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was an international early home computer game producing and trading enterprise in the 80s. A Dutch subsidiary was associated with Wim Rens, for the purpose to develop and merchandise the chess program Gambiet and derivational products. In his European MCC 1982 report, Tony Harrington states "Wim Rens, sponsored by the UK firm Microtrend entered a program ..." . A 1987 closed company MICROTREND BV is mentioned elsewhere with origin UK, related or not.
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=Gabmol vs. Sargon II= Wim Rens in his June 1981 Databus article //Grondslagen van computerschaak// :

=Gambiet= According to [|Trademarkia], GAMBIET was trademark by Microtrend International B.V. in [|Amsterdam], filed October 26, 1981, as [|United States trademark], canceled September 13, 1989.
 * [[image:GambietInfo.JPG link="http://books.google.com/books?id=Cz4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA11&lpg=PA11&source=bl&ots=NNPeGit1RW&sig=OJkQ8pLSOju5EpW1DBOGPrfQXlI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=X9B0T-WTJofesgacma29DQ&sqi=2&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false"]] ||
 * Gambiet order form by Microtrend, U.S.A., [|InfoWorld], May 1981

=Videopac C 7010= The French manual of the Videopac C 7010 for the module of the [|Philips] [|Videopac G7000] [|video game console] has following copyright note
 * © 1982 [|N.V. Philips Gloeilampenfabrieken] - Holland
 * © 1982 Wim Rens, Microtrend International - Holland

=Products=
 * Gambiet
 * Videopac C 7010 by [|Philips]

=External Links=
 * [|GAMBIET - Reviews & Brand Information - Microtrend International B.V. Amsterdam, Serial Number: 73334547]

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