Dolch

For list of frequently used English words, see Dolch word list.

Dolch Computer Systems Inc. (stylized as Dolch.) was a manufacturer of high-end ruggedized portable computers for industrial usage.^[1]

Dolch Computer Systems Inc.

Founded	1987
Founder	Volker Dolch
Defunct	2005
Fate	Acquired by Kontron AG

Dolch Computer Systems PAC 486 next to an IBM P70

History

The company was founded by Volker Dolch in 1987 in California. He sold his interest in the company in 1996 but continued to run it until he retired in 2001.^[2]

In February 2005, Dolch was acquired by Kontron AG from Siegel-Robert, Inc.^[3] Kontron had sold its rugged mobile platform to Azonix in 2007.^[1]

Products

Portable Add-in Computers (PAC)

• Dolch FieldPAC FPAC5-233-XG
• Dolch PAC 486^[4]
• Dolch PAC 386^[5]

Pack Portable

Dolch 286-Pack Portable Computer^[6]

References

1. "Definition of Dolch". PCMag. Archived from the original on 2021-06-07. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
2. "Volker Dolch, 59; Leader in Designing Computer Processors". Los Angeles Times. 2003-09-20. Archived from the original on 2021-06-07. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
3. "All news | Kontron Embedded Computers". Kontron AG. Archived from the original on 2021-06-07. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
4. "Dolch PAC". PC Mag. Archived from the original on 2021-06-05. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
5. "PAC-386 Offers High-Speed Disk Cache". InfoWorld. Archived from the original on 2021-06-05. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
6. "Dolch 286-Pack Portable Computer - Computer - Computing History". The Centre for Computing History. Archived from the original on 2021-06-07. Retrieved 2021-06-07.

External links

• Official website