Kienzle Computer was a German manufacturer of data processing equipment Its official name was Kienzle Apparate GmbH (Kienzle precision equipment), which main products were instrumentation for commercial vehicles (particularly
taximeter
A taximeter or fare meter is a mechanical or electronic device installed in taxicabs and auto rickshaws that calculates passenger fares based on a combination of distance travelled and waiting time. Its shortened form, "taxi", is also a metony ...
,
tachograph
A tachograph is a device fitted to a vehicle that automatically records its speed and distance, together with the driver's activity selected from a choice of modes. The drive mode is activated automatically when the vehicle is in motion, and ...
). It was
spun off from the
Kienzle clock factory (Kienzle Uhrenfabriken AG) in 1929. In the 1980s it was merged with
Mannesmann
Mannesmann was a German industrial conglomerate. It was originally established as a manufacturer of steel pipes in 1890 under the name "Deutsch-Österreichische Mannesmannröhren-Werke AG". (Loosely translated: "German-Austrian Mannesmann pi ...
as Mannesmann-Kienzle, and in 1991 it was sold to the
Digital Equipment GmbH and was renamed Digital-Kienzle Computer Systeme.
External links
German Web portal to the Corporate History of Kienzle ApparateKienzle computer models(look under K)
Kienzle Automotive
Defunct companies of Germany
Defunct computer hardware companies
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