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Things you miss from the "GOOD OLD DAYS"

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3 hours ago, Nikstryker said:

Nope the Original Elite was designed on a BBC Micro Model B 32K with developers expansion tools it was then ported to other machines,

I used to know David Braben - very clever programmer his machine code maths was mind blowing!

 

Sorry I meant on St for me. Yeah original BBC was all wireframe graphics iirc?

But that is a claim to fame though! He fell out with Ian Bell didn't he?

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    3 hours ago, Nikstryker said:

     

    As for sweets - some of them are back checkout this site:-

    https://www.aquarterof.co.uk/chewy-jelly-sweets.html

    They even have the old Golden Nuggets bubblegum - remember those?

     

    Lol I remember asking for a quarter of something in the sweetshop. Couldn't get my head round what 100g looked like...!

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    My "Good old days" comments would only garner "What? You young whipper snapper, you!" type responses from you old farts :biggrin:

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    Common sense... :whistling:

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    16 hours ago, Phil21185 said:

    Lol I remember asking for a quarter of something in the sweetshop. Couldn't get my head round what 100g looked like...!

    Its actually 113grams I never knew that!
    So there you go we were getting ripped off even in the "GOOD OLD DAYS"

    :ohmy:

    If you ask for a quarter now in the sweetie shop down the coast in Largs like I do every time I go on a Strathycruise (lol) its 250grams.
    Nothing better than a day down the coast followed by a Special Fish supper, some Irn Bru and topping it off with a quarter of Irn Bru Chocolate lol

     

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