Cheers for all the kind messages guys!
First login after spending the last few very hot and sunny days on the beach - all perfect timing!
Sadly no whippersnapper here, nope!!
Development is progressing on the Spectrum NEXT yep!
I'm only doing pixel graphics and game design stuff (no coding) in the evenings so I don't even have a development board just at the moment (waiting for my boxed NEXT to arrive like everyone else!)
My only exposure to the NEXT itself is when I've been able to see Jim Bagley at various retro events, and when using the emulators - luckilly I can do a lot already in that way.. a lot of the graphics are already in place, and starting to lay out the proper levels in the tilemap editor.