Flare Technology was a computer hardware company based in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It was founded in 1986 by Martin Brennan, Ben Cheese, and John Mathieson, former engineers at Sinclair Research. Flare Technology first worked for Amstrad before developing a technology-demonstrator system called Flare One. The Flare One was intended as a home computer or games console with extensive audio and video capabilities. It was related to the Loki project they had worked on previously at Sinclair Research, which in turn was derived from the ZX Spectrum home computer. The Flare One was used in some arcade game cabinets including a line of video quiz machines produced by Bellfruit. The Flare 1 chipset was further developed into the Konix Multisystem Slipstream prototype. In 1989 Martin Brennan was contracted by Atari Corp. to complete and implement the chip design of the unreleased Atari Panther. Martin Brennan and John Mathieson went on to design the Flare II, which was purchased by Atari and became Atari Jaguar. References Defunct computer hardware companies Defun
Flare Technology fue una empresa de hardware informático con sede en Cambridge, Reino Unido. Fue fundada en 1986 por Martin Brennan, Ben Cheese y John Mathieson, antiguos ingenieros de Sinclair Research. Flare Technology trabajó por primera vez para Amstrad antes de desarrollar un sistema de demostración de tecnología llamado Flare One. The Flare One estaba destinado a ser un ordenador doméstico o consola de juegos con amplias capacidades de audio y vídeo. Se relacionó con el proyecto Loki en el que habían trabajado anteriormente en Sinclair Research, que a su vez fue derivado del ordenador doméstico ZX Spectrum. The Flare One se utilizó en algunos armarios de juegos arcade incluyendo una línea de máquinas de video quiz producidas por Bellfruit. El chipset Flare 1 se desarrolló aún más en el prototipo Konix Multisystem Slipstream. En 1989 Martin Brennan fue contratado por Atari Corp. para completar y implementar el diseño de chip del Pantari no publicado.