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Cumana, based in Guildford, England, was a manufacturer of educational computer products. Among its best-known products were disc drives for Acorn, BBC, Amiga, and Oric computers. Cumana entered receivership in 1995, eventually emerging from receivership at the end of 1995 through the acquisition of the company's designs and brand name by Economatics, who did not take on any of the company's liabilities or pre-receivership obligations with regard to orders or guarantees, although the new owner indicated a willingness to honour warranties. Five employees from Cumana joined Economatics in the transaction. Cumana's electronics assembly facilities were acquired by Kenure Developments Ltd (KDL). Cumana was subsequently acquired from Economatics by educational hardware and software supplier Cann

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  • Cumana, based in Guildford, England, was a manufacturer of educational computer products. Among its best-known products were disc drives for Acorn, BBC, Amiga, and Oric computers. Cumana entered receivership in 1995, eventually emerging from receivership at the end of 1995 through the acquisition of the company's designs and brand name by Economatics, who did not take on any of the company's liabilities or pre-receivership obligations with regard to orders or guarantees, although the new owner indicated a willingness to honour warranties. Five employees from Cumana joined Economatics in the transaction. Cumana's electronics assembly facilities were acquired by Kenure Developments Ltd (KDL). Cumana was subsequently acquired from Economatics by educational hardware and software supplier Cann (en)
  • Cumana Ltd fue una empresa con sede en Guildford, Inglaterra, dedicada a fabricar y comercializar productos para el mercado educativo por ordenador. Pese a ello, su producto más conocido son las series de unidades de disquete e interfaces que fabricó para varios ordenadores domésticos de 8 bits (Oric Atmos, Dragon 32...) pero sobre todo para el BBC Micro y otros ordenadores de Acorn Computers. El proyecto de Economatics no acaba de cuajar y la marca y diseños son vendidos a , que en 2009 continúa fabricando y distribuyendo hardware para el mercado educativo con la marca Cumana. (es)
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  • Cumana, based in Guildford, England, was a manufacturer of educational computer products. Among its best-known products were disc drives for Acorn, BBC, Amiga, and Oric computers. Cumana entered receivership in 1995, eventually emerging from receivership at the end of 1995 through the acquisition of the company's designs and brand name by Economatics, who did not take on any of the company's liabilities or pre-receivership obligations with regard to orders or guarantees, although the new owner indicated a willingness to honour warranties. Five employees from Cumana joined Economatics in the transaction. Cumana's electronics assembly facilities were acquired by Kenure Developments Ltd (KDL). Cumana was subsequently acquired from Economatics by educational hardware and software supplier Cannon Computing in late 1997. (en)
  • Cumana Ltd fue una empresa con sede en Guildford, Inglaterra, dedicada a fabricar y comercializar productos para el mercado educativo por ordenador. Pese a ello, su producto más conocido son las series de unidades de disquete e interfaces que fabricó para varios ordenadores domésticos de 8 bits (Oric Atmos, Dragon 32...) pero sobre todo para el BBC Micro y otros ordenadores de Acorn Computers. En 1995, tras haber expandido su gama de periféricos a tarjetas de interfaz SCSI y unidades de CD ROM, Cumana cesa sus actividades. El 5 de diciembre de 1995 la marca y sus diseños son adquiridos por Economatics Education Ltd., otra empresa británica con sede en Sheffield (hoy parte de HPC Compressed Air Systems), por entonces también dedicada al mercado educativo, que planea crear con ellos su propia línea de informática educativa. Las plantas ensambladoras de electrónica son adquiridas por Kenure Developments Ltd (KDL). El proyecto de Economatics no acaba de cuajar y la marca y diseños son vendidos a , que en 2009 continúa fabricando y distribuyendo hardware para el mercado educativo con la marca Cumana. (es)
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