Sheila Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Mono plasma screen too. I haven't see one of those for a long time! was a very pretty all over orange colour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stash Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 If I remember Toshiba did one exactly the same ,only grey, but had the Orange Plasma screen - didn't help your eye's much I seem to remember people getting headaches working with these monsters. Still a lot lighter than the 20+ inch CAD screens some places head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+RonC Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 I moved onto the Amstrad 646 with it's own green moniter and built in tape deck, used to load a tape then have my tea and watch a bit of telly then hopefully the program was loaded ready to use (sometimes!) happy days. Also had one of the first Tri-ang electric train sets, Princess Elizebeth and and oval of trck!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perkil8r Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 ZX81 for me, where it all started to go wrong Likewise with the ZX81 and luckily for me it put me off I.T. hence why if stuff goes wrong now I turn it off and on again, swear at it repeatedly until it works, if still no joy I buy a new one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 I moved onto the Amstrad 646 with it's own green moniter and built in tape deck, used to load a tape then have my tea and watch a bit of telly then hopefully the program was loaded ready to use (sometimes!) happy days.Also had one of the first Tri-ang electric train sets, Princess Elizebeth and and oval of trck!! I had electric train set to with oval track. Steam engine and carriages Had a little controller to vary the speed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perkil8r Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 I've still got the Duchess of Athol Hornby Bubblo (3 rails) made of tin and stuff in the loft with a humungous speed controller that weighs more than I did when I had it I think. Mines posh though, it's got points and allsorts I assume it still works, not tried it in about 20 years or more. It was my Grandads and I got it when he passed away in 1983. My first though was a clockwork one with a simple circle of track and a couple of wagons. Ooooooh how times have changed. Lego, Mecano, Stickle Bricks and fuzzy felt, what ever happened to good old toys like those?........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brantuk Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 I knew Sheila was a closet bloke lol If anyone fancies a race night - I can fill the scout hut with 4 lanes of Scalextric track - the original stuff - including turnouts, pit stops, crossovers, chicanes, etc. Been collecting it since I was 16yrs old. Trouble is it takes a week or two to put together lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stash Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Same as what happened to Space Patrol (had a lovely gyroscope for a spacecraft - you could see the string!) ,Super car,Fireball Xl5,Sting Ray ,Lost in Space (orig series) and CGI TV series Captain Power - Time Plus the reason I love Astro/Space - The cult film Forbidden Planet - IMO better than Star Wars saga without the CGI - robot also appeared in Tobor (robot backwards!) + H.G Wells War of the Worlds - radio version by Orson Welles - didn't hear it live but the stir it caused in USA I am a sad person Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+RonC Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Nostalgia rules!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 (edited) I knew Sheila was a closet bloke lol If anyone fancies a race night - I can fill the scout hut with 4 lanes of Scalextric track - the original stuff - including turnouts, pit stops, crossovers, chicanes, etc. Been collecting it since I was 16yrs old. Trouble is it takes a week or two to put together lol and i had meccano too... there was no hope for me I guess Edited February 6, 2014 by Sheila Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tweedledum Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Oh lord!! Brings me back to editing paper tape & punched cards. Also for my sins used to work for Imagine software. Those of you with speccy's, zx81, Dragon, BBC b, C64, b, atari,vic20 & electron may remember the games..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyaardvark Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 ZX81 1K (but with an added 16K ram pack) followed by an Oric Atmos (48K) For anyone who has time on their hands (due to poor weather ) I recommend the http://code.google.com/p/oriculator/ emulator! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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