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Dedward5 t1_j7f6x52 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in What was your first console? by Imaginary_Fennel6772

Indeed that’s a “home computer”. My first home computer was a Sinclair ZX81. I diddnt get a console until 15 years or so later which was a PS1. I had various HC’s in between.

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Imaginary_Fennel6772 OP t1_j7f79w5 wrote

Didn't realize people used these as actual home computers lol all of my friends and families I knew had them hooked up to TVs and used them for games. It was more of a convenience to be able to print things and do other things lol

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[deleted] t1_j7fzfnt wrote

My best friend,a little older than me, RIP, talked my mum and dad into getting me a 48k, saying it would help with school. I'll never forget that.

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lifeisasimulation- t1_j7giyc6 wrote

The difference normally comes down to how you load games and what features are available to those games

Like a commodore 64 was used heavily as a gaming machine but it was still considered a computer not a video game console

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