[[Image:CTM644 05.jpg|200px|thumb|CTM644 Monitor with ORION cathode ray tube]]
[[Orion]] is one the [[LK-selectable Brand Names]] contained in the CPC BIOS, allowing to display the boot message '''Orion 64K Microcomputer''' on power up. Amstrad apparently planned a partnership with a company with that name.
As far as At least one "Orion" branded CPC is known, the partnership didn't worked in that direction - there to have been no CPCs sold using the Orion brand. Howeverin Shenzhen, China. It is unknown if it worked was meant for the opposite way around: Chinese market, Asian market, or imported from Hong Kong. The [[CTM640/CTM644]] and [[GT64/GT65]] monitors contain cathode ray tubes from Orion.
'''Orion (Japan)'''
[[Category:CPC_related_companies]]
Note by dragon:
Orion was the manufacturer of amstrad computers/monitor/keyboards and printers, not only the cpc range, the pc range to.
This can be extrated from the spanish boe. (the official boletin of spanish goverment). Back in 80, as was a imported product amstrad need obtain permison of the goverment to import it.
So searching in the boe we can view:
1. Pc 12 md, pc 14 Cd, pc 12hrcd, pc 14 hrcd was manufactured by orion electric( taiwan) co. Ltd in miaoli(taiwan),
2.keyboards pc2086t,pc2286t, pc2386t
Are made by orion electric (korea) co. Ltd in gumy(south corea).
3.Airo pc-mm, airo pc cm, keyboard airo 1512,gt-65, ctm-644, keyboard pcw-8512,keyboard pcw-8256, printer pcw 8512
i,printer pcw 8256 i, are made by orion electric (korea) co. Ltd in Gyeungsangbuk-do(corea).
4 , PCW-9512T keyboard , made by «Orion elctric, Co. Ltd.». In kumi(south korea).