Happy Birthday Speccy!!!

Subzero · Post by **Subzero** » 23/04/2007 - 18:59

At a press conference at the Churchill Hotel on Friday the 23rd of April 1982, Sir Clive Sinclair revealed to the world his new home computer: the ZX Spectrum.

Huzzah! Happy anniversary to my favourite home micro.

Chris Abbott · Post by **Chris Abbott** » 23/04/2007 - 19:20

I always found it hard to dislike the Speccy, despite its many faults

Primarily because my friend had one at school, and we played Ultimate Games until he got a rampack and got Jet Set Willy... (that sounds like two diseases right there!)... ah, memories.

Chris

Kenz · Post by **Kenz** » 23/04/2007 - 19:43

I absolutely, positively, definitely REFUSE to do ANYTHING to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Speccy ...

Apart from THIS of course.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SPECCY!

Tonka · Post by **Tonka** » 23/04/2007 - 20:01

Yep - a great machine. It didn't really hold much over the C64, but man was it gorgeous to look at. Really - it was a beautifully compact little machine! Edible, almost!

@ Kenz - downloading right now!

Analog-X64 · Post by **Analog-X64** » 24/04/2007 - 1:36

I had saved money for over 2 years to buy a computer. I was comparing features to all available computers at that time and the C64 won.

But the Speccy is a cute machine.

Vosla · Post by **Vosla** » 24/04/2007 - 16:39

Analog-X wrote:I had saved money for over 2 years to buy a computer. I was comparing features to all available computers at that time and the C64 won.

But the Speccy is a cute machine.

That's what happened on my side. I flirted with the Speccy but the C64 scored. And I met a lot of interesting people because of the C64.

merman · Post by **merman** » 24/04/2007 - 16:59

Speccy fans should definitely check out Andrew Rollings' book at http://zxgoldenyears.com

...and then re-balance the universe by pre-ordering my Commodore 64 book due out later this year at http://c64goldenyears.com