Posted by anthonyberet on 11/24/05 23:24

Hammerer wrote:
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>>Hammerer wrote:
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>>>"anthonyberet" <nospam@me.invalid> wrote in message
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>>>>E wrote:
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>>>>>anthonyberet has written
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>>>>>>I bet you didn't - the ZX81 came pre-assembled.
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>>>>>The ZX81 came in two options, you could buy the ready
>>>>>assembled version for £70 or buy the self assembly kit for £50.
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>>>>Perhaps I am lazy, as well as young ;)
>>>>- I think it was 69.99 actually, although the 16k ram-pack
>>>>took it over 100.00
>>>>I still have one.
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>>>You could also get the self assembly kit ready assembled at the
>>>factory for you, for an extra 20 quid. That's the route I took.
>>>A clever move, I think you'll agree.
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>>blimey - you must be older than I
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> Yep. I'm II.
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Hmmm, I somehow doubt that one could buy new zx81's as late as 1994, and
you would be some prodigal progeny to be wanting a computer at birth!
(unless it was to drive your incubator).
I bet you are like, 38 or something, old man ;-)

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