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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=789000100-31032009><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Nearly, but by the time I could afford one, I got a ZX
Spectrum +3 instead!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=789000100-31032009><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Built-in tape drive, etc.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=789000100-31032009><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>I remember those 16kb expansion packs tho'. Wobbly
upright things IIRC. Sort of thing you had to prop upright/wedge in with a
piece of lego or similar!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=789000100-31032009><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Indeed, those were the days...</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> delphi-bounces@delphi.org.nz
[mailto:delphi-bounces@delphi.org.nz] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Jeremy
Coulter<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, 31 March 2009 12:34 p.m.<BR><B>To:</B> NZ
Borland Developers Group - Delphi List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [DUG]
[DUG-Offtopic] new PC<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>ok, here we go then....... who had a a ZX81 then eh??
better stil who had a ZX81 with a 16kb expansion pack ?? (apart from
me)<BR><BR>Jeremy<BR><BR><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 12:22 PM, Phil Scadden <SPAN
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href="mailto:p.scadden@gns.cri.nz">p.scadden@gns.cri.nz</A>></SPAN>
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<DIV class=im><BR>> As a Schlumerger Trainee I used a PDP 11/23 but I think
you will all<BR>><BR></DIV>I have fond memories of the PDP as well. The
original vax was shared<BR>with all of DSIR. We had PDP that was the "local"
computer till we got<BR>our vax in 1985. However,<BR>
<DIV class=im>> have to take a bow to my ex business partner Lawrence
Wilkinson as to his story with an IBM 360 see here<BR>><BR></DIV>Great
story.<BR>
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