ZX80 - was: SN76477N

[Sridhar Ayengar]

Tony Duell wrote:
>>So I guess it works.  This thing seems to be made in the same way that the
>>Sinclair LED wristwatch I once had was--CHEAP is the biggest consideration.
> 
> 
> Exactly. And don't care if it works properly, or if it's convenient to 
> use. Remember Sinclair once sold a scientific calculator that gave you 3 
> accureate significant figures if you were lucky!
> 
> I really don't understand the love of Sinclair products. IU'd much rather 
> have nad use something DEC or HP, or one of the many other companies that 
> didn't cut every possible corner and then some impossible ones. But then 
> collectores are often strange.

For me, it's more nostalgia.  It was the first computer that was "all 
mine".  Before that I just used all of my father's hardware.

Peace...  Sridhar