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Wang Laboratories - Wikipedia. Wang Laboratories was a US computer company founded in 1951 by An Wang and G. Y. Chu. [1] The company was successively headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts (1954–1963), Tewksbury, Massachusetts (1963–1976), and finally in Lowell, Massachusetts (1976–1997).
Feb 21, 2017 · How a visionary leader and his minicomputers challenged IBM in the 1970s, but failed to adapt to the microprocessor era and the family business model. Learn about the rise and fall of Wang Laboratories, its ads, products, and legacy.
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Wang Laboratories, Inc. is a worldwide provider of computer-based office information processing systems including data, text, image and voice processing systems, as well as networking products.
Learn how Wang Laboratories developed and introduced the Wang 2200, one of the first desktop computers for word processing and other applications in the 1970s. Find out how the company rose and fell in the office IT market and what happened to its founder.
Feb 14, 2017 · How did a minicomputer maker that challenged IBM become a footnote? Learn about the rise and fall of Wang Laboratories, from its patent deal with IBM to its Super Bowl ads to its vaporware products.
In 1972 Wang Laboratories began producing the Wang 1200, its first word processor. The company also began developing minicomputers in the early 1970s. The Wang 2200, released in 1973, was one of the first desktop computers with a large CRT display and ran a fast hardwired BASIC interpreter.
An Wang (Chinese: 王安; pinyin: Wáng Ān; February 7, 1920 – March 24, 1990) was a Chinese–American computer engineer and inventor, and cofounder of computer company Wang Laboratories, which was known primarily for its dedicated word processing machines.
