I'm sure it was a Commodore 64 after laughing at a mates ZX81. Cant remember the cost but it was probably not that cheap.
Compare that with a system I picked up for the youngest the other week.
HP Compaq. 160 Gb HD, 3 GHz processor, 1 Gb memory, 19" flat screen, Vista, Pentium etc... No other software but have that anyway. Got the sales chap to throw in an external Wi-Fi wotsit and gave him a shade under £290. OK, special offer but it does the business for her Facebook and music downloads.
