| The Golden Years Survey |
At what age did you own your first Spectrum? [989 responses]
|
Under 6 (46) |
 5% |
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6-9 (183) |
19% |
|
10-12 (335) |
34% |
|
13-15 (280) |
28% |
|
16-18 (70) |
7% |
|
19-21 (17) |
2% |
|
21-25 (16) |
2% |
|
25-30 (20) |
2% |
|
30-35 (9) |
1% |
|
Over 35 (13) |
1% |
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| In which year did you receive your first Spectrum? [989 responses]
|
1982 (159) |
 16% |
|
1983 (315) |
32% |
|
1984 (211) |
21% |
|
1985 (102) |
10% |
|
1986 (78) |
8% |
|
1987 (37) |
4% |
|
1988 (24) |
2% |
|
1989 (13) |
1% |
|
1990 (17) |
2% |
|
1991 (5) |
1% |
|
1992 (4) |
0% |
|
After 1992 (24) |
2% |
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Which models of Spectrum have you owned? [1938 responses]
|
Spectrum 16k (178) |
 9% |
|
Spectrum 48k (798) |
41% |
|
Spectrum + (312) |
16% |
|
Spectrum 128 (207) |
11% |
|
Spectrum +2 (312) |
16% |
|
Spectrum +3 (131) |
7% |
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| What other home computers have you owned (excluding modern PC / Macs) ? [2005 responses]
|
Acorn BBC Micro / Electron (118) |
 6% |
|
Amstrad CPC/PCW (109) |
5% |
|
Apple I / II (24) |
1% |
|
Atari 400/800 (81) |
4% |
|
Atari ST (227) |
11% |
|
Commodore PET (18) |
1% |
|
Commdore VIC-20 (70) |
3% |
|
Commodore 64/128 (240) |
12% |
|
Commodore Amiga (394) |
20% |
|
Dragon 32/64 (40) |
2% |
|
Oric-1/Atmos (49) |
2% |
|
Sinclair ZX80 (55) |
3% |
|
Sinclair ZX81 (284) |
14% |
|
Sinclair QL (70) |
3% |
|
Other (226) |
11% |
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Which magazines did you regularly read? [2714 responses]
|
16/48 (44) |
 2% |
|
ACE (95) |
4% |
|
Big K (35) |
1% |
|
Computer & Video Games (309) |
11% |
|
Crash (576) |
21% |
|
Personal Computer News (55) |
2% |
|
Sinclair Programs (84) |
3% |
|
Sinclair Projects (20) |
1% |
|
Sinclair User (515) |
19% |
|
Spectrum Computing (39) |
1% |
|
Your Computer (98) |
4% |
|
Your Sinclair (522) |
19% |
|
Your Spectrum (213) |
8% |
|
ZX Computing (109) |
4% |
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| What was your favourite Spectrum year? [844 responses]
|
1982 (17) |
 2% |
|
1983 (72) |
9% |
|
1984 (200) |
24% |
|
1985 (145) |
17% |
|
1986 (117) |
14% |
|
1987 (73) |
9% |
|
1988 (39) |
5% |
|
1989 (29) |
3% |
|
1990 (9) |
1% |
|
1991 (5) |
1% |
|
1992 (6) |
1% |
|
Don't have one (132) |
16% |
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Did you ever write programs for your Spectrum? [951 responses]
|
Yes (726) |
 76% |
|
No (225) |
24% |
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| Did you ever record a pirate copy of a game from a friend's original? [946 responses]
|
Yes (816) |
 86% |
|
No (130) |
14% |
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How many Spectrum games did you successfully complete (excluding those played on an emulator)? [946 responses]
|
None (73) |
 8% |
|
1 to 3 (215) |
23% |
|
4 to 6 (222) |
23% |
|
7 to 10 (138) |
15% |
|
11 to 15 (58) |
6% |
|
16 to 20 (51) |
5% |
|
More than 20 (189) |
20% |
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| Where did you buy the majority of your games? [941 responses]
|
Boots (74) |
 8% |
|
John Menzies (94) |
10% |
|
WH Smith (206) |
22% |
|
Other chain store, e.g. Virgin, Woolworth (46) |
5% |
|
Local computer shop (393) |
42% |
|
Mail order (82) |
9% |
|
Computer fairs (46) |
5% |
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How much did you spend on games per month? [937 responses]
|
Less than £5.00 (334) |
36% |
|
£5.00 to £8.00 (232) |
25% |
|
£8.00 to £10.00 (164) |
18% |
|
£10.00 to £15.00 (114) |
12% |
|
£15.00 to £20.00 (53) |
6% |
|
£20.00 to £25.00 (18) |
2% |
|
More than £25.00 (22) |
2% |
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| When did you upgrade from the Spectrum to a different computer? [936 responses]
|
1982 (2) |
0% |
|
1983 (9) |
1% |
|
1984 (24) |
3% |
|
1985 (56) |
6% |
|
1986 (61) |
7% |
|
1987 (75) |
8% |
|
1988 (95) |
10% |
|
1989 (89) |
10% |
|
1990 (119) |
13% |
|
1991 (72) |
8% |
|
1992 (74) |
8% |
|
1993 (42) |
4% |
|
1994 (25) |
3% |
|
1995 or later (117) |
13% |
|
Never upgraded (76) |
8% |
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