Was this version also with the rubber keys?
The build quality wasn't up to standards compared to the Commodore 64, but it still was an impressive machine. And the memory to all those tapes with programs. How far we have evolved since (3D engines ad Blockchains running in browsers )...
No, this had even worse preasure pad keys. The zx spectrum had 16k, 48k and larger versions. The zx81 was its predecessor and horrible.
The advantage was, that it was pretty much affordable :-) But the keypad was really horrible...
It was only because a single key press entered an entire command that it was even possible to write programs on the thing! Still it kept me amused for hours and I created a number of programs on it.
Ah, ok. This was too long ago for me to remember exactly. We had the 48k ZX Spectrum which was a decent machine (but the keyboard sucked). C64 reigned king though, especially with a floppy drive.
I guess you're talking about the ZX Spectrum, this was the one wit the rubber keys. And yes, the evolution is unbelievable ;-)