ETA Systems records, 1984-1991.

ArchivalResource

ETA Systems records, 1984-1991.

The collection centers on the marketing and publicity for ETA Systems supercomputers and related applications products and includes general articles and memoranda relating to the firm's relationship with Control Data, ETA's reorganizations, and ETA's closing.

0.5 cubic ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7540244

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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Control Data Corporation

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In January 1980, William C. Norris began planning for Control Data Corporation (CDC) executives to write histories of the major business segments of the company. After compiling a list of potential contributors, selected current and former CDC executives were requested to write narratives, with as much supporting documentation as possible, on specific business areas or topics in mid-1980. By late 1981, all the narratives had been completed. From the description of Control Data Corpor...

ETA Systems, Inc.

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ETA Systems, Inc., was founded as an independent subsidiary of Control Data Corporation in August 1983. The St. Paul firm manufactured supercomputers, including the ETA10, that competed with machines built by Cray Research in Chippewa Falls, WI. After financial losses and internal reorganizations, Control Data abruptly closed its subsidiary in April 1989. From the description of ETA Systems records, 1984-1991. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 44376860 ...