Floating Point Systems
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Floating Point Systems, Inc. (FPS), was a Beaverton, Oregon vendor of attached array processors and minisupercomputers. The company was founded in 1970 by former Tektronix engineer Norm Winningstad,[1] with partners Tom Prince, Frank Bouton and Robert Carter. Carter was a salesman for Data General Corp. who persuaded Bouton and Prince to leave Tektronix to start the new company. Winningstad was the fourth partner.[2]
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Industry | Computer systems and components |
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Founded | 1970; 54 years ago (1970) |
Defunct | 1991 (1991) |
Fate | Acquired by Cray |
Successor | Cray Research Superservers |
Key people | Norm Winningstad, founder and CEO |
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