sir clive sinclair, the home computing pioneer has died at the age of 81.elcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the first convoy of trucks has arrived, and a move by hezbollah. crowds lined the streets in lebanon today to celebrate the arrival of tankers carrying supplies of fuel. hezbollah says it is trying to ease the energy crisis, but others say it is politically motivated. our correspondent reports. scenes ofjoy in a country that has little to celebrate. lebanon is gripped by one of the worst economic depressions in modern times. but away from the jubilation, faces the reality. the evidence at yasmin bakery run for 15 hours a day onjust two generators. every afternoon means a scramble for diesel, calling in favours or scouring the black market. if we don't get enough fuel for today, we are closing today. we are not working. tomorrow there is no bread. you are loading the vehicles now, this one is packed with bread. yep. once the bread is baked, it needs to be delivered, but there is no fuel for the vans. if you can find an open p

sir clive sinclair, who's died at the age of 81.e about sir clive sinclair's legacy. i owe my career to him, i think many people in the industry do. a lot of game genres started up here, and that was the beginning of the game industry, so i think he is responsible for a lot of the foundations of the computer game industry. in terms of the sinclair spectrum, what is your experience was two what are your memories of using it? my very first games were on the sinclair spectrum. you could buy a computer for £125 and it had the worst keyboard in the world, i remember, but you could buy that computer and learn the basics, you could — but they came onto a cassette tape because we used to set tapes back then, and you could sell it. there was no internet back then, there was no way to get the game out onto the internet, so we had to sell it on cassette tapes, but we started a game industry out of that. it was small but from that we started a larger industry, and quite a lot of us are still in that industry today. what sort of hallmarks of sir

definitely it was sir clive sinclair - it was sir clive sinclair always had a focus on affordability,an computing. he took inspiration from clive being able to launch things like the zx80. it also came even cheaper if you are able to solder it yourself. so clive, he rated on that in 1981, 1982. you saw the zx spectrum that came in two models. this was, yes, the floodgates opened in britain. sorry. i floodgates opened in britain. sor . , ., ., floodgates opened in britain. sor. , ., ., floodgates opened in britain. sor. , ., sorry. i 'ust wanted to say, so man sorry. ijust wanted to say, so many things — sorry. ijust wanted to say, so many things that _ sorry. ijust wanted to say, so many things that he _ sorry. ijust wanted to say, so many things that he will - sorry. ijust wanted to say, so many things that he will be i many things that he will be remembered for — so many inventions, but also for the sinclair c5, which didn't go down as well, did it? no, but that isn't really has a legacy. the c5 no, but that isn't really has a legacy. the cs was something that he poured a lot of mon

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sir clive sinclair, who's died at the age of 81. parts in the invasion of congress on the 6th of january. that happened after a rally, addressed by then—president donald trump, urging his supporters not to accept the result of the election. fencing has been re—installed, and there are reports that multiple senate offices will close on friday, with staffers told to work remotely. 0ur correspondent in washington, antony zurcher gave us this update. the national guard is going to be on standby in washington, dc. that's something that did not happen before january the 6th. that caused a delay, it took hours for the national guard to be deployed, to put down the riot that took place there. other things within the city the capitol police security forces are doing are employing the entirety of the washington, dc police force. and, in addition to those barricades that, they're setting up around the capitol, they're putting up surveillance devices, they assure the people here that the people who live and work in washington, dc that they are

sir clive sinclair, who's died at the age of 81. that's it.w, and friday promises to be a decent day for many of us — but not everywhere. some of us are in for some rain, at least thick cloud, and that'll be across western parts of the uk. the reason for it is this weather front — it's a very slow—moving weather front, and it's going to stall across western parts of the british isles. and you can see it here approaching ireland and also the irish sea early in the morning on friday, whereas many parts of wales and england remain dry. a very mild morning, temperatures in some spots in northern ireland and western scotland won't be any cooler than 15 celsius. so, here's the forecast for the morning and into the afternoon. tou can see that very narrow weather front from the tip of cornwall across the irish sea into the western isles — this is where most of the rain will fall — but across much of wales and nearly all of england, the weather's looking absolutely fine for some sunshine. this is bbc news. the headlines... china has condemned a new sec

