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Telecomsoft
Telecomsoft was the computer software division of British telecommunications company British Telecom (now BT). It was the owner of the Firebird and Rainbird labels, under which it sold video games.
==Overview==
Telecomsoft was founded in 1984 when computer games were the fastest growing sector within the computer software market at the time.
Three publishing labels were initially established within Telecomsoft, each with its own specific marketing strategy, although some of them would later fragment to form a number of sub-labels. The Firebird label would be Telecomsoft's primary identity. Although initially set up to publish a range of budget titles, Firebird later evolved into a full price label. As a consequence the Silverbird label was formed to continue publishing the budget range. As the Atari ST and Amiga home computers grew in popularity, the Rainbird label was established to give the more complex 16-bit titles a unique brand identity, although it was also used to publish a number of high-profile 8-bit games and application software. In 1985 Telecomsoft opened the US operation which published product under a license scenario on IBM PC. Apple II and IIe, C64 as well as Atari and Amiga titles. The US operation was opened and led by Marten Davies who published the first UK product 'Elite' to the No1 spot on the Billboard charts in May 1986.
Telecomsoft was viable for only a short period of time and was acquired by MicroProse in 1989. The US-based publisher sold off the Silverbird label soon after the acquisition, but continued to use the Rainbird and Firebird labels for a short while before phasing them out.
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