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|[[3Com]] Corporation||Santa Clara, CA||1979||2010||acquired by Hewlett-Packard
|[[3Com]] Corporation||Santa Clara, CA||1979||2010||acquired by Hewlett-Packard
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|Adaptec, Inc.||Milpitas, CA||1981||2010||acquired by PMC-Sierra
|Adaptec, Inc.||Milpitas, CA||1981||2010||acquired by PMC-Sierra
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|Ahead Systems, Inc.||Fremont, CA|| ||
|Advanced Gravis Computer Technology Ltd.||Burnaby, BC|| || ||
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|Advanced Logic Research, Inc. (ALR)||Irvine, CA||1984||1997||acquired by Gateway, Inc.
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|Agere Systems, Inc.||Allentown, PA||2002||2007||
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|ALR|| || ||
|Ahead Systems, Inc.||Fremont, CA|| || ||
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|Altima|| || ||
|Alliance Semiconductor Corporation||Cupertino, CA||1985||2006||
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|Altos Computer Systems||San Jose, CA||1977||1990||acquired by Acer
|Altos Computer Systems||San Jose, CA||1977||1990||acquired by Acer
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|Always Technology|| || ||
|Always Technology|| || || ||
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|Amdek|| || ||
|Amdek Corporation||Elk Grove, IL|| ||1986||acquired by Wyse Technology
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|American Micro Devices (AMD)|| || ||
|American Micro Devices (AMD)|| || ||
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|American Megatrends Inc.|| || ||
|American Megatrends Inc. (AMI)|| ||1985|| ||
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|American Power Conversion Corporation (APC)||West Kingston, RI||1981||2007||acquired by Schneider Electric
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|Amstrad plc||Brentwood, Essex||1968||2007||acquired by Sky
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|[[Andrew]] Corporation||Orland Park, IL||1937||2007||
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|Appian Technology Inc.||Sunnyvale, CA||1994||2001||acquired by Colorgraphic Communications, Inc.
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|American Power (APC)|| || ||
|Apple Computer, Inc.||Cupertino, CA||1977|| ||
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|Appian Technology Inc.||Sunnyvale, CA|| ||
|Archive Corporation||Costa Mesa, CA||1980||1993||acquired by Conner Peripherals
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|Apple Computer|| || ||
|ARK Logic, Inc.||Santa Clara, CA||1993||2002||Integrated Circuit Systems (ICS)
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|Archive Corporation|| || ||
|AST Research, Inc.||Irvine, CA||1980||1997||acquired by Samsung
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|AST Research|| || ||
|Atari Corporation||Sunnyvale, CA||1984||1996||merged into JTS
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|Atari|| || ||
|AT&T Information Systems (ATTIS)|| ||1983||1989||
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|AT&T|| || ||
|AT&T Global Information Solutions|| ||1994||1996||changed to NCR
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|ATI Technologies Inc.||Thornhill, ON|| ||
|AT&T Technologies, Inc.|| ||1983||1996||Lucent Technologies
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|Avance Logic, Inc.||Fremont, CA||
|ATI Technologies Inc.||Thornhill, ON||1985||2006||acquired by AMD
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|Avance Logic, Inc.||Fremont, CA|| || ||
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==B==
==B==
{|
{|class="wikitable"
|Below Zero||
! || ||Established||Defunct||
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|Boca Research||
|Boca Research Inc.||Boca Raton, FL|| ||
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|Box Hill Systems||
|Brooktree Corporation|| ||1983||1996||acquired by Rockwell
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|Brother||
|Brother Industries, Ltd.||Nagoya||1908|| ||
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|BusLogic||
|BusLogic, Inc. (formerly BusTek, Inc.)||Santa Clara, CA||1988||1996||acquired by Mylex
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==C==
==C==
{|
{|class="wikitable"
|Cabletron Systems||
! ||HQ||Established||Defunct||
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|Calcomp||
|Cabletron Systems, Inc.||Rochester, NH||1983||2001||merged with Enterasys
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|Canon||
|Calcomp Technology, Inc.||Anaheim, CA||1959||1999||
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|Cardinal Technologies||
|Canon Inc.||Tokyo||1933|| ||
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|CCT Inc.||
|Cardinal Technologies||Lancaster, PA||1987||1997||acquired by Hayes Microcomputer Products
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|CD Publishing Corp||
|CD Publishing Corp|| || || ||
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|CD-ROM Inc||
|Centronics Data Computer Corporation||Hudson, NH||1971||1987||printer business sold to GENICOM
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|Chicony||
|Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.||Taipei||1983|| ||
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|Ciprico||
|Chips and Technologies, Inc.||San Jose, CA|| ||
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|Cirrus||
|Ciprico|| || || ||
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|CMS Enhancement, Inc.||
|Cirrus Logic, Inc.||Austin, TX||1981|| ||
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|Colorado Memory Systems||
|CMS Enhancements, Inc.||Irvine, CA||1983||1993||reorganized into AmeriQuest Technologies
