(Above is the exact example of my first home computer,the Zx Spectrum +)
I'll have to express this sweet memories of having a computer for the first time. You'll know first time is always been the sweetest time. As I open the box there it is tuck inside the white foam tightly , an amazing bread box type computer with keyboard built-in it. It come With manual..yes manual(nowadays, unless you bought a branded computer like Dell,you won't find any manual come with it, but..Oh..well, with PC who need manual!) some time you got two manual, Computer manual and BASIC language manual (Today Windows don't have manual, its already built into the OS itself, see 'Help' files inside it, moreover Windows is darn easy to learn and use, who need manual!) and the smell of fresh packaging from the factory is awesome!.Along with the computer came a 'Brick type' power supply that often unreliable.I remember just a couple of week after using my ZX Spectrum I have to exchange for another power supply and another couple more times to go after that.
After I connected everything according to the manual and after some tuning on my TV, yes..my TV (No VDU because those day Monitor is quite expensive and usually home computer have an option for both, TV and VDU) to get the correct Frequency Wave, if everything went right, the TV light up with greeting of 'READY' with blinking Cursor ready for user input for the first time. And my feeling of satisfied and excited turn on, what I'm thinking off is.. well the whole computing universe is open wide for me now for the first time in my life.
There is no doubt that those day computer often unreliable, there is an issue of its quality here, sometime if you're lucky enough your computer can last for years.I'll think todays computer is much,much reliable with quality always been check. I can 'on' my computer whole day without afraid of its power supply get 'fried'. The only problem todays probably with virus or spyware. Other than that, I satisfied with my todays computer in term of reliability.
After I connected everything according to the manual and after some tuning on my TV, yes..my TV (No VDU because those day Monitor is quite expensive and usually home computer have an option for both, TV and VDU) to get the correct Frequency Wave, if everything went right, the TV light up with greeting of 'READY' with blinking Cursor ready for user input for the first time. And my feeling of satisfied and excited turn on, what I'm thinking off is.. well the whole computing universe is open wide for me now for the first time in my life.
There is no doubt that those day computer often unreliable, there is an issue of its quality here, sometime if you're lucky enough your computer can last for years.I'll think todays computer is much,much reliable with quality always been check. I can 'on' my computer whole day without afraid of its power supply get 'fried'. The only problem todays probably with virus or spyware. Other than that, I satisfied with my todays computer in term of reliability.
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