So Julian Allason, founder of Commodore PET Printout magazine, had quite a life. - Became a photographer in the 60s after snapping Keith Richards & Anita Pallenberg in the street - Helped found the Anthony Powell society - Wrote the FT 'How to Spend It' column - Worked as a magistrate and for NACRO
- Later became a CBT therapist - His brother was Rupert Allason (aka Nigel West) - Died in 2015 aged 67
Never mind AI, Commodore PET computers are coming for your job. (Printout magazine, June 1981).
Printout's gossip column in June 1981 taking a pop at the journalist Duncan Campbell (not to be confused with the journalist Duncan Campbell.) While the calls may not have been automatically transcribed, is it not interesting that back then phone calls were being routinely tapped & digitised?
Yes, I rather think that story misses the point, in its keenness to bash Campbell (the Secret Society/Zircon one, not the one who married Julie Christie).
Rupert Allason who brought numerous libel actions and lost them all, you mean?
According to wiki he got a retrial for the Alastair Campbell / Daily Mirror one and got 75% of his costs.
He also once drove his car into a pram containing a Swiss baby and when the police turned up his passenger said "What's the big deal? The kid's not dead and besides which it isn't even English." Seems nice.
Wow.