RIP Sir Clive

[JimP]

(09-16-2021 09:21 PM)JoJo1973 Wrote:  https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2...es-aged-81

Sad news... I was a Commodorian but Sinclair machines were a marvel of engineering.

My first pocket calculator was a Sinclair Cambridge (1973) -- year 1 in high school in bonny Scotland. My classmates were fascinated and I suspect some were a little jealous. (We all still had slide rules!) Followed that up with an Oxford 300 when I needed some scientific functions in 1976. And still have an Oxford form factor Scientific Programmable (the one with 24 steps and a substantial program library on cards). Many of the keys are dodgy but it's a bit of a collector's item.

Sir Clive was a genuine pioneer whose ideas were ahead of the curve. In spite of the execution of some of them being less than ideal, one could not fault his vision. RIP.