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A xebec (/ ˈ z iː b ɛ k / or / z ɪ ˈ b ɛ k /), also spelled zebec, was a Mediterranean sailing ship that was used mostly for trading. Xebecs had a long overhanging bowsprit and aft-set mizzen mast .
By mid-1983, Xebec counted among its customer base such large computer companies as Hewlett-Packard, Philips Data, Texas Instruments, and Victor Technology. [8] That same year, the company gained its largest customer yet in IBM, [9] who signed a contract with Xebec worth US$200 million for Xebec's 1210 controller IC for use in IBM's upcoming PC XT—their first Personal Computer system with a ...
Xebec, Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社ジーベック, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Jībekku, stylized in all caps) was a Japanese animation studio based in Kokubunji, Tokyo, founded by former Tatsunoko Production animators on May 1, 1995.
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The action of 6 May 1801 was a minor naval engagement between the 32-gun xebec-frigate El Gamo of the Spanish Navy under the command of Don Francisco de Torres and the much smaller 14-gun brig HMS Speedy under the command of Thomas, Lord Cochrane.
Fafner in the Azure (Japanese: 蒼穹のファフナー, Hepburn: Sōkyū no Fafunā) is a Japanese mecha anime franchise created by Xebec in collaboration with Starchild Records. The story focuses on a group of children who pilot the titular Fafners in an escalating war against giant aliens called Festum.
An anime television series produced by Xebec aired in Japan between April 10 and June 26, 2012. [ note 2 ] [ 7 ] Crunchyroll streamed the series with English subtitles outside Asia, along with the two Flash series, under the name Nyarko-san: Another Crawling Chaos . [ 8 ]
The Spanish ship El Gamo was a 32-gun xebec-frigate of the Spanish Navy which was captured by Thomas Cochrane in the action of 6 May 1801.The engagement is notable for the large disparity between the size and firepower of El Gamo and her opponent, the British brig Speedy; the former was around four times the size, had much greater firepower and a crew six times the size of Speedy, which had a ...