Apricot Computers: An underrated British brand
Summary
Apricot Computers: An underrated British brand reviews Apricot’s history as a UK-based PC maker, its 1989 486-based PC, licensing of Microchannel, and its eventual sales to Mitsubishi and Misys. The piece places Apricot within the broader challenges of UK hardware design and manufacturing in the late 1980s and early 1990s and references the BBC Trouble Shooter documentary.