Rick Dickinson passes away
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2018 4:00 pm
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Rick Dickinson passes away
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Re: Rick Dickinson passes away
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2018 4:53 pm
A Sinclair legend without doubt, so very sad.
Re: Rick Dickinson passes away
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2018 7:28 pm
all over various sinclair groups on facebook, could hardly believe it this morning.. sad times
R.I.P. Rick
R.I.P. Rick
Re: Rick Dickinson passes away
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2018 7:55 pm
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
Re: Rick Dickinson passes away
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2018 11:17 am
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.