youxia Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 (edited) https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/sep/16/home-computing-pioneer-sir-clive-sinclair-dies-aged-81 A true legend, responsible for some of the best moments in my, and so many other people's childhoods - and sometimes the subsequent careers. I know what I'm doing tonight... LOAD "" Edited September 16, 2021 by youxia 3 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeroy ST Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Not being from the UK, I can't say too much, but having used a ZX spectrum I can say he came up with an incredible cost effective machine, and created a gateway that got a lot of Brits into computing. Some well known developers of the past and today would not exist otherwise 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fimbulvetr Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Dang. I'll have to fire up my ZX Spectrum tonight and play a couple games. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 I found this article which on a glance, looks quite detailed and fairly balanced for those who want to read up a bit more about his life. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-29985976 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnuphis Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Wow. Okay then. R.I.P. Sir Clive. 81 is respectable but a sad day nonetheless. I know back in the 80s you and your computers were the enemy of me, a Commodore user. I mocked your membrane and rubber keyboards, wobbly ram packs and horrible screen colors but thanks to you computers were affordable and easy to get. So many lives changed and careers launched by your little plastic boxes. You were ahead of your time with the idea of an electric vehicle and you were a true inventor until the end. Now you can hang out with Jack Tramiel and trade barbs in a better place. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Middleman Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 RIP Sir Clive Sinclair, someone who was very influential from the earliest days of my life. My 2nd computer was a Sinclair ZX Spectrum (48K) Plus, and it was the one device that would influence my interest and career today into computing. Having been largely self-taught, he was certainly one of the UK's most prolific inventors and engineers. Before the arrival of computers, he was building things like miniature TVs and radios and storage devices and was always ahead of the curve. He was already building commercial electric cars for the masses in the 80s before the likes of Elon Musk today was espousing the idea. He was a pioneer for sure. His miniature TV came out a full decade in 1977 before Sony ever did (with their Watchman in the late 80s). Anyone who is interested in his life should watch the BBC short movie Micro Men starring Martin Freeman (of The Hobbit). It's a good movie for computer buffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papalapa Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 (edited) RIP, Sir Sinclair. I loved that computer. I still have and occasionally use the ZX-81 and the ZX-Spectrum. Edited September 17, 2021 by Papalapa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hwlngmad Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 RIP Sir Clive. Definitely you were a true pioneer in the personal computing world and quite possibly ahead of your time in certain aspects. God speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterMotorola Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Rest in Peace, Sir Clive. I am still a fan of 1985's electric vehicle of the future -- the C5! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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