Companies in the history of computing

This index is a reflection of the companies that are mentioned in the timeline and is under construction please mail suggestions or material to the editors

logo	Company name and specialty
	3M United Kingdom Ltd
	Aardvark Business Computers Ltd
	ACT Ltd
	Action Communication Systems Inc.
	ActiVision - developer/publisher of entertainment software
	Amdahl Corporation
	Adler
	Advanced Micro Devices (UK) Ltd
	Adobe Systems, Inc - software developer, co-creator of desktop publishing
	Apple - Apple Computer Inc. first company to offer a gui interface to the general public
	Apricot Computers plc (UK)
	Aston Electronic Developments Ltd
	Atari - game consoles
	ATT - company that invented the transistor
	BCI - telecommunications provider
	Bendix
	Benson Electronics Ltd
	Broderbund - producer of entertainment and education software
	Brunsviga
	Bull
	Burroughs
	Centronics Data Computer (UK) Ltd
	Cherry Electrical Products Corp
	Coleco - toy maker and video game producer
	Commodore International - manufacturer of electronic products and the C64!
	Compaq Computer Corporation - manufacturer of personal computers.
	Control Data Corporation,
	Cray, manufacturer of super computers
	Data General Corporation - manufacturer of the first mini in 1968
	Digital Equipment Corporation - computer manufacturer
	Disney Interactive - educational/entertainment software designer and distributer
	Electronic Arts -  publisher/distributor of entertainment software
	Epson - manufacturer of many innovations on computing peripherals and computers
	ERA Ltd
	Evans & Sutherland - computer graphics
	Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation; manufacturer of first mass produced chip
	Ferranti
	Halcyon International
	Hewlett Packard, now incorporates former Compaq and Digital
	Honeywell
	IBM - one of the first companies to produce the PC in mass
	ICL
	Industrial Light and Magic - developer of cinematic special effects
	Intel
	Interplay - publisher of entertainment, educational, and game software
	LucasArts - designs and distributes computer video games and educational software
	Maxis, Inc. - developer of entertainment software
original logo	Microsoft, one of the world's largest software manufacturer
	Marconi
	Memorex
	MITS - one of the first companies to offer personal computer kits
	Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
	Monroe Calculator Company, electrical calculators
	Motorola Semiconductor Products
	Nashua Corporation
	NCR - manufacturer of digital equipment , national cash registers
	NEC
	Netscape - developer internet browser
	Nixdorf Computers
	Novell inc., as the company that developed PC-networks. It also is the company that developed the first common-used Directorysystem for PC-networks and is working on connectivity for several computerstandards.
	Olivetti
	Olympia International
	PowersSamas Accounting
	Prime Computers
	Quantum Corp - manufacturer of digital storage products
	Quark - developer of communication and publishing software
	Rank Xerox - computer research and development center P.A.R.C.; manufacturer of copier machines
	Rockwell International
	RoInfo, a software house and main sponsor of this site
	Scientific Micro Systems
	Silicon Graphics - manufacturer of high-end computers
	Sony - manufacturer of electronic products
	Sperry Rand (UNIVAC)
	Sun Microsystems, manufacturer of high performance workstations and servers
	Tektronix UK Ltd
	Texas Instruments
	Timex/Sinclair - manufacturer of watches and miniature computers
	Underwood Corporation
	Univac ( later Sperry Rand )
	Virgin Interactive Entertainment - designs, publishes, and distributes video games and multi-media software
	Xerox - see Rank Xerox
	Zilog Ltd

 

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