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In article <O.D.Jones.02q6@critter.demon.co.uk>, "Oliver D. Jones"
<O.D.Jones@critter.demon.co.uk> writes
>Gerald Bruce (Gerald@cands.demon.co.uk) wrote:
>: In article <VA.0000013a.01447c9e@spex.demon.co.uk>, Colin Irwin
>: <colin@spex.demon.co.uk> writes
>: >I've got a Vic 20 that I'm prepared to part with for 200. There are a 
>: >number of software titles with it that I'm hoping to get 20 each for.
>: >
>: >This is Fantasy Island, isn't it?
>: >
>: >Col
>: >
>: My first computer was a VIC 20 with it's amazing ram capacity of 5K.
>: (3.5K user, cos the basic nicked 1.5K). I wouldn't part with it for a
>: gold clock.
>
>: My god, that takes me back, keying in basic programs from a computer mag
>: then spending three weeks debugging it cos I'd forgotten the semi-colon
>: at the end of line 1220.
>
>: I used to enjoy computing in those days.
>: -- 
>: Gerald Bruce
>
>Same here.
>
>The VIC-20 went out of production quite a while before I was able to afford
>my own first computer (which was a Commodore 64.) When the A500+ came out,
>I sold it, the disk drive and other gear and bought an A500+. Then when the
>A1200 came out (not soon after) I sold the A500+ and bought an A1200.
>
>But then I started getting withdrawal symptoms from my C64 (I don't use my
>Amiga much for games - contrary to popular belief about Amigas...), so I
>was well pleased when I managed to track one down at an old school, with
>1541 disk drive and 1702 monitor. Got it for 15! Then I also managed to
>track down another C64 with 1541-II disk drive for 50! Still not bad!
>
>Smug grin!
>
>Remember those old Input magazines (published by Marshall-Cavendish) ? They
>were brilliant fun. Hardly anyone owned a disk drive in those days! :->
>
>Brilliant machines, the 8-bits.

Bought and still got the whole series of Input, may be worth a bit now.

I have a C64 gathering dust somewhere, never owned a disk drive for it
though. Would you believe I bought a CP/M machine then, silly me, I
thought it would catch on.

Oh well, back to the 32 bit 486....Boring.
-- 
Gerald Bruce