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    Uncle Clive's Back

    Dunno if this is a KUATB moment, but anyway:

    https://uk.news.yahoo.com/zx-spectru...2.html#nUtMILu

    For dear old Freako: this story is about The Return of The Sinclair Spectrum home computer.

    Though why anyone in their right mind would want one is beyond my comprehension.

    #2
    Certainly not now there are cute Raspberry-Pi's around..
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      #3
      I'm tempted.

      I don't understand why anyone in their right mind would want a Raspberry Pi.
      Will work inside IR35. Or for food.

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        #4
        Originally posted by cojak View Post
        Certainly not now there are cute Raspberry-Pi's around..
        This.

        You can get a Pi for less than the Sinclair thingy that does all that, plus a lot more.
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          #5
          Originally posted by VectraMan View Post
          I'm tempted.

          I don't understand why anyone in their right mind would want a Raspberry Pi.
          what?
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            #6
            Originally posted by VectraMan View Post
            I'm tempted.

            I don't understand why anyone in their right mind would want a Raspberry Pi.
            Cheap media server. Or as a cheap security camera / motion sensor that stores the pictures securely for you. Or to learn to code as a child (or an adult). Or as a games machine. Or as a retro machine.

            I'm sure there are other uses out there, but those are the ones that I've used a Pi for so far. My children like learning to code on it, and they can teach themselves which is a good way to start.

            Plus if they break it somehow, it's either £30 for a new computer or reformat the SD card and start again.
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              #7
              Originally posted by VectraMan View Post
              I'm tempted.

              I don't understand why anyone in their right mind would want a Raspberry Pi.
              Um, because it's a computer the size of a cigarette packet, and only slightly more expensive than said packet of fags.

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                #8
                the original Spekky was 48k and required a separate tape cassette player to load the code , but the 128 was a massive leap forward because it had it's own inbuilt tape player.
                awesomeness abounded , what a massive leap in cutting edge technology.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Bunk View Post
                  Um, because it's a computer the size of a cigarette packet, and only slightly more expensive than said packet of fags.
                  But why would you want that? If you lived in poverty, then maybe. But like most people here I'm sure, I have a couple of old laptops and desktops lying around as well as the ones I actually use, plus three old Android phones I could do things with if I was determined (which I'm not). And why on earth would a cheap cigarette packet sized computer be better for "learning to code" than a laptop?
                  Will work inside IR35. Or for food.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by VectraMan View Post
                    But why would you want that? If you lived in poverty, then maybe. But like most people here I'm sure, I have a couple of old laptops and desktops lying around as well as the ones I actually use, plus three old Android phones I could do things with if I was determined (which I'm not). And why on earth would a cheap cigarette packet sized computer be better for "learning to code" than a laptop?
                    Because children break things and even if you have an old laptop around it would be worth more than £30.

                    Plus some gadgets are just fun to have.
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