Rick Dickinson passes away

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Rick Dickinson passes away

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Sad news this morning...

http://www.qlforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=2423

Rest in peace.
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A Sinclair legend without doubt, so very sad. :(
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all over various sinclair groups on facebook, could hardly believe it this morning.. sad times

R.I.P. Rick
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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!)

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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.
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