Yep Corby home to Commodore after the market for 64's took off big time, they actually managed to con the EU and the Tory Goverment out of a few million to set up plant there after they closed the steelworks in 1981, stayed for a few years, got the amiga off the ground and sacked everyone and disappeared as quickly as they came.
Its not suprising the amiga ended up a right mess as the original schemetic drawings I saw were often stained with chip fat marks and ring marks from the Youngers Tartan cans and most of the tech team, spent their time, Gaffy Taping new staff to chairs and wheeling the around the factory apparently, selling parts on the black market.
There must have been more c64 and amiga boards running around covered in sheets in backs of vans, than there was in the factory. Sadly if I remember the first a1000's and 1.2 500's were made there but they dumped the factory shortly afterwards.
I remember as a 16 year old with my C64 at the Corby Computer Club ripping games like no tomorrow, turbo loaders, parallel loaders and there was that first ever 1000. Revolution. The dude who had it was the back of the van bloke and I have no doubt that is where it came from. It was funny when he got infected with the SCA virus a year two later, must have had a 1000 or more disk to clean....hehe.
As I said sadly commodore closed and there was a right fight to clean the factory out. Would have kept the spare parts vendors happy. Most ended up at the "Gipo's" place next to the skips on Rockingham Road. Love to know what happed to it all.
Just remembered me mate who worked there used to keep those chip containers, like long clear pipes, he had must be a 100 or more "Sids",8610,6520,6522's Roms....hehe.
As I write its flooding back.
Unpopulated PCB's. Oh and the first time I ever saw Rock Lobster. Man what a day.
Amiga Born a Champion, Commodore F*cked it up
Shaz
