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B:\a.zza @mcbazza.com

And we didn't just do it the once. The routine was: 10 Enter the code 20 Play the [bad Frogger clone] game 30 Save it to tape 40 Load it back from tape 50 Fails to load 60 GOTO 10

aug 4, 2025, 12:13 pm • 3 0

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Theo Von Rizzlet @swinginghammer.bsky.social

Or the power would blip before you saved everything and it would be gone I learned the importance of backups at age 7

aug 4, 2025, 4:26 pm • 1 0 • view
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B:\a.zza @mcbazza.com

how could I forget "RAM pack wobble"! ** You're right. I think DR/BCP was instilled into me at an early age :-D ** I was really lucky with my ZX81 that the 16K pack my parents got me was super-light, and contoured to the ZX81 casing. Never experienced 'wobble'.

aug 5, 2025, 9:04 am • 1 0 • view