What better way to wait out the apocalypse than trying to learn a new system. Read how I dug out my ZX Spectrum Next and set about writing C code on it…
Going Beyond BASIC
The Spectrum Next is a progression from the original ZX Spectrums of the 80s. It sort of follows on from the Spectrum +3, which was my second real computer I had as a kid. It comes with a wonderfully detailed manual, and after switching it on the user can be typing in BASIC listings within seconds.
And BASIC is great when you first start out …