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Timeline for ITT :

Date Event
1613 Richard Braithwaite first uses the word 'computer'
12 May 1941 Konrad Zuse builds the Z3
9 Apr 1943 Work begins on ENIAC
Oct 1947 J Lyons executives report on the potential of computers to automate clerical work
6 May 1949 EDSAC runs its first program
1952 Grace Hopper completes the A-0 compiler
4 Mar 1956 Wang sells core memory patent to IBM
7 Nov 1959 COBOL is introduced
1962 The first commercial modem is manufactured
17 Jun 1963 First edition of the ASCII standard is published
19 Apr 1965 Moore's Law is first proposed
21 Dec 1968 The Apollo Guidance Computer flies to the moon
1969 Nieman-Marcus advertises the Honeywell H316 Kitchen Computer
29 Oct 1969 ARPANET launches the world's first packet-switched wide area computer network
1971 Ray Tomlinson sends the first email
9 Mar 1972 Codasyl Committee aims to develop 'host' language system
6 Apr 1972 Seymour Cray founds Cray Research Inc.
1974 Gary Kildall creates the CP/M operating system
22 Jul 1975 MITS licenses Altair BASIC from Bill Gates and Paul Allen
Jun 1979 Apple releases the Apple II+
17 Oct 1979 Personal Software releases VisiCalc, the first spreadsheet
Feb 1980 News Article : Now a laser network?
Oct 1980 News Article : No exit for Exidy
Oct 1980 News Article : Monitor EPROM produced for Ohio micros
Nov 1980 News Article : Increased computer thefts lead to more security devices
Dec 1980 News Article : 'New information technology department should be formed'
Feb 1981 News Article : Secret settlement in Apple and ITT copyright case
Sep 1981 News Article : Apple helps chemists swallow stock control's bitter pill
Oct 1981 News Article : Alternative energy comes a little closer
Nov 1981 News Article : Casio programmable puts more power in hand
Dec 1981 News Article : France looks to the future
Dec 1981 News Article : Uncommitted logic at an engaging price
Jan 1982 News Article : Compact code with Compress
Jan 1982 News Article : Micro-80 provides the typewriter link
Feb 1982 News Article : How Dutch software took to the air
Apr 1982 News Article : Universal appeal of CBM's new micros
Apr 1982 News Article : Champion's winning ways
Apr 1982 News Article : ITT 3030 puts the accent on expansion
Apr 1982 News Article : Source of TRS-80 facts
May 1982 News Article : Holding data for 100 years
May 1982 Japan sets out its 'Fifth Generation' project
Jun 1982 News Article : T-Pert's way along the critical path
Jul 1982 News Article : Cartridge memory
Aug 1982 News Article : Interface for Vic-20
Oct 1982 News Article : Acorn micros acquire lisp
Oct 1982 News Article : New Z-80 based micro
Oct 1982 News Article : Wider choice for Sirius
Jan 1983 News Article : Touchy input
Feb 1983 News Article : Atari in business
Mar 1983 News Article : Digital Research's offering
Apr 1983 News Article : Little new at ZX fair
Apr 1983 News Article : Robot arm for the price of a toy
Apr 1983 News Article : Best-selling database manager for PC
May 1983 News Article : Texas Instruments TI-99/2
Dec 1983 News Article : Forth Programming Language
Dec 1983 News Article : Commodore 64 Adventures Book
23 May 1985 News Article : DK'tronics Popeye and Hagar out soon
19 Jan 1986 Brain, the first PC virus, is released
1988 The NeXT (68030 CPU) computer is introduced after two years of research
7 Mar 1990 Sony Launches PalmTop Computer - PTC-500
6 Aug 1991 Tim Berners-Lee publishes the first ever website
Mar 2006 Twitter is Launched
11 Jan 2013 Aaron Swartz dies
12 Mar 2024 Schools Coding Competition - Tuesday 12th March 2024


Hardware Products

ITT 2020 Computer - Apple II Clone

ITT 2020 Computer - Apple II Clone
1979
The ITT 2020 was the first Apple II clone, manufactured by ITT in the UK under license from Apple Computer, specifically for the European market.

Manufacturer : ITT
Type : Computer


Software Products

Easy Piano

Easy Piano
Unknown
This game is used with a piano keys peripheral which inserts into the Game Boy advance slot on an original DS or a DS lite.

Manufacturer : Game Life
Type : Software - Game

Golf

Golf
1982
Golf is a sports-simulation computer game designed by Trevor Pitts and published by Audiogenic in 1982 for Commodore VIC 20.

