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Wang Laboratories

Wang Laboratories, Inc., was an American computer company founded in 1951 by An Wang and Ge Yao Chu and operating in the Boston area. Originally making typesetters, calculators, and word processors, it began adding computers, copiers, and laser printers. At its peak in the 1980s, Wang Laboratories had annual revenues of US$3 billion and employed over…

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Founded
Cambridge, Massachusetts, US (1951)
Industry
Computer hardware
Headquarters
Tewksbury, Massachusetts, US (1963–1976) Lowell, Massachusetts, US (1976–1995) Billerica, Massachusetts (1995-1999)
Fate
Acquired by Getronics
Key people
An Wang (founder)
Number of employees
33,000 (1980s)

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Public stock listing

Products

The Wang VS computer line

Going after IBM

The Digital Voice Exchange

PCs and PC-based products

Decline and fall

Final years

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Wang Laboratories

Nodes189
Edges188
Triples66
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.010582
Components1

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Wang Laboratories

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related to Going after IBM · 18
Wang Laboratories → According, An Wang, And, Apple Computer, Charles, Connors, David, Doctor, Goliath, He, IBM, Jack Connors, Kenney, Lessons, Super Bowl, Their, Wang, Wang's
related to External links · 15
Wang Laboratories → Archived, Baker Library Historical Collections, Harvard Business School, Inc, Linux-based, New VS, Old Calculator Web MuseumWang, Records, TransVirtual, TransVirtual Systems, VS, VS OSWANG MUSEUM, Wang, Wang LOCI-2, Wayback MachineWang Laboratories
Fate · 1
Wang Laboratories → Acquired by Getronics
Founded · 1
Wang Laboratories → Cambridge, Massachusetts, US (1951)
Headquarters · 1
Wang Laboratories → Tewksbury, Massachusetts, US (1963–1976) Lowell, Massachusetts, US (1976–1995) Billerica, Massachusetts (1995-1999)
Industry · 1
Wang Laboratories → Computer hardware
Key people · 1
Wang Laboratories → An Wang (founder)
Number of employees · 1
Wang Laboratories → 33,000 (1980s)
Products · 1
Wang Laboratories → Word processors, minicomputers, microcomputers
Revenue · 1
Wang Laboratories → $3 billion (1980s, peak)

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Wang LaboratoriesFateAcquired by Getronics1.00infobox
Wang LaboratoriesFoundedCambridge, Massachusetts, US (1951)1.00infobox
Wang LaboratoriesHeadquartersTewksbury, Massachusetts, US (1963–1976) Lowell, Massachusetts, US (1976–1995) Billerica, Massachusetts (1995-1999)1.00infobox
Wang LaboratoriesIndustryComputer hardware1.00infobox
Wang LaboratoriesKey peopleAn Wang (founder)1.00infobox
Wang LaboratoriesNumber of employees33,000 (1980s)1.00infobox
Wang LaboratoriesProductsWord processors, minicomputers, microcomputers1.00infobox
Wang LaboratoriesRevenue$3 billion (1980s, peak)1.00infobox
Wang LaboratoriesTypePublic1.00infobox
Monroeinstance ofand old-line calculator companies0.80text
Marchant.Wang calculators were at first sold to scientistsinstance ofand old-line calculator companies0.80text
engineersinstance ofand old-line calculator companies0.80text

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