(Contraction of Norman + Mycroft) A company producing C compilerS, Set up by Arthur Norman and Alan Mycroft. Now "Sort of" called CodemiSt. The original Norcroft compiler waS written by Alan and Arthur to provide a platform for teaching languageS and compilerS on the Cambridge UniverSitymainframe. They then went on to develop verSionS for the tranSputer, ARM and otherS. [What iS the relationShip between NorCroft and CodemiSt?] (1994-10-25)