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ComputerLand was a widespread chain of retail computer stores during the early years of the microcomputer revolution, and was one of the outlets (along with Computer City and Sears) chosen to introduce the IBM PC in 1981. The first ComputerLand opened in 1976, and the chain eventually included about 800 stores by 1985.
December 11, 1985 Bombing 1 0 Sacramento, California: Computer rental store owner, Hugh Scrutton, was the first fatality of the Unabomber's neo-luddite campaign. Ted Kaczynski (Unabomber) 95 March 1, 1989 Firebombing 0 0 New York City, New York
Al's Auto Supply – Chain that operated in Washington, California, Idaho, Oregon, Nevada and Alaska; purchased by CSK Auto.Founded by Abe "Al" Wexler in Everett, Washington in the late 1950s; [1] [2] sold 15 store chain to Paccar in 1987; [3] Paccar sold chain (along with Grand Auto) in 1999 to CSK Auto which eventually rebranded stores as Schucks.
On this day in 1985, the first Blockbuster video store rental opened in Dallas, Texas. Blockbuster was founded by David Cook, who at the time had owned a computer software business. However, it ...
In late 1985, a nail-and-splinter-loaded bomb in the parking lot of a computer store in Sacramento, California, killed 38-year-old owner of the store, Hugh Scrutton. On February 20, 1987, a bomb disguised as a piece of lumber injured Gary Wright in the parking lot of a computer store in Salt Lake City , Utah; nerves in Wright's left arm were ...
It acquires MapQuest for $1.1 billion in December. 2000 : America Online merges with Time Warner. While the "marriage" didn't last, it was biggest corporate merger in history at the time.
Edward Wren Co. (Springfield), also was known as Wren's, sold to Allied Stores in 1952, merged with & rebranded as William H. Block Co. (Indianapolis) in 1984, closed 1987 [421] [422] [423] Zayre was a chain of discount stores that operated in the eastern half of the United States from 1956 to 1990, later sold to Ames (store)
CompUSA, which sold computer hardware and software, was started in 1984 as Soft Warehouse in Texas. By 1991, the name had changed to CompUSA, and it became publicly traded on the New York Stock ...