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|Commodore Business Mach||
|Colorado Memory Systems, Inc. (CMS)||Loveland, CO||1985||1992||acquired by Hewlett-Packard
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|Compaq||
|Commodore International Corporation||Nassau, Bahamas||1976||1994||PC division acquired by Acer in 1993
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|Compati||
|Compaq Computer Corporation||Houston, TX||1982||2002||acquired by Hewlett-Packard
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|Compuadd||
|CompuAdd Corporation||Austin, TX||1982||1994||acquired by Dimeling, Schrieber & Park
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|CompUSA||
|CompUSA, Inc.||Addison, TX||1984||2008||
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|CompuServe Info. Serv.||
|Computer Peripherals, Inc. (CPI)||Rochester, MI|| || ||
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|Computer Peripherals Inc||
|Computone Corp.|| || || ||
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|Computone Corp.||
|Conner Peripherals||San Jose, CA||1985||1996||acquired by Seagate
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|Conner Peripherals||
|Control Data Corporation (CDC)||Bloomington, MN||1957||1999||
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|Control Data Corp. (CDC)||
|CORE International Inc.||Boca Raton, FL||1979||1993||purchased by Aiwa
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|Core International||
|Cornerstone Technology|| || || ||
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|Cornerstone Technology||
|Creative Labs, Inc.||Milpitas, CA|| || ||
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|CPI||
|Crystal Semiconductor Corporation||Austin, TX||1984||2002||
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|Creative Labs||
|CTX|| || || ||
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|CTX (monitors)||
|Cumulus Computer Corporation||Beachwood, OH||1987||1993||
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|CYRIX||
|Cyrix Corporation||Richardson, TX||1988||1997||merged with National Semiconductor
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==D==
==D==
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{|class="wikitable"
|Dallas (chip)||
! ||HQ||Established||Defunct||
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|Data Shield||
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|Data Technology Corp||
|Dallas Semiconductor||Dallas, TX||1984||2001||acquired by Maxim Integrated
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|Datapoint||
|Data Technology Corporation (DTC)||Milpitas, CA||1979|| ||
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|Dell Computer||
|Datapoint Corporation||San Antonio, TX||1968||2000||
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|deltaComm Development||
|Dell Computer Corp.||Austin, TX|| || ||
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|Diamond||
|Diamond Computer Systems, Inc.||Sunnyvale, CA|| || ||
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|Diconix||
|Diconix||
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|Digiboard Inc.||
|Digi International, Inc.||Hopkins, MN||1985|| ||
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|Digital Equip. Corp.(DEC)||
|Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)|| ||1957||1998||
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|Digitrend Systems Corp.||
|Digitrend Systems Corp.||
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|Dilog||
|Dilog||
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|Distr. Process Technology (DPT)||
|Distributed Process Technology (DPT)||Maitland, FL||1977||1999||acquired by Adaptec
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|DTC||
|DTK Computer||Taipei||1981||1999||
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|DTK Computer||
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|Durant Technologies||
|Durant Technologies||
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|Dysan Corp.||
|Dysan Corp.||Santa Clara, CA||1973||1984||
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==E==
==E==
{|
{|class="wikitable"
|Eastman Kodak||
! ||HQ||Established||Defunct||
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|Eastman Kodak Company||Rochester, NY||1892|| ||
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|Emerald Systems Corp.||San Diego, CA|| ||
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|Emerald Systems||
|Epson|| || ||
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|Epson||
|Everex Systems, Inc.||Freemont, CA||1983||1993||
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|Everex Systems||
|Exabyte Corporation||Boulder, CO||1985||2006||acquired by Tandberg Data
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==F==
==F==
{|
{|class="wikitable"
! ||HQ||Established||Defunct||
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|Flashlink||
|Flashlink||
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|Fujitsu America, Inc.||
|Fujitsu America, Inc.||
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|Future Domain||
|Future Domain Corporation||Irvine, CA||1982||1995||acquired by Adaptec
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==G==
==G==
{|
{|class="wikitable"
|Gateway||
! ||HQ||Established||Defunct||
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|Gateway, Inc.|| ||1985||2007||acquired by Acer
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|Genoa||
|Genoa Systems Corporation||San Jose, CA||1984||1998||Genoa Electronics Corporation
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|Genovation||
|Genovation Computer Input Devices||Irvine, CA||1989|| ||
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|Goldstar||
