I didn't know they cancelled Futurama - The Simpsons must be just too
popular. I loved the Star Trek poarody they did where are the star trek
cast where just heads in jars.
Speaking of Sinclair on TV -
I have an interview with Bill Gates, which was made for the now defunct dot
tv (computer channel) that used to broadcast on Sky Digital. In it, he is
interviewed by an english presenter, and The presenter makes reference to
how the Americans led the computer revolution in the 80's.
To which Bill replies " The British had some good computers too, the
Sinclair ones for example - Pity they didn't run DOS though"
Laugh? I nearly collapsed, I always thought that was one of the best bits
about the Sinclair machines...........
Cheers,
Darren Branagh,
Bank of Ireland - Cards And Loans Business,
Nassau House, 33/35 Nassau Street, Dublin 2. Ireland.
Tel: 1850-530-530 Fax: 01-6706813.
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Marcel Kilgus
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This might amuse some:
The FOX series Futurama, whose plot takes place in the year 3000,
recently aired an episode that featured obsolete robots. And one of
those robots had "Sinclair 2k" written on its chest. :-)
It's not the first insider joke that shows that the writers know about
vintage computers. One time for example Bender, a robot that is one of
the main characters, got an X-ray which prominently featured a 6502
processor in his head (main processor of e.g. the Commodore C64).
Suffice to say I like the series. Pity it got canceled.
Marcel
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