http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/ Engadget Comments for Sir Clive Sinclair doesn't use a computer, exceeds recommended irony levels http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/Mar 1st 2010 5:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/Mar 1st 2010 5:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/Mar 1st 2010 5:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/The economy is so tough that you can't afford to fix your caps lock key... time are tough.]]>Mar 1st 2010 6:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/Mar 1st 2010 5:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/Coming from the man who sank his company by trying to develop pocket sized CRT's and a godawful mini ripoff?
The irony is delicious]]>Mar 1st 2010 6:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/
First thing I though too, although I must admit to bidding on a C5 last week (-;]]>Mar 1st 2010 6:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/
Sinclair C5: A tiny recumbent electrically assisted bike that would "replace cars". Sir Clive, we live in a country that is wetter than Borneo, what happens when it rains.

- No problemo! We sell C5 branded anoraks.

But they are so low profile that trucks can;t see them and will simply run over us.

- No problemo! We sell special little flags on a stick which you attach to the back of your C5.

The A Bike: Sir Clive, your new bike has wheels that are so small that encountering any kind of pothole will result in my flying through the air and landing under a truck.

- No problemo, just avoid potholes.

etc etc etc]]>Mar 1st 2010 9:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/
The technology is still picture quality king.]]>Mar 1st 2010 3:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/Mar 1st 2010 6:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/
He has reason behind his madness, on top of which; he did not "grow up" with computers either. Hes already made his career before they played a large role in his life. I can see why hes saying so.

We should all go back to our Samsung R225's for a week, and drop the TV for the same period jst to put things into perspective.

I haven't owned a TV in 6 years. I applaud the man.]]>Mar 1st 2010 9:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/
//this rant brought to you by someone who hasn't watched television for 18 years. Yeah ... I'm that old. ]]>Mar 1st 2010 12:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/
I'm glad the Guardian writer stopped there.]]>Mar 1st 2010 6:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/Is this an appropriate place for a "That's what she said" joke?]]>Mar 1st 2010 6:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/ Just sayin'.]]>Mar 1st 2010 6:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/Mar 1st 2010 6:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/
He is not complaining about them using memory, he is complaining about the waste of memory usage. I agree with him to a point too. Although memory is so cheap now that it does not really matter too much in most cases.

I remember back in the 90s when SWOS took something like 8MB memory and a 32 MB install on the PC where on the Amiga it used only 1MB memory and came on 3 (or was it 4) 880kb disks. But then the Amiga Workbench OS was one mighty feat of genius coding.]]>Mar 1st 2010 6:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/
Your comment about the Amiga is a PERFECT example of what Sinclair is complaining about. And for the most part, I do agree with him. Modern computers are a joke - they have amazingly fast processors, yet are crippled by 3 decades of backward compatibility and saddled with bloatware from the OS and the actual programs they are asked to run.

Computers in general are simply not as fun as they used to be. Of course anyone under 25 probably doesn't even understand that concept since they all grew up not knowing anything other than Windows. They can not fathom a time when there were actually many different choices in the marketplace and everything wasn't controlled by some huge corporate entity.]]>Mar 1st 2010 9:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/
Totally, the man has point. Computers of today are woeful when compared to fierce beasts like the Amiga.

Full multitasking, colour OS on one disc.

The other thing is, today's box might have more in it but rarely are they Doing more and quite often they aren't actually doing it faster.

It's quite pathetic mostly.]]>Mar 1st 2010 9:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/
Workbench 1 was on 1 disc not including kickstart and extras. Later versions added the couple extra discs vs extra gigs to do the same thing.]]>Mar 1st 2010 9:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/
The TI-99/4A had a sorta-16-bit processor at 3.0MHz. The SU2700 processor is 433.3x faster based on clock-speed alone (and is certainly much more than 433.3x faster when you consider that it's a 64-bit processor and a much more complex architecture). So why does it take so much longer to get to doing something useful on today's computers?]]>Mar 1st 2010 10:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/
On the one hand, machines back in the days of the dinosaurs were "slimmer" and could "do more with less". On the other hand, the Amiga can't accomodate a single copy of the framebuffer for my current TV sized display.

Life moves on. You get more a pallette larger than 4096. etc.]]>Mar 1st 2010 11:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/
Old system emulators help keep things in perspective here. While a lot of these older systems were great in their day. I think a lot of people are viewing the past with rose colored glasses here.

Any of these nostalgiac types would go off running screaming into the night if they were forced to use those machines today.]]>Mar 1st 2010 11:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/
It is not about nostalgia (and yes I do still use my amiga, plus my spectrum 48k is still in full working order). It merely stating that the current processors and OS's waste memory and resources like maniacs compared to the old computers. No one is disputing that the current computers are way more powerful that those of yesteryear and that the UI has moved on quite a bit. But that does not mean that they should not be improved upon still.]]>Mar 1st 2010 11:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/Mar 1st 2010 6:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/
Indeed. The Spectrum 48k was simply amazing.]]>Mar 1st 2010 6:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/Mar 1st 2010 7:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/
The C64 was a pig to program, a champ none the less, but a pig all the same.]]>Mar 1st 2010 9:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/
The Amstrad 464 pissed all over both the spectrum and the c64, much better graphics ;p]]>Mar 1st 2010 10:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/Mar 1st 2010 1:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/Mar 1st 2010 7:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/Mar 1st 2010 9:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/
I agree that Macs are beautiful, but not so beautiful after being used for a few months, while it would be nice to have a whole new form of computing by now I'd rather spend £400 on a computer instead of £2000.
So unless you plan on paying for this new computing system I'd be happy with our well established cheap IBM based systems.]]>Mar 1st 2010 10:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/Mar 1st 2010 9:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/that grill's hilarious.
]]>Mar 1st 2010 2:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair_C5

Has any business talking about other peoples designs.]]>Mar 1st 2010 9:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/
did not you check the OTHER link?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clive_Sinclair

it is clearly the same dude :-)]]>Mar 1st 2010 10:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/Mar 1st 2010 11:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/The C5 looked fucking great back in the day. 80's scifi in reality.]]>Mar 1st 2010 11:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/Mar 1st 2010 10:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/Pity people with such talent are let down by their ridiculous egos !]]>Mar 1st 2010 10:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/Mar 1st 2010 10:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/
Agreed, if the current state of computing is so bad, I'd be interested to see what his solution to that would be. From the way he's talking, it sounds like there's an opportunity there.]]>Mar 1st 2010 11:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/Mar 1st 2010 11:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/
He wants to think again about that comment. Many a time I was loading a game (Jet Set Willy FTW) and was met with the dreaded "R Tape loading error, 0:1" error message. :(

Despite his misjudgment, I loved the Spectrum and the fact that his machine was my first steps into computing many moons ago. Sir Clive is a legend!]]>Mar 1st 2010 11:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/Mar 1st 2010 12:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/
Still, the Amiga comment posted above is interesting. In 512K, it could accomplish goals windows doesn't even consider in under a gig of ram.

Anyone remember Win95 being able to run in 4 mb? Something has gone seriously amiss along the way.]]>Mar 1st 2010 6:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/sir-clive-sinclair-doesnt-use-a-computer-exceeds-recommended-i/
I had a spectrumZX80, and it was a fun gaming computer on which I learned the principles of programming. ]]>Mar 2nd 2010 12:07AM