Cumana, based in Guildford, England, was a manufacturer of educational computer products. Guildford ( IPA /ˈgɪlfəd/ is the County town of Surrey, England, as well as the seat for the borough of Guildford and the England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A computer is a Machine that manipulates data according to a list of instructions. Among its best-known products were disc drives for Acorn and BBC computers. Disk storage is a general category of a Computer storage mechanisms in which data is recorded on planar round and rotating surfaces ( disks, discs, or Acorn Computers was a British Computer company established in Cambridge, England, in 1978
Cumana closed down in 1995. Its designs and brand name were acquired by Economatics [1], and its electronics assembly facilities by Kenure Developments Ltd (KDL). The Cumana brand is currently owned by Cannon Computing, which supplies educational hardware and software.
References
- "Cumana - request for information" thread on comp.sys.acorn.networking
- "Cumana RIP?" thread, ibid.
- KDL history