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1980: 1987: Exited the computer business: Franklin Computer Corporation — United States: 1981: 1986: Exited the computer business; reorganized into Franklin Electronic Publishers: Friden, Inc. — United States: 1957: 1965: Acquired by Singer Corporation: Gateway, Inc. — United States: 1985: 2007: Acquired by Acer; brand revived in the ...
Date Location Event March 1981 UK Sinclair ZX81 was released, for a similar price to the ZX80 (see 1980).: 8 April 1981 US Osborne 1 portable computer introduced; the company sold many units before filing for bankruptcy only two years later.
Software companies established in 1980 (1 C, 26 P) Pages in category "Computer companies established in 1980" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total.
Computer companies established in 1980 (1 C, 28 P) E. Electronics companies established in 1980 (2 C, 13 P) S. Software companies established in 1980 (1 C, 26 P) T.
This includes all computer companies (except spin-offs of defunct companies which are still active and defunct software companies) that can also be found in the subcategories. This category is for defunct computer companies of the United States , including companies that designed or manufactured computer hardware and peripherals .
Commodore faced the problem when marketing the Amiga of still being seen as the company that made cheap computers like the C64 and VIC. [61] [62] The C64 remained the company's cash cow but its technology was aging. [60] By the late 1980s, the personal computer market had become dominated by the IBM PC and Apple Macintosh platforms. Commodore's ...
The time line below describes many of the most popular or significant home computers of the late 1970s and of the 1980s. The most popular home computers in the USA up to 1985 were: the TRS-80 (1977), various models of the Apple II (first introduced in 1977), the Atari 400/800 (1979) and its follow-up models, the VIC-20 (1980), and the Commodore ...
Wang Labs was one of a large number [quantify] of New England–based computer companies that faltered in the late 1980s and 1990s, marking the end of the Massachusetts Miracle. For instance, the struggling Digital Equipment Corporation also downsized in the 1990s and was acquired by Compaq. [2]