I've been glued to my TV throughout the entire video. It's really interesting to see how computers were used back then. So many features in software that we take for granted nowadays. The office suite I use today has everything that was described here...
He says "these disks can be easily damaged"......proceeds to place them on a CRT monitor. Earlier he is to be found prodding the CPU and RAM and possibly supplying a bit of power of his own......zap!
I had a QL from new - ordered in January 1984, finally rocked up in August of the same year (no Amazon Prime in those days!). Couldn't afford a disk drive for many years, so I had to put up with microdrives - and you know what? I think, in all the years and the multitude of cartridges, I only ever had one fail catastrophically. And I was using them constantly. That said, when I finally made the switch to 5.25" floppies, it was a revelation in speed and storage space. Weirdly, most of those old 5.25s still work, unlike my newer 3.5" PC floppies, most of which are now dead to the world.
the micro drives on the ZX Spectrum and the QL where always failing when I had to test the keyboards working for a company being RH Electronics back in 1983-1987
A great film, Chris Searle is always excellent (although his suit shows far too much shirt in my opinion). As an introduction to computers for the uninitiated I think it goes a bit fast though. And all those plants!
the micro tapes where even worse than the audio tapes as I forgot just how bad they where the QL had to these only as it did not have any input or output for a tape recorder and was 8bit as used 2x z80 processors to make it work like a 16bit my bbc b micro is still working 100% after 30 years but the Sinclair's keyboard went down after 12 years as they where made on the cheap and they age hardened but what you get when you buy a cheap computer : help this helps
Everything proven people don't want people having nothing now days specially vhs tapes VCR belts VCR players cleaning tapes everything proven am buying them myself offline for 10 dollars specially vhs tapes plus my VCR player itself was 43 dollars plus my new vhs cleaning tape was 10 dollars everything proven am going continue to buying them offline myself and whiching them y because people don't want me having nothing now days
That was fascinating, and brilliantly written. A lot of it holds up today! The absence of any BBC computers is notable!
I've been glued to my TV throughout the entire video. It's really interesting to see how computers were used back then.
So many features in software that we take for granted nowadays.
The office suite I use today has everything that was described here...
Thanks for sharing this. Microdrives always worked really well for me fwiw.
Crazy, this is almost 40 years ago. We didn't actually came that far 😂
He says "these disks can be easily damaged"......proceeds to place them on a CRT monitor. Earlier he is to be found prodding the CPU and RAM and possibly supplying a bit of power of his own......zap!
Started on the MK14, and remember all the stuff shown in this video. I feel so old :(
The 8-bit guy from 1984! This well informed program is a very rich time capsule indeed. The ZX Spectrum is my first love ;-) LOAD " "
Never really thought of Chris Searle as a well dressed man until now. Very dapper!
Enjoyed looking at all the things I did not know at the time.
Very enjoyable, Thank you. On a side note, bloody microdrive cartridges.
I had a QL from new - ordered in January 1984, finally rocked up in August of the same year (no Amazon Prime in those days!). Couldn't afford a disk drive for many years, so I had to put up with microdrives - and you know what? I think, in all the years and the multitude of cartridges, I only ever had one fail catastrophically. And I was using them constantly. That said, when I finally made the switch to 5.25" floppies, it was a revelation in speed and storage space. Weirdly, most of those old 5.25s still work, unlike my newer 3.5" PC floppies, most of which are now dead to the world.
the micro drives on the ZX Spectrum and the QL where always failing when I had to test the keyboards working for a company being RH Electronics back in 1983-1987
Our calculators are more powerful today .. What a marvel. Good upload
A great film, Chris Searle is always excellent (although his suit shows far too much shirt in my opinion).
As an introduction to computers for the uninitiated I think it goes a bit fast though.
And all those plants!
that not a space ivader game, the golden hare puzzle thing where when you solved all the clues you would find the location of a real golden hare
Hi Chris ,
How’s Dan and Emma going . Last spoke to them when lived in Stanley Ave . Pass on if you get this .. cheers
awesome video, thanks very much!
That suit... ;)
so... cute.. great upload. #vivavastu
the micro tapes where even worse than the audio tapes as I forgot just how bad they where the QL had to these only as it did not have any input or output for a tape recorder and was 8bit as used 2x z80 processors to make it work like a 16bit my bbc b micro is still working 100% after 30 years but the Sinclair's keyboard went down after 12 years as they where made on the cheap and they age hardened but what you get when you buy a cheap computer : help this helps
Everything proven people don't want people having nothing now days specially vhs tapes VCR belts VCR players cleaning tapes everything proven am buying them myself offline for 10 dollars specially vhs tapes plus my VCR player itself was 43 dollars plus my new vhs cleaning tape was 10 dollars everything proven am going continue to buying them offline myself and whiching them y because people don't want me having nothing now days