Manufacturer : Audiogenic
Type : Software - Game

Zombie Island

Zombie Island
1982
Golf is a sports-simulation computer game designed by Trevor Pitts and published by Audiogenic in 1982 for Commodore VIC 20.

Manufacturer : Software For All
Type : Software - Game

Spectrum Chess II

Spectrum Chess II
1983
Part of the Dixons pack of games...

Manufacturer : Dixons
Type : Software - Game

Rootin' Tootin'

Rootin' Tootin'
1983
Conversion of the data East coin op...

Manufacturer : HES/Brisbane
Type : Software - Game

Crypt Of Medea

Crypt Of Medea
1983
Crypt of Medea an adventure video game published for the Apple II by Sir-Tech in 1984 and developed by Arthur Britto and Allan Lamb.

Manufacturer : Sir-Tech
Type : Software - Game

Intermediate Level Maths Part 1

Intermediate Level Maths Part 1
1983
Intermediate Level Maths Parts I and II are exciting and stimulating programs for 9-13 year olds.

Manufacturer : Scisoft
Type : Software

Intermediate Level Maths Part 2

Intermediate Level Maths Part 2
1983
Intermediate Level Maths Parts I and II are exciting and stimulating programs for 9-13 year olds.

Manufacturer : Scisoft
Type : Software

Super Chess 3.0

Super Chess 3.0
1983
Chess program that boasts faster move selection than other programs of its time without cutting back on difficulty.

Manufacturer : Cp Software
Type : Software - Game

Golf

Golf
1984
...

Manufacturer : Salamander Software
Type : Software - Game

Iankey (Disk)

Iankey (Disk)
1985
Teaches keyboard skills training.

Manufacturer : Iansyst
Type : Software - Game

Super Sam

Super Sam
1985
...

Manufacturer : Budgie Budget Software
Type : Software - Game

Cars-Maths In Motion

Cars-Maths In Motion
1985
...

Manufacturer : Cambridgeshire Software House
Type : Software

Knight Games

Knight Games
1986
A compilation of medieval combat minigames.

Manufacturer : Mastertronic
Type : Software - Game

Uranians

Uranians
1986
A compilation of medieval combat minigames.

Manufacturer : Bug-Byte Ltd
Type : Software - Game

BMX Simulator

BMX Simulator
1986
An early game by Code Masters by the Darling brothers who had recently formed the company.

Manufacturer : Codemasters
Type : Software - Game

Vector Ball

Vector Ball
1986
An early game by Code Masters by the Darling brothers who had recently formed the company.

Manufacturer : M.A.D.
Type : Software - Game

The Tube

The Tube
1986
Dare you enter the Tube, a giant scrapyard in space where your ship is being held captive and being stripped for parts by aliens The game is a mix of arcade game, strategy and puzzle...

Manufacturer : Quicksilva
Type : Software - Game

180

180
1986
Price at release - £2.99Released in 1986 under the M.A.D. label, 180 allows you to pit your darting skills against 8 computer players over 3 rounds. In the first two rounds, you will play one of...

Manufacturer : M.A.D
Type : Software - Game

Zub

Zub
1986
Zub must make his way up to the top of each level by jumping onto platforms and moving them left or right to find the next one to jump up onto.

Manufacturer : M.A.D.
Type : Software - Game

The Sacred Armour OF Antiriad

The Sacred Armour OF Antiriad
1986
Considered one of the CPC's best games.

Manufacturer : Palace Software
Type : Software - Game

Gryzor

Gryzor
1987
...

Manufacturer : The Hit Squad
Type : Software - Game

Leviathan (Mastertronic)

Leviathan (Mastertronic)
1987
Leviathan is an isometric space shooting game similar to Zaxxon.

Manufacturer : Mastertronic
Type : Software - Game

Grange Hill

Grange Hill
1987
An adventure game based on the TV series of the same title.

Manufacturer : Bug Byte
Type : Software - Game

BMX Simulator

BMX Simulator
1987
Huge selling over head BMX racing game, featuring some inventive tracks and good balanced gameplay.

Manufacturer : Code Masters
Type : Software - Game

Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior

Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior
1987
The evil sorcerer Drax has abducted the beautiful Princess Mariana to satiate his nefarious desires.

Manufacturer : Palace Software
Type : Software - Game

Star Wars (Hit Squad)

Star Wars (Hit Squad)
1987
Budget rerelease of the arcade port.

Manufacturer : The Hit Squad
Type : Software - Game

Feud

Feud
1987
The Commodore 64 version of this magic making adventure was not by any means the best version of this game, nice, fast graphics, but very bug ridden and prone to crashingThe plot has two feuding wizar...

