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has gloss | eng: Apricot Computers is a British manufacturer of business personal computers, originally founded in 1965 as "Applied Computer Techniques" (ACT), changing their name to Apricot Computers, Ltd. in the 1980s. They were a wholly owned UK company for most of their history but were acquired in the early 1990s by the Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, which hoped that Apricot would help them compete against Japanese PC manufacturers, in particular NEC which commanded over 50% of the Japanese market at the time. |
lexicalization | eng: Apricot Computers |
subclass of | (noun) a machine for performing calculations automatically computing device, data processor, information processing system, computing machine, computer, electronic computer |
has instance | e/Apricot PC |
has instance | e/Apricot Picobook Pro |
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has gloss | cat: Apricot va ser una marca registrada de microordinadors fabricades per l'empresa britànica Applied Computer Techniques (ACT). |
lexicalization | cat: Apricot |
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has gloss | fra: Apricot est une marque de micro-ordinateur anglaise fabriqués par la compagnie Applied Computer Techniques (ACT). |
lexicalization | fra: Apricot |
Castilian | |
has gloss | spa: Apricot Computers es un fabricante británico de ordenadores personales fundado originalmente en 1965 como Applied Computer Techniques (ACT), que cambió su nombre a Apricot Computers, Ltd. en 1985. Era una compañía mayoritariamente británica hasta que el 21 de abril de 1990 es adquirida por Mitsubishi Electric Corporation que esperaba que Apricot le ayudaría a competir contra los fabricantes japoneses de PCs, particularmente NEC que acaparaba más del 50% del mercado japonés en aquel momento. |
lexicalization | spa: Apricot Computers |
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media:img | 2008APRICOT Press Conference.jpg |
media:img | Apricot portable.JPG |
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media:img | ApricotComputersLogo.png |
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