Difference between revisions of "Orion"

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Orion is one of the LK Links-selectable brand names in the CPC BIOS, allowing to display the boot message Orion 64K Microcomputer on power up. Amstrad apparently planned a partnership with a company with that name.

As far as known, the partnership didn't worked in that direction - there have been no CPCs sold using the Orion brand. However, it worked the opposite way around: The CTM640/CTM644 and GT64/GT65 monitors contain cathode ray tubes from Orion.

Orion (Japan)

ORION Electric Co,. Ltd. is japanese company, founded 1958 by Shigemasa Otake.

• http://www.orion-electric.co.jp/en/

Orion ISP (Germany/Japan)

ORION wurde 1958 von Shigemasa Otake im japanischen Kobe gegründet. 1975 übernahm die ISP KG Dieter Lather in Dreieich bei Frankfurt den Vertrieb für ORION-Produkte in Deutschland, Benelux, Österreich und der Schweiz.

Tungsram / Orion (Hungary)

Tungsram. This Hungarian company was one of the first producers of light bulbs in the world and remained a large producer of valves and light bulbs until it was broken up in the early 90's and the bits sold off to various western companies, General Electric bought a large part of it in 1990 and so did Shréder a little bit later, both companies operate using the original name. Made radios both under the Tungsram name and using the Orion brand, continued making radios and hi-fi products at the least into the 70's, produced some of the best valves that were made in Europe and should not be confused with some other eastern European products.