So Clive Sinclair has passed away

Printable View

16-09-21, 22:28
blue matt

So Clive Sinclair has passed away

I must admit, the ZX81 then the Spectrum were my first Computers and set me of down the geek road

I guess it was the start of " backing up games " aswell

Who can forget

Football manager
Daley Thompsom Decathlon, batter those keys
Outrun ( which at that time was vastly better on the mega drive )
Italia 90 ( as outrun, the mega drive was just killing home computer games by then )
16-09-21, 22:33
BLUETIT

Re: So Clive Sinclair has passed away

Can’t remember which one, but we got one of his makes of computers in the attic
16-09-21, 22:44
lardy

Re: So Clive Sinclair has passed away

I thought he was Sir Clive Sinclair. Never heard of a So.
16-09-21, 22:56
The Hooded Claw

Re: So Clive Sinclair has passed away

Got a Spectrum + (converted from the old rubber key machine) and a Spectrum + 128k plus over 100 games in my attic!
17-09-21, 06:18
Taunton Blue Genie

Re: So Clive Sinclair has passed away

The C5 never quite caught on.....
17-09-21, 06:35
splott parker

Re: So Clive Sinclair has passed away

Quote:

Originally Posted by BLUETIT

Can’t remember which one, but we got one of his makes of computers in the attic

A C5?:hehe:
17-09-21, 07:56
Tuerto

Re: So Clive Sinclair has passed away

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie

The C5 never quite caught on.....

Apparently, They're not going to use a Hearse to carry his Coffin, but 9 of those C5's taped together.
17-09-21, 07:57
delmbox

Re: So Clive Sinclair has passed away

Quote:

Originally Posted by BLUETIT

Can’t remember which one, but we got one of his makes of computers in the attic

Don't lie, it's the technological epicentre of your house :hehe:
17-09-21, 08:44
bobh

Re: So Clive Sinclair has passed away

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie

The C5 never quite caught on.....

Centre Parcs bought a load of them for guests to use around their parks.
Don't know if they're still in use.
17-09-21, 09:02
Rjk

Re: So Clive Sinclair has passed away

I wonder with modern batteries and motors what the range and speed of the c5 could be.
17-09-21, 09:12
Taunton Blue Genie

Re: So Clive Sinclair has passed away

Quote:

Originally Posted by BLUETIT

Can’t remember which one, but we got one of his makes of computers in the attic

Still using the abacus then, old ftuit?
17-09-21, 11:35
Canton68

Re: So Clive Sinclair has passed away

I installed a conveyor system at Hoover in Merthyr
There were loads of them there
I think they were assembled on the site
17-09-21, 12:34
MacAdder

Re: So Clive Sinclair has passed away

I reckon if he'd launched the C5 40 years later we'd all have one.

Proper visionary Sir Clive.

RIP
17-09-21, 14:02
Sunnysideup

Re: So Clive Sinclair has passed away

Electric cars 40 years ago
Who’d have thought it 😂😂😂
17-09-21, 14:03
stan butler

Re: So Clive Sinclair has passed away

Quote:

Originally Posted by MacAdder

I reckon if he'd launched the C5 40 years later we'd all have one.

Proper visionary Sir Clive.

RIP

He was ahead of his time with the C5
17-09-21, 14:34
blue matt

Re: So Clive Sinclair has passed away

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie

The C5 never quite caught on.....

I wonder what the world would think now, a small personal electric car, takes up little space to park, cheap to buy, cheap to run, cheap to maintain, whack a Tesla badge on it, its a winner
17-09-21, 14:57
Rjk

Re: So Clive Sinclair has passed away

Quote:

Originally Posted by blue matt

I wonder what the world would think now, a small personal electric car, takes up little space to park, cheap to buy, cheap to run, cheap to maintain, whack a Tesla badge on it, its a winner

With modern brushless motors and battery technology, I'd love to see what you could do with the concept these days
17-09-21, 15:45
BLUETIT

Re: So Clive Sinclair has passed away

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rjk

With modern brushless motors and battery technology, I'd love to see what you could do with the concept these days

Get squashed by a juggernaut lorry most probably
17-09-21, 15:51
Rjk

Re: So Clive Sinclair has passed away

Quote:

Originally Posted by BLUETIT

Get squashed by a juggernaut lorry most probably

Yeah, but you could have a lot of fun before your inevitable demise.
could make it like a drifting trike/big wheel
17-09-21, 17:06
MacAdder

Re: So Clive Sinclair has passed away

Quote:

Originally Posted by stan butler

He was ahead of his time with the C5

Way ahead.
Computers too.
He was the one who suggested everybody having a computer.
Just think if he hadn't been born, very few people world be working from home now.

