From:	Mark Steedman <M.J.Steedman@***.RGU.AC.UK>
Subject:	Re: Nostalgia and computers (Off SR Subject)
Date:	Wed, 4 Dec 1996 13:20:30 GMT

Gurth writes

> Paul J. Adam said on 0:36/ 4 Dec 96...
>
> > >Even more unfriendly than the ZX81....
> >
> > _Nothing_ was more unfriendly than the "keyboard" on a ZX81 :) Even
the
> > plastic tiles of some PETs were better than the ghastly membrane of the
> > Sinclair.
>
> The ZX-81 didn't even have the soft plastic keys, did it?

A plain hard touch sensitive surface, though someone came out with a
Spectrum style set of keys that just stuck onto it for about 10
pounds. In its day it was good, kit for about 50 pounds build it up
and you have a computer, and with 16K ram pack i had a flight
simulator!, ok so it took 4 minutes watching dancing black and white
lines to load.

Mark