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Miles Gordon Technology

Logo: Miles Gordon Technology, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

British technology company which produced Sinclair ZX Spectrum add-ons based in Cambridge1

Miles Gordon Technology, known as MGT, was a small British company, initially specialising in high-quality add-ons for the ZX Spectrum home computer. It was founded in June 1986 in Cambridge, England by Alan Miles and Bruce Gordon, former employees of Sinclair Research, after Sinclair sold the rights for the Spectrum to Amstrad. They moved to Swansea, Wales, in May 1989, became a public company in July 1989 and went into receivership in June 1990.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Jun 1986Founded1
  • HeadquartersCambridge1
  • Founded inCambridge1
  • Legal formprivately held company1

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Miles Gordon Technology, known as MGT, was a small British company, initially specialising in high-quality add-ons for the ZX Spectrum home computer. It was founded in June 1986 in Cambridge, England by Alan Miles and Bruce Gordon, former employees of Sinclair Research, after Sinclair sold the rights for the Spectrum to Amstrad. They moved to Swansea, Wales, in May 1989, became a public company in July 1989 and went into receivership in June 1990.2

Timeline

  1. Jun 1990Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. Jun 1986Founded Founded in Cambridge1

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