sonic2000gr
Member
Hi everyone,
The first computer I ever saw (in a mail order catalog) was the Sinclair Spectrum. It was way back around 1982 or 83 (and I was about 13 years old...) It caught my attention immediately and I started reading about programming and BASIC until I could get the money to buy a computer myself. However my first computer was not a Sinclair, but a TI-99/4A!
Time passed, and several other machines were bought:
- An Amstrad CPC 464
- An Atari 1040 STE with mono monitor (excellent machine)
- Finally my first PC came after Windows 95 was released.
During the "home era" of computing, and before I could actually get my 99, I used friends' machines, like Oric 1, Commodore 64 and the Spectrum.
My current collection is:
- 3 TI-99/4A (my original one, and two acquired from ebay - all in working condition) speech synthesizer and quite a few carts
- A Sinclair ZX Spectrum rubber keys (in excellent condition)
- A Sinclair Spectrum +2 (also in great condition)
- A Commodore 64 & tape drive (one of the recent additions)
I don't exactly consider myself a collector - collecting computers can become quite expensive! I would like though to get the machines that I actually used in the old days. My future plans would be:
- An Oric 1
- An Amstrad 464 (my original one sadly does not exist anymore)
I do have some photos of all this stuff on my website, and you are welcome to visit and leave comments on the guestbook (or even mail me directly) at
www.geocities.com/sonic2000gr
There is also technical information on the site, and even some of my programs (written at the age of 14!) for TI-99 (good for a laugh!!)
Cheers,
Manolis
The first computer I ever saw (in a mail order catalog) was the Sinclair Spectrum. It was way back around 1982 or 83 (and I was about 13 years old...) It caught my attention immediately and I started reading about programming and BASIC until I could get the money to buy a computer myself. However my first computer was not a Sinclair, but a TI-99/4A!
Time passed, and several other machines were bought:
- An Amstrad CPC 464
- An Atari 1040 STE with mono monitor (excellent machine)
- Finally my first PC came after Windows 95 was released.
During the "home era" of computing, and before I could actually get my 99, I used friends' machines, like Oric 1, Commodore 64 and the Spectrum.
My current collection is:
- 3 TI-99/4A (my original one, and two acquired from ebay - all in working condition) speech synthesizer and quite a few carts
- A Sinclair ZX Spectrum rubber keys (in excellent condition)
- A Sinclair Spectrum +2 (also in great condition)
- A Commodore 64 & tape drive (one of the recent additions)
I don't exactly consider myself a collector - collecting computers can become quite expensive! I would like though to get the machines that I actually used in the old days. My future plans would be:
- An Oric 1
- An Amstrad 464 (my original one sadly does not exist anymore)
I do have some photos of all this stuff on my website, and you are welcome to visit and leave comments on the guestbook (or even mail me directly) at
www.geocities.com/sonic2000gr
There is also technical information on the site, and even some of my programs (written at the age of 14!) for TI-99 (good for a laugh!!)
Cheers,
Manolis