Datability
Datability Software Systems[1] developed software and also was a modem manufacturer.
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The company later was simply known as Datability, and it expanded into other telecommunications areas.[3] It was acquired by Penril Datacomm in 1993.[4]
History
Datability was founded in 1977 as a software consulting company, especially in the area of databases. To speed up project development, it built a program generator, which it marketed as Control 10/20[5][6] (targeted at users of Digital Equipment Corporation's DECsystem-10 and DECSYSTEM-20). After trying its hand at Time-sharing, it built hardware[7] to enhance bridging these computers to DEC's VAX product line. In particular, it focused on Digital's LAT protocol, selling "boxes" that reimplemented the protocol at a lower price than DEC's.[3]
Datability moved from Manhattan to New Jersey in 1991;[2] it was acquired by a larger computer networking company, Penril, in 1993.[4]
University faculty living beyond on-campus wired connectivity benefitted from the lower-cost terminal servers sold by Datability.[8][3]
References
- ↑ "Alice Early Wed In Massachusetts". The New York Times. September 9, 1984.
a computer-systems consultant for Datability Software Systems Inc. in New York
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sarah Bartlett (September 22, 1991). "Neighbors Challenge New York's Tax Reputation". The New York Times.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Ciorey Sandler (July 10, 1989). "Datability's Howard: Aiming To Get The Message Across". Digital News. p. 86.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Penril Datacomm Networks Inc. (NMS) reports earnings for Qtr to Oct". The New York Times. December 8, 1993.
acquisition of Datability Inc., a networking firm purchased by Penril last May.
- ↑ "Datability Control 10/20 installed". Computerworld. April 13, 1981. p. 24.
- ↑ "Datability Control 10/20 Simplifies Information Management". Computerworld. April 13, 1981. p. 24.
- ↑ "Mead Data Central evaluating Datability box". Computerworld. March 12, 1990. p. 49.
- ↑ M. H. Huang (2000). "The Infrastructure".
Datability terminal servers would provide better dial-in
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