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  • Sir Clive Sinclair, Father Of Home Computing, Dies Aged 81

    Sir Clive Sinclair, Father Of Home Computing, Dies Aged 81

    It’s hard to overstate the importance of Sir Clive Sinclair’s role in the world of computing. His inventing the ZX Spectrum home computer in 1980 radically changed the masses’ perception of and access to computers, creating a path for not only gaming, but also the creation of games, by millions. He died yesterday at the…


  • Using The ZX Spectrum To Make Awesome Art

    My first computer was a ZX Spectrum 48k. And I was obsessed. Often when games loaded (this typically took a long time) the developers would give you a loading screen to look at. Sometimes they were incredible. Now there are a group of artists trying to work within the restraints of the ZX Spectrum’s limitations,…