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Article #619616Re: 1947--the future of walkie-talkies
From: Peter Flass
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2018 20:54
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2018 20:54
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Gareth's Downstairs Computer <headstone255.but.n...@yahoo.com> wrote: > On 24/01/2018 20:45, Bob Eager wrote: >> >> Although it doesn't hav ethat much practical use, this is my favourite, >> of the computers I own - probably because of the blinkenlights! >> >> http://www.tavi.co.uk/sbc6120.jpg > > I've yet to assemble it (Never put off till tomorrow what > you can put off till the day after) but bought one of > these ... > > http://obsolescence.wixsite.com/obsolescence/pidp-8 > For some reason the -8 seems to be more of an object of nostalgia than the -11. I never warmed up to the -8, not so much because the instruction set was limited but because a lot of it seemed so random. -- Pete
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