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Cambridge Systems Technology
Company type Limited company
Industry Computing
Electronics
Foundedearly 1980s
FounderDavid Oliver, Martin Baines
Defunctlate 1980s
ProductsIEEE 488, floppy disk and SCSI interfaces; CST Thor computers

Cambridge Systems Technology (CST) was a company formed in the early 1980s by ex- Torch Computers engineers David Oliver and Martin Baines, to produce peripherals for the BBC Micro, and later, with Graham Priestley, Sinclair QL microcomputers. [1] [2] Products included IEEE 488, floppy disk and SCSI interfaces. [2] [3]

CST floppy disk interface and Expanderam for Sinclair QL

Following the demise of the Sinclair QL in 1986, CST began producing the Thor series of QL-compatible personal computers. [2] These had limited commercial success, and CST had ceased trading by the end of the decade.

References

  1. ^ "News". The Micro User. Vol. 1, no. 11. January 1984. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2023.{{ cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link)
  2. ^ a b c Graham, Adrian. "Binary Dinosaurs - Cambridge Systems Technology". www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Cambridge Systems Technology Floppy Disk Interface - Peripheral - Computing History". www.computinghistory.org.uk. Retrieved 5 April 2023.

See also


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cambridge Systems Technology
Company type Limited company
Industry Computing
Electronics
Foundedearly 1980s
FounderDavid Oliver, Martin Baines
Defunctlate 1980s
ProductsIEEE 488, floppy disk and SCSI interfaces; CST Thor computers

Cambridge Systems Technology (CST) was a company formed in the early 1980s by ex- Torch Computers engineers David Oliver and Martin Baines, to produce peripherals for the BBC Micro, and later, with Graham Priestley, Sinclair QL microcomputers. [1] [2] Products included IEEE 488, floppy disk and SCSI interfaces. [2] [3]

CST floppy disk interface and Expanderam for Sinclair QL

Following the demise of the Sinclair QL in 1986, CST began producing the Thor series of QL-compatible personal computers. [2] These had limited commercial success, and CST had ceased trading by the end of the decade.

References

  1. ^ "News". The Micro User. Vol. 1, no. 11. January 1984. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2023.{{ cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link)
  2. ^ a b c Graham, Adrian. "Binary Dinosaurs - Cambridge Systems Technology". www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Cambridge Systems Technology Floppy Disk Interface - Peripheral - Computing History". www.computinghistory.org.uk. Retrieved 5 April 2023.

See also



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