The company was founded by Rod Hyde in 1987 and based in Runcorn, Cheshire.
Rowan was best known as a publisher of flight simulators for the PC.
The company was involved with a number of publishers including Mirrorsoft, Mindscape, Spectrum Holobyte, Virgin, and Empire Interactive.
In 1989, Martin Kenwright left with several members of Rowan's staff to form Digital Image Design.
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