I have one of those matchbox radios. Seem to go for about £150 on ebay.
Sinclair was directly responsible for, well, my life. Some bloke came in to our infant school and hooked up a ZX81 to one of those wooden TVs on wheels with the blackout shutter doors and it blew my goddamn mind. My first ever computer was an Issue 3 Speccy and I have a Spectrum Next on my desk right now.
Someone posited earlier that Miner Willy was one of the first gaming icons. Horace?
Is the Next readily available?
Where from and how much?
It looks lovely.
Cougar
Full MemberSomeone posited earlier that Miner Willy was one of the first gaming icons. Horace?
The butterfly from Survival
You lot were leaps and bounds ahead of me in the tech,
I had a difficult Christmas day trying to hide the disappointment to my parents when they bought me Dragon 32 computer. All my mates had ZX or C64 and until the release of Kreigspeil, there was a barren period of gaming in my life. And then chuckie egg landed, in green and black obvs.
i never owned a spectrum myself (had a c64) but i definitely appreciate what sir clive did for computing and gaming was huge to put it mildly.
i did have a quick go on a zike back in 92 at earls court bike show and thought it was really good.
rip sir clive 😢
i would love to get a spectrum next one day (and a zike).
Three grand for a PC in 1985 (and more than a Mac)! That's over £9k today.
Is the Next readily available?
Other than ebay scalpers, not exactly. The second Kickstarter has completed, I think you can preorder on the website, but you're likely looking early next year for delivery. Your best bet is to join the Facebook group, people sell machines or KS pledges occasionally.
