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'''Artic Computing Ltd.''', (Artic Software)<br/>
a British software development company in the early 1980s, located in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingston_upon_Hull Hull], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Humberside North Humberside],
later in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandesburton Brandesburton] <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artic_Computing Artic Computing from Wikipedia]</ref>,
set up by '''Richard Turner''' and [[Chris Thornton]] in 1980, later joined by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Cecil Charles Cecil].
Primary business was developing and selling computer games and development tools for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_computer home computer] market, starting with the [[Z80]] based [[Sinclair ZX81]], [[ZX Spectrum]], and [[Amstrad CPC]], and the [[6502]] based [[Atari 8-bit]], [[Commodore 64]] and [[BBC Micro]].
For the first six months times were hard – the company made £21. With comparatively heavy spending on advertising, Artic found itself in debt.
However the launch of [[ZX Chess|ZXChess]], the first chess program for the ZX81 to hit the market, proved to be the turning point.
It was also extremely difficult to write, taking over a year from the original idea to the finished product <ref>[https://magazinesfromthepast.fandom.com/wiki/Brendon_Gore Brendon Gore] ('''1982'''). ''Interview-One Degree In Artic''. [[Your Computer]], May 1982</ref>.
In 1984, Thornton left Artic to found [[Kerian|Kerian UK Ltd]] <ref>[http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekpub.cgi?regexp=%5EKerian+UK+Ltd$&loadpics=1 Kerian UK Ltd - World of Spectrum]</ref>.
=Chess Programs=
* [[:Category:Artic]]
=Publications=
* [[John F. White]] ('''1982'''). ''Review-Chess Computers''. [[Your Computer]], March 1982
* [https://magazinesfromthepast.fandom.com/wiki/Brendon_Gore Brendon Gore] ('''1982'''). ''Interview-One Degree In Artic''. [[Your Computer]], May 1982
=External Links=
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artic_Computing Artic Computing from Wikipedia]
* [http://zx81stuff.org.uk/zx81/generated/tapeinfo/Artic_Tapes.html Index of ZX81 Tapes by Artic] from [http://www.zx81stuff.org.uk/ ZX81 Software, Books and Hardware Collection]
: [http://www.zx81stuff.org.uk/zx81/showmag.php?mag=SinclairUser/Issue004/Pages/SinclairUser00400044.jpg Magazine Page Scan from World of Spectrum, July 1982]
* [http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekpub.cgi?regexp=%5EArtic+Computing+Ltd$&loadpics=1 Artic Computing Ltd - World of Spectrum]
* [http://chimera2010.com/arctic-computing-letter-from-chris-turner/ Artic Computing – Letter from Chris Thornton | Chimera 2010] <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimera_%28video_game%29 Chimera (video game) from Wikipedia]</ref>
==Chess Programs==
===1981===
* [http://www.zx81stuff.org.uk/zx81/generated/tapeinfo/z/ZXChessI%28Black%29.html ZX81 Cassette Tape Information for ZX Chess I (Black inlay)]
* [http://www.zx81stuff.org.uk/zx81/generated/tapeinfo/z/ZXChessII%28Black%29.html ZX81 Cassette Tape Information for ZX Chess II (Black inlay)]
===1982===
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1K_ZX_Chess 1K ZX Chess from Wikipedia]
* [http://users.ox.ac.uk/~uzdm0006/scans/1kchess/assem.html 1K ZX81 Chess Z80 Assembly listing] © Copyright [[David Horne]]
* [http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0004722 Spectrum Chess - World of Spectrum]
* [http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0010660 Spectrum Chess II - World of Spectrum]
* [http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0005599 Spectrum Voice Chess - World of Spectrum]
===1983===
* [http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0000920 Chess Tutor - World of Spectrum]
* [http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0004728 Spectrum Micro Chess - World of Spectrum]
===1984===
* [http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0001289 Death Chess 5000 - World of Spectrum]
==Development==
===1982===
* [http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0008736 Spectrum (Artic, ZX) Assembler - World of Spectrum]
* [http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0008717 Spectrum FORTH - World of Spectrum]
===1984===
* [http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0014748 Spectrum Assembler 2 - World of Spectrum]
=References=
<references />
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'''Artic Computing Ltd.''', (Artic Software)<br/>
a British software development company in the early 1980s, located in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingston_upon_Hull Hull], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Humberside North Humberside],
later in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandesburton Brandesburton] <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artic_Computing Artic Computing from Wikipedia]</ref>,
set up by '''Richard Turner''' and [[Chris Thornton]] in 1980, later joined by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Cecil Charles Cecil].
