CNET

Home computing icon Clive Sinclair, the man behind the ZX Spectrum, has died

Richard Trenholm was CNET's film and TV editor, covering the big screen, small screen and streaming. A member of the Film Critic's Circle, he's covered technology and culture from London's tech scene ...
The Verge

Clive Sinclair, inventor of the ZX Spectrum personal computer, has died

Clive Sinclair, who invented the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, an early personal computer, died of cancer Thursday at age 81, his family confirmed. Sinclair was an inventor with an impressive list of ...
PC Gamer

Sir Clive Sinclair, the father of the ZX Spectrum, has died

The groundbreaking inventor and entrepreneur was 81. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Sir Clive Sinclair, the inventor of the ...
CNN

Clive Sinclair, an inventor who helped popularize personal computers, dies at 81

Before computers were a staple of workplaces, schools, libraries and many homes, they were bulky, expensive and a luxury many couldn’t afford. Enter Clive Sinclair. The British inventor’s first ...
ZDNet

My first computer: The ZX Spectrum

The Joy of Specs - in memory of our long lost rubber-keyed friend... This article was first published in January 2002 as part of our 'Technologies That Time Forgot' series of articles. We are running ...
Inverse

Remembering Clive Sinclair, trailblazer of the home computer

Clive Sinclair, the English inventor best known for helping to popularize home computing systems, died on September 16 after battling a cancer-related illness for more than a decade. Sinclair created ...
Ars Technica

RIP Sir Clive Sinclair, creator of UK’s famed ZX Spectrum gaming computer

Sir Clive Sinclair, the namesake of a British electronics manufacturer who helped pioneer Europe’s microcomputing boom, is dead at the age of 81. His company, Sinclair Radionics, is arguably best ...
Kotaku

Father Of Home Computing Sir Clive Sinclair Dies Aged 81

It’s hard to overstate the importance of Sir Clive Sinclair’s role in the world of computing. His inventing the ZX Spectrum home computer in 1980 radically changed the masses’ perception of, and ...
Geeky Gadgets

Awesome prototype Sinclair ZX Spectrum computer donated to museum

The awesome Sinclair ZX Spectrum was my second computer and followed on from the 1K ZX81, providing the first taste of colour and a larger memory capable of playing games such as JetPac, Manic Miner ...
CNET

Clive Sinclair's ZX Spectrum: 'This is where the UK games industry came from'

A former Sinclair employee explains why the company behind the iconic ZX Spectrum refused to understand its importance to a generation of gamers. Luke Westaway is a senior editor at CNET and writer/ ...
PC Gamer

Vega+ retro game console loses Sinclair and ZX Spectrum brand licenses

Sky, the company that owns the brands, has canceled its licensing agreement because of repeated missed deadlines. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here ...