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STB Systems

STB Systems, Inc., was an American graphics adapter card manufacturer active from 1981 to 1999. Initially a manufacturer of various expansion cards for the Apple II, the company quickly leaned into the graphics accelerator market for IBM PCs and compatibles, owing to the IBM PC's more open architecture. STB went public in 1995 and was once the…

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Founded
1981; 45 years ago (1981) in Richardson, Texas
Founders
Don Balthaser · Bill Ogle · Mark Sims
Industry
Computer
Defunct
May 1999; 27 years ago (1999-05)
Fate
Acquired by 3dfx Interactive
Number of employees
895 (1996, peak)

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STB Systems

Nodes37
Edges36
Triples37
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.054054
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related to history · 26
STB Systems → Apple, Apple II, Apple's, Bill Ogle, Don Balthaser, Graphix Plus, IBM PC, IBM's Personal Computer, In, Inc, KB, Mark Sims, November, Ogle, PC's RAM, Plano Bank, Recognizing, Richardson, STB, STB's
Founders · 3
STB Systems → Bill Ogle, Don Balthaser, Mark Sims
Defunct · 1
STB Systems → May 1999; 27 years ago (1999-05)
Fate · 1
STB Systems → Acquired by 3dfx Interactive
Founded · 1
STB Systems → 1981; 45 years ago (1981) in Richardson, Texas
Industry · 1
STB Systems → Computer
Number of employees · 1
STB Systems → 895 (1996, peak)
Type · 1
STB Systems → Public
Website · 1
STB Systems → stb.com at the Wayback Machine (archived June 7, 1997)
see also · 1
STB Systems → Voodoo3

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stb graphics company systems cards ibm products computer 3dfx 1999 apple card texas 1981 acquired 1997 expansion accelerator market multimedia

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STB SystemsDefunctMay 1999; 27 years ago (1999-05)1.00infobox
STB SystemsFateAcquired by 3dfx Interactive1.00infobox
STB SystemsFounded1981; 45 years ago (1981) in Richardson, Texas1.00infobox
STB SystemsFoundersDon Balthaser1.00infobox
STB SystemsFoundersBill Ogle1.00infobox
STB SystemsFoundersMark Sims1.00infobox
STB SystemsIndustryComputer1.00infobox
STB SystemsNumber of employees895 (1996, peak)1.00infobox
STB SystemsTypePublic1.00infobox
STB SystemsWebsitestb.com at the Wayback Machine (archived June 7, 1997)1.00infobox
STB Systemsrelated to historyInc0.60section
STB Systemsrelated to historyRichardson0.60section

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