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https://zedstarr.com/2023/02/10/back-to-the-source-taking-an-emulated-mc200-back-to-psions-old-hq-in-harcourt-st/

Back to the source: Taking an emulated MC200 back to Psion’s old HQ in Harcourt St

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Feb 10, 2023 at 12:16pmWeb
Show threadMatt LewisFeb 11, 2023
@zedstarr I worked there for 2 years from 1995 (before being moved to offices in Frampton St). It was probably the place where SIBO & EPOC32 first booted. Much of the Series5 app development took place in offices at Sentinel House on the corner. Other important landmarks are the dev team's regular pubs: The Chapel, and The Farrier & Ferkin (now The Royal Oak).
Show threadzedstarrFeb 11, 2023
@semiprime I had an interview there with David Wood in 1998 😎 (couldn't persuade the family to relocate to London tho 😎)
Show threadMatt LewisFeb 11, 2023
@zedstarr My interview was with David Wood too. The quality of the Series 5 software owes him a lot. The company had expanded by hiring lots of recent graduates (including me) who lacked development experience. David Wood would work into the night reviewing code from the app/UI teams, fixing it, integrating it, and occasionally massively re-writing it.