Nostalgia

[solo]

My first computer was also a ZX spectrum...

My first record player was:

And first record was:

[Dave R]

I remember the Magic Brain. How about the Curta?

[pilou]

The beginning of the Computer Graphic without electricity!

[Stinkie]

Pff ... high tech! We did this in school:

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[john.warburton]

My first camera was one of these ...

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[john.warburton]

...and when I left it on the cliff tops at Flamborough Head, my next camera was one of these -

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[Anssi]

John,

Mine was somewhere between those two

Anssi

[boofredlay]

My first video games. I was 8. I can still remember the feel of the video pinball buttons.

[numbthumb]

It was fun...

[notareal]

For computers; definitely ABC 80 with a own coded Pac-Man & Space Invaders. I am almost sure that I have printed code somewhere in garage. So many years ago...

[Jim]

Got one of these bad boys as a Christmas gift one year.

[Ross Macintosh]

I fondly remember the 'Banana' bikes from the late 60's / early 70's. Here in Canada we all rode "Supercycles" that were the inexpensive store brand sold by 'Canadian Tire'. The pic I attach is just a banana bike I found on the web.

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[solo]

Ross, you brought back a vivid memory, the best Christmas I remember was the year I got a Raleigh Chopper 3 speed (The gear lever was definitely in wrong spot, I still have groin pains)

[Dave R]

I learned to ride on a large bike with balloon tires but I remember a friend in the neighborhood was nearly emasculated on his Schwinn Apple Crate..

[watkins]

David,

I found this

while looking for something like this

I used the latter at university (late 60s, early 70s).

Kind regards,
Bob

[Dave R]

Dear Bob,

Thank you. Those are very interesting. I think to make those work well, one must have a very good grasp of the mathematics you are trying to perform unlike electronic calculators today.

[boofredlay]

[liam887]

first computer!

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