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This is one of the rare history books I can read and be able to say, "I was there". It all comes back - the ZX Spectrum; the school computer room full of BBC Micros (and trying to half-inch Mr Muscutt's collection of games disks, ahem); the numerous failed attempts to write a proper game (answer: buy a better computer! twice!). I even found an online scan of Your Computer mag from Aug 1988 this morning...
— Jan 30, 2017 05:57AM
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Racing through this now. Chapter on games a bit short on technical detail, which is what made them so innovative, although explaining the vagaries of the Spectrum's arcane display layout is probably beyond the call of duty. Amstrad passed me by, and thankfully I'd bailed on Sinclair by the time Sugar took them over. The Acorn Archimedes turned out to be much more significant than anyone realised at the time.
— Jan 31, 2017 04:47AM
