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Old 16-09-2021, 06:35 PM #1
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Default Sir Clive Sinclair has Died aged 81
Ch4HDnews announced




https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-58587521


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...g-illness.html
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I had a Sinclair Spectrum ZX when I were a wee nipper.
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I saw this on C4 earlier, tragic news.
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the c5 is the Tesla we see today
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I was just watching a video about the ZX Spectrum Next computer Kickstarter earlier that made me think about Sir Clive Sinclair. Then I read about this news.
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He also brought out a battery Worldwide hand held TV
Could be also be used in the USA.
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A 1980 Version.
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I had a zx
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Sinclair sold his computer business to Alan Sugar's Amstrad
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I had a spectrum too, but before that, i had this amazing calculator
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I had a ZX spectrum with the rubber keys and then had the hard keyed version
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