Convex Computer
American computer manufacturer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Convex Computer Corporation was a company that developed, manufactured and marketed vector minisupercomputers and supercomputers for small-to-medium-sized businesses. Their later Exemplar series of parallel computing machines were based on the Hewlett-Packard (HP) PA-RISC microprocessors, and in 1995, HP bought the company. Exemplar machines were offered for sale by HP for some time, and Exemplar technology was used in HP's V-Class machines.
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Company type | Private |
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Industry | Supercomputers |
Founded | 1982; 42 years ago (1982) in Richardson, Texas |
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Defunct | 1995 (1995) |
Fate | Acquired by Hewlett-Packard |
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