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:: Thanks Gryzor. Glad to be a part of this.
Something else I recall too was the joysticks (reminded by reading [[User:CPM User]]s Amstrad story). The 464 came with a free shaft/suction capped bottom joystick - the thing was absolutely useless. Couldn't play games like the Apprentice where you needed precision otherwise you were dead. So it wasn't long before Dad turned up with one of those [[Konix_Speedking]]s. Wow - what a game changer that was. Amazing. Micro switches and precision, it was the best. Could actually play games properly now! (Dad wasn't going to put up with that!) Later I upgraded to a Konix Navigator [http://www.retro-kit.co.uk/page.cfm/content/Konix-Navigator/]- now I just felt cool with that thing. Too bad the auto-fire didn't work on the CPC range. Oh well.
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