Hope you don't mind me jumping in here but at last a topic I can relate to.
I got my first computer in the early 80's (Dragon 32) and that was the introduction to text based adventure games. The games were loaded by cassette tape which could easily take 15mins to load only to end in a Syntax Error and so the load procedure started again. I played Hobbit on a BBC model B computer but never finished the game (I hate you Nigel). I progressed to an Atari 800XL and then an Atari ST before I eventually ended up with a PC many moons ago. I do love the simplicity of the PC (everything is done for you) but how I miss delving into the guts of a computer to get programs to run.


Happy memories
Alan