oomarkwright Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 The death of the Knight is announced. The ZX Spectrum computer and the C5 for those youngsters. Abu Derby, TimRam, Boycie and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjam Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 The zx81 was my first computer, quickly followed by 48k Spectrum and 128k Spectrums - happy days and set me up for a lifetime of computing ? RIP Sir Clive Rev and Wolfie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Brolly Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Creator of so much joy for us kids of the 80's Wolfie, cstand, ariotofmyown and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Spectrum was my first computer. Dad sent it off to get the rubber keys upgraded to plastic ones! A girl at school had the Sinclair C5, most posh for a farmers girl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Died today aged 81, following a long illness. Who here cut their programming teeth on a ZX81 or a Spectrum? Did anyone manage to survive a road trip in a C5 or a ride on a Sea-Doo? Back in 1980, the Derby Evening Telegraph ran an intelligence test type competition, the first prize being a Sinclair Scientific calculator and a free home test and entrance examination to Mensa (Sir Clive was on the board at the time, so basically the competition was part of a recruitment drive). Abu Derby and GboroRam 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Just now, Mick Brolly said: Creator of so much joy for us kids of the 80's JetPack!? loved TransAm and DoomDarks revenge Mick Brolly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 @Eddie I’ve moved your similar thread to merge here in the Jim Smith forum, as I don’t think he played or had any interest in Derby. Or did he? ? Eddie, GboroRam and ThePrisoner 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Durden Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Just imagine trying to use a PC with one 1kb of memory today.....what the guy did was unbelievable. Had more fun playing games on my Spectrum than I ever did on machines 100,000 times it's computing power. TimRam, Boycie, Dean (hick) Saunders and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 3 minutes ago, Tyler Durden said: Just imagine trying to use a PC with one 1kb of memory today.....what the guy did was unbelievable. Had more fun playing games on my Spectrum than I ever did on machines 100,000 times it's computing power. Unless it failed to load and you had to do it all again. Then the tape machine chewed the cassette up. We got the Ram port in the end. What a great name. Tyler Durden 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Durden Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Boycie said: Unless it failed to load and you had to do it all again. Then the tape machine chewed the cassette up. We got the Ram port in the end. What a great name. Yes wasn't it R Tape Loading Error when you waited for ten minutes for your game to load then ten seconds before the end it threw up that and you had to start all over again.... Edited September 16, 2021 by Tyler Durden Boycie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 23 minutes ago, Boycie said: @Eddie I’ve moved your similar thread to merge here in the Jim Smith forum, as I don’t think he played or had any interest in Derby. Or did he? ? My bad. I had two windows open and posted in the wrong one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Horace goes Skiing was a favourite! Then trying to load a pirated game on the tape deck in the Spectrum days. Boycie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 2 hours ago, Boycie said: @Eddie I’ve moved your similar thread to merge here in the Jim Smith forum, as I don’t think he played or had any interest in Derby. Or did he? ? Not sure we ever had any Mensans playing for Derby. Many years ago, there was a quiz programme on the telly called "Quiz Ball", and Derby won it - but this was almost entirely down to Ted Moult. Alan Hinton's contribution was as follows: David Vine: "In which sporting event would you participate according to the Marquis of Queensbury Rules?" Gladys: "Cards" Saying that, John O'Hare was pretty clever. Years later, I took part in a sports quiz team with him and Martin O'Neill when they both played for the gumps, and both were red hot, especially on horseracing. JoetheRam, angieram and Boycie 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G STAR RAM Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 10 hours ago, Rev said: Horace goes Skiing was a favourite! Then trying to load a pirated game on the tape deck in the Spectrum days. What a game! A close second to Jet Set Willy for me. Rev and Mick Brolly 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 11 hours ago, Eddie said: Who here cut their programming teeth on a ZX81 or a Spectrum? Yup. My folks didn't have a lot of money back then, so when my mates were starting to get Spectrums, I got a second hand ZX81 - with a 16k Ram pack, which didn't fit quite snugly enough and kept falling off. Also that flat keyboard was horrible to use. Still happy memories, though. Mick Brolly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Brolly Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 (edited) 10 hours ago, Rev said: Horace goes Skiing was a favourite! Then trying to load a pirated game on the tape deck in the Spectrum days. Absolute classic Edited September 17, 2021 by Mick Brolly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 9 hours ago, Eddie said: Not sure we ever had any Mensans playing for Derby. Many years ago, there was a quiz programme on the telly called "Quiz Ball", and Derby won it - but this was almost entirely down to Ted Moult. Alan Hinton's contribution was as follows: David Vine: "In which sporting event would you participate according to the Marquis of Queensbury Rules?" Gladys: "Cards" Saying that, John O'Hare was pretty clever. Years later, I took part in a sports quiz team with him and Martin O'Neill when they both played for the gumps, and both were red hot, especially on horseracing. It’ll be in Hinton’s book no doubt. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Just now, Boycie said: It’ll be in Hinton’s book no doubt. ? No idea. It's in my memory - which may, or may not, be tainted by time's arrow. Sir Clive was a good egg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 3 hours ago, Eddie said: No idea. It's in my memory - which may, or may not, be tainted by time's arrow. Sir Clive was a good egg. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimRam Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 (edited) 18 hours ago, Tyler Durden said: Just imagine trying to use a PC with one 1kb of memory today.....what the guy did was unbelievable. Had more fun playing games on my Spectrum than I ever did on machines 100,000 times it's computing power. Started on the ZX81 and that kickstarted my life-time career (as it did many of us). This was my first computer magazine complete with 1k Space Invaders for the ZX81! Cheers Sir Clive! Edited September 17, 2021 by TimRam MuespachRam and Tyler Durden 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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