Manufacturer : Bulldog Software
Type : Software - Game

Ghost Hunters

Ghost Hunters
1987
Hunk Studbuckle's brother is trapped in Nightmare Mansion.

Manufacturer : Code Masters Ltd
Type : Software - Game

Split Personalities

Split Personalities
1987
Hunk Studbuckle's brother is trapped in Nightmare Mansion.

Manufacturer : Domark
Type : Software - Game

Elevator Action

Elevator Action
1987
Agent Otto must collect all the secret papers, fight his way through the building and escape by car.

Manufacturer : Bug-Byte Software Ltd
Type : Software - Game

Amaurote

Amaurote
1987
This is an isometric arcade adventure, where the player controls a tripod walking machine that that can fire bombs in a straight line where it bounces along, until it hits an object.

Manufacturer : MAD
Type : Software - Game

Barbarian II

Barbarian II
1987
Also contains the original game ...

Manufacturer : Palace Software
Type : Software - Game

Star Wars

Star Wars
1987
The Atari wireframe space combat arcade game ported to home micros.

Manufacturer : Domark
Type : Software - Game

Combat School (Hit Squad)

Combat School (Hit Squad)
1987
This acclaimed game is a combat training sim, where the player goes through basic training to join the Elite Marine Corp.

Manufacturer : The Hit Squad
Type : Software - Game

Lazer Force

Lazer Force
1987
Vertical scrolling shoot em up, with varying backdrops such as space and inside caves...

Manufacturer : Code Masters
Type : Software - Game

Gryzor (Cassette)

Gryzor (Cassette)
1987
...

Manufacturer : Ocean
Type : Software - Game

Grand Prix Simulator

Grand Prix Simulator
1987
A top-down racing game by the Oliver Twins.

Manufacturer : Code Masters Ltd
Type : Software - Game

Super Robin Hood

Super Robin Hood
1987
Take control of Robin Hood in his quest to rescue Maid Marian in this platformer.

Manufacturer : Code Masters
Type : Software - Game

Andy Capp

Andy Capp
1987
Based on the comic strip character from the Daily Mirror.

Manufacturer : Mirrorsoft
Type : Software - Game

Combat School

Combat School
1st January 1987
This acclaimed game is a combat training sim, where the player goes through basic training to join the Elite Marine Corp.

Manufacturer : The Hit Squad
Type : Software - Game

Treasure Island Dizzy (Signed)

Treasure Island Dizzy (Signed)
1988
Signed by the authors the Oliver Twins Dizzy was looking forward to the round- the- world cruise he'd booked up for.

Manufacturer : Code Masters Ltd
Type : Software - Game

BMX Simulator

BMX Simulator
1988
...

Manufacturer : Codemasters
Type : Software - Game

Dizzy's Excellent Adventures

Dizzy's Excellent Adventures
1988
Collection: Spellbound Dizzy Kwiksnax Dizzy Down The Rapids Panic Dizzy Prince of the Yolk Folk...

Manufacturer : Code Masters
Type : Software - Game

Tetris (Mastertronic Plus)

Tetris (Mastertronic Plus)
1988
Spectrum version of the famous block based puzzle game, that was originally brought to the format by Mirrorsoft.

Manufacturer : Mastertronic Plus
Type : Software - Game

Beyond The Ice Palace

Beyond The Ice Palace
1988
...

Manufacturer : Elite
Type : Software - Game

Treasure Island Dizzy

Treasure Island Dizzy
1988
Dizzy was looking forward to the round- the- world cruise he'd booked up for.

Manufacturer : Code Masters Ltd
Type : Software - Game

KGB Superspy

KGB Superspy
1989
Side scrolling shoot em up action, with the spy tanking on tanks, helicopters, and all the soldiers that go with them...

Manufacturer : Code Masters
Type : Software - Game

Xenon

Xenon
1989
...

Manufacturer : Melbourne House
Type : Software - Game

Warp

Warp
1989
A top down shoot-'em-up with a futuristic setting.

Manufacturer : Thilion
Type : Software - Game

Rescue An Island Adventure

Rescue An Island Adventure
1989
...

Manufacturer : CSH Educational Software
Type : Software - Game

BMX Simulator 2

BMX Simulator 2
1989
Up to FOUR players at the same time!

Manufacturer : Code Masters Ltd
Type : Software - Game

The Real Ghostbusters (The Hit Squad)

The Real Ghostbusters (The Hit Squad)
1989
Up to FOUR players at the same time!...

