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    It was a shame that he was probably most remembered for the Sinclair C5, and although I was a BBC Micro child, I secretly coveted a Spectrum, probably because of Manic Miner which wasn't available for the Beeb, as far as I remember.
    His heart is in the right place - shame we can't say the same about his brain...

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      Originally posted by NickFitz View Post
      when I was a games programmer.
      Which games did you work on back in the day?

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        Some good responses here: https://b3ta.com/challenge/ob3tuaries
        Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!

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          Originally posted by Fraidycat View Post

          Which games did you work on back in the day?
          Conversions (usually from C64) to DOS, ST and Amiga. Nothing anybody's heard of nowadays, though I'm immortalised in French Wikipedia for my work on the Amiga version of an Ubisoft ST game

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            I had a ZX81,Spectrum and QL. Great at the time. Mind you, porn wasn't too good on a ZX81.
            bloggoth

            If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'
            John Wayne (My guru, not to be confused with my beloved prophet Jeremy Clarkson)

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              Originally posted by NickFitz View Post

              Conversions (usually from C64) to DOS, ST and Amiga. Nothing anybody's heard of nowadays, though I'm immortalised in French Wikipedia for my work on the Amiga version of an Ubisoft ST game
              Mate of mine was officially a pop star in Italy.
              Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.

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                Originally posted by xoggoth View Post
                I had a ZX81,Spectrum and QL. Great at the time. Mind you, porn wasn't too good on a ZX81.
                Only a true pervert would blame the technology for the inadequacy of the porn...
                His heart is in the right place - shame we can't say the same about his brain...

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                  Jimmy Greaves.

                  https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/jimmy-greaves-dies-aged-81/

                  RIP
                  His heart is in the right place - shame we can't say the same about his brain...

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                    Only Fools and Horses actor John Challis dies

                    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-58617114
                    Originally posted by Stevie Wonder Boy
                    I can't see any way to do it can you please advise?

                    I want my account deleted and all of my information removed, I want to invoke my right to be forgotten.

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                      Originally posted by SimonMac View Post
                      Only Fools and Horses actor John Challis dies

                      https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-58617114
                      RIP Boycie. What a legend.
                      His heart is in the right place - shame we can't say the same about his brain...

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