Rick Dickinson - designer of the ZX81 & Spectrum

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Another sad day. My condolences to his friends and family.
Just like before, it's yesterday once more.
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RIP
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Sad to hear.
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RIP.

A very talented guy, his designs still stand out from the crowd after 36 years.
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Now reported by BBC News.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-43907248

I was just feet away from Rick as he gave his talk on the ZX Spectrum Next in October at the Cambridge Centre for Computing History.
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An interview in Sinclair User, August 1982:

https://www.sinclairuser.com/005/insinc.htm
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I just knew of the sad news from the Next newsletter. I am deeply shocked.

I contacted him at the time of composing the Spectrumpedia asking for the permission to use some photos. Not only he was so kind to let me have it, he accepted my contact on Flickr and complimented me on this photo.

Rest in peace Rick.
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I just knew of the sad news from the Next newsletter. I am deeply shocked.
You don't visit Spectrum sites as often as before, Allessandro?
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***bump***

The Centre for Computing History have released a short video interview with Rick from 2016.

[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIwNNcNNzq8&t=185s[/media]
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... and now they've released a long video of Rick talking about the industrial design of the Spectrum Next, with a few nice Sinclair anecdotes thrown in as well. :)

[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbFYoWTdy3Y[/media]
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