Applied Technology
| Type | formerly: Public Company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer hardware |
| Founded | 1975 |
Key people | Owen Hill (Founder) |
| Products | MicroBee Others.. |
Applied Technology was founded by Owen Hill in 1975 in Australia. He was a pioneer producer of home computers that ran CP/M on Zilog Z80 microprocessors.[1] Their MicroBee computer (1982) was the first commercial personal computer manufactured in Australia.[2][3][4] The computers were used by schools in Australia and Sweden and by BMW car dealers in Australia.[5]
It was later known as Microbee Systems, Microworld and Honeysoft.[1][6][7]
Some models of mid-1980s are Applied Technology S100, Micro Bee 32IC, Micro Bee 128K, "Computer in a Book" and the 256TC.[6]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Applied Technologies / Microbee 32" Archived 2008-01-01 at the Wayback Machine, at the old computers museum
- ↑ "The MicroBee Story" Archived April 16, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Secret of project Granny Smith By Gordon Laing, July 12, 2005 - theage.com.au
- ↑ Microbee Greg Archived 2009-09-14 at the Wayback Machine Microbee Dealer Conference, Sydney, 1984, Lincoln Computer Centre
- ↑ "Microbee Systems: When Owen Hill Stood Still". Your Computer. February 1986.
- 1 2 " Applied Technology aka Microbee Systems, Microworld and Honeysoft"
- ↑ THOMPSON COUPLINGS LIMITED Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, ASIC