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LK-selectable Brand Names

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/* Unused Brand Names */
=== Triumph ===
[[File:Triumph Typewriter.jpg|100px|thumb|Triumph Typewriter]]
'''Triumph''' isn't a unique trademarked brand name, making it difficult to tell which company Amstrad had in mind. There are various [[Triumph|companies using Triumph as brand name]] (most of them being rather unlikely for an Amstrad partnership).
Possibly the best candidate might be the english/german '''bicycle and typewriter manucfacturer manucfacturer100px|thumb|CTM644 Monitor]] Triumph. In 1958, Triumph fusioned with Adler, so, if Amstrad was referring to this company, the correct boot message would have been "Triumph-Adler"; this company did actually produce '''computer hardware ''' from 1971 up to today (2010).
Other than that it's also possibly that Triumph was an insider joke (like the Arnold dummy-entry in the brand name list). So Amstrad could have as well meant a less serious candidate, like the candian Triumph rock band. The [[LK-selectable Brand Names#Interview|interview]] doesn't reveal any details here.
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