I tried to look up what a BBC Micro kid is, but I am not sure I found the right thing.

We, like most other continentals... (or Scandinavians at least), was commodore vic-20 and c64 kids. But I remember following the Spectrum through the computer magazines that covered it just as much as Armstrad, Commodore and all the other classic machines.

I am sure they are worth some money now, but it is also possible to buy a new one. While trying to find an image for the next page I fell over The Recreated Sinclair ZX Spectrum.