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12-10-09, 10:41 PM

Screw it , gonna watch it on my laptop now

, cheers Fizz

squirrel_hunter · 13-10-09, 12:06 AM

Yeah, been meaning to catch this...

13-10-09, 12:17 AM

Well that was a blast from the past , I laughed when I saw Sir clive Sinclair`s Red GSL Tracksuit , I had a navy one with silver sides on it in the 80`s

13-10-09, 08:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fizzwheel

No its just a one off, its worth it for the closing sequence alone

Argh! I watched it until 23.05 when I decided it was bedtime.

A good program which brought bak a few memories! My first computer was a zx81 then we upgraded to a Spectrum which came free with Horace Goes Skiing and Jet Set Willy, I recall.

_Stretchie_ · 13-10-09, 01:38 PM

BBC's and Masters, we had them in school. I got a Speccy 128K+2 when I was 8 with the James Bond pack and light phaser gun

13-10-09, 05:46 PM

A couple of the scenes were not quite correct in the timeline but it can be forgiven for such an excellent watch , it took me right back . My first computer was a VIC20 which died , Tandy gave me a "Replacement" which seemed to be the wrong colour when I got it home ......... Imagine my surprise when they had given me a CBM64 by accident and it wasn`t even supposed to be out for another 2 weeks . Result , although my C2n Datassette was a different colour from my 64

keith_d · 13-10-09, 06:42 PM

My mother was a teacher and borrowed the school's BBC Micro one summer. I spent the entire summer holidays playing Elite all day, every day.

For those of you who remember it, I could dock the ship manually every time and didn't bother with a docking computer. Later, we even fixed the bug (missing data files) which stopped you mining asteroids for minerals. That made it worth fitting a mining laser in the side window and learning to shoot sideways.

Jayneflakes · 13-10-09, 07:50 PM

Saw the show and thought that it was a tad unkind about Sinclair, I do not recall him being that much of a nerd. Mind you, I still want a recumbent and technically, that is what the C4 was...

I also spent a long time on the BBC Micro and spent one summer playing on my cousins Spectrum. That kind of put me off games right up until Playstation released Resident Evil, when I got hooked again.

Great film though, Armstrong was brilliant as Sir Clive, making him look like a real sinister genius at times. You had to love him. Where is Sir Clive these days I wonder?

TSM · 13-10-09, 08:03 PM

the two oldies ive got at home..
BBC Micro A with 2 FDDs
Apple PowerBook Duo 280c (in bits, try getting SCSI laptop disks...)

13-10-09, 08:27 PM

I still have a Commodore SX64 "Portable"

12-10-09, 10:41 PM	#11
xXBADGERXx Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Micro Men - A history of geekdom Screw it , gonna watch it on my laptop now , cheers Fizz

13-10-09, 12:06 AM	#12
squirrel_hunter Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sunny Swindon Posts: 3,579	Re: Micro Men - A history of geekdom Yeah, been meaning to catch this... __________________ "A little enthusiastic?" May I add here, GG is awesome and I think I am in love with Stretchie...he rocks my world! SH2 \| 2MA \| GROM \| YSR

13-10-09, 12:17 AM	#13
xXBADGERXx Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Micro Men - A history of geekdom Well that was a blast from the past , I laughed when I saw Sir clive Sinclair`s Red GSL Tracksuit , I had a navy one with silver sides on it in the 80`s

13-10-09, 01:38 PM	#15
_Stretchie_ Large Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Minsterworth, Gloucester Posts: 2,353	Re: Micro Men - A history of geekdom BBC's and Masters, we had them in school. I got a Speccy 128K+2 when I was 8 with the James Bond pack and light phaser gun __________________ How to amuze an idiot: Look right-> <-Look Left

13-10-09, 05:46 PM	#16
xXBADGERXx Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Micro Men - A history of geekdom A couple of the scenes were not quite correct in the timeline but it can be forgiven for such an excellent watch , it took me right back . My first computer was a VIC20 which died , Tandy gave me a "Replacement" which seemed to be the wrong colour when I got it home ......... Imagine my surprise when they had given me a CBM64 by accident and it wasn`t even supposed to be out for another 2 weeks . Result , although my C2n Datassette was a different colour from my 64

13-10-09, 06:42 PM	#17
keith_d Member Mega Poster Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ruislip Posts: 1,131	Re: Micro Men - A history of geekdom My mother was a teacher and borrowed the school's BBC Micro one summer. I spent the entire summer holidays playing Elite all day, every day. For those of you who remember it, I could dock the ship manually every time and didn't bother with a docking computer. Later, we even fixed the bug (missing data files) which stopped you mining asteroids for minerals. That made it worth fitting a mining laser in the side window and learning to shoot sideways.

13-10-09, 08:03 PM	#19
TSM The Sick Man Mega Poster Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Peckham.SE.LDN Posts: 4,768	Re: Micro Men - A history of geekdom the two oldies ive got at home.. BBC Micro A with 2 FDDs Apple PowerBook Duo 280c (in bits, try getting SCSI laptop disks...) __________________ OTR: KTM 690 Duke R 2015 Full Akro SIDELINE: Kwak ZX636 A1P 2002, Red, R&G's, Yoshi, Double Bubble Screen GONE: Kwak ZX-7R P1, Full Akro, Undertray, Screen GONE: SV650S K2 Very Bruised & Without Fairing, Motovation Frame Sliders, R&G Ally Sprocket Toe Protector, HEL 2 Line Setup, GSXR K1 600 RWU Forks, Barnett Clutch & Springs, Penske 8981 Shock, Gilles Ti Rearsets, Steel Barends, Scottoiler, AFAM Chain & Sprockets, Twin FIAMM Horns, Skidmarx Bellypan, Full Micron Zeta Steel System, Cut down undertay. Forum Problems & Information / Site Suggestions

13-10-09, 08:27 PM	#20
xXBADGERXx Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Micro Men - A history of geekdom I still have a Commodore SX64 "Portable"

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