The Computing Industry in Minnesota
Most histories of the computer industry point to Silicon Valley or Route 128 outside Boston as seedbeds. But Minnesota has a rich heritage in computing starting with Engineering Research Associates in 1946, the same year that the ENIAC was first publicly demonstrated. Control Data was founded the same year (1957) as Digital Equipment Corporation and Fairchild Semiconductor. This Web directory explores the companies, organizations, and persons who contributed to the Minnesota computer scene. A Bibliography of Sources on the Minnesota Computer Industry [CBI 2000] is also available.
Minnesota's Hidden History in Computing
Links are provided here to the
slides (and several video files) from a series of monthly talks hosted
by CBI during 2008-9. Please contact <cbi@umn.edu> for more
information, including upcoming venues and versions.
Minnesota's Computer Companies
The list of Minnesota Computer Companies is organized alphabetically by Company name. Information regarding selected companies includes dates established and ceased, company profile, significant events in the company's history, company logos and images of computer products.