Sad news this morning...
http://www.qlforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=2423
Rest in peace.
Rick Dickinson passes away
Rick Dickinson passes away
Mathias
ZX-Team member and classic computer collector
ZX-Team member and classic computer collector
Re: Rick Dickinson passes away
A Sinclair legend without doubt, so very sad.
Re: Rick Dickinson passes away
all over various sinclair groups on facebook, could hardly believe it this morning.. sad times
R.I.P. Rick
R.I.P. Rick
what's that Smell.... smells like fresh flux and solder fumes...
Re: Rick Dickinson passes away
I too was surprised by his passing - he was always approachable and seemed surprised by how much enthusiasm there was for his designs.
Personally, I owe my business to Rick, in that it was the design and pleasure of getting out the ZX81 and later the QL from its box; which kept me interested in computing and eager to learn how to program them. It tells that even though I only had the ZX81, when I saw my cousins get out their Vic-20 to play, I felt real disappointment in the look of the machine (and equally the later C64 when they upgraded!)
Rest in Peace
Personally, I owe my business to Rick, in that it was the design and pleasure of getting out the ZX81 and later the QL from its box; which kept me interested in computing and eager to learn how to program them. It tells that even though I only had the ZX81, when I saw my cousins get out their Vic-20 to play, I felt real disappointment in the look of the machine (and equally the later C64 when they upgraded!)
Rest in Peace
Rich Mellor
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RWAP Software
RWAP Adventures
SellMyRetro
Retro-Printer Module
Also Involved in:
Icephorm
Re: Rick Dickinson passes away
Yeah, a friend sent it to me today.
R.I.P - it was the guy who made design of the best looking computer ever - the ZX81.
R.I.P - it was the guy who made design of the best looking computer ever - the ZX81.
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"MONOCHROME" issue 5 - (Spring 2014) free paper/PDF magazine about ZX81: http://tiny.pl/q2m44
ZX81 COMPETITIONS 2007/2009: http://zx81.republika.pl/