The ZX81 and I

It's not for the notorious C5
that I'll remember Sir Clive.
I will never forget the day
when the ZX81, with one K
of memory, came my way
and charmed me right away.

I experimented and soon,
I wrote a game of Pontoon
in BASIC; a simple program
that used the entire RAM.

I realised there and then
that I needed another ten
K of additional memory
to improve my rudimentary
first attempt at computing
with some troubleshooting.

On that simple machine,
of which I was very keen,
I took my first steps
to make a more complex
and challenging game
that might bring me fame.

Thanks to Sir Clive Sinclair
I was able to compile Solitaire
Pity I gave the ZX the chop
in favour of a dull laptop.

 
© Luigi Pagano 2021