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Old 09-16-2021, 01:52 PM   #1
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Clive Sinclair, Inventor of the Electric Car, dead at 81... :(



https://www.theguardian.com/technolo...r-dies-aged-81

The man who made my 1st Computers, the ZX80, and ZX81... RIP Clive...
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Old 09-16-2021, 06:06 PM   #2
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Creator of the world's first pocket calculator, producer of electric cars when Elon Musk was still in school and single-handedly responsible for the UK's (if not European) computer game industry, leading to GTA and beyond. A very great man indeed.

The nerd in me has to point out that the ZX80 was named after the Z80 chip and not the year 1980, as the Guardian obituary says.


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Old 09-17-2021, 09:23 AM   #3
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Creator of the world's first pocket calculator, producer of electric cars when Elon Musk was still in school and single-handedly responsible for the UK's (if not European) computer game industry, leading to GTA and beyond. A very great man indeed.
Well, when you put it that way... indeed he was
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Old 09-17-2021, 09:56 AM   #4
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Robert Anderson, a Scottish inventor, built the 1st electric carriage
William Morrison, an American, built the 1st passenger electric car in 1890
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Well, when you put it that way... indeed he was
It's all true though. The impact his home computers had on British and European kids and the games industry, which simply didn't exist before, can't be understated. And although the electric car was ridiculed and a commercial failure, one of its biggest issues was being too ahead of its time.

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Robert Anderson, a Scottish inventor, built the 1st electric carriage
William Morrison, an American, built the 1st passenger electric car in 1890
William Morrison was also Scottish.
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The ZX Spectrum sucked. Still wish i got a commodore 64.
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The ZX Spectrum sucked. Still wish i got a commodore 64.
I want an IBM 5150 because I could use it to bribe John Titor to give me a lift to the year 1780.
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