|GoldStar|| || ||
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|Gravis||
|Advanced Gravis Computer Technology, Ltd.||Vancouver, BC||1985||1997||acquired by Kensington Computer Products Group
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==H==
==H==
{|
{|class="wikitable"
! ||HQ||Established||Defunct||
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|HardDrives Intl.||
|HardDrives Intl.||
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|Hayes||
|Hayes Microcomputer Products||Norcross, GA||1977||1999||
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|Headland Technology||
|Headland Technology|| ||1989||1992||
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|Headstart||
|Hercules Computer Technology, Inc.|| ||1982||1998||acquired by Guillemot Corporation
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|Hercules Computer Tech.||
|Hewlett-Packard Co.|| || ||
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|Hewlett-Packard Co.||
|Hitachi|| || ||
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|Hitachi||
|Houston Instruments|| || || ||acquired by Summagraphics
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|Houston Instruments||
|Hyundai Electronics|| ||1983||2001||Hynix
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|Hyundai Electronics
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==I==
==I==
{|
{|class="wikitable"
|i-link||
! ||HQ||Established||Defunct||
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|IBM||
|International Business Machines Corp. (IBM)|| || || ||
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|IBM PC Users Group||
|International Computers Limited (ICL)||London||1968||2002||
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|Intel||
|Integrated Information Technology, Inc. (IIT)|| ||1987|| ||
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|Intuit||
|Intel Corporation||Santa Clara, CA||1968|| ||
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|Iomega||
|Iomega Corporation||Roy, UT||1980||2008||acquired by EMC Corporation
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|Irma DCA||
|Irwin Magnetic Systems, Inc.||Ann Arbor, MI||1983||1989||acquired by Cipher Data Products
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|Irwin||
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==K==
==K==
{|
{|class="wikitable"
|Kaypro||
! ||HQ||Established||Defunct||
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|Kaypro Corporation||Solana Beach, CA||1980||1992||
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|Kensington Microware||
|Kensington Microware Limited||Burlingame, CA||1981||1986||acquired by ACCO Brands
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|Keytronics||
|Key Tronic Corporation||Spokane Valley, WA||1969|| ||
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|Kodiak Technology||
|Kodiak Technology||
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|Kurta||
|Kurta||
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|Kyocera Unison Inc.||
|Kyocera Corporation||Kyoto||1959||
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==L==
==L==
{|
{|class="wikitable"
|LAN (magazine)||
! ||HQ||Established||Defunct||
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|Leading Edge Products, Inc.||Canton, MA||1980||1997||
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|Leading Edge||
|Lexmark International, Inc.||Lexington, KY||1991|| ||
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|Logitech||
|Logitech International S.A.||Apples, Vaud||1981|| ||
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|Lotus Development||
|LSI Logic Corporation||Santa Clara, CA||1980||2007||
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==M==
==M==
{|
{|class="wikitable"
|Mace, Paul Software||
! ||HQ||Established||Defunct||
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|Macronix||
|Macronix International Co., Ltd.||Taipei||1989|| ||
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|Magnavox||
|Magnavox||Knoxville, TN|| || ||
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|Maynard Electronics||
|Maynard Electronics||Lake Mary, FL||1982||1989||acquired by Archive Corp.
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|Maxtor/Miniscribe||
|Maxtor Corporation|| ||1982||2006||acquired by Seagate Technology
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|McAffee Assoc||
|Media Vision Technology, Inc.||Fremont, CA||1990||1995||Aureal Semiconductor Inc.
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|Media Vision||
|Megahertz||Salt Lake City, UT|| ||1994||acquired by U.S. Robotics
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|Megahertz Corp.||
|Metheus Corporation||Washington County, OR||1981||1999||acquired by Barco Display Systems
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|Metheus||
|Microbotics|| || || ||
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|Microbotics||
|Micronet|| || || ||
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|Micronet||
|Micropolis Corporation||Chatsworth, CA||1976||1997||
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|Micropolis Corp.||
|Microscience Int|| || || ||
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|Microscience Int||
|Microsoft Corporation|| ||1975|| ||
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|Microsoft||
|MiniScribe Corporation||Longmont, CO||1980||1990||acquired by Maxtor
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|Mitsubishi Inc.||
|Mitsubishi Inc.|| || || ||
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|Mitsumi||
|Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.||Tokyo||1954|| ||
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|Mountain Computer, Inc||
|Mountain Computer, Inc.||Santa Cruz, CA||1977||1988||acquired by Nakamichi
