Tag: Sinclair Computers

Rick Dickinson, designer of many iconic Sinclair computers passes away

It is with great sadness that we learned that Rick Dickinson lost the battle against cancer and passed away on April 24th. Rick had a very successful career but for us, retro enthusiasts, he was well-known for the design of the ZX-81, the ZX Spectrum, and the Sinclair QL. The Sinclair machines were successful for many reasons, from price to…

ZX Spectrum Next “stretch goals” announced

It is typical for any Kickstarter project the existence of stretch goals. The idea is to either improve the product or give extra perks if the funding money passes the target goal for a good margin and reaches other targets values. When launched, we noticed that the ZX Spectrum Next didn’t have any stretch goal defined, which is not really uncommon,…

ZX Spectrum Next £250,000 target reached in only 34 hours

I was expecting that the Next would be a hot topic over Kickstarter and it would be funded, but I didn’t expect that to happen so quick. The project is fully funded already, which means they will get the money from all backers via Kickstarter. Since there are still 28 days to go, there are plenty of time to go way…

Is This Love 2016 (End Of Summer Mix) Amiga Music Disk by Aaron White

Aaron White has sent over his latest Amiga Music Disk for us to share. As Summer slowly draws to a close I thought I would sample one more dance hit on my Amiga and it’s a new track that has just been released featuring the King of Reggae Bob Marley, it’s a dance mix of the classic song ‘Is This…