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Well it only seems like it, but it was infact 30 years ago! 
Pwopa computa!
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-17776666
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Esox Lucius
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BBC B with DFS chip set and floppy drive man meself, still have it up in the loft with its Teletext adapter and Cub RGB monitor
I am still of the opinion that Elite was one of the best computer games EVA!
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qprgentina
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| Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 12:33 pm Post subject: |
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Remember the first programme I ever wrote;
10 "I love Blondie"
20 Go to 10
30 Run.
I love BlondieI love BlondieI love BlondieI love BlondieI love BlondieI love BlondieI love BlondieI love BlondieI love BlondieI love Blondie
I love BlondieI love BlondieI love BlondieI love BlondieI love BlondieI love BlondieI love BlondieI love BlondieI love BlondieI love Blondie
I love BlondieI love BlondieI love BlondieI love BlondieI love BlondieI love BlondieI love BlondieI love BlondieI love BlondieI love Blondie
I love BlondieI love BlondieI love BlondieI love BlondieI love BlondieI love BlondieI love BlondieI love BlondieI love BlondieI love Blondie
I love BlondieI love BlondieI love BlondieI love BlondieI love BlondieI love BlondieI love BlondieI love BlondieI love BlondieI love Blondie
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| Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 12:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Esox Lucius wrote: | BBC B with DFS chip set and floppy drive man meself, still have it up in the loft with its Teletext adapter and Cub RGB monitor
I am still of the opinion that Elite was one of the best computer games EVA! |
Same story. Went to the Institute of Engineers to see the launch of the BBC micro. Hacked Elite and made myself a commander. 
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| DG wrote: | | Esox Lucius wrote: | BBC B with DFS chip set and floppy drive man meself, still have it up in the loft with its Teletext adapter and Cub RGB monitor
I am still of the opinion that Elite was one of the best computer games EVA! |
Same story. Went to the Institute of Engineers to see the launch of the BBC micro. Hacked Elite and made myself a commander. |
I earned my stripes sunshine! I got to be Elite about 2-3 times in total and wore out 2 very expensive joysticks before converting to a keyboard control pilot. 
Still pop out in my MkIII Cobra with extra cargo hold every sunny weekend
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Yeah but you did it by selling drugs. 
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| Esox Lucius wrote: | | DG wrote: | | Esox Lucius wrote: | BBC B with DFS chip set and floppy drive man meself, still have it up in the loft with its Teletext adapter and Cub RGB monitor
I am still of the opinion that Elite was one of the best computer games EVA! |
Same story. Went to the Institute of Engineers to see the launch of the BBC micro. Hacked Elite and made myself a commander. |
I earned my stripes sunshine! I got to be Elite about 2-3 times in total and wore out 2 very expensive joysticks before converting to a keyboard control pilot.
Still pop out in my MkIII Cobra with extra cargo hold every sunny weekend |
When did you find time to grow up? Oh yeah...
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Esox Lucius
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Getting old is compulsory, growing up is optional
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| I've still got the manual that came with my Spectrum. Ebay-bound one day no doubt (though a friend/fellow R recently paid a mere 35 quid for a complete, working and boxed C=64 so I doubt I'll get rich). |
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Esox Lucius
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| DAVEf wrote: | | I've still got the manual that came with my Spectrum. Ebay-bound one day no doubt (though a friend/fellow R recently paid a mere 35 quid for a complete, working and boxed C=64 so I doubt I'll get rich). |
I would guarantee that I will never see any of the £399 for the BBC B computer, £125 for the DFS Chip Set, £85 for the floppy disk drive, £199 for the Teletext adapter and £450 for the Microvitec cub monitor. With the other odds and sods that is about £1500 for a 32K computer  Back in 1982 that must have been about 6 months wages
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