Manufacturer : The Hit Squad
Type : Software - Game

Cosmic Pirate

Cosmic Pirate
1989
...

Manufacturer : Outlaw Productions
Type : Software

Fantasy World Dizzy

Fantasy World Dizzy
1989
More platform adventuring, starring our favourite egg friend.

Manufacturer : Code Masters Ltd
Type : Software - Game

Operation Gunship

Operation Gunship
1989
More platform adventuring, starring our favourite egg friend.

Manufacturer : Code Masters
Type : Software - Game

Chase H.Q. II: Special Criminal Investigation

Chase H.Q. II: Special Criminal Investigation
1990
The arcade conversion of the second game was not nearly as successful as the first game, both in content and at retail.

Manufacturer : Ocean
Type : Software - Game

Back to the Future Part II

Back to the Future Part II
1990
...

Manufacturer : Image Works
Type : Software - Game

Jungle Warfare

Jungle Warfare
1990
Adrenalin sapping action!Level after level of hostile forces to destroy - tanks, copters, jeeps, crack commando snipers, enemy aircraft and river boat!!!Airport, bridge, swamp ridden jungle, rivers an...

Manufacturer : Virgin Mastertronic Ltd
Type : Software - Game

Gazza II

Gazza II
1990
Endorsed by England finest midfielder of the 80s...

Manufacturer : Empire
Type : Software - Game

Magicland Dizzy

Magicland Dizzy
1990
Another entry in the Dizzy series.

Manufacturer : Code Masters Ltd
Type : Software - Game

Quattro Power

Quattro Power
1990
Moto X: Dirt biking fun at its best!

Manufacturer : Codemasters
Type : Software - Game

Back to the Future Part III

Back to the Future Part III
1991
Join the adventures of Marty McFly and Doc Brown, as they find themselves stranded in the wild west of 1885, they muct try and return to 1985, not easy while being hunted by Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen and his band of Gunslingers.

Manufacturer : Image Works
Type : Software - Game

A320 Airbus

A320 Airbus
1991
Join the adventures of Marty McFly and Doc Brown, as they find themselves stranded in the wild west of 1885, they muct try and return to 1985, not easy while being hunted by Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen and his band of Gunslingers.

Manufacturer : Thalion
Type : Software - Game

Face Off  Ice Hockey

Face Off Ice Hockey
1991
...

Manufacturer : Krisalis
Type : Software - Game

Spellbound Dizzy

Spellbound Dizzy
1991
Another entry in the Dizzy series.

Manufacturer : Code Masters Ltd
Type : Software - Game

Pit-Fighter

Pit-Fighter
1991
Conversion of the Tengen arcade machine, which has the large digitised figures as it's main draw...

Manufacturer : Domark
Type : Software - Game

Hydra

Hydra
1991
High speed arcade conversion. The game revolves around delivering weapons and other bits of military technology by method of speed boat. Traverse the rivers of the world and take down foes with your o...

Manufacturer : Domark
Type : Software - Game

APB

APB
1992
Arcade action viewed from overhead, with the player in a cop car catching criminals and upgrading his car to match the fire power of the gangs.

Manufacturer : Respray
Type : Software - Game

Advanced Fruit Machine Simulator

Advanced Fruit Machine Simulator
1992
An EDOS copy of Advanced Fruit Machine Simulator.

Manufacturer : EDOS
Type : Software - Game

Graham Gooch World Class Cricket

Graham Gooch World Class Cricket
1993
A cricket simulator licensed by former first-class cricketer Graham Gooch.

Manufacturer : Audiogenic
Type : Software - Game

What do you Know?

What do you Know?
1995
Quiz games for all ages ...

Manufacturer : CSH Educational Software
Type : Software - Game

Pro-Pinball: Timeshock!

Pro-Pinball: Timeshock!
1997
Quiz games for all ages ......

Manufacturer : Empire Interactive Entertainment
Type : Software


Promotional Items

ITT 3210 Visual Display Unit - Promotional Leaflet

ITT 3210 Visual Display Unit - Promotional Leaflet
October 1972
Marketing brochure for the ITT 3210 terminal.

Manufacturer : ITT
Type : Promotional Item

ITT Semiconductors

ITT Semiconductors "Challenge of the Chip"
1980
Card advertising an 1980 exhibition at the Science Museum which has an inlayed semiconductor chip.

Manufacturer : ITT Semiconductors
Type : Promotional Item

ITT Director

ITT Director
January 1980
Automatic control in any language The ITT Director Programmable Controller provides a simple cost-effective means of controlling multiple automatic machines and industrial processes.

Manufacturer : ITT
Type : Promotional Item


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