Home computing pioneer Sir Clive Sinclair dies aged 81
I don't know how accurate this is but it came across my feed https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/sep/16/home-computing-pioneer-si...
On Thu, Sep 16, 2021 at 2:23 PM Christian Liendo via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
I don't know how accurate this is but it came across my feed
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/sep/16/home-computing-pioneer-si...
Very interesting. I knew about the Sinclair computers, but I didn't know about the invention of the pocket calculator.
We have one of these calculators on display within our Sinclair User Group exhibit On Thu, Sep 16, 2021 at 4:26 PM Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
On Thu, Sep 16, 2021 at 2:23 PM Christian Liendo via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
I don't know how accurate this is but it came across my feed
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/sep/16/home-computing-pioneer-si...
Very interesting. I knew about the Sinclair computers, but I didn't know about the invention of the pocket calculator.
His daughter stated that he never uses a computer or calculator instead he uses a slide ruler. On Thursday, September 16, 2021, 04:48:25 PM EDT, Bill Degnan via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote: We have one of these calculators on display within our Sinclair User Group exhibit On Thu, Sep 16, 2021 at 4:26 PM Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
On Thu, Sep 16, 2021 at 2:23 PM Christian Liendo via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
I don't know how accurate this is but it came across my feed
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/sep/16/home-computing-pioneer-si...
Very interesting. I knew about the Sinclair computers, but I didn't know about the invention of the pocket calculator.
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