RIP Rick Dickinson - Legendary Sinclair Computer Designer

vanpeebles · 26 Apr 2018 at 12:33

Some very sad news today, with the passing of Rick Dickinson

The legendary industrial designer who designed a number of computers for the Sinclair, The ZX 80, 81, Speccy and QL (and also some amazing prototypes), and many other projects too.

http://www.qlforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=12&p=23171#p23171

https://www.bit-tech.net/news/tech/industrial-designer-rick-dickinson-passes-away/1/

DrBombcrater · 26 Apr 2018 at 21:07

That's such a dreadful shame, Rick was hugely talented.

It's sobering to see how many of the people involved in the golden age of computing are being lost to us far too early; I just read on another forum that Dave DiOrio, who Commodore enthusiasts will know as the designer of the C16 and Plus/4's TED chip and who worked on the C128, has also recently passed away.

vanpeebles · 26 Apr 2018 at 21:22

A huge talent. I've been feeling gutted all day. I'm a QL fan boy, so it's very close to my heart really.

Hades · 2 May 2018 at 22:22

x-st · 3 May 2018 at 23:14

RIP a legend. It's tragic that these people never re-enter the greater public conciousness until they die. Same thing goes for Bob Wakelin. Huge figures from the golden age of British home computing.