[SIGCIS-Members] 30th anniversary coverage of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum
James Sumner
james.sumner at manchester.ac.uk
Mon Apr 23 15:18:06 PDT 2012
Interesting to see so much of this in the British press today, given
that the Spectrum doesn't fit the "revolutionary technological
breakthrough" trope.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17776666
Interviews with Rick Dickinson and Richard Altwasser, the latter of whom
unsurprisingly invokes the Raspberry Pi manifesto. First time I've seen
the Spectrum described as "Bauhaus-inspired". And "Sir Clive declined to
take part in the conversation."
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/google-doodle-celebrates-zx-spectrum-and-st-georges-day-7669871.html
on today's Google Doodle, which commemorates St George's Day in an image
with authentic Spectrum attribute-clash (was the choice of 23 April as
release date a deliberate bit of marketing? Doesn't seem quite to fit
with the general approach).
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2012/apr/23/zx-spectrum-computer-masses-games
Positions the Spectrum as a "computer for the masses" which "typified
the British approach to industrial design – utilitarian but also
idiosyncratic and characterful". Well, up to a point...
Cheers
James
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