Walt Mossberg

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Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg

5/ It was my first computer and I bought it just to fool around with. Its membrane keyboard had BASIC command shortcuts stenciled onto the keys, so I learned some crude coding. I kept it about a year and then made an enormous step up to an @Apple IIe. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 6, 2021

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4/ It was a rebranded knockoff of an early British computer, the Sinclair ZX81. According to Wikipedia, the Timex version doubled the Sinclair’s memory to 2K from 1K, added some shielding, and the proper circuitry for the American TV standard. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 6, 2021

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6/ The Timex Sinclair could do hardly anything, but it got me hooked and eventually led to a 27-year career as a tech columnist. Thanks, Clive Sinclair. /End — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 6, 2021