CalComp vs. IBM trial records, 1963-1972.

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CalComp vs. IBM trial records, 1963-1972.

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Photocopies of trial transcripts, trial exhibits, legal memoranda, and other legal documents relating to California Computer Products, Inc. vs. IBM Corporation. Although some items are missing from the collection, the records yield a complete picture of the lawsuit and issues involved. Also included is information about IBM's and CalComp's business practices, the practices of other computer companies in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and the "plug compatible" computer business based on IBM computer systems. The collection is divided into three sections: trial transcripts (1976-1977), briefs and memoranda (1970, 1976-1977), and exhibits (ca. 1963-1977). Exhibits include an EDP market share study of computer products from 1953 through 1970.

7 cubic ft.

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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SNAC Resource ID: 7885717

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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