The 1-Bit Forum — Article on beeper music in Game Journal

Re: Article on beeper music in Game Journal

2018-05-08T10:45:24Z

As an aside, the low price point of the ZX is often mentioned in relation to putting machines in reach of average families but in our household £180 (or whatever the original pricepoint was) was still a considerable chunk of change in 1982 (& still is to be fair!). Lots of my friends parents, including my own, worked at the Timex in the 80's, assembling watches, or manufacturing Spectrums (& later Nimslo 3D cameras).My understanding is staff discounts helped a lot, plus parts & sometimes whole machines were smuggled out & sold in local pubs. There was also a fair bit of skip diving round the back of the Timex for servicable components & by all accounts the occasional complete machine.

Re: Article on beeper music in Game Journal

2018-05-08T10:19:52Z

utz wrote:

https://www.gamejournal.it/the-sound-of … -spectrum/
Surprisingly well-researched, though it fails to acknowledge any of our post-2008 achievements.

Great, will go and read now!

Abertay Uni is in my home town of Dundee.
The Spectrums being manufactured in Dundee led onto amazing things for the city; games industry; a university with strong focus on computer art/game related degrees. A lot to be said too for the amount of ZX's that were "liberated" from the Timex finding there way into young, creative hands!

Article on beeper music in Game Journal

2018-01-27T18:28:36Z

https://www.gamejournal.it/the-sound-of … -spectrum/

Surprisingly well-researched, though it fails to acknowledge any of our post-2008 achievements.