I tried to explain the ZX Spectrum to my son. It didn’t go well

https://www.theguardian.com/games/2023/jun/30/zx-spectrum-1980s-home-computer-gamers?

Saw this today and brought home some memories from whan I stream older systems and the questions I can get so fully related!

Do you guys have any stories like this or the complete opposite?

I had to explain a tape once to a viewer on my Twitch stream. Got really technical and they were super interested until the "how long does it take to load?" - "About 12 minutes" I reply and they just cannot get thier head around this timesink. Explaining that we just went of and made some Baked Beans did not compute :)

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Sloanysoft, 10 months ago

Well obviously I've been pretty lucky that my youngest appreciates the old tech. However nothing makes me feel older than when a kid looks at something you once cherished as cutting edge like it's some sort of hoop & stick relic from Victorian times.

It made me laugh when Dominic Diamond said maybe he should stream Spectrum games, like that's a ridiculous thing to do...it's not though...is it??? Gawd I hope not. 😂

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RetroHitch, 10 months ago

Turns out I am ridiculous. Never like Diamond anyway so... :p

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