There is no doubt that the late 1970's and early 1980's was the unique time for home computer exploration, with every bedroom throughout the world full of young, clever, enthusiastic, 8-bit computer programmers, (like me!) spending every hour of every day writing Computer code, and turning it into their own computer games, etc.
"Fozzersoft"...

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(But Bill Gates was the bloke who finally beat me to it, with "Microsoft"!)...

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A truly magic time for youngsters (and oldies!), which I wouldn't have missed for the world, courtesy of Sir Clive Sinclair, etc!... [smiley=thumbsup.gif]...!
A time that today's youngsters have missed out on...

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Paul...8-bit programmer...with a few bits left over...

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Win 8.1 64-bit. DX11. Advent Tower. Intel i7-3770 3.9 GHz 8-core. 8 GB System RAM. AMD Radeon HD 7700 1GB RAM. DVD ROM. 2 Terra Byte SATA Hard Drive. Philips 17" LCD Monitor. Saitek Cyborg X Fly-5 Joystick. ...and a Briggs and Stratton Petrol Lawn Mower.