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It was the zx spectrum with its colour display that was his biggest success, credited by some with launching the uk's computer and video games industries. more money had been poured into his obsession with a new form of urban transport. the sinclair c5, launched in the freezing winter of 1985, became something of a national joke and many critics complained it was unsafe on busy urban roads. you try some things and they succeed and sometimes they don't and i don't look back on it and say to myself the cs was a wildest idea which failed because people jumped on it — i don't think that's true. ...

His own electronic kits by mail order and writing technical manuals. he then put a magnifying bubble over each digit to make it visible. an obsession with miniaturisation saw him launch the word's fist slimline pocket calculator in 1972. soon though, competition from cheaperjapanese versions forced sinclair to slash his prices. then the failure of his next innovation, a digital watch, brought his company to its knees. undaunted, he set up sinclair research and in 1980 launched a ground—breaking personal computer, the zx 80. it sold for under £100. it was the zx spectrum with its colour disp...

The ministers turn up for their first cabinet meeting, but i suspect there is apprehension behind the smiles about how exactly they will deliver on what is a tight timescale.— sir clive sinclair, the british inventor who created one of the first pocket calculators and brought affordable home computers to the masses, has died at the age of 81. largely self—taught, he began inventing gadgets while he was still at school, and is widely known for his creation of the ill—fated sinclair c5 electric tricycle. our technology correspondent rory cellan—jones reports. his drive and enthusiasm mad...

It was the zx spectrum with its colour display that was his biggest success, credited by some with launching the uk's computer and video games industries. more money had been poured into his obsession with a new form of urban transport. the sinclair c5, launched in the freezing winter of 1985, became something of a nationaljoke. and many critics complained it was unsafe on busy urban roads. you try some things and they succeed and sometimes they don't. and i don't look back on it and say to myself the c5 was a wildest idea which failed because peoplejumped on it, i don't think that's true. i t...

Which was his biggest success, credited by some with launching the uk's computer and video games industries. more money had been poured into his obsession with a new form of urban transport. the sinclair c5, launched in the freezing winter of 1985, became something of a nationaljoke. and many critics complained it was unsafe on busy urban roads. you try some things and they succeed, and sometimes they don't. and i don't look back on it and say to myself the c5 was a wildest idea which failed because peoplejumped on it, i don't think that's true. i think it was not good enough to succeed, simpl...