tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post4679807573958958023..comments2024-03-28T13:49:48.236+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: RIP Sir Clive Sinclair.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-23408750790103291452021-09-19T04:20:24.458+01:002021-09-19T04:20:24.458+01:00Hello Regina. He's done very well for himself ...Hello Regina. He's done very well for himself since those early days. He's a good boy.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-21017881474018420772021-09-18T17:18:52.941+01:002021-09-18T17:18:52.941+01:00What a charming sketch! And he's fortunate to ...What a charming sketch! And he's fortunate to have had a very good father pointing him in the right direction. Regards from Maine.Regina M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01390749728685272776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-88956869710392482032021-09-18T17:01:32.752+01:002021-09-18T17:01:32.752+01:00I can assure you that he is a fine upstanding figu...I can assure you that he is a fine upstanding figure of a man. No lasting damage from my drawing!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-57567344599592868882021-09-18T16:59:56.627+01:002021-09-18T16:59:56.627+01:00I've never liked to think of my children blin...I've never liked to think of my children blindly following what their mates do. I prefer they were leaders than followers.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-64838972047459180332021-09-18T15:50:23.290+01:002021-09-18T15:50:23.290+01:00That's all very well. What about him slouching...That's all very well. What about him slouching over the comp as per your drawing? Well before all your narrative happened, if and when, my mother came across me slumped over doing my homework, in passing, she'd give me a slight nudge between my shoulder blades. "Sit up straight". Her grandson, the Angel, has taken over from her. "MAMA!" There is no ESCAPE.<br /><br />UUrsulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722046288685936851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-46331705185621388602021-09-18T15:44:43.566+01:002021-09-18T15:44:43.566+01:00Early interest in learning to program is a great s...Early interest in learning to program is a great start. Your support and encouragement is impressive. Gaming is far to popular and in my view should be limited. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473063249106111719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-59264260601619838722021-09-18T14:16:08.195+01:002021-09-18T14:16:08.195+01:00I think it was more that I didn't want him to ...I think it was more that I didn't want him to become like so many others who did nothing, and were glued to their consoles all day. As, unfortunately, so many do today.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-7800018296268198742021-09-18T13:46:17.806+01:002021-09-18T13:46:17.806+01:00That was some pretty good parenting all those year...That was some pretty good parenting all those years ago, Cro. You recognized your son's talents and gave him the opportunity to recognize them in himself. Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-61586068272166609472021-09-18T13:10:58.025+01:002021-09-18T13:10:58.025+01:00As I mentioned above, he was so involved in what h...As I mentioned above, he was so involved in what he was doing, that he didn't even know that I was drawing him. He's still the same today!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-61284269427763495252021-09-18T13:09:41.922+01:002021-09-18T13:09:41.922+01:00See my reply to Graham above. I'm sure many bi...See my reply to Graham above. I'm sure many billions were later made by those who learned their trade on Sinclairs, etc.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-37769281220403307582021-09-18T13:07:19.245+01:002021-09-18T13:07:19.245+01:00There were those who just used them for playing ga...There were those who just used them for playing games, and others who used them to further their careers.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-72097012301861739922021-09-18T13:03:47.906+01:002021-09-18T13:03:47.906+01:00When I look at the drawing I can remember exactly ...When I look at the drawing I can remember exactly how they were. Monitor, keyboard, and printer, with silly floppy disks.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-46924784748105487052021-09-18T13:01:13.380+01:002021-09-18T13:01:13.380+01:00Sugar was a better businessman.Sugar was a better businessman.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-3971698058461948842021-09-18T13:00:31.553+01:002021-09-18T13:00:31.553+01:00He certainly was, and a bit batty too.He certainly was, and a bit batty too.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-11427927658746833362021-09-18T12:27:51.740+01:002021-09-18T12:27:51.740+01:00What a lovely sketch of Wills. That was an excelle...What a lovely sketch of Wills. That was an excellent idea to have him design his own games. I'm not familiar with Sir Clive's calculator but my Hewlett-Packard 12C university essential is still going strong, despite my only using it for mostly, ahem, mental arithmetic these days. Pipistrellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904613196101010022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-89279194719174785502021-09-18T11:50:14.078+01:002021-09-18T11:50:14.078+01:00So many people learned programming on Sinclairs, B...So many people learned programming on Sinclairs, BBCs, Commodores and so on, leading to successful software and games companies, even in the UK. Then along came the disaster when someone decided that kids in UK schools didn't need to learn coding any more because all they needed was to know how to use 'Information Technology', meaning Word and Excel. Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-5832351307362844852021-09-18T11:43:51.422+01:002021-09-18T11:43:51.422+01:00I like your story about Wills. My elder son did hi...I like your story about Wills. My elder son did his first programming on a ZX Spectrum and went on to do a doctorate in computer programming. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-85083248110329626272021-09-18T11:03:15.273+01:002021-09-18T11:03:15.273+01:00How good was it to instantly do a square root usin...How good was it to instantly do a square root using a calculator. <br /><br />I haven't forgotten green screens but I had forgotten the Amstrad name.<br /><br />I like the drawing. There is a lot of detail when one looks carefully, and lordy, look at the size of the monitor, and that is how they were.<br /><br />Nearly time for bed. I select Shut Down and wait until the screen to display 'It is safe to turn off your computer'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-13179124616491212482021-09-18T10:45:31.481+01:002021-09-18T10:45:31.481+01:00One of Britain's greats in invention who sold ...One of Britain's greats in invention who sold out to Sugar. A bit of an odd man but perhaps it was just the best way for him to do it. Sugar got a bargain. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-83774137955600026742021-09-18T10:38:15.762+01:002021-09-18T10:38:15.762+01:00Interesting reading his obit in the Times yesterda...Interesting reading his obit in the Times yesterday - certainly a one off.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-64788492251592497662021-09-18T09:00:20.916+01:002021-09-18T09:00:20.916+01:00And like many others, he grasped it with both hand...And like many others, he grasped it with both hands.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-50189391209200425772021-09-18T08:56:19.634+01:002021-09-18T08:56:19.634+01:00He was just at the right age when it all started. ...He was just at the right age when it all started. A great opportunity for him. JayCeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373622852406554111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-81789442091678935852021-09-18T08:54:29.314+01:002021-09-18T08:54:29.314+01:00He would have done it anyway, he was that sort of ...He would have done it anyway, he was that sort of boy.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-84833003586613018552021-09-18T08:40:07.872+01:002021-09-18T08:40:07.872+01:00Clever boy and smart Dad to point him in the right...Clever boy and smart Dad to point him in the right directionlocal alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-59060413643542317302021-09-18T08:06:54.855+01:002021-09-18T08:06:54.855+01:00He was fascinated by Computer Languages at an earl...He was fascinated by Computer Languages at an early age, and went on to be even more so. So much better than just playing games.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com