Eyetech
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Eyetech Group Ltd is a company founded in 1983, in order to provide commercial companies with automatical data collection systems. They had already been involved in the provision of the automatic toll collection systems used at the Dartford River Crossing, as well as many of the bar code based tracking systems used by UK national parcel service.
of an international UK plc, before trading as its own, standalone plc following a management buyout in 1985. The company has mostly been involved in producing bespoke software systems for commercial use in the transport and distribution sector under Unix/AIX, track and trace systems involving the use of barcodes, which have been used by the majority of UK parcel carriers and bar code decoders and industrial (networked) shop floor data capture and access control systems.
, as well as being a registered Amiga developer, in 1993 and developed their Amiga related commercial systems to cover two main areas: As an integrated multimedia development/mass delivery platform for its existing customer base with custom systems built around Amiga architecture and using rehoused Amiga hardware
as a low cost multitasking platform for shop floor data collection/control applications in smaller industrial companies.
Eyetech retired from Amiga market in 2005.
History
Eyetech Group Ltd was founded as a subsidiarySubsidiary
A subsidiary company, subsidiary, or daughter company is a company that is completely or partly owned and wholly controlled by another company that owns more than half of the subsidiary's stock. The subsidiary can be a company, corporation, or limited liability company. In some cases it is a...
of an international UK plc, before trading as its own, standalone plc following a management buyout in 1985. The company has mostly been involved in producing bespoke software systems for commercial use in the transport and distribution sector under Unix/AIX, track and trace systems involving the use of barcodes, which have been used by the majority of UK parcel carriers and bar code decoders and industrial (networked) shop floor data capture and access control systems.
Interest in Amiga
Eyetech took an interest in AmigaAmiga
The Amiga is a family of personal computers that was sold by Commodore in the 1980s and 1990s. The first model was launched in 1985 as a high-end home computer and became popular for its graphical, audio and multi-tasking abilities...
, as well as being a registered Amiga developer, in 1993 and developed their Amiga related commercial systems to cover two main areas: As an integrated multimedia development/mass delivery platform for its existing customer base with custom systems built around Amiga architecture and using rehoused Amiga hardware
Hardware
Hardware is a general term for equipment such as keys, locks, hinges, latches, handles, wire, chains, plumbing supplies, tools, utensils, cutlery and machine parts. Household hardware is typically sold in hardware stores....
as a low cost multitasking platform for shop floor data collection/control applications in smaller industrial companies.
Eyetech retired from Amiga market in 2005.