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|Mouse Systems||
|Mouse Systems Corporation (MSC)||Fremont, CA||1982||1990||acquired by KYE Systems
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|Mylex||
|Mylex Corporation||Miami, FL||1983||1999||acquired by IBM
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==N==
==N==
{|
{|class="wikitable"
|National Semiconductor||
! ||HQ||Established||Defunct||
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|National Design||
|National Semiconductor Corporation||Santa Clara, CA||1959||2011||acquired by Texas Instruments
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|NCR||
|NCR Corporation||Dayton, OH|| || ||
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|NEC||
|NEC|| || || ||
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|NeXT ||
|NetWorth, Inc.||Irving, TX||1985||1995||acquired by Compaq
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|Norton/Symantec||
|Number Nine Computer Corporation<br/>Number Nine Visual Technology Corporation||Lexington, MA||1982||1999||acquired by S3
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|Novell||
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==O==
==O==
{|
{|class="wikitable"
|Okidata||
! ||HQ||Established||Defunct||
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|Olivetti Office USA||
|Okidata|| || || ||
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|OMTI/Scientific Micro||
|Olivetti S.p.A.|| || || ||
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|Ontrack Computer Systems||
|OMTI/Scientific Micro|| || || ||
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|Orange Micro||
|Orange Micro Inc.|| ||1984||2004||
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|Orchid Technology||
|Orchid Technology|| ||1982||1994||acquired by Micronics
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==P==
==P==
{|
{|class="wikitable"
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! ||HQ||Established||Defunct||
|Pacific Data Product||
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|Packard Bell||
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|Panasonic||
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|Paradise||
|Pacific Data Product|| || || ||
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|PC Power and Cooling||
|Packard Bell|| || || ||
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|PCubid (CPU fans)||
|Panasonic|| || || ||
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|Perstore||
|Paradise|| || || ||
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|Phoenix (Bios)||
|PC Power and Cooling|| || || ||
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|PKWare (PKZip)||
|Percon, Inc.||Eugene, OR|| || ||
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|Plus Development||
|Perstore|| || || ||
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|Practical Peripherals||
|Piper Research Inc.||Minneapolis, MN|| || ||
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|Priam Systems||
|Plus Development|| || || ||
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|Prime Solutions||
|Practical Peripherals|| || || ||
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|Princeton Graphics||
|Priam Systems|| || || ||
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|ProComm Support||
|Prime Solutions|| || || ||
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|Programmer's Workshop||
|Princeton Graphics|| || || ||
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|Proportional Software||
|Proteon|| || || ||
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|Proteon||
|Proxim, Inc.||Mountain View, CA||1984|| ||
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|Pure Data||
|PureData Ltd.||Richmond Hill, Ontario|| || ||
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==Q==
==Q==
{|
{|class="wikitable"
! ||HQ||Established||Defunct||
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|Quantum||
|QLogic Corporation||Aliso Viejo, CA||1992||2016||acquired by Cavium
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|Quarterdeck||
|Quadram Corporation|| || || ||
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|QIC Standards Inc||
|Quantum Corporation||San Jose, CA||1980|| ||
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|Quick Link II SW||
|Quatech, Inc.|| || || ||
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==R==
==R==
{|
{|class="wikitable"
! ||HQ||Established||Defunct||
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|Racal-Datacomm||Sunrise, FL|| || ||
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|Rancho Technology||
|Rancho Technology, Inc. (RTI)||Rancho Cucamonga, CA||1985|| ||
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|RC Electronics||
|RC Electronics|| || ||
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|Ricoh Corp||
|Ricoh Corp|| || ||
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|Rodime Inc.||
|Rodime||Glenrothes, Scotland||1979||2000||
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==S==
==S==
{|
{|class="wikitable"
! ||HQ||Established||Defunct||
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|S3||
|S3 Graphics, Ltd.||Fremont, CA||1989||1999||merged with Diamond Multimedia
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|Samsung Info. Syst||
|Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.|| ||1969|| ||
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|Santa Cruz Operation (SCO)||
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|Sanyo Storage Products||
|Sanyo Storage Products||
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|Seagate Technology||
|Seagate Technology|| || || ||formerly ''Shugart Technology''
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|Sharp||
|Sharp||
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|Shugart||
