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posted by Fnord666 on Saturday March 11 2017, @06:42AM   Printer-friendly
from the well,-it-IS-after-20-Feb-2017 dept.

BBC News reports that Indiegogo has blocked further donations to the crowd-funding campaign for the Spectrum ZX Vega+. The project, which according to the article is "backed by Sir Clive Sinclair," had received £513,000—more than its funding target—but shipments had not begun in spite of a promise to "ship after 20 Feb 2017."

The Spectrum ZX Vega+, backed by Sir Clive Sinclair, had achieved its original crowdfunding target. But then Indiegogo halted further fundraising because of delivery delays and a lack of communication to backers. The project's organisers had asked the BBC not to reveal the development.

The BBC understands no consoles have been delivered to backers, despite a pledge last month that they would "ship after 20 Feb 2017". And the company behind the project - Retro Computers Limited - suggested these details might put its team at risk.

"Following a credible threat of violence against personnel of Retro Computers Limited, including threats made as recently as last night, we asked [technology desk editor] Leo Kelion and the BBC to refrain from publishing a story we believe to be factually inaccurate and might put people at risk of physical harm, alarm and distress," Retro Computers Limited founder David Levy said in a statement on Wednesday. "Since December 2016 the BBC have formally been on notice that this is a police matter, and we ask that the BBC and Mr Kelion do not compromise the police investigation."

The BBC delayed publication of this report to give RCL managing director Suzanne Martin time to provide evidence of the threats, but she did not do so


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  • (Score: 2) by FatPhil on Saturday March 11 2017, @11:07PM (1 child)

    by FatPhil (863) <pc-soylentNO@SPAMasdf.fi> on Saturday March 11 2017, @11:07PM (#477873) Homepage
    I asked my g/f to get me this for my birthday - I'm glad she forgot now. The internal politics sound pretty nasty, there's definitely some douchebaggery involved, fortunately for them it's only every single crowd-funder who suffers - gee, thanks guys.
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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday March 12 2017, @02:35AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday March 12 2017, @02:35AM (#477911)

    Not sure it was a totally interesting market it anyway. That segment is getting a tad saturated. Looks like they were a bunch of idea guys who forgot to hire a bunch of dooer type guys. The pocket chip computer looks more interesting anyway.