Cambridge (the UK one! :) computer companies

From: Witchy <witchy_at_binarydinosaurs.co.uk>
Date: Wed Jun 18 10:06:00 2003

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctech-admin_at_classiccmp.org [mailto:cctech-admin_at_classiccmp.org]On
> Behalf Of Jules Richardson
> Sent: 17 June 2003 15:10
> To: cctalk_at_classiccmp.org
> Subject: Cambridge (the UK one! :) computer companies
>
> Sinclair and Torch from personal experience I'm not sure who was
> really active
> in this region, and know basically nothing of what went on in the
> 60's and 70's
> around here. I expect some of you UK guys know the history of the British
> computing scene pretty well though.

3 more spring to mind - Enterprise, Camputers and Newbury Labs all had
facilities in Cambridge (the Silicon Fen IIRC :). You've got a lot of
research to do though - I've been told by someone who used to work at
Intelligent Software (creators of the Enterprise) AND Newbury that there
were 142 computer related companies in Cambridge when he left IS!

cheers

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