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From 1982 to 2003, GENICOM was a leading American manufacturer of computer printers, based in Chantilly, Virginia. Image File history File links GENICOM.gif GENICOM logo This is a logo of a corporation, sports team, or other organization, and is protected by copyright and/or trademark. ...
Image File history File links GENICOM.gif GENICOM logo This is a logo of a corporation, sports team, or other organization, and is protected by copyright and/or trademark. ...
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Chantilly is an unincorporated community located in western Fairfax County, in the Commonwealth of Virginia. ...
The GE years In 1954, General Electric (GE) decided to decentralize the company into separate business units. After reorganizing the motors and controls groups, several products remained that did not fit into the new groups- these 'leftovers' were formed into the Specialty Control Department. A decision was made to build a new plant in Waynesboro, Virginia for Specialty Control with Dr. Louis T. Rader as General Manager. $3.5 million was used to purchase 75 acres and build the plant on the site of the original 1927 Waynesboro airport. The seminal managers and engineers consisted of 145 families moved from Schenectady, New York and the initial workforce consisted of about 400 local residents were hired in the first year. 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Downtown Waynesboro showing Main Street, as well as the scar on the mountain prior to being seeded. ...
Union Colleges Nott Memorial, one of the most recognized buildings in Schenectady Schenectady (IPA ) is a city in Schenectady County, New York, United States, of which it is the county seat. ...
GENICOM In 1982, GE sold the printer and relays groups and the company was formed as the GENICOM Corporation. In the 1980's, the GENICOM headquarters was moved to Chantilly, Virginia. The 1987 purchase of the printer business assets of Centronics added the 350 series dot matrix printers and the LineWriter series of band printers to their product line. Over the years, GENICOM expanded by purchasing several companies, including the Digital Equipment Corporation printer business and the Texas Instruments printer business. In 1997, the relays group was sold to CII Technologies (since acquired by Tyco International) and moved to North Carolina. Chantilly is an unincorporated community located in western Fairfax County, in the Commonwealth of Virginia. ...
Centronics logo 23 June 1986 Centronics logo 1971 Centronics Data Computer Corporation was a pioneering American manufacturer of computer printers, now remembered only for the parallel interface that bears their name. ...
The DEC logo Digital Equipment Corporation was a pioneering American company in the computer industry. ...
Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN), better known in the electronics industry (and popularly) as TI, is an American company based in Dallas, Texas, USA, renowned for developing and commercializing semiconductor and computer technology. ...
Tyco International Ltd. ...
TallyGenicom In 2003, GENICOM and Tally merged to form TallyGenicom (TG). The Tally logo Tally was a pioneer of the information technology market. ...
TallyGenicom was formed when the Tally Mannesman company was merged to Genicom. ...
Acquisitions It is of interest to note the various businesses that GENICOM was built upon: Centronics logo 23 June 1986 Centronics logo 1971 Centronics Data Computer Corporation was a pioneering American manufacturer of computer printers, now remembered only for the parallel interface that bears their name. ...
Computer Peripherals, Inc. ...
The DEC logo Digital Equipment Corporation was a pioneering American company in the computer industry. ...
GE redirects here. ...
Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN), better known in the electronics industry (and popularly) as TI, is an American company based in Dallas, Texas, USA, renowned for developing and commercializing semiconductor and computer technology. ...
References - Louis T Rader papers at VCU
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