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| title = Electronorgtechnica | |||
| logo = Elorg_logo.png | |||
| founded = 1971 | |||
| defunct = 2005 | |||
| hq = Moscow, Russia | |||
| people = Nikoli Belikov | |||
| website = | |||
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'''Elektronorgtechnica''', also spelled ''Electronorgtechnica'' and abbreviated '''Elorg''', was the Soviet Ministry of Software and Hardware Export that handled the initial licensing of ''Tetris''. | '''Elektronorgtechnica''', also spelled ''Electronorgtechnica'' and abbreviated '''Elorg''', was the Soviet Ministry of Software and Hardware Export that handled the initial licensing of ''Tetris''. | ||
The company also helped with the export of the Electronika, a Soviet brand calculator | The company also helped with the export of the Electronika, a Soviet brand calculator <ref>http://www.taswegian.com/MOSCOW/contentsassorted.html</ref>. | ||
Elorg is now a privatised Russian company which | Elorg is now a privatised Russian company which until 2006 retained the rights to the ''Tetris'' trademark, when Elorg was a partner in ''[[The Tetris Company]]'', which licenced the ''Tetris'' name to game companies, along with [[Alexey Pajitnov]] and [[Henk Rogers]]. | ||
In 2006, | <!-- In 2006, games started bearing licensing from "Elorg, a [[Tetris Holding]] company" or "Tetris Holding" where "Elorg" before was shown. check, esp. the first one seems suspicious --> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[History]] | *[[History]] | ||
*[[The Tetris Company]] | |||
== References == | |||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elektronorgtechnica Elorg article on Wikipedia] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elektronorgtechnica Elorg article on Wikipedia] | ||
Revision as of 01:14, 10 February 2020
Founded | 1971 |
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Defunct | 2005 |
Headquarters | Moscow, Russia |
Key people | Nikoli Belikov |
Elektronorgtechnica, also spelled Electronorgtechnica and abbreviated Elorg, was the Soviet Ministry of Software and Hardware Export that handled the initial licensing of Tetris.
The company also helped with the export of the Electronika, a Soviet brand calculator [1].
Elorg is now a privatised Russian company which until 2006 retained the rights to the Tetris trademark, when Elorg was a partner in The Tetris Company, which licenced the Tetris name to game companies, along with Alexey Pajitnov and Henk Rogers.