Hey, not all first-time computers are tossed in the garbage heap. My folks have the original TRASH80 complete with B/W TV screen, and cassette deck w/tapes I used to save programs on when writing or copying them from computer manuals from back in the day. In fact, there's a couple of boxes stashed somewhere with many of the computer manuals I had through the years, starting with the TRASH80 and others.
The older computers are slow but it doesn't mean they are dead. Even now, a mobo might slow down but all one has to do is rip out the mobo, replace it, replace ram, decide if hard drive and peripherals need upgrading and wham, you're back on track. Wasn't the case with earlier systems but with the new ones over the last 5 years or so that has been the case - so to speak...
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pthmichael
15 years ago
I thought the old guy that started helping them might have been David from the first film.
Just guessing really.
Though I found the orighainl film is still my favoirte.
The new one lacks charm.
As for old computer magazine, there's supposed to be website with very large database/archive of allthe old computer magzines. Well most of them anyway.
I think it's called http://www.worldofspectrum.com
You may find this intertesting.
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