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|Silicon Valley Computers||
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|Softlogic Solutions||
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|SofNet||
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|Sony||
|Sony||
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|SMC||
|SMC||
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|Specialix Inc||
|Specialix Inc|| || ||1998||acquired by Perle Systems
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|SPSS||
|STB Systems, Inc.||Richardson, TX||1981||1999||acquired by 3dfx Interactive
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|STB Systems||
|Star Micronics Co., Ltd.||Shizuoka||1947|| ||
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|Stac Electronics||
|Storage Dimensions, Inc.||Milpitas, CA||1985||1998||merged with Artecon, Inc.
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|Star (Printers)||
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|Storage Dimensions||
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|Summagraphics||
|Summagraphics||
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|Sundial Systems||
|SyQuest Technology, Inc.||Fremont, CA||1982||2003||
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|Symantec||
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|Syquest||
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|Sysgen||
|Sysgen||
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==T==
==T==
{|
{|class="wikitable"
|Tandon Corp.||
! ||HQ||Established||Defunct||
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|Tandy Corp.||
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|Tatung Co. of America||
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|TEAC America, Inc.||
|Tandon Corporation||Chatsworth, CA||1975|| ||
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|Tech Data||
|Tandy Corporation||Fort Worth, TX|| ||2000||
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|Telebit Corp.||
|Tatung Company|| || || ||
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| *Telix (deltaComm)||
|TEAC Corporation||Tokyo||1956|| ||
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|Texas Instruments||
|Telebit Corporation||Cupertino, CA||1984||1998||
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|TOPS Support||
|Texas Instruments|| || || ||
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|Toshiba America||
|Toshiba America|| || || ||
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|Trantor||
|Trantor|| || || ||
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|Trident||
|Trident Microsystems Inc.||Santa Clara, CA||1987||2012||
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|Tripplite||
|Tripp Lite||Chicago, IL|| || ||
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==U==
==U==
{|
{|class="wikitable"
! ||HQ||Established||Defunct||
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|Ultrastor||
|Ultrastor||
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|Unicore||
|Ungermann-Bass, Inc.||Santa Clara, CA||1979||1997||
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|USNO Time of Day||
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|U.S.Robotics||
|U.S. Robotics Corporation||Schaumburg, IL||1976|| ||
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|UUNET||
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==V==
==V==
{|
{|class="wikitable"
|VESA||
! ||HQ||Established||Defunct||
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|Vermont Microsystems|| ||1982|| ||
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|Video Seven||
|Video Seven, Inc.||Milpitas, CA||1984||1989||merged with G-2 Inc.
|}
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==W==
==W==
{|
{|class="wikitable"
|Wangtek||
! ||HQ||Established||Defunct||
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|Wang Laboratories, Inc.||Billerica, MA||1951||1999||acquired by Getronics
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|WangTek||Simi Valley, CA||1982|| ||
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| *Washburn & Co. (AMI BIOS)||
| *Washburn & Co. (AMI BIOS)||
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|Weitek Corp.||
|Weitek Corp.||San Jose, CA||1981||1996||acquired by Rockwell
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|Weltec||
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|Western Digital||
|Western Digital Corporation||San Jose, CA||1970|| ||formerly ''General Digital Corporation''
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|Wyse Technology||
|Wyse Technology, Inc.||Santa Clara, CA||1981||2012||acquired by Dell
|}
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==X==
==X==
{|
{|class="wikitable"
|Xebex||
! ||HQ||Established||Defunct||
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|Xebec Corporation||Sunnyvale, CA||1969||1989||formerly ''Microcomputer Systems Corporation''
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|Xerox Computer Serv.||
|Xircom, Inc.||Thousand Oaks, CA||1988||2001||acquired by Intel
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==Z==
==Z==
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{|class="wikitable"
|Zenith Data Systems||
! ||HQ||Established||Defunct||
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|Zenith Data Systems Corporation (ZDS)||Buffalo Grove, IL||1979||1996||acquired by Packard Bell NEC
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|Zeos International, Ltd.||Minneapolis, MN||1981||1996||Micron Technologies
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|Zeos International||
|Ziatech Corporation||San Luis Obispo, CA||1976|| ||
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|Zyxel Communications||
|Zyxel Communications||

