Martin Research

Qwint Systems, Inc.

Formerly	Martin Research Ltd. (1974–1980)
Founded	1974; 50 years ago (1974) in Northbrook, Illinois
Founder	Donald Paul Martin
Defunct	1986; 38 years ago (1986)
Fate	Acquired by Zebra Technologies
Products	Mike 1 Mike 2 Mike 3 Mike 8
Number of employees	130 (1984)

Martin Research Ltd., later Qwint Systems, Inc., was an American computer company founded by Donald Paul Martin in Northbrook, Illinois, United States. The company released their Mike family of modular kit microcomputers starting in 1975. These computers, spanning several models based on the Intel 8008, 8080, and Zilog Z80 microprocessors, proved very popular among hobbyists who wanted an inexpensive trainer computer.^[1]