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My brother had a 464... He is eight years older than me though.
For those of you, who are too young to remember the CP464 here it is
The Aquarius is here
And my fav the zx81 with the 16k expansion ram pack fitted 😆
Hi all
My kids looked at me strangely when I mentioned CEEFAX earlier today!!
But what was ITVs version called?
Mario
This is a trick question isn't it, becuase by answering the question, I'm showing my age.
But the answer is Oracle - the generic term term was Teletext.
What about the little girl and humpty dumpty (the test card)appearing after the TV channels had ended - now they are 24 hours per day ( albeit a load of rubbish for the majority of the night).
My daughter (18 yo) asked me the other day what a Walkman was. I thought she was joking 😆 - then I realised she wasn't 😥
As previously mentioned I was sorting out my vinyl collection - the 12" singles raised a few eyebrows!!
Also realised that my stereo has a tape deck but I dont have any tapes!!!
Be a shame to replace it though
Know the feeling - I have a B&O system which looks beautiful, but I don't buy vinyl, don't have tapes and the radio will be useless when we switch to digital, so out of the four separate units, only the CD player will be of much use, and the Radio will need to be kept as it's also the amp. 🙁
PERSONAL
My youth
My hair
My eye sight
My 28†waist trousers
FASHION
Oxford bags
Loons
Flares
Platform shoes/boots
POLITICS
The widespread and appalling, yet curiously acceptable, incidence of racism
Bread shortages
Power cuts
My father's refusal to buy (Irish) Kerrygold butter
SPORT
Dave Sexton
Bertie Mee
Matt Busby
Bill Shankley
FOOD
The taste of vegetables (yes it’s true, food really did used to have taste)
Salad with caterpillars
Chicken Supreme
Smash
SCHOOL
Buying cigarettes individually from dodgy corner shops
Smoking in alleyways
The cane ...or in the case of PE teachers, the slipper/plimsoll
Intellectual debate and critique on the various merits of Star Wars and 2001 a Space Odyssey
SCHOOL BOY FANTASY
Girlie mags that your mate had stolen from his paper-round shop
Jenny Agutter
Ursula Andress
Sally James
CURIOS
Darned socks
8 track cartridge players
The Sinclair C5
Watney's Party 7
My father's refusal to buy (Irish) Kerrygold butter
Really 😆
Buying cigarettes individually from dodgy corner shops
I remember those and can remember when they were banned.
Went to an auction recently and watched a sinclair c5 sell for £300!!!
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