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Established Defunct
3Com Corporation Santa Clara, CA 1979 2010 acquired by Hewlett-Packard

A

Established Defunct
Acer Technologies Corp. 1987
Actix Systems, Inc. Santa Clara, CA 1990 1998
Adaptec, Inc. Milpitas, CA 1981 2010 acquired by PMC-Sierra
Advanced Gravis Computer Technology Ltd. Burnaby, BC
Advanced Logic Research, Inc. (ALR) Irvine, CA 1984 1997 acquired by Gateway, Inc.
Agere Systems, Inc. Allentown, PA 2002 2007
Ahead Systems, Inc. Fremont, CA
Alliance Semiconductor Corporation Cupertino, CA 1985 2006
Altos Computer Systems San Jose, CA 1977 1990 acquired by Acer
Always Technology
Amdek Corporation Elk Grove, IL 1986 acquired by Wyse Technology
American Micro Devices (AMD)
American Megatrends Inc. (AMI) 1985
American Power Conversion Corporation (APC) West Kingston, RI 1981 2007 acquired by Schneider Electric
Amstrad plc Brentwood, Essex 1968 2007 acquired by Sky
Andrew Corporation Orland Park, IL 1937 2007
Appian Technology Inc. Sunnyvale, CA 1994 2001 acquired by Colorgraphic Communications, Inc.
Apple Computer, Inc. Cupertino, CA 1977
Archive Corporation Costa Mesa, CA 1980 1993 acquired by Conner Peripherals
ARK Logic, Inc. Santa Clara, CA 1993 2002 Integrated Circuit Systems (ICS)
AST Research, Inc. Irvine, CA 1980 1997 acquired by Samsung
Atari Corporation Sunnyvale, CA 1984 1996 merged into JTS
AT&T Information Systems (ATTIS) 1983 1989
AT&T Global Information Solutions 1994 1996 changed to NCR
AT&T Technologies, Inc. 1983 1996 Lucent Technologies
ATI Technologies Inc. Thornhill, ON 1985 2006 acquired by AMD
Avance Logic, Inc. Fremont, CA

B

Established Defunct
Boca Research Inc. Boca Raton, FL
Brooktree Corporation 1983 1996 acquired by Rockwell
Brother Industries, Ltd. Nagoya 1908
BusLogic, Inc. (formerly BusTek, Inc.) Santa Clara, CA 1988 1996 acquired by Mylex

C

HQ Established Defunct
Cabletron Systems, Inc. Rochester, NH 1983 2001 merged with Enterasys
Calcomp Technology, Inc. Anaheim, CA 1959 1999
Canon Inc. Tokyo 1933
Cardinal Technologies Lancaster, PA 1987 1997 acquired by Hayes Microcomputer Products
CD Publishing Corp
Centronics Data Computer Corporation Hudson, NH 1971 1987 printer business sold to GENICOM
Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd. Taipei 1983
Chips and Technologies, Inc. San Jose, CA
Ciprico
Cirrus Logic, Inc. Austin, TX 1981
CMS Enhancements, Inc. Irvine, CA 1983 1993 reorganized into AmeriQuest Technologies
Colorado Memory Systems, Inc. (CMS) Loveland, CO 1985 1992 acquired by Hewlett-Packard
Commodore International Corporation Nassau, Bahamas 1976 1994 PC division acquired by Acer in 1993
Compaq Computer Corporation Houston, TX 1982 2002 acquired by Hewlett-Packard
CompuAdd Corporation Austin, TX 1982 1994 acquired by Dimeling, Schrieber & Park
CompUSA, Inc. Addison, TX 1984 2008
Computer Peripherals, Inc. (CPI) Rochester, MI
Computone Corp.
Conner Peripherals San Jose, CA 1985 1996 acquired by Seagate
Control Data Corporation (CDC) Bloomington, MN 1957 1999
CORE International Inc. Boca Raton, FL 1979 1993 purchased by Aiwa
Cornerstone Technology
Creative Labs, Inc. Milpitas, CA
Crystal Semiconductor Corporation Austin, TX 1984 2002
CTX
Cumulus Computer Corporation Beachwood, OH 1987 1993
Cyrix Corporation Richardson, TX 1988 1997 merged with National Semiconductor

