Cambridge Systems Technology (CST) were a company formed in the early 1980s by ex-Torch Computers engineers David Oliver and Martin Baines, to produce peripherals for the BBC Micro, and later, with Graham Priestley, Sinclair QL microcomputers. Products included IEEE 488, floppy disk and SCSI interfaces. Following the demise of the Sinclair QL in 1986, CST began producing the Thor series of QL-compatible personal computers. These had limited commercial success, and CST had ceased trading by the end of the decade. MacGyver - 1980s hero The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... The BBC Micro, affectionately known as the Beeb, was an early home computer. ... A Sinclair QL The Sinclair QL (for Quantum Leap), was a personal computer launched by Sinclair Research in January 1984, as the successor to the ZX Spectrum. ... Apple IIc Generally, a microcomputer is a computer with a microprocessor (µP) as its CPU. Another general characteristic of these computers is that they occupy physically small amounts of space. ... The Hewlett-Packard Instrument Bus (HP-IB), is a short-range digital communications cable standard developed by Hewlett-Packard (HP) in the 1970s for connecting electronic test and measurement devices (e. ... A floppy disk is a data storage device that is composed of a ring of thin, flexible (i. ... SCSI stands for Small Computer System Interface, and is a standard interface and command set for transferring data between devices on both internal and external computer buses. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The CST Thor was a series of personal computers compatible with the Sinclair QL designed by Cambridge Systems Technology during the late 1980s. ...

External links

• News items from The Micro User, January 1984 mentioning CST
• Binary Dinosaurs page about the CST Thor