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It became a manufacturer of military electronics devices and digital computers including the BR-133, given the miltary designation AN/UYK-3.<ref name=AN/UYK-3>http://jproc.ca/rrp/uyk3.html retrieved 2009 Sept 27</ref> It was a supplier of video display terminals to the financial industry. In 1967 the [[Amphenol]] corporation (a manufacturer of electrical connectors) merged with Bunker Ramo.
It became a manufacturer of military electronics devices and digital computers including the BR-133, given the miltary designation AN/UYK-3.<ref name=AN/UYK-3>http://jproc.ca/rrp/uyk3.html retrieved 2009 Sept 27</ref> It was a supplier of video display terminals to the financial industry. In 1967 the [[Amphenol]] corporation (a manufacturer of electrical connectors) merged with Bunker Ramo.


In February, 1971, the firm unveiled the first version of the National Association of Securities Dealers' Automated Quotations system, [[NASDAQ]]. <ref>The Wizard of Lies; Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust,Diana B Henriques, Times Books, 2011, Kindle Edition, location 1116</ref>
In February, 1971, the firm unveiled the first version of the National Association of Securities Dealers' Automated Quotations system, [[NASDAQ]]. <ref>The Wizard of Lies; Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust, [[Diana B. Henriques]], Times Books, 2011, Kindle Edition, location 1116</ref>


In 1981 it was purchased by Allied Corporation, later Allied Signal. It is now part of the [[Honeywell]] group.<ref name=AN/UYK-3/>
In 1981 it was purchased by Allied Corporation, later Allied Signal. It is now part of the [[Honeywell]] group.<ref name=AN/UYK-3/>

Revision as of 15:10, 13 January 2012

Bunker Ramo Corporation was founded by George M. Bunker and Simon Ramo in 1964, jointly owned by Martin-Marietta and Thompson Ramo Wooldridge TRW [1]. The resulting company, Bunker-Ramo, was based in Trumbull, Connecticut.

It became a manufacturer of military electronics devices and digital computers including the BR-133, given the miltary designation AN/UYK-3.[2] It was a supplier of video display terminals to the financial industry. In 1967 the Amphenol corporation (a manufacturer of electrical connectors) merged with Bunker Ramo.

In February, 1971, the firm unveiled the first version of the National Association of Securities Dealers' Automated Quotations system, NASDAQ. [3]

In 1981 it was purchased by Allied Corporation, later Allied Signal. It is now part of the Honeywell group.[2]

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