Archive Corporation
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| Industry | Computer |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1980 in Costa Mesa, California |
| Defunct | 1993 |
| Fate | Acquired by Conner Peripherals |
| Products | Tape drives |
Number of employees | 3,367 (1990) |
Archive Corporation was a computer tape drive manufacturer, based in Costa Mesa, California, that was acquired by Conner Peripherals in 1993.
History
[edit]The company was founded in 1980 and based out of Costa Mesa, California.[1] The company employed 3,367 in 1990 and reached revenues of US$293 million in that year, up from $79 million in 1986.[2]
Of particular note are the Archive DDS tape drives produced for Silicon Graphics that could also read and write Digital Audio Tapes: the Archive Python 4320 and the Archive Peregrine 4326 (rebranded under Conner or Seagate).[3]
Prior to this, Archive was a leading vendor of the very popular quarter-inch cartridge (QIC) format which was a popular distribution format for Unix workstations and servers. For example, software for the Sun-3 (running the Motorola 68K family) and the Sun-4 (based on SPARC processors) was most commonly distributed on QIC media before CD-ROMs became more cost-effective. Archive was better known for their QIC drives.[4]
Conner Peripherals acquired Archive in 1993.[5]
Acquisitions
[edit]In 1989, Archive acquired Maynard Electronics.[6] The MaynStream brand of tape drives and software was maintained.[7]
In March 1990, Archive acquired Cipher Data Products for $120 million.[8] This included Cipher's subsidiary Irwin Magnetic Systems.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Petska-Juliussen, Karen; Egil Juliussen (1990). The Computer Industry Almanac. Brady. p. 2.109. ISBN 9780131541221 – via the Internet Archive.
- ^ Smith, Carter (1992). America's Fastest Growing Employers: The Complete Guide to Finding Jobs with Over 700 of America's Hottest Companies. B. Adams, Inc. p. 35. ISBN 9781558501461 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Digital Audio Tape (DAT) FAQ". Computall Services. n.d. Archived from the original on December 8, 2006.
- ^ Staff writer (November 11, 1987). "Archive Corporation". Los Angeles Times: 4. Archived from the original on November 2, 2022.
- ^ Staff writer (November 18, 1992). "Conner Peripherals and Archive Approve Merger". The New York Times: D4. Archived from the original on May 26, 2015.
- ^ Staff writer (March 29, 1989). "Archive Completes Purchase". The Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones & Company: 1 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Burnett, Richard (October 5, 1992). "Maynard at Forefront of Backup: Sales skyrocket for manufacturer of PC systems". Orlando Sentinel: 19 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Staff writer (April 30, 1990). "Archive Completes Acquisition". The Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones & Company: 1 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Khermouch, Gerry (June 22, 1992). "Iomega sets challenge to Irwin in removable QIC tape drives". Electronic News. 38 (1917). Sage Publications: 13. Archived from the original on May 21, 2005.
External links
[edit]- Heemskerk, Jos (November 25, 2001). "Audio on a Computer DAT drive". XS4ALL. Archived from the original on December 14, 2001.
- Fleckstein, Erv (2011). "Archive Corporation Tape Cartridges". M. Farris & Associates. Archived from the original on March 17, 2021.
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