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'''Ferranti-Packard''' was the [[Canadian]] division of [[Ferranti]]'s global manufacturing empire, formed when Ferranti purchased the small local firm of '''Packard Electric''' that had originally formed in 1894 to supply [[transformer]]s during the [[Niagra Falls]] |
'''Ferranti-Packard''' was the [[Canadian]] division of [[Ferranti]]'s global manufacturing empire, formed when Ferranti purchased the small local firm of '''Packard Electric''' that had originally formed in 1894 to supply [[transformer]]s during the [[Niagra Falls]] [[hydroelectric]] developments. The company was purchased in 1998 by the [[Austrian]] company, VA TECH. |
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Throughout its history the company was known primarily for |
Throughout its history the company was known primarily for [[transformer]]s, its main product to this day. However over the years they also supplied [[radar]] units developed in England to various branches of the Canadian and US militaries. |
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Starting in 1962 they also developed their own business-oriented [[mainframe]] computer, the [[Ferranti-Packard 6000]], based on design concepts they had learned while visiting Ferranti labs in the UK. When Ferranti's own computer division in England was merged into [[International Computers and Tabulators]] in 1963 the Canadian operation was shut down, although a modified version of the design contiuned to be sold in Europe as the [[ICT 1900]]-series, which was fairly successful. |
Starting in 1962 they also developed their own business-oriented [[mainframe]] computer, the [[Ferranti-Packard 6000]], based on design concepts they had learned while visiting Ferranti labs in the UK. When Ferranti's own computer division in England was merged into [[International Computers and Tabulators]] in 1963 the Canadian operation was shut down, although a modified version of the design contiuned to be sold in Europe as the [[ICT 1900]]-series, which was fairly successful. |
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Revision as of 19:32, 13 June 2005
Ferranti-Packard was the Canadian division of Ferranti's global manufacturing empire, formed when Ferranti purchased the small local firm of Packard Electric that had originally formed in 1894 to supply transformers during the Niagra Falls hydroelectric developments. The company was purchased in 1998 by the Austrian company, VA TECH.
Throughout its history the company was known primarily for transformers, its main product to this day. However over the years they also supplied radar units developed in England to various branches of the Canadian and US militaries.
Starting in 1962 they also developed their own business-oriented mainframe computer, the Ferranti-Packard 6000, based on design concepts they had learned while visiting Ferranti labs in the UK. When Ferranti's own computer division in England was merged into International Computers and Tabulators in 1963 the Canadian operation was shut down, although a modified version of the design contiuned to be sold in Europe as the ICT 1900-series, which was fairly successful.