DOS Days

Morgan Computers

As I referenced in the XT Restoration article, Morgan Computers was a computer hardware and software retailer here in the UK in the 1980s and 1990s, with a focus on surplus and liquidated stock. This means a lot of what they sold tended to be older models or older versions of software, though unless advertised everything was brand new and in original packaging - a boon for those of us who were on a tight budget!

Morgan still exist as a retailer today, and the spirit of the original company still remains after their acquisition by Bentham Ltd (who were a well-established printer supplies retailer) in the early 2000s - you can visit their website here.

They ran regular single-page advertisements in all the major PC publications of the time (Micro Mart, Personal Computer World, PC Magazine and more) - you could sign up to get a free monthly flyer sent out every month and these gave you a broader taste of what surplus or liquidation stock they had on offer that month.

They flyer itself is an eight-page A4 article (including front and back covers) which can be opened up to A1 size. I have scanned these in at 600 dpi, which you can view or download below. They are in compressed text-searchable PDF format, about 2.5 MB each:


September 1993
November 1993
December 1993
February 1994

March 1994
April 1994
May 1994
June 1994

July 1994 		August 1994 September 1994 October 1994
March 1995 May 1995 June 1995 July 1995
August 1995 September 1995 October 1995 June 1997

Just like my Typical PCs Each Year pages, they offer a window into the past if you're interested in seeing what you could get for your money in the UK in the 90s.

**UPDATE 25th January 2025** I have finally uncovered the rest of my vintage flyers from the 1990s! I will get the 33 additional Morgan Computer ones scanned in shortly, which comprise:

  • The Morgan Flyer - Sept 1993
  • The Morgan Flyer - Nov 1993
  • The Morgan Flyer - Dec 1993
  • The Morgan Flyer - Feb 1994
  • The Morgan Flyer - Mar 1994
  • The Morgan Flyer - Apr 1994
  • The Morgan Flyer - May 1994
  • The Morgan Flyer - July 1994
  • The Morgan Flyer - August 1994
  • The Morgan Flyer - Sept 1994
  • The Morgan Flyer - Oct 1994
  • The Morgan Flyer - Mar 1995
  • The Morgan Flyer - May 1995
  • The Morgan Flyer - June 1995
  • The Morgan Flyer - July 1995
  • The Morgan Flyer - Aug 1995
  • The Morgan Flyer - Sep 1995
  • The Morgan Flyer - Oct 1995
  • The Morgan Flyer - Year End Flyer 1995
  • The Morgan Flyer - Nov 1995
  • The Morgan Flyer - Jan 1996
  • The Morgan Flyer - June 1996
  • The Morgan Flyer - Jul 1996
  • The Morgan Flyer - Aug 1996
  • The Morgan Flyer - Sept 1996
  • The Morgan Flyer - Oct 1996
  • The Morgan Flyer - Nov 1996
  • The Morgan Flyer - Dec 1996
  • The Morgan Flyer - Year End Flyer 1996
  • The Morgan Flyer - Jan 1997
  • The Morgan Flyer - Feb 1997
  • The Morgan Flyer - March 1997
  • The Morgan Flyer - April 1997