I remember him being publicly ridiculed, for his C5.

He's gotta be up there with the great innovative pioneers.
18-09-21, 00:00
Citizen's Nephew

Re: So Clive Sinclair has passed away

Quote:

Originally Posted by blue matt

I must admit, the ZX81 then the Spectrum were my first Computers and set me of down the geek road

I guess it was the start of " backing up games " aswell

Who can forget

Football manager
Daley Thompsom Decathlon, batter those keys
Outrun ( which at that time was vastly better on the mega drive )
Italia 90 ( as outrun, the mega drive was just killing home computer games by then )

OutRun is still up there as one of the most influential driving games of all time. I think it made 4th just behind Gran Turismo. I've seen elements of outrun recycled in games like Need For Speed and even the Forza Horizon series. It's non-linear gameplay was revolutionary. Can't believe it was released in 1986.

I'm an obsessive collector of racing/driving games across all platforms and still play outrun a few times a month using an emulator on a PC.

I was a C64 owner so never had the connection with the Sinclair but the Mega Drive was fab!

Clive was way ahead of his time and a true technical revolutionary. I always wondered what a Sinclair/Jobs collaboration would have produced in the 90s. He will have influenced many gamers to go on to learn more about computing/coding/game development much like the Raspberry Pi is today.

If you're interested in tech then check out the drama Halt And Catch Fire set in 1983.
19-09-21, 19:03
blue matt

Re: So Clive Sinclair has passed away

Quote:

Originally Posted by Citizen's Nephew

OutRun is still up there as one of the most influential driving games of all time. I think it made 4th just behind Gran Turismo. I've seen elements of outrun recycled in games like Need For Speed and even the Forza Horizon series. It's non-linear gameplay was revolutionary. Can't believe it was released in 1986.

I'm an obsessive collector of racing/driving games across all platforms and still play outrun a few times a month using an emulator on a PC.

I was a C64 owner so never had the connection with the Sinclair but the Mega Drive was fab!

Clive was way ahead of his time and a true technical revolutionary. I always wondered what a Sinclair/Jobs collaboration would have produced in the 90s. He will have influenced many gamers to go on to learn more about computing/coding/game development much like the Raspberry Pi is today.

If you're interested in tech then check out the drama Halt And Catch Fire set in 1983.

I'll have a look at the drama

As a lad I used to be decent at Outrun in the arcade, used to have the top score for months in the arcade over the Island ( the arcade on the bend had the game forever , was it called carousel arcade ? ? ? )

I had a C Vic 20 ( mum and dad couldn't afford the C64 the next year ) aswell, moved onto a Electeron ( as we couldn't afford the BBC micro ) to play on Elite , must have been around the time consoles were leading the charge then, but had to convince the folks that a home computer was important for school :hehe: I was fortunate enough to have both NES and Master system consoles, by the time and Megadrive and SNES came out I was working, so could save my own money to buy them ( though my SNES came from a dubious source )
21-09-21, 12:08
Citizen's Nephew

Re: So Clive Sinclair has passed away

Quote:

Originally Posted by blue matt

I'll have a look at the drama

As a lad I used to be decent at Outrun in the arcade, used to have the top score for months in the arcade over the Island ( the arcade on the bend had the game forever , was it called carousel arcade ? ? ? )

I had a C Vic 20 ( mum and dad couldn't afford the C64 the next year ) aswell, moved onto a Electeron ( as we couldn't afford the BBC micro ) to play on Elite , must have been around the time consoles were leading the charge then, but had to convince the folks that a home computer was important for school :hehe: I was fortunate enough to have both NES and Master system consoles, by the time and Megadrive and SNES came out I was working, so could save my own money to buy them ( though my SNES came from a dubious source )

It's so weird when I see contemporary games with 'insert coin' written into the code and I wonder how many actually did ever play a game where you spent your pocket money on each attempt. You had to get good in the arcades to make it last!

I just discovered that OutRun is still being sold on the Nintendo Switch which is incredible. The Switch is becoming quite a console and is the only one I'm interested in these days outside of PC. Switch games hold their price really well too.