Jupiter Cantab

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Jupiter Cantab Ltd was formed by Richard Altwasser and Stephen Vickers in 1982 the former had been on the design team for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, and the latter was a programmer of the BASIC for the machine at Nine Tiles. Jupiter Cantab went into liquidation in 1984 after the failure of their only product, the Jupiter Ace.

Timeline for Jupiter Cantab :

Date Event
31 Mar 1983 News Article : Software boost for Jupiter Ace


Hardware Products

Memotech Jupiter ACE Keyboard

Memotech Jupiter ACE Keyboard
1982
Exists to give a better keyboard to the Jupiter Ace, as Memotech was famous for.

Manufacturer : Jupiter Cantab and Memotech
Type : Peripheral

Jupiter Ace

Jupiter Ace
22nd September 1982
The Jupiter ACE was a British home computer, which was released in 1982 by a company called Jupiter Cantab.

Manufacturer : Jupiter Cantab
Type : Computer

Jupiter Ace

Jupiter Ace
22nd September 1982
The Jupiter ACE was a British home computer, which was released in 1982 by a company called Jupiter Cantab.

Manufacturer : Jupiter Cantab
Type : Computer

Jupiter Ace

Jupiter Ace
22nd September 1982
The Jupiter ACE was a British home computer, which was released in 1982 by a company called Jupiter Cantab.

Manufacturer : Jupiter Cantab
Type : Computer

Jupiter Ace

Jupiter Ace
1983
The Jupiter ACE was a British home computer, which was released in 1982 by a company called Jupiter Cantab.

Manufacturer : Jupiter Cantab
Type : Computer

Jupiter Ace in replacement Camputers Lynx Case

Jupiter Ace in replacement Camputers Lynx Case
1983
The owner of this Jupiter ACE has replaced the original case with one belonging to a Camputers Lynx.

Manufacturer : Jupiter Cantab
Type : Computer


Software Products

Gobbledegook

Gobbledegook
Unknown
A Pac-man clone for the Jupiter Ace.

Manufacturer : Jupiter Cantab Ltd
Type : Software - Game

Jupiter Ace Demonstration Tape

Jupiter Ace Demonstration Tape
1984
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Manufacturer : Jupiter Cantab
Type : Software


Promotional Items

Jupiter Ace - Sales Leaflet

Jupiter Ace - Sales Leaflet
Unknown
A4 - 4 Page Colour Sales Leaflet "An exciting new concept in personal computing" Includes full technical information...

Manufacturer : Jupiter Cantab
Type : Promotional Item


 

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