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RIP Sir Clive
09-20-2021, 12:42 AM
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(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.
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RIP Sir Clive - JoJo1973 - 09-16-2021, 09:21 PM
RE: RIP Sir Clive - Valentin Albillo - 09-16-2021, 10:37 PM
RE: RIP Sir Clive - Gene - 09-17-2021, 12:15 AM
RE: RIP Sir Clive - Ren - 09-17-2021, 01:29 PM
RE: RIP Sir Clive - Claudio L. - 09-17-2021, 03:00 PM
RE: RIP Sir Clive - Thomas Okken - 09-17-2021, 04:35 PM
RE: RIP Sir Clive - Marc van Lemmen - 09-17-2021, 05:00 PM
RE: RIP Sir Clive - JimP - 09-20-2021 12:42 AM
RE: RIP Sir Clive - Eddie W. Shore - 09-20-2021, 12:47 PM
RE: RIP Sir Clive - Maximilian Hohmann - 09-20-2021, 01:33 PM
RE: RIP Sir Clive - Ren - 09-20-2021, 02:27 PM
RE: RIP Sir Clive - Maximilian Hohmann - 09-20-2021, 03:24 PM
RE: RIP Sir Clive - Valentin Albillo - 09-20-2021, 10:37 PM
RE: RIP Sir Clive - Garth Wilson - 09-20-2021, 08:21 PM
RE: RIP Sir Clive - Maximilian Hohmann - 09-20-2021, 11:16 PM
RE: RIP Sir Clive - Garth Wilson - 09-21-2021, 03:25 AM
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RE: RIP Sir Clive - Liamtoh Resu - 10-11-2021, 05:34 PM
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