Applied Technology was founded by Owen Hill in 1975 in

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. He was a pioneer producer of

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that ran

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s."Applied Technologies / Microbee 32"
, at the old computers museum Their MicroBee computer (1982) was the first commercial

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manufactured in Australia. The computers were used by schools in Australia and Sweden and by

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car dealers in Australia. It was later known as Microbee Systems, Microworld and Honeysoft.THOMPSON COUPLINGS LIMITED
, ASIC Some models of mid-1980s are Applied Technology S100, Micro Bee 32IC, Micro Bee 128K, "Computer in a Book" and the 256TC." Applied Technology aka Microbee Systems, Microworld and Honeysoft"
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References

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External links

Discussion Forum for all things Microbee & extensive File Repository

Focus On MicroBee, ''Electronics Today International'', August 1985

1980s Applied Technology Advertisements
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