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Dave John
Dave John
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quotePosted at 23:31 on 14th February 2014

Well done Andy, Mick Jagger it is. 1959 when he was 15 he was on a tv programme 'Seeing Sport'. Hope this clip works !!!

http://www.openculture.com/2013/06/mick_jagger_15_years_old_shows_off_his_rock_climbing_shoes_on_british_tv_1959.html

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Andy Dodds
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quotePosted at 23:36 on 14th February 2014
rofl the clip didnt work so I googled it but I would never have dreamed he would have been on something like that (maybe he couldn't get no satisfation Embarassedso went on to belt out music)
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Andy Dodds
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quotePosted at 23:39 on 14th February 2014
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-IFg_BHeSA
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Dave John
Dave John
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quotePosted at 23:39 on 14th February 2014
Thought it might not work. But over to you mate
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Andy Dodds
Andy Dodds
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quotePosted at 23:46 on 14th February 2014

Right here goes:

I was manufactured by a well known watch company in 1981 and sold over 1 million  

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Andy Dodds
Andy Dodds
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quotePosted at 12:44 on 15th February 2014
I was made to fund another company and I also nearly  won a contract from the bbc only to be beaten by a nut
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rustyruth
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quotePosted at 14:37 on 15th February 2014

Apple has just celebrated it's 30 anniversary this month John, so that would make it 1984 when the two Steve's built their first computer in their garage.

Acorn is sounding good though, I think you may have nailed it with that answer. They were known as the British Apple Smile

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Andy Dodds
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quotePosted at 15:06 on 15th February 2014

Sorry folks wrong answer

My success made my owners 1 of britains leading manufacturers of this category, a knighthood for the founder (and a wealthy cash injection)

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rustyruth
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quotePosted at 15:38 on 15th February 2014
Ah, thought John had that all sewn up.
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rustyruth
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quotePosted at 15:52 on 15th February 2014
Are we thinking in the right area of this being computer related Andy, or is that completely wrong ?
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