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'''Applied Digital Data Systems''', or '''ADDS''', was a leading supplier of high-quality video display computer terminals, founded in 1969 by [[Leeam Lowin]]<ref name = LIFE>{{cite news
'''Applied Digital Data Systems, Inc.''' ('''ADDS'''), was a supplier of video display [[computer terminal]]s, founded in 1969 by [[Leeam Lowin]] and [[William J. Catacosinos]].<ref name ="LIFE">{{cite news
|last=Mahoney
|last=Mahoney
|first=Stephen
|first=Stephen
|title=New Kid on the Street
|title=New Kid on the Street
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|accessdate=June 5, 2011
|newspaper=LIFE|date=June 6, 1969}}</ref> and [[William J. Catacosinos]]<ref>{{cite book
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|title=Encyclopedia of microcomputers
|title=Encyclopedia of microcomputers
|author=Allen Kent
|author=Allen Kent
|author-link=Allen Kent
|coauthors=Allen Kent, James G. Williams, Rosalind Kent, Carolyn M. Hall
|author2=James G. Williams |author3=Rosalind Kent |author4=Carolyn M. Hall
|publisher=CRC Press
|publisher=CRC Press
|date=October 1987
|date=October 1987
|isbn=0824727002
|isbn=0-8247-2700-2
|page=240
|page=240
}}</ref>. Lowin simultaneously founded [[Solid State Data Sciences]] ("SSDS"). SSDS was one of the first developers of the MOS/LSI integrated circuits that were key to ADDS's product line.<ref name = LIFE/>
}}</ref> Lowin simultaneously founded [[Solid State Data Sciences]] (SSDS). SSDS was one of the first developers of the MOS/LSI integrated circuits that were key to ADDS's product line.<ref name="LIFE"/>


It became a subsidiary of [[NCR Corporation|NCR]] in 1980, which sold the ''Mentor 2000'' professional [[computer]] in the [[United States]] in 1986.
It became a subsidiary of [[NCR Corporation]] in 1980, which sold the ''Mentor 2000'' professional [[computer]] in the [[United States]] in 1986.


The ''Mentor 2000'' ran at 5&nbsp;MHz using a [[Zilog]] processor, 640KB RAM, and included one 60MB [[hard disk]]. It used the [[Pick operating system]] and [[database management system]]. It was able to manage 16 or 32 [[video terminal]]s at once.
The ''Mentor 2000'' ran at 5&nbsp;MHz using a [[Zilog]] processor, 640&nbsp;KB RAM, and included one 60MB [[hard disk]]. It used the [[Pick operating system]] and [[database management system]]. It was able to manage 16 or 32 video terminals at once.


'''ADDS''' (along with [[NCR Corporation|NCR]]) was later part of [[AT&T]],<ref>{{cite web
ADDS (along with NCR) was later part of [[AT&T Corporation|AT&T]],<ref>{{cite web
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then independent briefly before being acquired by [[SunRiver Data Systems]].
then independent briefly before being acquired by [[SunRiver Data Systems]].

However, their version of the Pick operating system was acquired by Pick Systems Inc, now called [[TigerLogic]]. That version is now called mvBase.<ref>[http://tigerlogic.com/tigerlogic/pick/database/mvb.jsp mvBase] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114065303/http://tigerlogic.com/tigerlogic/pick/database/mvb.jsp |date=November 14, 2013 }}</ref> MvBase was sold to [[Rocket Software]] in 2013.


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


== External links==
==External links==
* [http://old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=882 Old-computers.com — ADDS Mentor 2000]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061021225311/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=882 Old-computers.com — ADDS Mentor 2000]
* [http://www.cs.utk.edu/~shuford/terminal/adds_viewpoint_news.txt ADDS Viewpoint News]
* [https://invisible-island.net/archives/shuford/terminal/adds_viewpoint_news.txt ADDS Viewpoint News]


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Latest revision as of 20:54, 22 August 2024

Applied Digital Data Systems, Inc. (ADDS), was a supplier of video display computer terminals, founded in 1969 by Leeam Lowin and William J. Catacosinos.[1][2] Lowin simultaneously founded Solid State Data Sciences (SSDS). SSDS was one of the first developers of the MOS/LSI integrated circuits that were key to ADDS's product line.[1]

It became a subsidiary of NCR Corporation in 1980, which sold the Mentor 2000 professional computer in the United States in 1986.

The Mentor 2000 ran at 5 MHz using a Zilog processor, 640 KB RAM, and included one 60MB hard disk. It used the Pick operating system and database management system. It was able to manage 16 or 32 video terminals at once.

ADDS (along with NCR) was later part of AT&T,[3] then independent briefly before being acquired by SunRiver Data Systems.

However, their version of the Pick operating system was acquired by Pick Systems Inc, now called TigerLogic. That version is now called mvBase.[4] MvBase was sold to Rocket Software in 2013.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Mahoney, Stephen (June 6, 1969). "New Kid on the Street". LIFE. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
  2. ^ Allen Kent; James G. Williams; Rosalind Kent; Carolyn M. Hall (October 1987). Encyclopedia of microcomputers. CRC Press. p. 240. ISBN 0-8247-2700-2.
  3. ^ J.F. van Hanswijk Pennink (2006-07-16). "NCR Timeline". NCR Corporation.
  4. ^ mvBase Archived November 14, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
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