British Computers

[Rod Smallwood]

DEC Did indeed make systems in Ireland. There where two plants one in
Galway and something else at Clonmel
I went to Galway loads of times. It was a big FA&T operation assembling
11/34's, 11/70's etc. VAX I suppose later. I think Clonmel was a
software duplicating and packing operation for Europe. There was also a
plant at Ayr in Scotland.
The Scottish plant was called Silicon Glen and the Irish one Silicon
Bog.

Rod


-----Original Message-----
From: cctech-bounces at classiccmp.org
[mailto:cctech-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Roger Holmes
Sent: 02 September 2007 23:35
To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: British Computers

>
>> I was going to ask about Irish machines and see that James got there 
>> first; did Ireland ever make any micros?
>
> I thought I read on some faq that DEC had some computers made in 
> Ireland.
> I think potatoes not puters when it comes to Ireland

Many an Apple was made in their factory in Cork.