Who has a sinclair scientific programmable?

[Maximilian Hohmann]

Hello!

(12-06-2024 04:38 PM)AnnoyedOne Wrote:  Exactly. You got what you paid for.

I would rather say: You got what you could afford. For me, at the time, that was the Sinclair ZX81. Bought as kit to save even more money. It taught me a lot of things, from making your own peripherals (keyboard, printer interface, EPROM programmer, "hi-res" graphics addition, telephone dialer, ...) to programming in Z80 machine language. And no internet yet where you can now find instructional videos on how to do these things!
A few years later, I almost bought a Sinclair QL, but the awful proprietary tape units that it had instead of floppy drives were the dealbreaker for me.

Still, I think I owe a lot to Sir Clive!

Regards
Max