LV-426 Posted September 16, 2021 #1 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Sir Clive Sinclair: Computing pioneer dies aged 81 "Inventor Sir Clive Sinclair, who popularised the home computer and invented the pocket calculator, has died at his London home aged 81. His daughter Belinda Sinclair said he passed away on Thursday morning after having cancer for more than a decade. Sir Clive's products included the ZX series of computers and his ill-fated C5 electric vehicle. He was still working on his inventions last week "because that was what he loved doing", said Ms Sinclair." A sad day for us eighties kids 2 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim Reaper 6 Posted September 16, 2021 #2 Share Posted September 16, 2021 11 minutes ago, LV-426 said: Sir Clive Sinclair: Computing pioneer dies aged 81 "Inventor Sir Clive Sinclair, who popularised the home computer and invented the pocket calculator, has died at his London home aged 81. His daughter Belinda Sinclair said he passed away on Thursday morning after having cancer for more than a decade. Sir Clive's products included the ZX series of computers and his ill-fated C5 electric vehicle. He was still working on his inventions last week "because that was what he loved doing", said Ms Sinclair." A sad day for us eighties kids My he rest in peace, he was a great man! 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acute Posted September 16, 2021 #3 Share Posted September 16, 2021 (edited) RIP, Clive. We owe him a lot. Transistor radios, pocket calculators, hearing aids..... Edited September 16, 2021 by acute 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV-426 Posted September 16, 2021 Author #4 Share Posted September 16, 2021 1 hour ago, acute said: RIP, Clive. We owe him a lot. Transistor radios, pocket calculators, hearing aids..... And that good old rubber-keyed box of delights... 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saru Posted September 17, 2021 #5 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Sad news The ZX Spectrum was the first computer I ever had - if you were an 80s kid in the UK, Dizzy and Jet Set Willy were the bee's knees. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV-426 Posted September 17, 2021 Author #6 Share Posted September 17, 2021 3 hours ago, Saru said: Sad news The ZX Spectrum was the first computer I ever had - if you were an 80s kid in the UK, Dizzy and Jet Set Willy were the bee's knees. Same here. I had Jet Set Willy as the YouTube link until I saw Alien 8, and remembered just how innovative those 3D graphics were at the time 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaldon Posted September 21, 2021 #7 Share Posted September 21, 2021 On 9/17/2021 at 5:29 PM, Saru said: Sad news The ZX Spectrum was the first computer I ever had - if you were an 80s kid in the UK, Dizzy and Jet Set Willy were the bee's knees. In the former USSR just as well! If a kid had a computer in the early 90's it had to be a ZX Spectrum 48K clone. There were some inferior substitutes, such as the versions of the home-brew Radio 86RK or BK0010, but those once bought were quickly put onto the shelf as those were just uninteresting to play with, while ZX Spectrum was a whole bedazzling world inside a small box. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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