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| name = Castle Technology Limited | logo = Castle Technology logo.png | logo_size = 120px | type = Private | foundation = {{Start date|df=yes|1993|06|04}} Colchester, England | founder = {{nowrap|John Ballance}} {{nowrap|Jack Lillingston}} {{nowrap|Peter Wild}} | location_city = Cambridge | location_country = England | area_served = Worldwide | key_people = {{nowrap|Jack Lillingston, Managing Director}} {{nowrap|Peter Wild, Operations Director}} {{nowrap|John Ballance, Technology Director}} | industry = Computer hardware Computer software | products = {{nowrap|Iyonix PC}} {{nowrap|RISC OS}} {{nowrap|RISC PC}} | divisions = Tematic | homepage = {{URL|castle-technology.co.uk|Castle-Technology.co.uk}} }}Castle Technology Limited, named after Framlingham Castle,[1] is a British computer company based in Cambridge, England.[2] It began as a producer of ARM computers and manufactured the Acorn-branded range of desktop computers that run RISC OS.[2] Following the break-up of Acorn in 1998, Castle Technology bought the rights to continue production of the RISC PC and A7000+ computers under the Acorn brand.[3] Castle Technology later released the Iyonix PC in November 2002,[4] the first desktop computer to use the Intel XScale microarchitecture and then bought the rights to the RISC OS Technology from Pace in July 2003.[5] HistoryEarly history{{see also|Acorn Computers}}After Acorn withdrew from the desktop computer industry in 1998, Castle Technology acquired the rights to produce the A7000, A7000+ and RISC PC using the Acorn brand.[6] 2001-2008: Iyonix PCThe Iyonix PC (codenamed Tungsten) was developed as a set-top unit (STU) in secret by engineers at Pace's Shipley campus along with a 32-bit version of RISC OS 4 (known as RISC OS 5). When management discovered the project the campus was closed.[7] Castle Technology acquired the proposed designs and the original engineers from Pace to further develop the Tungsten into a desktop computer. Robert Sprowson, the original hardware designer, declined to join Castle Technology and so Peter Wild was recruited.[7] The Iyonix PC was released six months later. Although it was well received, it was not designed for long-term production and therefore used some components that were near obsolete when it was released.[7] A problem for the Iyonix PC was that it used leaded components which were outlawed with the adoption of Directive 2002/95/EC in February 2003 by the European Union. However, by this time Castle Technology was financially troubled and could not afforded to re-engineer the Iyonix PC without the leaded components.[7] The remaining Iyonix stock were passed to Iyonix Limited which stopped distribution on 30 September 2008.[8] DivisionsTematicIn 2004, Castle Technology acquired Tematic to further development of RISC OS in embedded systems.[9] Corporate affairsLocationsIn December 2005, Castle Technology moved its main office to the former premises of its software development division,[10] following the migration of Tematic to a neighbouring premises in Signet Court, Cambridge.[11] References1. ^{{cite web | url = http://www.apdl.co.uk/riscworld/volume1/issue2/castle/index.htm | title = Interview: Castle Technology | last = Bailey | first = Alasdair | work = Foundation RISCWorld | publisher = Archimedes Public Domain Library | accessdate = 5 May 2012}} 2. ^{{cite web | url = http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=314684 | title = Apple's bigger bite | last = Cole | first = George | date = 12 February 1999 | publisher = TES | accessdate = 30 June 2011}} 3. ^{{cite press release | publisher = Acorn Computers | date = 12 October 1998 | title = Acorn announces distribution deal with Castle Technology for RISC based products | accessdate = 6 January 2011 |url=http://www.acorn.co.uk/acorn/news/press/castle.html|deadurl=yes | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/19990506180305/http://www.acorn.co.uk/acorn/news/press/castle.html | archivedate = 6 May 1999}} 4. ^http://www.drobe.co.uk/extra/PR04_5.txt 5. ^http://www.drobe.co.uk/features/article.php?id=736 6. ^{{cite web |url=http://acorn.chriswhy.co.uk/AfterAcorn/Castle.html |title=Castle Technology |publisher=Chris's Acorns |accessdate=5 May 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211085214/http://acorn.chriswhy.co.uk/AfterAcorn/Castle.html |archivedate=11 February 2012 |df= }} 7. ^1 2 3 {{cite web | url = http://www.apdl.co.uk/riscworld/volume9/issue3/iyorip/index.htm | title = Iyonix R.I.P. | work = Foundation RISCWorld | publisher = Archimedes Public Domain Library | accessdate = 5 May 2012}} 8. ^{{cite press release | publisher = Iyonix | date = 25 September 2008 | title = Iyonix Press Release |url=https://groups.google.com/group/comp.sys.acorn.announce/browse_thread/thread/81c090cf7044c893 |archive-url=https://archive.is/20130124234126/http://groups.google.com/group/comp.sys.acorn.announce/browse_thread/thread/81c090cf7044c893 |archive-date=24 January 2013 |deadurl=yes | accessdate = 5 May 2012}} 9. ^{{cite web | url = http://www.drobe.co.uk/article.php?id=934 | title = Castle merges with Tematic | last = Williams | first = Chris | date = 10 January 2004 | publisher = Drobe | accessdate = 11 May 2012}} 10. ^1 {{cite web | url = http://www.drobe.co.uk/article.php?id=1506 | title = Castle confirms move to Tematic office | last = Williams | first = Chris | date = 5 December 2005 | publisher = Drobe | accessdate = 11 May 2012}} 11. ^{{cite web | url = http://www.drobe.co.uk/riscos/artifact1314.html | title = Coy Castle expands development team | last = Williams | first = Chris | date = 7 April 2005 | publisher = Drobe | accessdate = 11 May 2012}} External links
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