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computers
(encz) | computers,počítače Zdeněk Brož |
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microcomputers
(encz) | microcomputers,mikropočítače Zdeněk Brož |
minicomputers
(encz) | minicomputers,minipočítače Zdeněk Brož |
supercomputers
(encz) | supercomputers,superpočítače n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
acorn computers ltd.
(foldoc) | Acorn Computers Ltd.
acorn
A UK computer manufacturer, part of the {Acorn
Computer Group} plc. Acorn was founded on 1978-12-05, on a
kitchen table in a back room. Their first creation was an
electronic slot machine. After the Acorn System 1, 2 and 3,
Acorn launched the first commercial microcomputer - the
ATOM in March 1980. In April 1981, Acorn won a contract
from the BBC to provide the PROTON. In January 1982 Acorn
launched the BBC Microcomputer System. At one time, 70% of
microcomputers bought for UK schools were BBC Micros.
The Acorn Computer Group went public on the Unlisted
Securities Market in September 1983. In April 1984 Acorn won
the Queen's Award for Technology for the BBC Micro and in
September 1985 Olivetti took a controlling interest in
Acorn. The Master 128 Series computers were launched in
January 1986 and the BBC Domesday System in November 1986.
In 1983 Acorn began to design the Acorn RISC Machine (ARM),
the first low-cost, high volume RISC processor chip (later
renamed the Advanced RISC Machine). In June 1987 they
launched the Archimedes range - the first 32-bit RISC
based microcomputers - which sold for under UKP 1000. In
February 1989 the R140 was launched. This was the first
Unix workstation under UKP 4000. In May 1989 the A3000
(the new BBC Microcomputer) was launched.
In 1990 Acorn formed Advanced RISC Machines Ltd. (ARM) in
partnership with Apple Computer, Inc. and VLSI to develop
the ARM processor. Acorn has continued to develop RISC
based products.
With 1992 revenues of 48.2 million pounds, Acorn Computers was
the premier supplier of Information Technology products to
UK education and had been the leading provider of 32-bit RISC
based personal computers since 1987.
Acorn finally folded in the late 1990s. Their operating
system, RISC OS was further developed by a consortium of
suppliers.
Usenet newsgroups: news:comp.sys.acorn,
news:comp.sys.acorn.announce, news:comp.sys.acorn.tech,
news:comp.binaries.acorn, news:comp.sources.acorn,
news:comp.sys.acorn.advocacy, news:comp.sys.acorn.games.
Acorn's FTP server (ftp://ftp.acorn.co.uk/).
{HENSA software archive
(http://micros.hensa.ac.uk/micros/arch.html)}. {Richard
Birkby's Acorn page (http://csv.warwick.ac.uk/~phudv/)}.
RiscMan's Acorn page (http://geko.com.au/riscman/).
Acorn On The Net (http://stir.ac.uk/~rhh01/Main.html).
{"The Jungle" by Simon Truss
(http://csc.liv.ac.uk/users/u1smt/u1smt.html)}.
[Recent history?]
(2000-09-26)
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ast computers, llc
(foldoc) | AST Computers, LLC
The private company formed in January 1999 when
Mr. Beny Alagem, the former chairman of {Packard Bell NEC,
Inc.}, bought the name and intellectual property of {AST
Research, Inc.}. AST Computers, LLC provide {hardware,
software}, and services for small US businesses.
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., of Seoul, Korea, owns a
minority stake.
(http://ast.com/).
Address: Los Angeles, CA, USA.
(2000-03-28)
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control program for microcomputers
(foldoc) | Control Program for Microcomputers
CPM
CP/M
(CP/M) An early microcomputer {operating
system} written by Gary Kildall of Digital Research for
8080 and Zilog Z80-based 8-bit computers.
Many of CP/M's features and conventions strongly resemble
those of early DEC operating systems such as TOPS-10,
OS/8, RSTS and RSX-11.
CP/M was very popular in the late 1970s and Bill Gates
suggested using it as the OS for the IBM PC. IBM wanted
to own and control the OS completely but could not get Digital
Research to sign a non-disclosure agreement, which killed the
deal. CP/M was virtually wiped out by MS-DOS after the
release of the IBM PC in 1981.
The file system of MS-DOS was patterned closely on CP/M's,
including the use of 8 + 3 (upper case) character file names.
The first version (MS-DOS 1.0) was even limited to a single
directory, like CP/M.
(2020-08-19)
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gnome computers
(foldoc) | Gnome Computers
A small UK hardware and software company. They make
transputer boards for the Acorn Archimedes among other
things.
E-mail: Chris Stenton .
(1994-09-30)
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international computers limited plc
(foldoc) | International Computers Limited plc
(ICL) A UK hardware and software manufacturer
specialising in systems integration in selected markets,
supported by its service and technology businesses. ICL
operates in over 80 countries worldwide, with 24000 employees
and revenues of £2.6 billion in 1993.
ICL produced George 2, George 3, VME, OpenVME, {Series
39}, DME, CME, the ICL 1900 and ICL 2900 series.
(http://icl.co.uk/).
Usenet newsgroup: news:alt.sys.icl.
(1995-04-19)
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multi-tasking program for microcomputers
(foldoc) | Multi-tasking Program for Microcomputers
MP/M
(MP/M) An operating system, written by
Gary Kildal, very similar to CP/M, also written by Kildal.
MP/M allowed virtual terminals, each of which could execute
an application while another terminal was called to the
screen with a special key combination.
See also Control Program for Microcomputers.
(1996-09-08)
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tandem computers
(foldoc) | Tandem Computers
A US computer manufacturer.
Quarterly sales $544M, profits $49M (Aug 1994).
(1994-09-26)
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yol computers
(foldoc) | YOL Computers
A company in London, UK that sells computer and
network systems, established in 2001.
(http://yolc.com/).
(2008-01-28)
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