My first computer had 32KB. Reading the headline there's still a part of my brain that went "69KB? Luxury!".
reply> My first computer had 32KB.
reply1KB for me[0]. Then another 1KB[1] expanded to 16KB via my father's electronic wizardry. Then an official 16KB[2] and ever upwards from there.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX80
Still amazed how much fun it is to play a 36KB Stargate Defender!
replyWelcome to the world of embedded systems. They often do not have more resources that that. Even as completely new development (of pool control system or electricity meter).
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