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| Industry | Computer Hardware & Software |
|---|---|
| Founded | 21st November 2011 |
| Founder | Alastair Anderson |
| Headquarters | Cambridge, England |
Key people | Alastair Anderson |
| Products | To be Announced |
Acorn (Cambridge) Ltd. is a British computer company established in Cambridge, England, in 2011 under the Acorn brand. The company is developing a range of computers based around ARM Core processor designs initially for the UK market.
Background
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Revival of the Acorn trademark
[edit]In early 2006, the dormant Acorn trademark was licensed from the French company, Aristide & Co Antiquaire De Marques, by a new company based in Nottingham.[1] This company was dissolved in late 2009.
In late 2011, the Acorn Trademark was transferred from the French company, Aristide & Co Antiquaire De Marques, to French company, Data Access.[citation needed]
In late 2011, the dormant Acorn trademark was licensed from the French company, Data Access, by a new company based in Cambridge.[citation needed]
See also
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- RISC OS Ltd. - The primary developers Acorn's OS under licence from Castle
- Castle Technology - The current owners of RiscOS.
- Acorn Computers The collection at The Centre for Computing History
- Acorn legacy FTP Site (hosted by RISCOS Ltd)