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which is the best/ do you like the most

ZX spectrum
4
17%
Amstrad cpc 464
0
No votes
commodore 64
15
63%
BBC micro
5
21%
 
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which do you think is better, and why, because im thinking of getting one, sorry for ones missing/ spelling errors, and sorry if this is classed as spam, although i don't think it is.

edit mainly for games, but also a bit of programing for fun
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I still own two fully working C64s - one the original brown wedge with a 1541 FLoppy drive the other is an Amiga-like redesign with an Excellerator+ floppy drive - sadly my MPS801 printer gave up the ghost (but I'd ran out of ink ribbons for it anyway)
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It depends what you want to do with it. if you want to learn a bit of programming, go for the BBC. If you want to play retro games, then go for the Commodore. Or download an emulator. The Speccy – I had one – I'm not sure about: I don't know how the rubber keyboard would hold up after 25 years. The Amstrad, well... "if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all". :)
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C64. T'was my first computer. Still have it, no longer in working condition, though :(
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No mention of the Electron? :(
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dam! well i new that i wouldmiss some out. shame i cant edit the poll
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dam! well i new that i wouldmiss some out. shame i cant edit the poll
I'm sure you can - you edit your first post I believe - or perhaps some nice admin will be, erm, nice...
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What are these ancient relic devices...?
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What are these ancient relic devices...?
I shot him back first. That is to say, I read his mind and fired before he would have fired on me. No, sir, he wasn't a fugitive.
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What are these ancient relic devices...?
I shot him back first. That is to say, I read his mind and fired before he would have fired on me. No, sir, he wasn't a fugitive.
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Just had to go for the Beeb, even though I loved the Speccy. On that machine, I learned CP/M. Anyone remember CP/M? (Don't answer that, Wackyman).
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Just had to go for the Beeb, even though I loved the Speccy. On that machine, I learned CP/M. Anyone remember CP/M? (Don't answer that, Wackyman).
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Is everybody else getting the SMTP time-out then as well? It lies - your post is made...
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That's how I got the double post, then...
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Also vote for the C64 - it practically changed the whole industry and brought the word "computer" to everyone's lips.
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That's how I got the double post, then...
You mean the triple post? ;)
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