Aesthedes

[citation needed] The computer was launched commercially in 1985 from Aesthedes offices in Hilversum, London, Cologne and Los Angeles.

One of the earliest customers in the Netherlands for an Aesthedes CAD system was the state printer, SDU, which uses the machine to design various hard-to-forge works,[2] including parts of the Dutch 25-guilder note Jaap Drupsteen (the "robin").

Its launch customer in the UK was Marks & Spencer, which used it to design signage and food packaging.

The supermarket Asda and design agencies such as Michael Peters & Partners and Holmes & Marchant were among other early customers.

The Apple Macintosh revolutionized the graphic design world and rendered the Aesthedes effectively obsolete.