I’ve only just seen that Sir Clive has passed away at the age of 81. I’m sure a fair few of our more seasoned forum members cut their computing teeth on the ZX Spectrum and its rubbery keys so let’s raise a glass to his memory this evening.
RIP Sir Clive Sinclair
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SpyderTracks
We love you Ukraine
Legend, definitely a legend.
Absolutely, the landscape of British computing would be a very different place. It’s doubtful that some of our best would have been able to learn their trade. Would we have had greats like Codemasters, DMA Design and The Bitmap Brothers without Sir Clive?
SpyderTracks
We love you Ukraine
Oh, codemasters, how wonderful they were.
See, that’s a sad thing for me. Whilst we’re celebrating him here, a lot of people will only remember him for that. It was a visionary idea, just not executed well.
If things had gone slightly differently and the idea had stuck we’d probably be about thirty years ahead of where we are now with electric powered vehicles and with a much better carbon footprint.
ubuysa
The BSOD Doctor
Well I've met him, at a black tie event at the Cafe Royal many years back.
Whilst I have no wish to speak ill of the dead he was (how shall I put this?) eccentric in the extreme. I had no wish to ever meet him again.
He did make a major contribution to home computing though. Sad news.
Whilst I have no wish to speak ill of the dead he was (how shall I put this?) eccentric in the extreme. I had no wish to ever meet him again.
He did make a major contribution to home computing though. Sad news.