https://dfarq.homeip.net/80s-computer-brands/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=80s-computer-brands David L. Farquhar on technology old and new, computer security, and more Sun, 30 Aug 2026 13:54:30 +0000 hourly 1 https://dfarq.homeip.net/80s-computer-brands/#comment-56437 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 04:35:20 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=34075#comment-56437 CompuAdd linking to Miniscribe made me wonder if QT Wiles was still alive. Nope. 2018, just shy of 100 years old. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/197064533/quentin-t.-wiles

]]> https://dfarq.homeip.net/80s-computer-brands/#comment-56435 Wed, 13 Mar 2024 15:54:13 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=34075#comment-56435 On Amstrad, in the late 1990’s they had evolved to become a set top box manufacturer for Sky TV (our equivalent of DirecTV). Eventually being acquired by Sky as an in-house development company – as it still is. Alan Sugar (now Lord Sugar) was always a media personality, and now hosts the BBC’s version of The Apprentice, though I doubt he has designs on becoming our Prime Minister.

]]> https://dfarq.homeip.net/80s-computer-brands/#comment-56434 Wed, 13 Mar 2024 15:50:17 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=34075#comment-56434 Apricot….”was very technically competent”, thank you :-). Later swallowed by Mitsubishi to become its PC division, but time had moved on and we spent too much time on Micro-channel computers along the way.
Mitsubishi bought Apricot so as to leverage our ‘PC’ skills, as they had only done MSX type computers as you note. The first collaboration was a super fault-tolerant server.

]]> https://dfarq.homeip.net/80s-computer-brands/#comment-56432 Wed, 13 Mar 2024 12:38:34 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=34075#comment-56432 2023 earnings reports indicate that consulting generates about 1/3 of IBM revenue. Software generates a bln more, infrastructure a bln less. They still develop and produce enterpise hardware and software (nevermind acquired Red Hat) and provide cloud services.

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