How Dundee became a computer games centre

scott_e · Post by **scott_e** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 12:52 pm

Found this really interesting. Had no idea the Timex factory built the ZX spectrum .... that was the catalyst in the 80s that sent me down the path of computing

.... like many in the area it seems.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-29122873

cstrachan · Post by **cstrachan** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 1:05 pm

Must be the only one in the area that did not have an off the back of a lorry 48K

Corranga · Post by **Corranga** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 2:11 pm

Will have to give that a read later.

My mum worked in Timex when they assembled the 48k. My grandad wanted to assemble one as he was a bit of an electronics man in his day (though more radio wise than anything else). I now have the 48k he had, which I'd say was probably never even turned on. It's shiny

I didn't start gaming until 94 so largely skipped the Spectrum.

rossybee · Post by **rossybee** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 5:42 pm

The ZX81 which predated the Spectrum was also made at Timex

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