Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
company
|
| gptkbp:acquisition |
gptkb:Sperry_Corporation
gptkb:Control_Data_Systems |
| gptkbp:competitors |
gptkb:IBM
gptkb:Digital_Equipment_Corporation |
| gptkbp:discontinued |
1992
|
| gptkbp:dissolved |
1992
|
| gptkbp:employees |
over 20,000 (at peak)
|
| gptkbp:founded |
1957
|
| gptkbp:founder |
gptkb:William_C._Norris
|
| gptkbp:headCoach |
1,000 (1995)
10,000 (1990) 5,000 (1992) |
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Minneapolis,_Minnesota
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Control Data Corporation
|
| gptkbp:industry |
computer technology
|
| gptkbp:keyPeople |
gptkb:Robert_L._McCulloch
gptkb:William_C._Norris |
| gptkbp:legacy |
pioneering work in computing
development of the first supercomputer influence on modern computing architecture |
| gptkbp:notable_event |
development of the Cyber series of computers
bankruptcy filing in 1992 transition to software services in the 1980s partnership_with_the_U.S._government_for_defense_projects. acquisition_of_Control_Data_Systems_in_1980 development_of_the_CDC_9240_in_1980 introduction_of_CDC_6600_in_1964 introduction_of_the_CDC_8800_in_1970 launch_of_the_CDC_7600_in_1969 merger_with_Sperry_Corporation_in_1986 |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
gptkb:CDC_6600
|
| gptkbp:partnerships |
gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Defense
gptkb:University_of_Minnesota NASA |
| gptkbp:products |
supercomputers
mainframe computers minicomputers |
| gptkbp:revenue |
$1.5 billion (1980s)
|
| gptkbp:subsidiary |
gptkb:CDC_Software
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:CDC_Software
gptkb:Control_Data_Systems |
| gptkbp:technology |
data storage solutions
time-sharing systems |
| gptkbp:website |
www.cdcorp.com
|