Happy 40th

**rsrsrs** · 05 August 2021, 12:42 PM

still have the box from 1995 in my bookshelf.

**Boy** · 05 August 2021, 01:01 PM

Congrats to the Xara team!

**Acorn** · 05 August 2021, 01:50 PM

I have been with Charles Moir's developments and products since Wordwise so almost the full 40 years. Only 26 years are actually Xara-named products, surely?
Despite the timeline hype, Impression was a pain to use when it had its dreaded dongle. I think I can still lay my hands on every single physical purchased gizmo.

For a better timeline, read: https://www.xara.com/uk/history/.

Well done Charles.

Acorn

Companies House - some background:

https://find-and-update.company-info...mpany/03097032
THE XARA GROUP LIMITED
Incorporated on 31 August 1995
Prior: GADDESDEN TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 31 Aug 1995 - 06 Jun 1996

https://find-and-update.company-info...mpany/02991759
COMPUTER CONCEPTS LIMITED
Incorporated on 18 November 1994
Dissolved on 31 December 2013
Prior: XARA LIMITED 18 Nov 1994 - 11 Sep 1995

**xtom** · 05 August 2021, 03:49 PM

Happy Birthday to Xara and team!

**wizard509** · 05 August 2021, 04:51 PM

Happy Birthday Xara!!!

**Egg Bramhill** · 05 August 2021, 06:31 PM

Despite the timeline hype, Impression was a pain to use when it had its dreaded dongle

Didn't ArtWorks also have a dongle too Acorn, or is my memory fading further? Two parallel ports forcing the computer further off the wall behind :-)

**bwood** · 05 August 2021, 07:17 PM

Way back from my Corel days. Glad I found Xara as many have. Congratulations!

**Acorn** · 05 August 2021, 08:28 PM

Originally Posted by Egg Bramhill

Didn't ArtWorks also have a dongle too Acorn, or is my memory fading further? Two parallel ports forcing the computer further off the wall behind :-)

The version I have doesn't.
I can run it blindingly fast on my PC using VirtualRPC-SA instead of its original Acorn Archimedes, which I still have though I use a two-stack RiscPC nowadays. I use it occasional with CARVIC's !DrawAid that let you use BBC Basic to program vector drawings for gears and the like.

The only other dongle I can think of was for the laser printer but I never had the money for that. Years later, I got a Samsung A4 colour laser printer for just over £120.

Acorn