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Originally Posted by paulsherwin
Despite all the nostalgia, Spectrums were actually pretty awful computers both for gaming and general use. Their main advantage was their price, particularly in the tight fisted British market. You would be better off with something like a BBC B or Commodore 64 unless you have a specific reason for wanting a Spectrum.
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Spot on. We had a spectrum, a 48k with one of those awful joysticks that appeared to have been made of recycled meat packaging. When my grandmother dropped dead I bought a BBC B double quick with my inheritance much to the dismay of my mother who suggested I should save it for a rainy day. I remember carrying the thing home on the bus from Beebug’s shop in St Albans. Due to some more timely inheritance this was replaced a few years afterwards with an Acorn A420. At this time my cousin bought the spectrum off me and wanted to give it back after a week
Only good memory was spy hunter.