22-05-2025
Hong Kong says goodbye to a capitalist crusader
David Webb was quick to get his hands on the ZX Spectrum or 'Speccy', a computer launched in 1982 with up to 48 kilobytes of memory and rubber keys. Before he turned 18, he had written a book, 'Supercharge Your Spectrum', showing how to get the most out of the contraption with his favourite machine-code tricks and techniques. What set him apart from other tinkerers was how he spent the royalties. He would cycle to his bank in Oxford to place an order in London for some shares. ('Which stock, young man, do you want to buy?')
