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'''Bunker Ramo Corporation''' was founded by George M. Bunker and [[Simon Ramo]] in 1964, jointly owned by Martin-Marietta and Thompson Ramo Wooldridge [[TRW]] <ref>http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/465935392.html?dids=465935392:465935392&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Jan+24%2C+1964&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=TRW%2C+Martin+Form+Canoga+Park+Firm&pqatl=google retrieved 2009 09 27</ref>. The resulting company, Bunker-Ramo, was based in [[Trumbull, Connecticut]]. |
'''Bunker Ramo Corporation''' was founded by George M. Bunker and [[Simon Ramo]] in 1964, jointly owned by Martin-Marietta and Thompson Ramo Wooldridge [[TRW]] <ref>http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/465935392.html?dids=465935392:465935392&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Jan+24%2C+1964&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=TRW%2C+Martin+Form+Canoga+Park+Firm&pqatl=google retrieved 2009 09 27</ref>. The resulting company, Bunker-Ramo, was based in [[Trumbull, Connecticut]]. |
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It became a manufacturer of military electronics devices and digital computers including the BR-133, given the |
It became a manufacturer of military electronics devices and digital computers including the BR-133, given the military 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. |
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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> |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/trw/Bunker-Ramo_Newsletter_Feb64.pdf Press release |
* http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/trw/Bunker-Ramo_Newsletter_Feb64.pdf Press release |
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Revision as of 10:53, 10 April 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 military 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]
See also
References
- ^ http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/465935392.html?dids=465935392:465935392&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Jan+24%2C+1964&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=TRW%2C+Martin+Form+Canoga+Park+Firm&pqatl=google retrieved 2009 09 27
- ^ a b http://jproc.ca/rrp/uyk3.html retrieved 2009 Sept 27
- ^ The Wizard of Lies; Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust, Diana B. Henriques, Times Books, 2011, Kindle Edition, location 1116
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