Major rant about people using the word speccy

[Geraldine]

Whoh; I think the headmistress has just told us all off......

Oh no, not me. It was actually a compliment of sorts.

Anyways, this thread also has the distinction of being the first I have ever read were there was debate over who had the best beep, I mean WOW, just WOW!!

Only Amibay makes it happen!

 

[Merlin]

@ all

From Geraldine's comment; can you imagine what the fanboy reaction would have been like back in 1984 or so, at a computer version of the Oscars, with someone announcing on TV;

"And the award for best beep of 1984 goes to......" <drumroll>

Wars have been fought for less...

 

[protek]

I have heard that the c64 has the best brown, if that helps.

It has many, many lovely shades of brown...

Having seen the color palettes in both Spectrum and C64 I have to say I prefer the earthly tones of the C64 to the Spectrum's rather flagrant palette, which reminds me of what you get, when you combine the two palettes of the CGA - with two shades of brightness. :shock:

 

[desiv]

.... the first I have ever read were there was debate over who had the best beep, I mean WOW, just WOW!!

Is it good or bad that my first reaction to the BEEP discussion was to want to type CTRL-G?

:roll:

desiv

 

[moijk]

you have to think for a moment the Spectrum didn't even have a Joystick port (as standarad) untill 1986! thats over 4 years past its launch!!! ... I dont see sinclair as all that clever to be honest - infact, I would virge on the statement of him being a dumb-a$$

After watching micro men it seems like the reason the spectrum didn't get joystick ports was because he didn't like people use the computers for gaming. Ironically ignoring the biggest marked for his cheap computer. Wonder how good the spectrum could have been if he have embraced the gaming industry instead of working against it.

 

[cosmicfrog]

ahh but non of the computers at the time were sold as gaming machines and to be fair there would be no gaming industry without these machines

 

[r0jaws]

Also, in simple marketing terms, selling it as an "educational tool" meant it probably got into far more homes, certainly in the middle classes, than they ever would if they were sold as simple games machines.
The home games console market had just imploded after all.