After the hearing in Clarkston, Michigan, Manson - minus his trademark white painted face - signed autographs for fans before queueing to pay off his fines.
But nowadays Amstrad dominates the market not just in home computers and laptops but in mobile phones, while Clive Sinclair's latest tablet had geeks queueing outside Spectrum stores in London, New York and Tokyo.
Last Monday a major incident tent had to be set up at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital after ambulances were left queueing at the hospital for three hours due to an increase in demand for services.