D

HQ Established Defunct
Dallas Semiconductor Dallas, TX 1984 2001 acquired by Maxim Integrated
Data Technology Corporation (DTC) Milpitas, CA 1979
Datapoint Corporation San Antonio, TX 1968 2000
Dell Computer Corp. Austin, TX
Diamond Computer Systems, Inc. Sunnyvale, CA
Diconix
Digi International, Inc. Hopkins, MN 1985
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) 1957 1998
Digitrend Systems Corp.
Dilog
Distributed Process Technology (DPT) Maitland, FL 1977 1999 acquired by Adaptec
DTK Computer Taipei 1981 1999
Durant Technologies
Dysan Corp. Santa Clara, CA 1973 1984

E

HQ Established Defunct
Eastman Kodak Company Rochester, NY 1892
Emerald Systems Corp. San Diego, CA
Epson
Everex Systems, Inc. Freemont, CA 1983 1993
Exabyte Corporation Boulder, CO 1985 2006 acquired by Tandberg Data

F

HQ Established Defunct
Flashlink
FlashTek
Fujitsu America, Inc.
Future Domain Corporation Irvine, CA 1982 1995 acquired by Adaptec

G

HQ Established Defunct
Gateway, Inc. 1985 2007 acquired by Acer
Genoa Systems Corporation San Jose, CA 1984 1998 Genoa Electronics Corporation
Genovation Computer Input Devices Irvine, CA 1989
GoldStar
Advanced Gravis Computer Technology, Ltd. Vancouver, BC 1985 1997 acquired by Kensington Computer Products Group

H

HQ Established Defunct
HardDrives Intl.
Hayes Microcomputer Products Norcross, GA 1977 1999
Headland Technology 1989 1992
Hercules Computer Technology, Inc. 1982 1998 acquired by Guillemot Corporation
Hewlett-Packard Co.
Hitachi
Houston Instruments acquired by Summagraphics
Hyundai Electronics 1983 2001 Hynix

I

HQ Established Defunct
International Business Machines Corp. (IBM)
International Computers Limited (ICL) London 1968 2002
Integrated Information Technology, Inc. (IIT) 1987
Intel Corporation Santa Clara, CA 1968
Iomega Corporation Roy, UT 1980 2008 acquired by EMC Corporation
Irwin Magnetic Systems, Inc. Ann Arbor, MI 1983 1989 acquired by Cipher Data Products

K

HQ Established Defunct
Kaypro Corporation Solana Beach, CA 1980 1992
Kensington Microware Limited Burlingame, CA 1981 1986 acquired by ACCO Brands
Key Tronic Corporation Spokane Valley, WA 1969
Kodiak Technology
Kurta
Kyocera Corporation Kyoto 1959

L

HQ Established Defunct
Leading Edge Products, Inc. Canton, MA 1980 1997
Lexmark International, Inc. Lexington, KY 1991
Logitech International S.A. Apples, Vaud 1981
LSI Logic Corporation Santa Clara, CA 1980 2007

M

HQ Established Defunct
Macronix International Co., Ltd. Taipei 1989
Magnavox Knoxville, TN
Maynard Electronics Lake Mary, FL 1982 1989 acquired by Archive Corp.
Maxtor Corporation 1982 2006 acquired by Seagate Technology
Media Vision Technology, Inc. Fremont, CA 1990 1995 Aureal Semiconductor Inc.
Megahertz Salt Lake City, UT 1994 acquired by U.S. Robotics
Metheus Corporation Washington County, OR 1981 1999 acquired by Barco Display Systems
Microbotics
Micronet
Micropolis Corporation Chatsworth, CA 1976 1997
Microscience Int
Microsoft Corporation 1975
MiniScribe Corporation Longmont, CO 1980 1990 acquired by Maxtor
Mitsubishi Inc.
Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd. Tokyo 1954
Mountain Computer, Inc. Santa Cruz, CA 1977 1988 acquired by Nakamichi
Mouse Systems Corporation (MSC) Fremont, CA 1982 1990 acquired by KYE Systems
Mylex Corporation Miami, FL 1983 1999 acquired by IBM

