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Andrew2 · 3rd Aug 2017, 9:10 am

The ZX81 was my first computer and I fell in love with the little beast despite it's awkward keyboard and slow responses. I recall that most if not all BASIC commands (such as LET, FOR, TO, THEN etc) were entered as 'tokens', which speeded up entry a bit.
Then when I moved up to a BBC-B I was initially horrified to find I had to type the whole words in! Soon got used to that though, and the BBC was a speed-monster compared to the Sinclair.

3rd Aug 2017, 9:10 am	#39
Andrew2 Nonode Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Dukinfield, Cheshire, UK. Posts: 2,038	Re: Sinclair ZX81 The ZX81 was my first computer and I fell in love with the little beast despite it's awkward keyboard and slow responses. I recall that most if not all BASIC commands (such as LET, FOR, TO, THEN etc) were entered as 'tokens', which speeded up entry a bit. Then when I moved up to a BBC-B I was initially horrified to find I had to type the whole words in! Soon got used to that though, and the BBC was a speed-monster compared to the Sinclair. __________________ Andy G1HBE.