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Offline Simon

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Sinclair's back on track with the C5 reloaded
« on: November 05, 2010, 21:12 »
Home computing pioneer Sir Clive Sinclair is revisiting the scene of one of his inventing crimes with the relaunch of his infamous C5 electric car.

The British entrepreneur - who inspired a generation of computer enthusiasts with his ZX80, ZX81 and ZX Spectrum machines - failed to repeat his computing success with the ill-fated C5.

Low speeds and a questionable posture saw only 12,000 units sold worldwide, but that hasn't stopped Sinclair trying again – this time announcing the upcoming availability of the Sinclair X-1.

Read more: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/362581/sinclairs-back-on-track-with-the-c5-reloaded
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Re: Sinclair's back on track with the C5 reloaded
« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2010, 00:05 »
Hoover must have been jumping for joy when they heard the C5 would be powered by their washing machine motors.   :laugh:

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Re: Sinclair's back on track with the C5 reloaded
« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2010, 00:28 »
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Re: Sinclair's back on track with the C5 reloaded
« Reply #3 on: November 06, 2010, 12:28 »
Might be more apt to use tumble-drier motors. ;)
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Re: Sinclair's back on track with the C5 reloaded
« Reply #4 on: November 06, 2010, 13:52 »
 :hehe:
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