tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3189776231794052813.post8940873634778995454..comments2024-01-09T11:07:49.318+02:00Comments on Dony's (not only) New Stuff for Old Computers: Sinclair εναντίον Acorn: η ιστορία της αντιπαλότηταςDonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17644680307246926212noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3189776231794052813.post-1703715744829112152016-08-24T10:22:32.224+03:002016-08-24T10:22:32.224+03:00Αυτά είναι! Κι άντε μετά να εξηγήσει κανείς πώς το...Αυτά είναι! Κι άντε μετά να εξηγήσει κανείς πώς τον ξυλοφόρτωσε ο "Θείος" Clive! :-PDonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17644680307246926212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3189776231794052813.post-649385374262877792016-08-24T02:32:25.679+03:002016-08-24T02:32:25.679+03:00Έξοχα! Στον κήπο φίλοι μου!
Φίλοι μου, σας προσφέ...Έξοχα! Στον κήπο φίλοι μου! <br />Φίλοι μου, σας προσφέρω μια μονομαχία αντάξια των ρωμαϊκών χρόνων! :pTurricanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13646423338766237458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3189776231794052813.post-11868465559789688602016-08-22T15:53:30.474+03:002016-08-22T15:53:30.474+03:00Κοίτα, άλλα υποστηρίζει ο Sir Clive κι άλλα ο Curr...Κοίτα, άλλα υποστηρίζει ο Sir Clive κι άλλα ο Curry. Ότι έγινε καβγάς πάντως, έγινε. Να, διάβασε τι έχουν πει οι ίδιοι:<br /><br />Ιn the early Eighties, the BBC became aware of the revolution in computing and launched a campaign to put them into schools. It planned a series of educational programmes explaining how to use the new technology. The broadcaster, sensing a huge untapped market, saw an opportunity to sell computers to schools to accompany the programme and invited companies to bid for the contract.<br /><br />Sinclair, who was ahead in the race, assumed he’d get the job but, to his horror, the BBC chose an Acorn model, which became known as the BBC Microcomputer. With the BBC’s backing it was an overnight success and Acorn was swamped with orders.<br /><br />That period was the boom time for UK computers. Curry at Acorn, with its new Atom computer, and Sinclair with his Spectrum, jockeyed for position. At first, relations remained cordial but then Sinclair took exception to an advertisement by Acorn, which suggested its computers were superior to those being manufactured by Sinclair.<br /><br />Furious at his computer’s reliability being questioned it was then, in the build up to Christmas 1984, that Sir Clive squared up to Chris Curry in the Baron of Beef.<br /><br />Sir Clive, who later apologised for losing his cool, recalls: “He’d slagged off my computer and I took exception to that. It was nothing too vigorous. I think he was pretty shame-faced but we soon patched things up and we remain friends. I’m not embarrassed about it.”<br /><br />The inventor admits he was also “pretty miffed” when he lost out to Acorn for the BBC deal. “At the time we were miles ahead of Acorn,” claims Sir Clive. “I don’t think the Acorn computer would have gone anywhere without the BBC tie-up.”<br /><br />He says he’s relaxed about how he will be portrayed in the comedy drama, which will be screened this autumn. “It was a terrifically exciting time,” he explains. “I’m proud of what we achieved at Sinclair. We pioneered low-cost computing.”<br /><br />Curry, now 63, said of the fight: “He was extremely aggressive and rude to me and he was calling me names. I tried to placate him but it was no good.”<br /><br />The feuding pair eventually patched up their differences and Sinclair invited Curry to one of his New Year parties.Donyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17644680307246926212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3189776231794052813.post-70115211164529489262016-08-21T22:02:25.990+03:002016-08-21T22:02:25.990+03:00Πάντοτε αναρωτιόμουν, αν ο Sir Clive χτύπησε πράγμ...Πάντοτε αναρωτιόμουν, αν ο Sir Clive χτύπησε πράγματι τον Chris Curry, σε εκείνη την pub. Αξέχαστα χρόνια! Turricanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13646423338766237458noreply@blogger.com