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Old 9th Oct 2008, 7:13 pm   #113
John123
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Default Re: what was your first computer and do you still have it?

The first computer that we owned was a Sinclair ZX Spectrum +2 (James Bond Action Pack), in around Christmas 1989 if memory serves correct (I was about nine back then!). It came with a light gun, James Bond related stuff, and also a free copy of Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles by Konami.

Me and my brother spent many a Saturday morning playing Sinclair User demo tapes on it and also getting to grips with BASIC programming. It certainly made us both very interested in computing in general, even if it was a little frustrating at times when a program failed to run

Unfortunately it got sidelined in around 1994 when we got hold of a Super Nintendo, and then eventually the machine (along with around 150+ tapes) was sold in 1997 to secure funds for the new Nintendo 64 console.
I kind of regret selling it as it had so many childhood memories attached to it, but I might pick one up off eBay again, just to relive those good ol' days!
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