and tributes are paid to sir clive sinclair, the home computing pioneer who's died at the age of 81. hello, and welcome. the uk government is expected to announce changes today to the rules for international travel. among them could be a simpler traffic light system for green, amber and red list countries and fewer tests. our transport correspondent caroline davis reports. sunshine, but no—one sunbathing. 80% of the guests at this hotel in turkey would have been british in a normal year. turkey went on the red list in may, meaning anybody travelling from there to the uk has to quarantine in a hotel. since then it has been a difficult summer, but they are holding out hope it can change. we have just about survived but it has been very, very challenging. at the moment we are very, very quiet. so to get the british market for a sort of go ahead at this stage, it could take us through to the end of october, maybe even november. at the moment it is very, very important.— very, very important. there are now 62 countries _ very, very important. there are now 62 countries on _ very, very imp

sir clive sinclair, _ shooting video. age of 81. he invented the zx computers, the slimline pocket calculator and even the sinclair— calculator and even the sinclair c5 electric vehicle. and — sinclair c5 electric vehicle. and in— sinclair c5 electric vehicle. and in south korea google was fined _ and in south korea google was fined $170 million for blocking android — fined $170 million for blocking android customisations. in other— android customisations. in other google news of the internet giant has landed a 7000 — internet giant has landed a 7000 kilometre subsea cable in the uk — 7000 kilometre subsea cable in the uk. the great hopper line runs— the uk. the great hopper line runs from _ the uk. the great hopper line runs from new york to bute in cornwall _ runs from new york to bute in cornwall. the company says that it will— cornwall. the company says that it will allow for 17.5 million peddle _ it will allow for 17.5 million people to stream 4k video concurrently. it is not expected to be operational until— expecte

and tributes are paid to sir clive sinclair, the home computing pioneer who's died at the age of 81.

sir clive sinclair, who popularised home computing has died at the age of 81.uters, the slimline pocket calculator and even the c5 electric pod. and in south korea google was fined $170 million for blocking android customisations. in other google news, the internet giant has landed a 7000 kilometre subsea cable in the uk. the great hopper line runs from new york to bute in cornwall. the company says that it will allow for 17.5 million people to stream 4k video concurrently. it is not expected to be operational until 2022. australian researchers pioneered a world first 3d imaging system for detecting skin cancer. this full body scanner helps track moles and skin spots to identify melanoma early on, with al tools that supports the image—based detection process. and finally, space tourism has boldly entered a new era as space x wants its first all civilian mission with a crew of four trained to perform experiments while circling the earth for several days. the team are travelling in a space x dragon capsule which is set to splash down on the coast of florida is th

sir clive sinclair, the british inventor who brought affordable home computers to the masses, and wasst known inventors. the whole business of invention is a non—material thing. it's very hard to know why it gives such pleasure. clive sinclair's fascination with gadgets started at school and, by his late teens, he was selling his own electronic kits by mail order and writing technical manuals. he then put a magnifying bubble over each digit to make it visible. an obsession with miniaturisation saw him launch the world's fist saw him launch the world's first slimline pocket calculator in 1972. soon though, competition from cheaperjapanese versions forced sinclair to slash his prices. then the failure of his next innovation, a digital watch, brought his company to its knees. undaunted, he set up sinclair research and in 1980 launched a ground—breaking personal computer, the zx 80. it sold for under £100. it was the zx spectrum with its colour display that was his biggest success, credited by some with launching the uk's computer and video games industries. more money had been poured int

and sir clive sinclair, the home computing pionneer, has died at the age of 81.

sir clive sinclair, the home computing pioneer has died at the age of 81.