Torch Computers

Torch Computers Ltd was a computer hardware company with origins in a 1982 joint venture between Acorn Computers and Climar Group[1] that led to the development of the Communicator or C-series computer, a system based on the BBC Micro with a Z80 second processor and integral modem, intended as a viewdata terminal.[2]

Establishing itself in Great Shelford, near Cambridge, UK, the company became well known for its computer peripherals for the VIC-20 and BBC Micro. Torch produced an expansion unit originally developed by Arfon Microelectronics for the VIC-20, having acquired Arfon,[3] and several second processor units for the BBC Micro, many with integrated floppy disk or hard disk drives.[4]

  1. ^ Kewney, Guy (February 1982). "Torch set to shine". Personal Computer World. p. 67. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  2. ^ Tebbutt, David (January 1983). "The Torch". Personal Computer World. pp. 136–140. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  3. ^ Kewney, Guy (January 1983). "Good news". Personal Computer World. p. 98. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  4. ^ Unicorn. Open channels for the BBC micro (PDF). Torch Computers. Retrieved 6 November 2020.