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Cambridge Computer. Cambridge Z88; Camputers Lynx; CAP computer; Commodore Amiga 600 (A600) - Assembled in a former Timex factory in Scotland. Commodore Amiga 1200 - Assembled in a former Timex factory in Scotland. Compukit UK101; Dragon 32/64; Elliott Brothers (computer company) Enterprise (computer) Ferranti MRT; Flex machine; Gemini ...
IBM's Deep Blue became the first computer to beat a reigning World Chess Champion, Garry Kasparov, in a full chess match. The computer had played him before, losing 5/6 games in February 1996. June 2 Intel released Pentium MMX, 233 MHz version. August 6 After 18 months of losses Apple Computer was in serious financial trouble. Microsoft ...
Sold computer division to Control Data Corporation [6] BiiN — United States: 1982: 1990: Liquidation: Billings Computer — United States: 1977: Unknown: Unknown: Blue Chip Electronics — United States: 1981: 1989: Acquired by Capewood Limited: Burroughs Corporation — United States: 1953: 1986: Merged with Sperry Corporation to form ...
The vast majority of laptops on the market are manufactured by a small handful of Taiwan-based original design manufacturers (ODM), although their production bases are located mostly in mainland China. Quanta Computer pioneered the contract manufacturing of laptops in 1988. By 1990, Taiwanese companies manufactured 11% of the world's laptops.
R2E CCMC Portal laptop. The portable microcomputer "Portal", of the French company R2E Micral CCMC, officially appeared in September 1980 at the Sicob show in Paris.The Portal was a portable microcomputer designed and marketed by the studies and developments department of the French firm R2E Micral in 1980 at the request of the company CCMC specializing in payroll and accounting.
International Computers Limited (ICL) was a British computer hardware, computer software and computer services company that operated from 1968 until 2002. It was formed through a merger of International Computers and Tabulators (ICT), English Electric Computers (EEC) and Elliott Automation in 1968.
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Date Location Event January United Kingdom (UK) Sinclair ZX80 was released for under £100.: 22 May Japan: The game Pac-Man was released. [1]June United States (US) Commodore released the VIC-20, which had 3.5 KB of usable memory and was based on the MOS Technology 6502 processor.