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Gordon Wrote: > Yea, anything with a Z80 was weird, anything with a 6502 was wonderful :) 6502? Ha! Not a patch on the old Motorola Tandy Box I used to use with a M68000 Processor in them - CPM/68K Ruled the waves in those (good old?) days. Feeling Very Old Now, Dave. -----Original Message----- From: list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gordon Henderson Sent: 12 June 2009 09:53 To: list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [LUG] PCW magazine to close On Fri, 12 Jun 2009, James Fidell wrote: > Rob Beard wrote: > >> Not sure if you knew about this, but one of the longest running (or is >> it THE longest running?) computer magazines, Personal Computer World is >> to close. The last issue will be the August 2009 issue which is out in >> the shops on 18th June. > > End of an era. > >> Seems like such a shame, I remember reading issues of PCW years back (in >> about 1988) which were then a few years old (must have been issues from >> around 1984) and was faciniated with the various computers. > > I was buying those 1984 issues when they came out :) Probably for a few > years before that too, come to think of it. There were some weird and > wonderful computers back then, it has to be said. Yea, anything with a Z80 was weird, anything with a 6502 was wonderful :) Gordon -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html