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== Tungsram / Orion (Hungary) ==
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As far as known, the partnership didn't worked in that direction - there have been no CPCs sold using the Orion brand. However, it worked the opposite around: The [[CTM640/CTM644]] and [[GT64/GT65]] monitors contain cathode ray tubes from Orion.
'''Tungsram'''. This Hungarian company was one of the first producers of light bulbs in the world and remained a large producer of valves and light bulbs until it was broken up in the early 90's and the bits sold off to various western companies, General Electric bought a large part of it in 1990 and so did Shréder a little bit later, both companies operate using the original name. Made radios both under the Tungsram name and using the [[Orion]] brand, continued making radios and hi-fi products at the least into the 70's, produced some of the best valves that were made in Europe and should not be confused with some other eastern European products.
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== Orion (Japan) ==
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== Orion ISP (Germany/Japan) ==
 
== Orion ISP (Germany/Japan) ==
  
 
ORION wurde 1958 von Shigemasa Otake im japanischen Kobe gegründet. 1975 übernahm die ISP KG Dieter Lather in Dreieich bei Frankfurt den Vertrieb für ORION-Produkte in Deutschland, Benelux, Österreich und der Schweiz.
 
ORION wurde 1958 von Shigemasa Otake im japanischen Kobe gegründet. 1975 übernahm die ISP KG Dieter Lather in Dreieich bei Frankfurt den Vertrieb für ORION-Produkte in Deutschland, Benelux, Österreich und der Schweiz.
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== Tungsram / Orion (Hungary) ==
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'''Tungsram'''. This Hungarian company was one of the first producers of light bulbs in the world and remained a large producer of valves and light bulbs until it was broken up in the early 90's and the bits sold off to various western companies, General Electric bought a large part of it in 1990 and so did Shréder a little bit later, both companies operate using the original name. Made radios both under the Tungsram name and using the [[Orion]] brand, continued making radios and hi-fi products at the least into the 70's, produced some of the best valves that were made in Europe and should not be confused with some other eastern European products.

Revision as of 09:12, 26 April 2010

As far as known, the partnership didn't worked in that direction - there have been no CPCs sold using the Orion brand. However, it worked the opposite around: The CTM640/CTM644 and GT64/GT65 monitors contain cathode ray tubes from Orion.

Orion (Japan)

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Orion ISP (Germany/Japan)

ORION wurde 1958 von Shigemasa Otake im japanischen Kobe gegründet. 1975 übernahm die ISP KG Dieter Lather in Dreieich bei Frankfurt den Vertrieb für ORION-Produkte in Deutschland, Benelux, Österreich und der Schweiz.

Tungsram / Orion (Hungary)

Tungsram. This Hungarian company was one of the first producers of light bulbs in the world and remained a large producer of valves and light bulbs until it was broken up in the early 90's and the bits sold off to various western companies, General Electric bought a large part of it in 1990 and so did Shréder a little bit later, both companies operate using the original name. Made radios both under the Tungsram name and using the Orion brand, continued making radios and hi-fi products at the least into the 70's, produced some of the best valves that were made in Europe and should not be confused with some other eastern European products.