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ROLM

ROLM Corporation was a Silicon Valley technology company founded in 1969 by four electrical engineers: Gene Richeson, Ken Oshman, Walter Loewenstern, and Robert Maxfield. The company is best known for creating a computerized telephone switching system. Their initial product was the first portable, off-the-shelf ruggedized computer for the U.S. military.…

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Founded
1969; 57 years ago (1969) in Santa Clara, California
Industry
Telecommunications
Defunct
1998 (1998)

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related to Further reading · 39
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related to Start up to Fortune 500 · 33
ROLM → AT, At Rice, Beginning, By, CA, CBX, Fortune, Gene Richeson, GPW, Great Place, Halliburton, International Paper Company, It, Ken Oshman, Later, Leo Chamberlain, Loewenstern, Nortel, Nortel SL-1, North America
related to Commercial hardware · 32
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related to Acquired by IBM · 23
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related to Military hardware · 19
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related to End of ROLM · 16
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related to External links · 12
ROLM → Competing, Computer History Museum, Gene Richeson, Giant, Ken Oshman, May, Retrieved March, Robert Maxfield, ROLM Corporation, Roundtable, Walter Loewenstern, YouTube
related to Acquired by Siemens · 11
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related to References · 7
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Defunct · 1
ROLM → 1998 (1998)

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ROLMDefunct1998 (1998)1.00infobox
ROLMFounded1969; 57 years ago (1969) in Santa Clara, California1.00infobox
ROLMIndustryTelecommunications1.00infobox
GPWinstance ofadvancing progressive workplace ideas0.80text
oil explorationinstance ofa cafeteria and recreation center.ROLM originally made flight computers for the military and heavy commercial industries0.80text
ROLMrelated to Acquired by IBMIn May0.60section
ROLMrelated to Acquired by IBMIBM0.60section
ROLMrelated to Acquired by IBMThey0.60section
ROLMrelated to Acquired by IBMSeptember0.60section
ROLMrelated to Acquired by IBMROLM Corporation0.60section
ROLMrelated to Acquired by IBMSanta Clara0.60section
ROLMrelated to Acquired by IBMCalifornia0.60section

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