A little later I came across Sinclair QLs, BBC Masters, Amstrad PCWs and PC 1512/1640s. I had friends with Sinclair ZX80s, ZX81s, Spectrums (biggest subgroup) Commodore 64s, Vic 20s, 16s and +4s Oric 1s, Atmoses Amstrad CPCs Atari 400 and 800s a Dragon 32, and Acorns - Electrons and Beebs. Mostly they bought them as a justifiable alternative to a games console ("it can help me with my homework"). It was quite normal to have friends with many different computer systems. When I started using Acorn computers, some way into the 'home computer revolution' of the early eighties, the Beeb was one of a number of alternatives, each with its strengths and weaknesses. The Acorn Users Page The Acorn Users page
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