Cambridge Systems Technology

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Cambridge Systems Technology
Company typeLimited company
IndustryComputing
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[edit]

  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.

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