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British computer hardware company
Torch Computers Ltd was a computer hardware company with origins in a 1982 joint venture between Acorn Computers and Climar Group that led to the development of the Communicator or C-series computer, a system based on the BBC Micro with a Z80 second processor and integral modem, intended as a viewdata terminal. Wikipedia →
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MinecraftNick Farwell, Don Steer · 2013
The Conspirators HierarchyJohn Coleman · 1992
Baseball maverickSteve Kettmann · 2015- 📕Deep Learning and Scientific Computing with R TorchSigrid Keydana · 2023
Minecraft Beginner's HandbookStephanie Milton · 2013- 📕Torchnet user guideTorch Computers Limited. · 1970
- 📕ZDP user guideTorch Computers Limited. · 1970
- 📕Bringing Braille into the Computer AgeRobert J. Richey · 2012
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