Editing Telecomsoft (section)

==History==
Telecomsoft was founded in 1984 when [[computer games]] were the fastest growing sector within the computer software market at the time.
Despite a turnover of over £6 million in 1987/88,<ref name='gamesmachine'>{{cite magazine |title=Telecomsoft goes up for sale|magazine=The Games Machine|issue=18 |publisher=Newsfield |date=May 1989|page=7|url=https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/page.php?issue_id=1806&page=7|access-date=25 April 2020}}</ref> British Telecom sold the three labels to [[MicroProse]] in 1989 in a deal reported to be worth around £2,000,000<ref name=newcomputerexpress>{{cite magazine |title=Telecomsoft sale: It's official|magazine=New Computer Express |issue=24 |publisher=Future Publishing |date=22 April 1989|page=3|url=https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/page.php?issue_id=4796&page=3}}</ref> after a failed management buyout.<ref name='gamesmachine' /> MicroProse sold the Silverbird label soon after acquisition, but continued to use the Rainbird and Firebird labels for a short period.