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Which electronics manufacturer is named after a winged horse?

The founders of a new Taiwanese computer and electronics company decided to name it after the mythological winged horse Pegasus (in English - Pegasus). However, in the end, they dropped the first three letters and registered the company under the name ASUS so that it would be located higher in telephone directories.

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