Centronics
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Centronics Data Computer Corporation was an American manufacturer of computer printers, now remembered primarily for the parallel interface that bears its name, the Centronics connector.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Centronics Data Computer Corporation
- Company.logo
- File:Centronics wordmark.svg
- Company.type
- Public
- Company.fate
- Acquired
- Company.successor
- GENICOM
- Company.founder
- Robert Howard, Samuel Lang
- Company.location
- Hudson, New Hampshire, U.S.
- Company.products
- Printers
- Company.parent
- Wang LaboratoriesControl Data Corporation
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- inception
- 1971-01-01
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1987-00-00
- Commons category
- Centronics
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- History
- Foundations
- Change of ownership
- Printer division sale
- {{Anchor|Centronics 101}}Centronics 101
- Legacy
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Centronics Data Computer Corporation was an American manufacturer of computer printers, now remembered primarily for the parallel interface that bears its name, the Centronics connector.
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