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Zenith Data Systems Corporation (ZDS) was an American computer systems manufacturing company active from 1979 to 1996. It was originally a division of the Zenith Radio Company (later Zenith Electronics), after that company purchased the Heath Company and its Heathkit line of electronic kits and kit microcomputers, from Schlumberger in October 1979. ZDS…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zenith Data Systems | Defunct | February 1996; 30 years ago (1996-02) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Zenith Data Systems | Fate | Acquired by Groupe Bull in 1989; later acquired by Packard Bell NEC in 1996; brand discontinued in 1999 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Zenith Data Systems | Founded | October 1979; 46 years ago (1979-10) in St. Joseph, Michigan, United States | 1.00 | infobox |
| Zenith Data Systems | Headquarters | Buffalo Grove, Illinois, United States (1990–1996) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Zenith Data Systems | Industry | Computer | 1.00 | infobox |
| Zenith Data Systems | Number of employees | 3,800 (1990, peak) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Zenith Data Systems | Parent | Zenith Electronics (1979–1989) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Zenith Data Systems | Parent | Groupe Bull (1989–1996) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Zenith Data Systems | Products | Computer systems | 1.00 | infobox |
| Zenith Data Systems | Revenue | US$1.4 billion (1988, peak) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Zenith Data Systems | Type | Subsidiary | 1.00 | infobox |
| the Heath H89 | instance of | ZDS's first computers such as the Zenith Z-89 were preassembled versions of Heathkit computers | 0.80 | text |
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