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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 71. Chapters: Programmable calculators, TI-89 series, IBM 604, Wang Laboratories, HP-41C, HP-49 series, TI-83&4 series, HP-10C series, Graphing calculator, TI-83 series, Harvard Mark I, Elektronika MK-52, HP-48 series, Casio fx-3650P, HP 35s, TI-84 Plus series, HP-42S, Tandy Pocket Computer, TI-59 / TI-58, TI-92 series, Programma 101, HP-65, Sharp PC-1500, Elektronika B3-34, Calculator gaming, Casio FX-602P series, Texas Instruments signing key controversy, IBM SSEC, Sharp EL-5120, Microwriter, HP-67/-97, HP-71B, Casio FX-502P series, Casio FX-850P, TI-85, TI-82, Accounting machine, IBM 632, TI-73 series, IBM CPC, Casio FX-603P, Casio FX-702P, HP-34C, IBM 608, TI-86, Monroe Calculator Company, Casio 9860 series, Sharp PC-1403, TI-81, TI-57, Hewlett-Packard 9100A, Focal, Remington Rand 409, IBM 602, Elektronika MK-61, HP-75, HP-55, Sharp PC-1600, Casio PB-1000, HP 30b, TRS-80 Pocket Computer, IBM 6400 Series, Sharp PC-1401, Synthetic Programming, Sharp PC-1211, TI-68, Sharp PC-1350, Sharp PC-E220, Casio FA-6, TI-74, Casio FP-10, Casio FA-2, Sharp PC-E500S, Monroe Epic, Casio FX-3900PV, TI-95, Casio FA-1, IBM 603, Keystroke programmable. Excerpt: Wang Laboratories was a computer company founded in 1951 by Dr. An Wang and Dr. G. Y. Chu. The company was successively headquartered in Cambridge (1954-1963), Tewksbury (1963-1976), and finally in Lowell, Massachusetts (1976-1997). At its peak in the 1980s, Wang Laboratories had annual revenues of $3 billion and employed over 33,000 people. The company was always directed by Dr. Wang, who played a personal role in setting business strategy and product strategy; he also took steps to ensure that the Wang family would retain control of the company even after going public. He created a second class of stock, class B, with higher dividends, but only one-tenth the voting power of class C. The ...
