supported joysticks, > disk drive etc. It also cost less than the Dragon. The big problem being that too many people rememberd the Oric 1 for the buggy mess that it was. The Atmos was a nice wee machine, but was firmly in the 'too little, too late' category. Jim -- Twitter:@GreyAreaUK "If you have enough book space, I don't want to talk to you." Terry Pratchett
From: Jim on 22 Jun 2010 03:42 On 2010-06-22, David Kennedy <davidkennedy(a)nospamherethankyou.invalid> wrote: > Bruce Horrocks wrote: >> On 20/06/2010 10:52, T i m wrote: >>> I didn't spot any of the Apple II clones on Jim or PD's shots. If >>> there weren't any I might drop Bletchley a line and see if they want >>> one. >> >> I didn't see any on display so probably is worth calling them. >> > > Do they have a MacPortable? I can't swear to it but I'm pretty sure they have. However, they're always interested in duplicates because it means they have access to spare parts. Jim -- Twitter:@GreyAreaUK "If you have enough book space, I don't want to talk to you." Terry Pratchett
From: Duncan Kennedy on 22 Jun 2010 06:15 SteveH <italiancar(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > I remember trying to talk them into a Tatung Einstein when they were > being discontinued, and desperately wanted a Z88. I ran the developent of a major government department project on one of these, travelling up and down to London by train - so much so that when it developed problem on the way down I had to buy a new one in MicroAnvica for the return journey while the other was fixed. Have the full kit somewhere - ran nicely on an external 5 cell AA rechargeable battery pack. > > I narrowly escaped the humiliation of a Sinclair PC200, persuading them > a CPC6128 was a better idea.... Now I did do a lot of work on one of these too. Last week, forced to clear the garage while it was being re-roofed, I found the ardboard box for one of my 2 ZX81s. That outfit is raound somehwere too - but not in the garage. -- duncank
From: Woody on 22 Jun 2010 06:55 D.M. Procida <real-not-anti-spam-address(a)apple-juice.co.uk> wrote: > Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: > >>> I remember trying to talk them into a Tatung Einstein when they were >>> being discontinued, and desperately wanted a Z88. >> >> I desperately wanted one of those too. They had them in dixons but I >> couldn't get one. > > Are you still desperate for one? Well, from a historical perspective maybe, but now I think the iPad is a perfect replacement for what it could do. In fact.. Hmm.. iPad z88 simulator... -- Woody
From: Rowland McDonnell on 22 Jun 2010 08:59
Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: > Elliott Roper <nospam(a)yrl.co.uk> wrote: [snip] > > The Z80 was still a grotty 8080 at heart, overhyped to high buggery at > > the time. > > Oi! Hold on a bit, yes you're right about the API to an extent [snip] Bloody TLAs. I meant ISA. Rowland. -- Remove the animal for email address: rowland.mcdonnell(a)dog.physics.org Sorry - the spam got to me http://www.mag-uk.org http://www.bmf.co.uk UK biker? Join MAG and the BMF and stop the Eurocrats banning biking |