Interdata
Interdata, Inc., was a computer company, founded in 1966 by a former Electronic Associates engineer, Daniel Sinnott, and was based in Oceanport, New Jersey. The company produced a line of 16- and 32-bit minicomputers that were loosely based on the IBM 360 architecture but at a cheaper price. In 1974, it produced one of the first 32-bit minicomputers, the Interdata 7/32. The company then used the parallel processing approach, where multiple tasks were performed at the same time, making real-time computing a reality.Acquisitions
In 1973, it was purchased by Perkin-Elmer Corporation, a Connecticut-based producer of scientific instruments for $63.6 million. Interdata was already making $19 million in annual sales but this merger made Perkin-Elmer's annual sales rise to over $200 million. Interdata then became the basis for Perkin-Elmer's Data Systems Group. In 1985, the computing division of Perkin-Elmer was spun off as Concurrent Computer Corporation, now located in Atlanta, Georgia.- Interdata Model 1 – 1970
- Interdata Model 3 – 1967
- Interdata 4
- Interdata 5
- Interdata 70, 74, 80, 85
- Interdata 50, 55
- Interdata 5/16, 6/16, 7/16
- Interdata 8/16, 8/16e
- Interdata RD-800 and RD-850 – 1975
- Interdata 7/32 – 1974
- Interdata 8/32 – 1975
- Perkin-Elmer 3205, 3210, 3220, 3230, 3240, 3250, 3280
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