Apricot Computers Plc has finally confirmed our September 5 story that it is taking its Australian destiny into its own hands (CI No 1,007), saying that it has acquired the Apricot-related business of its Barson Computers Australasia Ltd affiliate in Sydney for about UKP1.2m. The cash will come from own resources. Barson had sold over 6,000 Apricot computers in Australia since 1984, most of them to government departments.
