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Artic Computing Ltd., (Artic Software) a British software development company in the early 1980s, located in Hull, North Humberside, later in Brandesburton , set up by Richard Turner and Chris Thornton in 1980, later joined by Charles Cecil. Primary business was developing and selling computer games and development tools for the 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 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. In 1984, Thornton left Artic to found Kerian UK Ltd.

=Chess Programs= =Publications=
 * Category:Artic
 * John F. White (1982). Review-Chess Computers. Your Computer, March 1982
 * Brendon Gore (1982). Interview-One Degree In Artic. Your Computer, May 1982

=External Links=
 * Artic Computing from Wikipedia
 * Index of ZX81 Tapes by Artic from ZX81 Software, Books and Hardware Collection
 * Magazine Page Scan from World of Spectrum, July 1982


 * Artic Computing Ltd - World of Spectrum
 * Artic Computing – Letter from Chris Thornton | Chimera 2010

1981

 * ZX81 Cassette Tape Information for ZX Chess I (Black inlay)
 * ZX81 Cassette Tape Information for ZX Chess II (Black inlay)

1982

 * 1K ZX Chess from Wikipedia
 * 1K ZX81 Chess Z80 Assembly listing © Copyright David Horne
 * Spectrum Chess - World of Spectrum
 * Spectrum Chess II - World of Spectrum
 * Spectrum Voice Chess - World of Spectrum

1983

 * Chess Tutor - World of Spectrum
 * Spectrum Micro Chess - World of Spectrum

1984

 * Death Chess 5000 - World of Spectrum

1982

 * Spectrum (Artic, ZX) Assembler - World of Spectrum
 * Spectrum FORTH - World of Spectrum

1984

 * Spectrum Assembler 2 - World of Spectrum

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