Primary business was developing and selling computer games and development tools for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_computer home computer] market, starting with the [[Z80]] based [[Sinclair ZX81]], [[ZX Spectrum]], and [[Amstrad CPC]], and the [[6502]] based [[Atari 8-bit]], [[Commodore 64]] and [[BBC Micro]].
For the first six months times were hard – the company made £21. With comparatively heavy spending on advertising, Artic found itself in debt.
However the launch of [[ZX Chess|ZXChess]], the first chess program for the ZX81 to hit the market, proved to be the turning point.
It was also extremely difficult to write, taking over a year from the original idea to the finished product <ref>[https://magazinesfromthepast.fandom.com/wiki/Brendon_Gore Brendon Gore] ('''1982'''). ''Interview-One Degree In Artic''. [[Your Computer]], May 1982</ref>.
In 1984, Thornton left Artic to found [[Kerian|Kerian UK Ltd]] <ref>[http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekpub.cgi?regexp=%5EKerian+UK+Ltd$&loadpics=1 Kerian UK Ltd - World of Spectrum]</ref>.
=Chess Programs=
* [[:Category:Artic]]
=Publications=
* [[John F. White]] ('''1982'''). ''Review-Chess Computers''. [[Your Computer]], March 1982
* [https://magazinesfromthepast.fandom.com/wiki/Brendon_Gore Brendon Gore] ('''1982'''). ''Interview-One Degree In Artic''. [[Your Computer]], May 1982
=External Links=
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artic_Computing Artic Computing from Wikipedia]
* [http://zx81stuff.org.uk/zx81/generated/tapeinfo/Artic_Tapes.html Index of ZX81 Tapes by Artic] from [http://www.zx81stuff.org.uk/ ZX81 Software, Books and Hardware Collection]
: [http://www.zx81stuff.org.uk/zx81/showmag.php?mag=SinclairUser/Issue004/Pages/SinclairUser00400044.jpg Magazine Page Scan from World of Spectrum, July 1982]
* [http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekpub.cgi?regexp=%5EArtic+Computing+Ltd$&loadpics=1 Artic Computing Ltd - World of Spectrum]
* [http://chimera2010.com/arctic-computing-letter-from-chris-turner/ Artic Computing – Letter from Chris Thornton | Chimera 2010] <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimera_%28video_game%29 Chimera (video game) from Wikipedia]</ref>
==Chess Programs==
===1981===
* [http://www.zx81stuff.org.uk/zx81/generated/tapeinfo/z/ZXChessI%28Black%29.html ZX81 Cassette Tape Information for ZX Chess I (Black inlay)]
* [http://www.zx81stuff.org.uk/zx81/generated/tapeinfo/z/ZXChessII%28Black%29.html ZX81 Cassette Tape Information for ZX Chess II (Black inlay)]
===1982===
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1K_ZX_Chess 1K ZX Chess from Wikipedia]
* [http://users.ox.ac.uk/~uzdm0006/scans/1kchess/assem.html 1K ZX81 Chess Z80 Assembly listing] © Copyright [[David Horne]]
* [http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0004722 Spectrum Chess - World of Spectrum]
* [http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0010660 Spectrum Chess II - World of Spectrum]
* [http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0005599 Spectrum Voice Chess - World of Spectrum]
===1983===
* [http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0000920 Chess Tutor - World of Spectrum]
* [http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0004728 Spectrum Micro Chess - World of Spectrum]
===1984===
* [http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0001289 Death Chess 5000 - World of Spectrum]
==Development==
===1982===
* [http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0008736 Spectrum (Artic, ZX) Assembler - World of Spectrum]
* [http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0008717 Spectrum FORTH - World of Spectrum]
===1984===
* [http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0014748 Spectrum Assembler 2 - World of Spectrum]
=References=
<references />
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