> I learned BASIC on a Sinclair ZX80.  It was white.  My friend who
> owned it had ordered it as a kit, but it came already assembled.
> He was a little disappointed by that since he looked forward to
> assembling it!  Another friend had a Vic-20.  I liked that much
> better.  I soon bought a Vic-20 for my very own.

Big problem with the VIC (Video Interface Controller!) was it's 3.5K of
RAM which I don't THINK was easily expanded. I learnt on a ZX81 with
16K, that keyboard crippled me for life.

I had four ZX81s and five ZX printer's replaced under warranty! Quality
control wasn't Sinclair's strong point. I went on to a 48K Spectrum and
a QL. The QL was a great machine.

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"It is better to remain silent & be thought a fool than to open your
mouth in a meeting with users & prove it." Ancient programming proverb

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