Hello to all,
My fist venture in to programming was a ZX81 my brother bought from Currys.
When i was young i was always told i was stupid because i could not read or write well, but i took to BASIC quickly.
It was only later in life i found out i was dyslexic, the ZX81 did not shout at me, did not tell me off, did not say i was stupid,
the code just worked or told me there was a error and it was up to me to find out why.
Fast forward to now and ive worked my way up from a fork lift driver to becoming a IT director in a FTSE 100 company.
I still cant spell (spell checker is my friend) and my reading/writing is bad, but thanks to Sir Clive Sinclair ive had some great jobs & family life.
Now im older i can buy ZX81's and Spectrum's - be able to test/research and repair them
I also play about with smart LED's (Ws2812), Arduinos, Art-Net LED lighting. For the past 10 years i have been a
sound & lighting rodie for a local rock band, who have now broken up (due to COVID problems).
I currently own 3 x Spectrums and 2 x ZX81's - and i have my own little YouTube channel
https://www.youtube.com/c/MikesLEDShed
Thanks
Mike
Hello from Grimsby
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Re: Hello from Grimsby
Hello and welcome to our forum Mike!
I hope you enjoy this forum
Mark
I hope you enjoy this forum
Mark
ZX81 Variations
ZX81 Chip Pin-outs
ZX81 Video Transistor Buffer Amp
Standby alert
There are four lights!
Step up to red alert. Sir, are you absolutely sure? It does mean changing the bulb
Looking forward to summer later in the year.
ZX81 Chip Pin-outs
ZX81 Video Transistor Buffer Amp
Standby alert
There are four lights!
Step up to red alert. Sir, are you absolutely sure? It does mean changing the bulb
Looking forward to summer later in the year.
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Re: Hello from Grimsby
Welcome Mike.
ZX80
ZX81 iss 1 (bugged ROM, kludge fix, normal, rebuilt)
TS 1000 iss 3, ZXPand AY and +, ZX8-CCB, ZX-KDLX & ChromaSCART
Tatung 81 + Wespi
TS 1500 & 2000
Spectrum 16k (iss 1 s/n 862)
Spectrum 48ks plus a DIVMMC future and SPECTRA
ZX81 iss 1 (bugged ROM, kludge fix, normal, rebuilt)
TS 1000 iss 3, ZXPand AY and +, ZX8-CCB, ZX-KDLX & ChromaSCART
Tatung 81 + Wespi
TS 1500 & 2000
Spectrum 16k (iss 1 s/n 862)
Spectrum 48ks plus a DIVMMC future and SPECTRA