It’s wonderful to hear all these stories about Ranulph and even see a photo. I’m sorry that I don’t think I ever got the chance to meet Ranulph in person. Still it’s been great that we could be part of this group with him over the years and know him in some way. What an incredible person.
RIP Ranulph. All the best, Jason > On 29 Jan 2015, at 13:18, e17paul <[email protected]> wrote: > > In October 1987 I was lucky enough to become a student at Portsmouth School > of Architecture, where Ranulph was one of the tutors to the 1st year studio. > Coming to discussion of not only Architecture, but philosophy and cybernetics > was mindblowing to a student fresh from science A' Levels. Ranulph was very > approachable, only daunting because of he complexity of his thought. > > As if that wasn't enough, Ranulph did something else that still contributes > to my life today. Together with Jay Potts, he introduced a Macintosh to the > school of Architecture. Firstly just one, which soon gained a second floppy > drive (the luxury). Then more followed. Never before had I encountered a > computer that could be explored without reference to a manual. I bought my > first in 1990. > > Many years later, through my involvement with LMUG, I joined the SMUG web > forum, and was delighted to see that familiar name, and have further access > to the thoughts of Ranulph. > > Thank You Ranulph, may you rest in peace. > > Condolences to you all, and to Ranulph's family. As Sam says, raise a glass > in his honour. I know he would appreciate that. > > Paul > > Portsmouth student, 1987-1990, and a Mac user ever since. > > On Tuesday, 27 January 2015 17:51:14 UTC, Sam - MacAmbulance wrote: > Hi All > > Just to let you all know the news that Ranulph sadly passed away peacefully, > shortly before Christmas. He was a valued contributor to our list and will > I’m sure be missed. > > Raise a glass in his honour tonight if you can. > > Regards > > Sam > > > MacAmbulance Ltd. > Providing Affordable Mac/PC Support and Web Development > > Sam Mullen ACMT > +44 (0)7747778022 > [email protected] > www.macambulance.co.uk > MacAmbulance Ltd. is a registered company in England & Wales, registration > number 8466597 > This email is intended solely for the addressed recipients and may contain > privileged or confidential information. If you have received this email in > error please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Jason Kitcat http://www.jasonkitcat.com + 44 (0) 7956 886 508 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
