Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Company
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| gptkbp:acquisition |
gptkb:Sperry_Corporation
gptkb:Sperry_Rand_Corporation gptkb:Control_Data_Systems |
| gptkbp:competitors |
gptkb:Hewlett-Packard
gptkb:IBM gptkb:Digital_Equipment_Corporation |
| gptkbp:dissolved |
gptkb:1992
|
| gptkbp:employees |
over 20,000 (at peak)
|
| gptkbp:founded |
gptkb:1957
|
| gptkbp:founded_by |
gptkb:William_H._Norris
|
| gptkbp:founded_in |
gptkb:1957
gptkb:Minneapolis,_Minnesota |
| gptkbp:founder |
gptkb:William_C._Norris
|
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Minneapolis,_Minnesota
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Control Data Corporation
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| gptkbp:industry |
gptkb:computer
gptkb:Information_Technology |
| gptkbp:key_people |
gptkb:John_A._Mc_Donald
gptkb:William_H._Norris gptkb:Robert_L._Mc_Culloch gptkb:William_C._Norris |
| gptkbp:notable_achievement |
pioneered time-sharing systems
developed the first computer to use a laser printer developed the first computer to use a microprocessor developed the first computer to use a graphical user interface developed the first computer to use integrated circuits developed the first computer to use a hard disk drive developed the first computer to use a search engine developed the first computer to use a floppy disk drive contributed to the development of the ARPANET developed the CDC 7600 developed the Cyber series of computers developed the first computer to use a CD-ROM developed the first computer to use a DVD drive developed the first computer to use a USB port developed the first computer to use a firewall developed the first computer to use a modem developed the first computer to use a sound card developed the first computer to use a transistor developed the first computer to use a video card developed the first computer to use a web browser developed the first computer to use virtual memory first commercially successful supercomputer developed the first computer to use magnetic core memory developed the first computer to use a network interface card developed the first computer to use a virtual machine developed the first computer to use antivirus software developed the first computer to use a backup solution developed the first computer to use a cloud storage solution |
| gptkbp:notable_products |
gptkb:CDC_6600
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| gptkbp:parent_organization |
gptkb:Control_Data_Corporation_Holdings
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| gptkbp:partnership |
gptkb:University_of_Minnesota
|
| gptkbp:product_type |
gptkb:Software_Solutions
supercomputers data storage systems mainframe computers |
| gptkbp:products |
supercomputers
|
| gptkbp:revenue |
$1.5 billion (1980s)
|
| gptkbp:services |
data processing
|
| gptkbp:subsidiary |
gptkb:CDC_Software
gptkb:Control_Data_Systems |
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Ceridian_Corporation
|
| gptkbp:type |
gptkb:public_company
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Seymour_Cray
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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