| 词条 | Allen Boothroyd |
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Allen Boothroyd is a British industrial designer. CareerBoothroyd trained as a mechanical engineer and went on to study industrial design at the Royal College of Art. He is currently the Managing Director of Cambridge Product Design Ltd and is the co-founder and Design Director of Meridian Audio (Previously known as Boothroyd-Stuart).[1] Meridian, established in 1977, won the Design Council Award for Outstanding British Product an unprecedented three times.[2] DesignsAn early landmark in Boothroyd's career were his cabinet designs for the Lecson AC1 pre-amp and AP1 power amplifier which he produced in 1974.[3] The Lecson hi-fi is now in the permanent collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.[4][5] The Lecson Audio System was selected as one of the important representations of British technological and design innovation to have taken place between two London-hosted Olympic Games.[5] In 1981, he provided the case design for the BBC Micro, the computer used in the BBC’s Computer Literacy Project.[4][6] He also worked on the design for the RiscPC computer.[7] Pioneer commissioned Boothroyd to produce a unique appearance for its new surround-sound speaker system. His design was used in the Pioneer Elite Reference speaker system.[8] Acorn products{{Gallery |File:Acorn atom zx1.jpg|Functions as keyboard for the Acorn System 2 and as case for the Acorn Atom. |File:BBC Micro Front Restored.jpg|The BBC Micro.}}References1. ^{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DvdOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qBQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5621,1365134&dq=allen-boothroyd+meridian+audio&hl=en |title=Continuous Quality Boost at Meridian |author=RV Veera |publisher=New Straits Times |date=21 July 1999 |accessdate=29 April 2012}} 2. ^{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=e35hAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rnsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1342,3090481&dq=allen-boothroyd+designer&hl=en |title=Premier Products from Britain|publisher=New Straits Times|date=6 May 2004|accessdate=29 April 2012}} 3. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.thevintageknob.org/lecson-Lecson.html |title=Lecson |publisher=www.thevintageknob.org |date=July 2008 |accessdate=25 April 2012}} 4. ^1 {{cite web|last=Warman|first=Matt|title=The great sound of Britain|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/9217327/The-great-sound-of-Britain.html|publisher=telegraph.co.uk|accessdate=25 April 2012|date=21 Apr 2012}} 5. ^1 {{cite web|last=Osborn|first=George|title=Meridian founders and Sinclair graduate to the V&A|url=http://www.cabume.co.uk/the-cluster/meridian-and-sinclair-graduate-to-the-vaa.html|publisher=cabume.co.uk|accessdate=25 April 2012|date=3 April 2012}} 6. ^{{cite news |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=923MJpTzQKYC&pg=PA119&lpg=PA119&dq=%22Allen+Boothroyd%22+%22bbc+micro%22&source=bl&ots=uiyoq7o6jd&sig=1DJX3jrnv_Z4FCsi4d4ecrF1Ji4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=VU-XT7HUKcaf8gP6-bihCg&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAjge#v=onepage&q=%22Allen%20Boothroyd%22%20%22bbc%20micro%22&f=false |title=Fundamental Concepts in Computer Science |author=Erol Gelenbe and Jean-Pierre Kahane |publisher=Imperial College Press |date=16 March 2009 |accessdate=29 April 2010}} 7. ^{{cite news | url=http://acorn.chriswhy.co.uk/docs/Mags/PCW/PCW_Jun94_RPC600.pdf | title=Acorn RISC PC 600 | work=Personal Computer World | date=June 1994 | accessdate=30 August 2013 | author=Burley, Ian}} 8. ^{{cite web|author=Thomas J. Norton|title=Pioneer Elite Reference Loudspeaker System |url=http://www.cabume.co.uk/the-cluster/meridian-and-sinclair-graduate-to-the-vaa.html|publisher=Stereophile|accessdate=25 April 2012|date=19 March 1999}} External links
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