General / Off-Topic It's good night from him :(
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A very funny man that I got to meet once at the Royal Albert Hall when he presented the Apricot F1 computer. I remember him asking us what on Earth we would do with 10 Mb of space in a PC!
| NAME | Apricot F1 |
| MANUFACTURER | ACT |
| TYPE | Professional Computer |
| ORIGIN | United Kingdom |
| YEAR | 1984 |
| END OF PRODUCTION | 1986 |
| KEYBOARD | Infrared membrane keyboard, 92 keys, 10 function keys |
| CPU | Intel 8086 |
| SPEED | 4,77 Mhz |
| CO-PROCESSOR | Z80 for I/O control and Video |
| RAM | 256 kb, up to 758kb |
| ROM | 32 kb, up to 64 kb |
| TEXT MODES | 80 x 24 |
| GRAPHIC MODES | 640 x 200 and 640 x 256 with 4 colors, 320 x 256 with 16 colors |
| COLORS | 16 |
| SOUND | Beeper |
| SIZE / WEIGHT | 42 x 22 x 16 cm / 5,6 kg |
| I/O PORTS | RGB and Composite video outputs, RS232c, Centronics, Expansion bus, Internal connector for optional RF modulator |
| BUILT IN MEDIA | 3.5'' disk-drive, double sided, 720k RAM disk feature through BIOS |
| OS | MS DOS 2.11 (Concurrent DOS, CP/M 86 in option) |
| POWER SUPPLY | Internal PSU |
| PERIPHERALS | 10Mb hard-drive, external disk-drive, infrared trackball, RF modulator for TV output |
| PRICE | With monochrom monitor : 2370 
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Not wishing to be a party-pooper, but I agree with Mobius on this. RC (and RB) was a fondly remembered identity from my youth and I'm saddened to hear of his passing. However although I supported naming a station after Leonard Nimoy, Terry Pratchett & Lemmy, I can't really see that there is a sufficiently strong SF connection in this case. Then again, maybe comedians are the best people to remember
Not wishing to be a party-pooper, but I agree with Mobius on this. RC (and RB) was a fondly remembered identity from my youth and I'm saddened to hear of his passing. However although I supported naming a station after Leonard Nimoy, Terry Pratchett & Lemmy, I can't really see that there is a sufficiently strong SF connection in this case. Then again, maybe comedians are the best people to remember
Correct me if my Maths is a bit out, but aren't there like 400 billion stars in our systems? If so, that's enough for everyone on this here planet with some to spare?
[big grin] [Insert applause meme of choice here]
Philip Coutts
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The two Ronnies were essential viewing for me as a kid. Another sad loss.
Yup - along with Morecambe and Wise the two Ronnies were always on telly in our house.
To be honest when he did his sitting in the chair rambling on thing back then it used to wind me up - I was too impatient to appreciate it. I got it later though.
Apart from being a naturally very funny bloke he just seemed like he'd be a great guy to have a beer or play golf with.
To be honest when he did his sitting in the chair rambling on thing back then it used to wind me up - I was too impatient to appreciate it. I got it later though.
Apart from being a naturally very funny bloke he just seemed like he'd be a great guy to have a beer or play golf with.
Sad news indeed.
Smeared all over her ugly face?
Brilliant, and a fitting memorial for the little chap!¬
Although as he once pointed out in a different context he was the author of a bestseller called 'How to Make a Little Go a Long Way' so you can see why he might have thought that
... and peas.