 Xara is a UK-based software company founded in 1981, making it one of the oldest independent software developers. It has developed for a variety of computer platforms, in chronological order: The Acorn Atom, BBC Micro, Z88, Atari ST, Acorn Archimedes and Microsoft Windows. It was originally called Computer Concepts, Ltd., the company name was changed in 1995 to Xara, Ltd. Image File history File links XaraLogo. ...
1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Atom was Acorns first computer to be aimed squarely at the home market. ...
The BBC Micro, affectionately known as the Beeb, was an early home computer. ...
The Cambridge Z88 was an A4-size, lightweight, portable Z80-based computer with a built-in combined word processing/spreadsheet/database application called Pipedream, along with several other apps/utilities, such as a Z80-version of BBC BASIC. Despite the lightness of the machine, its construction was surprisingly robust, including...
The Atari 520 ST The Atari ST is a home/personal computer that was commercially popular from 1985 to the early 1990s. ...
The Acorn Archimedes was Acorn Computers Ltds first general purpose home computer based on their own 24-bit ARM RISC CPU, and spawned a family of very capable machines with various options. ...
Microsoft Windows is a range of operating environments and operating systems for personal computers and servers. ...
1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Products
BBC Micro products included: - Wordwise - a ROM based word processor
- Disc Doctor - utility software
- Graphics ROM - graphics utilities
- SpellMaster - a ROM based, and believed to be the world's first check-as-you-type spell checker
- Inter-Word, Inter-Sheet, Inter-Chart, Inter-Base - a suite of ROM based productivity applications
Atari ST products included: - Fast BASIC - a ROM based, BBC basic like semi-compiled Basic language
- Fast ASM - 68000 assembler
Acorn Archimedes products included: - ArtWorks - vector graphics drawing software. The predecessor to Xara X. Launched in 1991 it was the world's first drawing program to offer real-time vector anti-aliasing along with many other innovations.
- Impression - award winning DTP package (and variants Impression Style, Impression Publisher).
- Equasor - equation building tool
- AudioWorks - audio editor
- WordWorks - English dictionary and Thesaurus
- TurboDrivers - a range of printer drivers
- MacFS - utility to read and write Apple Mac discs
- Compression - general purpose zip-like compression utility
The company also developed a range of hardware for the Acorn Archimedes including: Xara X is a vector graphics editor created by a small British software company named Xara, famous for being the first vector graphics software product to provide anti-aliasing, advanced gradient fill and transparency tools, now available in many of the competitors products. ...
Macintosh, also known as Mac, is a family of personal computers manufactured by Apple Computer, Inc. ...
- ColourCard - graphics card - the first to produce 24bpp video for the Acorn
- ScanLight - a range of hand-held and flatbed scanners and software
- LaserDirect - a range of laser printers. The company developed the world's first 600dpi that retailed under £1000 (it purchased printer engines from Canon Inc, and using its own drivers and laser modulation techniques (hardware and software) was able to increase the resolution to 600dpi.
Microsoft Windows products included: With the advent of a 32-bit OS (Windows 95 and Windows NT), development switched from the Acorn to Windows platform. The first product was a re-write of the ArtWorks product. This involved a team of 20+ developers, who worked for more than two years to produce a competitor to then market-leading drawing software CorelDRAW. The result was Xara Studio, which was initially licensed to Corel who released it as CorelXARA in 1995. Corel marketed it as a web-oriented companion to CorelDRAW, but it was clearly designed as a stand-alone alternative to the older software. In 2000, Xara released the software themselves as Xara X, which was superceded by Xara X¹ in 2004, and most recently by Xara Xtreme in 2005. Windows 95 (codename Chicago) is a hybrid 16-bit/32-bit graphical user interface-based operating system released on August 24, 1995 by the Microsoft Corporation. ...
Windows NT is a family of operating systems produced by Microsoft, and was succeeded by Windows 2000 (still based on Windows NT). ...
Screenshot of CorelDRAW 11 CorelDRAW is a vector graphics editor developed and marketed by Corel Corporation of Ottawa, Canada. ...
1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
This article is about the year 2000. ...
Xara X is a vector graphics editor created by a small British software company named Xara, famous for being the first vector graphics software product to provide anti-aliasing, advanced gradient fill and transparency tools, now available in many of the competitors products. ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Xara Xtreme is a version of Xara X, to be open-sourced and made available for Linux and Mac OS. ...
2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Subsequent products developed include Xara Webster (a cut down version of Xara Studio), Xara Webstyle, Xara 3D and Xara MenuMaker.
Xara Networks In 1996, a subsidiary company called Xara Networks, Ltd. was formed, specializing in the provision of high-bandwidth Internet connectivity to companies and ISPs. Xara Networks was subsequently sold to the ITG group in London, most commonly known for the Global Internet brand, and was subsequently renamed GX Networks. 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...
Gaddesden Place Since 1984, the company has been headquartered in Gaddesden Place, Hemel Hempstead, an 18th century Palladian style villa, designed by the celebrated architect James Wyatt, built in 1768 and reputed to be his first building in the UK. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (971x492, 69 KB) Gaddesden Place, UK, taken in 2002. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (971x492, 69 KB) Gaddesden Place, UK, taken in 2002. ...
This page is about the year 1984. ...
Hemel Hempstead is a town in Hertfordshire, England with a population of 81,143 at the 2001 Census. ...
A villa with a superimposed portico, from Book IV of Palladios I Quattro Libri dellArchitettura, in a modestly priced English translation published in London, 1736. ...
Fonthill Abbey. ...
External links - Xara Home Page (U.S.)
- Xara Home Page (U.K.)
- Complete documentation of the XAR file format
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