Comments on: My first computer http://johnleach.co.uk/words/161/my-first-computer Stuff I think, see and do Mon, 14 May 2012 20:40:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: John Brewer http://johnleach.co.uk/words/161/my-first-computer/comment-page-1#comment-219 John Brewer Tue, 13 Sep 2005 13:07:57 +0000 http://johnleach.co.uk/words/?p=161#comment-219 My first real computer was a Nascom 2, Z80processor and built from a kit. 1K video ram and 1k system monitor (Nas-sys) clock speed 1 Mhz. very useful for its time and performed a lot of data logging etc with it. I still have two of them. Just last week I picked up a Bigtrak for £2 at a flea market. Put a set of batteries in and off it went!!! In the early daysof computers and just before PLCs, they were bough up and stripped by lab technicians and used in automatic control systems.... What a waste!!! The Bigtrak was way ahead of its time and a great toy. I wonder how many are still about? I am now 64 and using a computer for all the usual things plus programming PICs and synthesising a midi controlled theatre organ. I came across this site by typing Bigtrak into Google Best regards. John My first real computer was a Nascom 2, Z80processor and built from a kit. 1K video ram and 1k system monitor (Nas-sys) clock speed 1 Mhz. very useful for its time and performed a lot of data logging etc with it. I still have two of them. Just last week I picked up a Bigtrak for £2 at a flea market. Put a set of batteries in and off it went!!! In the early daysof computers and just before PLCs, they were bough up and stripped by lab technicians and used in automatic control systems…. What a waste!!! The Bigtrak was way ahead of its time and a great toy. I wonder how many are still about? I am now 64 and using a computer for all the usual things plus programming PICs and synthesising a midi controlled theatre organ. I came across this site by typing Bigtrak into Google
Best regards. John

]]> By: Judland http://johnleach.co.uk/words/161/my-first-computer/comment-page-1#comment-207 Judland Thu, 11 Aug 2005 18:41:01 +0000 http://johnleach.co.uk/words/?p=161#comment-207 I think mine was a Merlin handheld game. I think mine was a Merlin handheld game.

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