Monthly Archives: June 2015

Out on the trailing edge…

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I was raised in an eight-bit era. My first computer was a Sinclair Spectrum, but I hated the dead-flesh keys and the clumsy method of editing Basic programs. So I upgraded quickly to a BBC Micro (first B, then Master). But while I cut my teeth on Z80- and 6502-based micros, there’s lots I missed out on – stuff I… Read more »

Return to the Master

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So I bought an Acorn BBC Master Turbo… Again. My introduction to computing – my gateway drug, if you will – was a Sinclair Spectrum 48K. I ordered one at the time of launch and then waited. And waited. And eventually a friend sold me his (he’d been earlier in the queue) and I cancelled my order. He’d decided the… Read more »