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entwisi · 04-02-2014, 08:17

OK, slightly different era but probably just as alien to todays teens..

my home computer had 1K of memory,output was black and white to a TV, if you added a RAM pack it went to 16K , problem was they wobbled and reset whatever you were doing.
no such thing as downloads, everything was stored on cassette tapes and loaded from your domestic tape player which you had to spend ages getting the volume "just" right for it to work. games took upwards of 10 mins and you never knew if it was going to work till it finished.

You could copy games if you had a tape to tape stereo ( or more likely your dad did ). Amstrad seemed to be king of the roost when it came to reliable copies...

Handheld games were LCD only and extremely basic

Digital watches were red LEDs that only lit up when you pressed a button

Honda Cub ( or chicken chasers as they were affectionally named due to the sound they made with a busted exhaust ) were the field bike of choice for 10-14year olds

04-02-2014, 08:17	#19
entwisi God Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Up Bash Posts: 7,827 Blog Entries: 3 Liked: 44 times Rep Power: 4390	Re: What memories would you liked to of shared?? OK, slightly different era but probably just as alien to todays teens.. my home computer had 1K of memory,output was black and white to a TV, if you added a RAM pack it went to 16K , problem was they wobbled and reset whatever you were doing. no such thing as downloads, everything was stored on cassette tapes and loaded from your domestic tape player which you had to spend ages getting the volume "just" right for it to work. games took upwards of 10 mins and you never knew if it was going to work till it finished. You could copy games if you had a tape to tape stereo ( or more likely your dad did ). Amstrad seemed to be king of the roost when it came to reliable copies... Handheld games were LCD only and extremely basic Digital watches were red LEDs that only lit up when you pressed a button Honda Cub ( or chicken chasers as they were affectionally named due to the sound they made with a busted exhaust ) were the field bike of choice for 10-14year olds __________________ Ian Technical God, No 1 Geek And Linux Guru Have you seen my Flickr pictures?