tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post8049539136832688583..comments2024-03-27T09:14:27.496+00:00Comments on All That Is Solid ...: Remembering the ZX SpectrumPhilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-39261041173147030262022-04-24T15:21:05.434+01:002022-04-24T15:21:05.434+01:00And, aged 9/10 I first learned how to program on i...And, aged 9/10 I first learned how to program on it. Worked out how to create a strobe by tweaking the speed the colour of the screen changed from white to black so my bedroom was like a disco. Until the raspberry pi, no other computer really engaged kids with programming; which is odd considering when the internet exploded. AndyPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12844035808474968871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-68713027254499807602022-04-24T11:56:04.780+01:002022-04-24T11:56:04.780+01:00gave it to me and our spare black and I no longer ...<i>gave it to me and our spare black and I no longer had to rely</i><br /><br />??? Did a "spare black and white portable" get lost in the edit? Weird to think, as I sit at my desk looking at an (irritatingly glare-y) iMac screen, of how the early micros relied on plugging into a TV.<br /><br />OTOH I am one of those first-gen gamers, and I regularly boot up the PS4 - strictly speaking our now-absent son's PS4, but he hasn't asked for it back yet (& I'm hoping I can at least get through The Last Guardian first). And consoles have never had their own screens, portables apart.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009879034507926661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-68374211496543907892022-04-24T11:04:55.569+01:002022-04-24T11:04:55.569+01:00a) Pong, 10p a go, in a cafe near East Croydon sta...a) Pong, 10p a go, in a cafe near East Croydon station, winter 1979<br />b) Acorn Atom, jointly owned by the college "micro society", 1980<br /><br />Thassorl.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009879034507926661noreply@blogger.com