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  <dc:title>Microelectronics Applications Research Institute (MARI)</dc:title>
  <dc:creator>Randell, Brian, b.1936, Professor of Computing Science</dc:creator>
  <dc:subject>Microelectronics Applications Research Institute (MARI), 1978-1998</dc:subject>
  <dc:description>The Microelectronics Applications Institute (MARI) was founded in 1979 as a non profit making research, development, and training organization in Newcastle, jointly owned by Newcastle University, Newcastle Polytechnic and Computer Analysts and Programmers Ltd (for which see BR/22/5/1). Professor Randell was a Director of the Company. The Advanced Microtechnology Applications Ltd (AMA) was a wholly-owned subsidiary of MARI, which acted as its trading and commercial arm. On 9 January 1990, the name of the company was changed to The Northern Regional Information Technology Research Institute. For the Newcastle Connection software system distributed by MARI see BR/15. For photographs of historical computers relating to the MARI 10th anniversary lecture see BR/3/21/3</dc:description>
  <dc:date>Jun 1978 - Dec 1998</dc:date>
  <dc:identifier>https://specialcollections.ncl.ac.uk/br-14</dc:identifier>
  <dc:identifier>BR/14</dc:identifier>
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