Metacomco in Bristol UK?

[danwood]

I think I had a freaky Amiga related experience!

A while back, I had a weekend visit to Bristol to see friends and stayed in some serviced apartments.  A friend is visiting there soon, so I was looking up the address of them for him.

Upon Googling the address I saw the name Metacomco linked in a few sites to that address, I knew the name rang a bell but couldn't place it.  Then I noticed it was on a few Atari and Amiga sites!

These are the apartments

http://www.citybaseapartments.com/uk/bristol/26-portland-square-apartments.php

Located at

26 Portland Square
Bristol BS2 8RZ

It does seem a company called Metacomco were there in the 80s

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MetaComCo

They're from Bristol, and had a hand in inventing the first AmigaOS... to think I was probably sleeping in a room where part of the Amiga was born and I had no idea, pretty freaky!

Several sites seem to confirm that was their address: http://www.page6.org/archive/issue_25/page_35.htm


Just thought I'd share anyway.

[desiv]

.. to think I was probably sleeping in a room where part of the Amiga was born and I had no idea, pretty freaky!.

Did you wake up screaming about BCPL?
:-)

Pretty kual..

desiv

[bloodline]

Yup, those are the apartments alright! I rather like Bristol

Weird though, you almost certainly stayed in the very place AmigaDos was put together!

[persia]

What happens in Bristol, stays in Bristol...

[ncafferkey]

Do you think they'd mind if we put up a plaque? :-P