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Graham44 · 07-22-2025, 03:07 AM

I can't type but the first machine we had that you could type on was an electronic typewriter my sister had, a Brother I think.

The first word processor we had was the Amstrad PCW8256 like this - https://retro.russellventura.co.uk/amstrad-pcw8256/

We also had the PCW 9512, I think the difference between the two was the 8256 had 256K of RAM and the 9512 had 512K of RAM!

They had no hard drive you had to load the OS every time using 3'' (not 3.5'') floppy disks

I really liked those PCW's, simple to use and just did the job it was designed to do (word processing) no faffing about.

07-22-2025, 03:07 AM	#11
Graham44 Addict Posts: 307 Karma: 7000000 Join Date: Sep 2024 Device: Kobo Clara BW	I can't type but the first machine we had that you could type on was an electronic typewriter my sister had, a Brother I think. The first word processor we had was the Amstrad PCW8256 like this - https://retro.russellventura.co.uk/amstrad-pcw8256/ We also had the PCW 9512, I think the difference between the two was the 8256 had 256K of RAM and the 9512 had 512K of RAM! They had no hard drive you had to load the OS every time using 3'' (not 3.5'') floppy disks I really liked those PCW's, simple to use and just did the job it was designed to do (word processing) no faffing about.