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These guys are 'infamous' for the [[Power 6/32]] machine donations to the [[CSRG]] to make the [[4.3 BSD]] RENO port possible. They were later absorbed by Northern Telecom.
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[[Image:CCI-Buffalo-Bill.jpg|thumb|right|CCI ad in Forbes, 1984.]]
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'''Computer Consoles Incorporated''' was a company which provided telephone companies with directory assistance systems, along with systems used to automate various operator and other operation/maintenance services. They are 'infamous' for the [[Power 6/32]] machine donations to the [[CSRG]] to make the [[4.3 BSD]] 'Tahoe' port possible. They were later absorbed by Northern Telecom.
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Consoles,_Inc. Computer Consoles, Inc.] - extensive, but poorly sourced
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* [https://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/pdf/datapro/datapro_reports_70s-90s/Computer_Consoles/M09-186-10_8604_Computer_Consoles_Power_5-32.pdf Computer Consoles Power 5/32]
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* [https://books.google.com/books?id=kRzuuIIkML8C&pg=PA2&source=gbs_toc&cad=2#v=onepage&q&f=false CCI's Cunningham: Unix 'hot boxes' make firm sizzle] [[Computerworld]], Dec 8, 1986 (starting on page 29 of the PDF, at the bottom, and continuing on page 33-34)
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* [http://www.bitsavers.org/magazines/Datamation/19850315.pdf An OA Merger Fails], [[Datamation]], Vol. 31 No. 6, March 15, 1985, (starting on page 49 of the PDF, ending on page 59) - covers CCI's failed merger with NBI, Inc
  
 
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Latest revision as of 08:55, 24 December 2024

CCI ad in Forbes, 1984.

Computer Consoles Incorporated was a company which provided telephone companies with directory assistance systems, along with systems used to automate various operator and other operation/maintenance services. They are 'infamous' for the Power 6/32 machine donations to the CSRG to make the 4.3 BSD 'Tahoe' port possible. They were later absorbed by Northern Telecom.

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