Apricot Computers: An underrated British brand

Re:Apricot Computers: An underrated British brand by jimnotgym on Monday July 06, 2026 @03:27PM (#48809346)

> Glenrothes, Scotland

For non-UK readers, Glenrothes is a giant electronics manufacturing hub, much like Shenzen. It benefits from excellent road and rail links to financial centres like Freuchie and has world class sea and air port facilities. 97.8% of European advanced electronics are built within 500 leagues of Glenrothes.

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Re:Apricot Computers: An underrated British brand by rbanffy on Monday July 06, 2026 @03:28PM (#48809355)

Any interesting computer museums in the vicinity? So much history must leave some marks.

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Re:Apricot Computers: An underrated British brand by jimnotgym on Monday July 06, 2026 @03:45PM (#48809558)

Not in Glenrothes Metropolitan District itself, but in the wider conurbation there are some great ones. The 'museum to worldclass advantage that we gave away in fealty' is my personal favourite

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Re:Apricot Computers: An underrated British brand by rbanffy on Tuesday July 07, 2026 @04:24AM (#48815024)

I ask because there is a nice, if tiny, one in Galway, where DEC (and Apple, IIRC) used to have some manufacturing operations. These artefacts tend to linger in people’s attics for a long time.

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Re:Apricot Computers: An underrated British brand by yaqubroli on Monday July 06, 2026 @03:50PM (#48809611)

They also have a shit shopping centre and a big Asda, so really they’ve got everything

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Re:Apricot Computers: An underrated British brand by jimnotgym on Monday July 06, 2026 @05:38PM (#48810834)

Not only that. But they have...three Greggs boulangers

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Re:Apricot Computers: An underrated British brand by clickety_clack on Monday July 06, 2026 @08:03PM (#48812083)

500 leagues is 480,000 rods for anyone who was confused.

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Re:Apricot Computers: An underrated British brand by tiramisutambo on Monday July 06, 2026 @10:02PM (#48812864)

Snorted with laughter at this one. We should call it ShenGlen.

I do have a lot of affection for Apricot. My dad bought me a 486 from them in the early 90s, and the tinkering I did on that thing set me on the path to my career in technology. I now work for a somewhat larger fruit-named company.

Having grown up in Fife, I have less affection for Glenrothes. It does have pretty efficient roundabouts, though.

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