Whitechapel Computer Works

Logo for Whitechapel Computer Works Ltd (WCW).

Whitechapel Computer Works Ltd. (WCW) was a computer workstation company founded in the East End of London, United Kingdom in April 1983 by Timothy Eccles and Bob Newman, with a combined investment of £1 million from the Greater London Enterprise Board (£100,000 initially[1]), venture capital companies Newmarket and Baillie Gifford,[2] and the Department of Trade and Industry. The company was situated in the Whitechapel Technology Centre—a council-funded high-technology enterprise hub—and began the design of their first workstation model in August 1983, shipping the first units by September 1984.[3]

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  2. ^ Eustace, Peter (13 September 1984). "UK firm enters workstation fray". The Engineer. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  3. ^ Pountain, Dick (February 1985). "Realizing a Dream". Byte UK. pp. 379–382, 384. Retrieved 18 December 2020.