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Canon Computer Systems Inc.
Canon Computer Systems, Inc. (CCSI), sometimes shortened to Canon Computer, was an American subsidiary of Canon Inc. formed in 1992 to develop and market the parent company's personal computers and workstations. The subsidiary also assumed the responsibility of marketing Canon's printers and photocopiers, which were formerly sold by other Canon divisions. It went defunct in January 2001. History Canon entered the computer industry in the 1970s, starting with the Canon AX-1, AX-1 in October 1978. It sported the form factor of a desktop calculator and was fully programmable. Excerpt in This was followed up with the Canon AS-100, AS-100 in 1982, which was a more-traditional albeit heavier personal computer that ran a Intel 8088 and ran MS-DOS. Canon entered the home computer market in 1984 with the Canon V-20, V-20 and Canon V-10, V-10 in 1984 and 1985 respectively. In 1987, the company released the Canon Cat—the brainchild of Jef Raskin who pioneered Apple Computer, Apple's origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Costa Mesa, California
Costa Mesa (; Spanish for "Table Coast") is a city in Orange County, California. Since its incorporation in 1953, the city has grown from a semi-rural farming community of 16,840 to an urban area including part of the South Coast Plaza–John Wayne Airport edge city, one of the region's largest commercial clusters, with an economy based on retail, commerce, and light manufacturing. The city is home to the two tallest skyscrapers in Orange County. The population was 111,918 at the 2020 census. History Members of the Tongva and Acjachemen nations long inhabited the area. The Tongva villages of Lupukngna, at least 3,000 years old, and the shared Tongva and Acjachemen village of Genga, at least 9,500 years old, were located in the area on the bluffs along the Santa Ana River. After the 1769 expedition of Gaspar de Portolà, a Spanish expedition led by Junípero Serra named the area Vallejo de Santa Ana (Valley of Saint Anne). On November 1, 1776, Mission San Juan Capistrano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