N

HQ Established Defunct
National Semiconductor Corporation Santa Clara, CA 1959 2011 acquired by Texas Instruments
NCR Corporation Dayton, OH
NEC
NetWorth, Inc. Irving, TX 1985 1995 acquired by Compaq
Number Nine Computer Corporation
Number Nine Visual Technology Corporation
Lexington, MA 1982 1999 acquired by S3

O

HQ Established Defunct
Okidata
Olivetti S.p.A.
OMTI/Scientific Micro
Orange Micro Inc. 1984 2004
Orchid Technology 1982 1994 acquired by Micronics

P

HQ Established Defunct
Pacific Data Product
Packard Bell
Panasonic
Paradise
PC Power and Cooling
Percon, Inc. Eugene, OR
Perstore
Piper Research Inc. Minneapolis, MN
Plus Development
Practical Peripherals
Priam Systems
Prime Solutions
Princeton Graphics
Proteon
Proxim, Inc. Mountain View, CA 1984
PureData Ltd. Richmond Hill, Ontario

Q

HQ Established Defunct
QLogic Corporation Aliso Viejo, CA 1992 2016 acquired by Cavium
Quadram Corporation
Quantum Corporation San Jose, CA 1980
Quatech, Inc.

R

HQ Established Defunct
Racal-Datacomm Sunrise, FL
Rancho Technology, Inc. (RTI) Rancho Cucamonga, CA 1985
RC Electronics
Ricoh Corp
Rodime Glenrothes, Scotland 1979 2000

S

HQ Established Defunct
S3 Graphics, Ltd. Fremont, CA 1989 1999 merged with Diamond Multimedia
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 1969
Sanyo Storage Products
Seagate Technology formerly Shugart Technology
Sharp
Sony
SMC
Specialix Inc 1998 acquired by Perle Systems
STB Systems, Inc. Richardson, TX 1981 1999 acquired by 3dfx Interactive
Star Micronics Co., Ltd. Shizuoka 1947
Storage Dimensions, Inc. Milpitas, CA 1985 1998 merged with Artecon, Inc.
Summagraphics
SyQuest Technology, Inc. Fremont, CA 1982 2003
Sysgen

T

HQ Established Defunct
Tandon Corporation Chatsworth, CA 1975
Tandy Corporation Fort Worth, TX 2000
Tatung Company
TEAC Corporation Tokyo 1956
Telebit Corporation Cupertino, CA 1984 1998
Texas Instruments
Toshiba America
Trantor
Trident Microsystems Inc. Santa Clara, CA 1987 2012
Tripp Lite Chicago, IL

U

HQ Established Defunct
Ultrastor
Ungermann-Bass, Inc. Santa Clara, CA 1979 1997
U.S. Robotics Corporation Schaumburg, IL 1976

V

HQ Established Defunct
Vermont Microsystems 1982
Video Seven, Inc. Milpitas, CA 1984 1989 merged with G-2 Inc.

W

HQ Established Defunct
Wang Laboratories, Inc. Billerica, MA 1951 1999 acquired by Getronics
WangTek Simi Valley, CA 1982
*Washburn & Co. (AMI BIOS)
Weitek Corp. San Jose, CA 1981 1996 acquired by Rockwell
Western Digital Corporation San Jose, CA 1970 formerly General Digital Corporation
Wyse Technology, Inc. Santa Clara, CA 1981 2012 acquired by Dell

X

HQ Established Defunct
Xebec Corporation Sunnyvale, CA 1969 1989 formerly Microcomputer Systems Corporation
Xircom, Inc. Thousand Oaks, CA 1988 2001 acquired by Intel

Y

Y-E Data

Z

HQ Established Defunct
Zenith Data Systems Corporation (ZDS) Buffalo Grove, IL 1979 1996 acquired by Packard Bell NEC
Zeos International, Ltd. Minneapolis, MN 1981 1996 Micron Technologies
Ziatech Corporation San Luis Obispo, CA 1976
Zyxel Communications