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SteveC Member Since: 11 Oct 2013 Location: St Ives, Cambs Posts: 281 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Michael K Williams, star of The Wire and Boardwalk Empire Steve
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3landertwo Member Since: 27 May 2020 Location: UK Posts: 1130 ![]() |
Sir Clive Sinclair has died. |
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CJOver Member Since: 27 Nov 2014 Location: Biggleswade, Bedfordshire Posts: 637 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
As reported on the BBC site;
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jules Member Since: 13 Dec 2007 Location: The Wilds of Warwickshire Posts: 5056 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
still got my ZX80 somewhere in the loft
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IanMetro Member Since: 11 Sep 2017 Location: Somerset BS21 Posts: 3149 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Sir Clive Sinclair
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dorsetfreelander Member Since: 20 Jul 2013 Location: Dorset Posts: 4354 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Back in the 60's I was into electronics and bought some of Sinclair's books of circuits using "micro alloy transistors" or MATs that he sold. I had great difficulty in getting his stuff to work. A friend then bought some of his Project 60 hifi modules and most of that didn't work either and had to be sent back for replacement. My first job was in the Plessey research labs and someone told me that Sinclair bought a load of reject semiconductors including IC amplifiers cheap as they were out of spec and was trying to find ones that worked and selling them on. It was all done on his kitchen table. He was certainly a character and a friend bought a Sinclair Scientific calculator for about Β£70 in the mid 70's (serious money) and the Black Watch. I eventually worked for ICL and had an OPD one per desk based on the ZX (which BT also tried to sell as the Tonto) but the microdrives were absolute rubbish and few customers actually bought one. What with the C5 I always wondered how he actually made any money. 3 x FL1 2 manual + 1 auto
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CJOver Member Since: 27 Nov 2014 Location: Biggleswade, Bedfordshire Posts: 637 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jimmy Greaves has passed;
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Boxbrownie Member Since: 17 Mar 2019 Location: Looe Posts: 2053 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Boycie has goneβ¦β¦ |
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SYFL2 Member Since: 16 Jun 2012 Location: Sheffield Posts: 2595 ![]() ![]() |
Yes so sad that is I love his donation idea what a guy.
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Sidthecat Member Since: 10 Sep 2017 Location: Sarf-East London-sur-Mer Posts: 1635 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Ironically, not passing any more RIP Greavsie, legend |
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axle Member Since: 11 Sep 2016 Location: South Yorkshire. Posts: 1054 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Robert Fyfe has died aged 90
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CJOver Member Since: 27 Nov 2014 Location: Biggleswade, Bedfordshire Posts: 637 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Status Quo bassist Alan Lancaster.
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CJOver Member Since: 27 Nov 2014 Location: Biggleswade, Bedfordshire Posts: 637 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Roger Hunt: Former Liverpool and England striker dies aged 83
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Jack frost Member Since: 21 Dec 2011 Location: UK Posts: 796 ![]() ![]() |
Fair play on goal again Roger 83 spot on the life expectancy in the UK, typical of a former Liverpool player πππ RIP legend. |
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