Today we remember one of the most famous of The Great Escapes - the 2014/15 Leicester City. They went on to finish 14th that season, just before winning the Premier League title the following season!
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Acorn Electron's production issues made almost impossible what was already an uphill battle - to rival the overwhelmingly successful ZX Spectrum.
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An image that takes me back to simpler times, and the early days of Football Manager! Do you remember the "Computer know-how" sections at WHSmith?
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A rare ad of the CPC 664. What was supposed to have been the next generation of Amstrad computers was replaced within a year by the CPC 6128.
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On this day the most decorated player in Liverpool's history, Phil Neal, turns 75 years old! 🎂
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A brilliant piece of advertising by Sinclair, promoting the ZX81 as the best entry-level computer for a growing market of first-time users!
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A real pearl among home computers - the Dragon 64 hailing from Wales 🐉
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Wishing a happy birthday to legends Kevin Keegan and Russell Osman on this Valentine's Day 🎂
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The "Asda price" on 80's computers and games? Now that's a throwback 😁
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Only a few years before Amstrad released their PCW series, typewriters were paramount in any business setting while computers were only the object of hobbyists. The tables have since turned quite dramatically - I guess Amstrad saw the writing on the wall 😉
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On this day we celebrate the life of West Brom and Coventry City legend Cyrille Regis, who would have turned 68 years old today 🖤
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The ZX Spectrum set, complete with the ZX Printer and ZX Microdrive!
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Apple was one of the earliest brands to boast of a personal computer lineup - the MacIntosh family.
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Before producing best-selling computers such as the C64 and Amiga, Commodore first found worldwide commercial success with the VIC-20 🙂
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1981 was the year of the IBM PC, a computer that helped shape and standardise both the concept and features of a personal computer.
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I used to like the one with Dwarves on the Amiga, where you could use a decapitated head as a football - Brutal sports football -
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Today marks the 46th birthday of the ZX80!
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A real blast from the past - the Tatung Einstein! Produced in Taiwan, designed and assembled in England. How many of you got to interact with this machine?
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The precursor to the BBC Micro - the Acorn Atom, one of the earliest and most inexpensive home computers of its time 🙂
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The Amiga 1000 was a huge stepping-stone in the evolution of personal computers!
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Now here's a rare one! The CPC 664 was only produced for six months before Amstrad introduced CPC 6128.
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The last entry of our "Winter Wonderland" series - last year's League Two match between Swindon Town and Crewe Alexandra that came to a stop four minutes into the game on account of the thick fog 🌫️
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On this day we celebrate what would have been the 65th birthday of Aston Villa legend Gary Shaw 🖤
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The iconic reaction of West Ham forward Carlton Cole, after landing on the snow piled past the sideline, in a match of the 2010/11 PL season against Blackburn. Definitely a "walking in a winter wonderland" moment! 😆
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You know how Football Manager was developed in the Video Genie? Well, the guys in Hong Kong went a step further in 1982 and created the Colour Genie!
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A good old First Division battle in the snow at The Dell, between Southampton and Manchester United in March 1986. Hard-fought contest where the Saints won 1-0!
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Foxes and Hornets duke it out in the snow during the 2021/22 season, with home team Leicester City winning 4-2!
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Yet another 5th Round FA Cup treasure! A harsh and sudden blizzard at the City Ground forced the match between Nottingham Forest and Tottenham to come to an end just 15 minutes into the game! 😱
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One of the 128K ZX Spectrum models produced by Amstrad after they purchased the Sinclair brand in 1986 🙂
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Last year Leicester City and Liverpool played at Anfield under some severe fog. Somehow the ball still found the back of the net four times, as the Reds won the game 3-1!
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