tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7049208109612299827.post3449494596354365811..comments2023-12-06T23:58:59.189+00:00Comments on ffranc sais: Will recorded heritage go the same way as chocolate?Frank Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12447989626809704972noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7049208109612299827.post-20936220905897826132010-02-13T14:38:17.280+00:002010-02-13T14:38:17.280+00:00It is not generally known that, in addition to its...It is not generally known that, in addition to its ground-breaking medical scanner, EMI had three of the earliest British computers to its name, the <a href="http://www.computerconservationsociety.org/20090219.htm" rel="nofollow">CP402, Emidec 1100 and Emidec 2400</a>. The company even sold some 2400s abroad; to Spain or Portugal, I believe. The machine was noteworthy for having one of the first serious dot-matrix printers.<br /><br />If EMI hadn't over-reached itself in America with the scanner and realised that the future of big businesses in recorded music was limited, it could have had a prosperous second life as a purely electronics company.Frank Littlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12447989626809704972noreply@blogger.com