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My mother also bought me a 16k Spectrum and like you, I've never forgotten that. I must have said thank you many times to her, but now she's not here any more I feel I didn't say it enough.
She took it back to the store (WH Smith I think) and upgraded it to 48k for me soon after. I don't know how she afforded it at as we were pretty poor. She once said it was a fantastic investment as I stayed indoors all the time instead of being out getting into trouble.
Mine was also from WH Smiths. I left that bit out of this edit, and I should add it back! Likewise, I don't know how my mum pulled it off, but I was very grateful at the time and appreciate it even more in retrospect.
My mother also bought me a 16k Spectrum and like you, I've never forgotten that. I must have said thank you many times to her, but now she's not here any more I feel I didn't say it enough.
She took it back to the store (WH Smith I think) and upgraded it to 48k for me soon after. I don't know how she afforded it at as we were pretty poor. She once said it was a fantastic investment as I stayed indoors all the time instead of being out getting into trouble.
Mine was also from WH Smiths. I left that bit out of this edit, and I should add it back! Likewise, I don't know how my mum pulled it off, but I was very grateful at the time and appreciate it even more in retrospect.