mirrorbird (01:32:19)
so old games that were like "this is the printer buffer, we aren't printing, i will put a routine in here" cause absolute chaos.

mirrorbird (01:32:05)
also a whole ton of classic old games won't run on a +2a, again i don't know the details, basically they repurposed a lot of the 'system variable' memory (ya know right after the screen) for new things.

mirrorbird (01:31:22)
+2a downside: it sounds like shite (some audio issues, i don't know what), upsides: you can page out the ROM, yes. you can put what you want in there. so you can run CP/M or something. which is totally impossible on a grey +2

mirrorbird (01:30:19)
"+2 vs +2a" now that's an argument all spectrum nerds should care about. haha.

mirrorbird (01:29:44)
i am the user in the post i just linked, "friend" me if you want, altho i haven't seen friending have any effect, i don't know what it's for.

mirrorbird (01:29:18)
+2 was the first one i used, btw. remember i'm young for these things. but in 1986 my daddy thought "better check out these COMPUTER devices"

silencer (01:28:45)
what's your username?

mirrorbird (01:28:02)
join and tell us about your +2 setup experience, truly, these are fun stories

mirrorbird (01:27:43)
me (pretending to have a clue about z80. well i can read a little) https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk

mirrorbird (01:26:52)
eat some green veggies