• Thorn EMI Computer Software was a British video games software house set up in the early 1980s as part of the now-defunct British conglomerate Thorn EMI...
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  • Thorn EMI was a major British company involved in consumer electronics, music, defence and retail. Created when Thorn Electrical Industries merged with...
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  • Submarine Commander (category Thorn EMI video games)
    simulation video game for Atari 8-bit computers written by Dean Lock and published by Thorn EMI Computer Software in 1982. A VIC-20 port by Gary York was...
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  • The Thorn EMI Liberator was a laptop word processor, produced in the United Kingdom by Thorn EMI Datatech, then in Feltham Middlesex, primarily intended...
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  • River Rescue (category Thorn EMI video games)
    Thorn EMI Computer Software in 1982. It was designed by Jeremy Smith and programmed by Will Kemp. Ports were released for the Atari 8-bit computers and...
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  • Writer is a word processor computer program published by Perfect Software for CP/M. In 1984, Thorn EMI Computer Software acquired an exclusive marketing...
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  • Commander Thorn EMI Computer Software A400/800 1982 The Suffering Surreal Software WIN, PS2, Xbox 2004-03-08 The Suffering: Ties That Bind Surreal Software WIN...
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    Ltd, prior to 1991 comprising Thorn EMI Software, Datasolve and the Corporate Management Services Division of Thorn EMI, for £95 million. Object Technology...
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  • Nordic Games 2011–2016 Thorn EMI Computer Software London, England, United Kingdom 1981 River Rescue software publishing arm of Thorn EMI; spun off and reëstablished...
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  • equipment (ATE). It is a compiled high-level computer language and can be used on any computer whose supporting software can translate it into the appropriate...
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    skin, either through air friction or hot parts such as engines. In 1989 Thorn-EMI and FIAR, and GEC Avionics and Pilkington and Ferranti competed for the...
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  • Acorn Communicator (category Computer-related introductions in 1985)
    requiring a computer with a built-in modem. Orders for the machine were reported in late 1986, with an initial 500 units to be rebadged by Thorn EMI Business...
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  • This is a sortable list of games for the ZX Spectrum home computer. There are currently 1995 games in this incomplete list. According to the 90th issue...
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  • including the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Inmos was acquired by Thorn EMI and then STMicroelectronics, which has become the largest semiconductor...
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    contract-manufactured by Thorn EMI but production later switched to SCI Systems in Irvine, Scotland. The Z88 is a notebook computer weighing 0.9 kg (2.0 lb)...
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    John Carmack (category American software engineers)
    August 21, 1970) is an American computer programmer and video game developer. He co-founded the video game company id Software and was the lead programmer...
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  • expanded its defence businesses with the acquisition of the Thorn Sensors Group from Thorn EMI. In 1998, all Racal's defence businesses were reorganised...
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  • In 1970 Southgate and his father-in-law founded Software Sciences, which they sold to BOC and Thorn EMI. Southgate joined the latter as head of business...
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  • Consolidated B-24 Liberator, a United States heavy bomber of World War II era Thorn EMI Liberator, a laptop-type portable word processor produced in the mid-1980s...
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    Systems Analyst before transferring to Thorn EMI in 1976 as Technical Systems Manager and where he became Computer Services Manager in 1981. He left his...
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  • Atari Calculator (category Atari 8-bit computer software)
    Edition. Atari Catalog: Home Computer Software (1983)(Thorn EMI)(US). 1983. moorejh (2020-09-06). "Explore Atari Computer Sales Brochures and Catalogs...
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    16/48K one has without opening the case, as there are a number of clues... Thorn (EMI) Datatech Ltd (March 1984). Servicing Manual For ZX Spectrum (PDF). Sinclair...
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    Goddard THG Sports Thomas Cook & Son Thomsons Online Benefits Thorn Electrical Industries Thorn EMI Thurleigh Investment Managers Tilda Tinies Tomkins Touch...
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  • BBC Domesday Project (category Acorn Computers)
    Communications' Interact B system offering touchscreen control over a Thorn EMI VHD video disc player. Acorn's success in the interactive video market...
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  • Basic (Apple II) – UMicro Liberator (Apple II) – Thorn EMI Submarine Commander (port to Apple II) – Thorn EMI MacCharlie (Mac) – Dayna Communications LeLisp...
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  • collaborate to produce what eventually became Elite. They first approached Thorn EMI; the company's rejection letter stated that the game was too complicated...
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    sensors and color passthrough cameras intended for mixed reality (MR) software. The headset received positive reviews, with critics noting its slimmer...
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  • folded in 2009. Nick Alexander formed Virgin Games in 1983 after leaving Thorn EMI. It was headquartered in Portobello Road, London. The firm initially relied...
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  • drives costing about £1000 (or £869 plus VAT) and bundled with the Thorn-EMI Perfect software suite - each configured with either 128 KB or 256 KB of RAM. After...
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    that allows the Quest to be connected to a computer via USB, enabling use with Oculus Rift-compatible software and games. It was the first device from Meta...
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