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Unix manufacturer
Altos Computer Systems was founded in 1977 by David G. Jackson and Roger William Vass Sr. It focused on small multi-user computers, starting with multi-user derivatives of CP/M, and later including Unix and Xenix-based machines. In its 1982 initial public offering on NASDAQ, the company raised $59M. Thereafter the company's stock was traded under the symbol ALTO. Wikipedia →
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International Directory of Company HistoriesJay P. Pederson · 2009
1991 International Workshop on Object Orientation in Operating SystemsInternational Workshop on Object Orientation in Operating Systems (1991 Palo Alto, Calif.) · 1991- 📕ProceedingsSIGSMALL Symposium (3rd 1980 Palo Alto, Calif.) · 1980
A micro-computer based employee scheduling system for the Palo Alto Veterans Administration Medical CenterJames Michael Buyske · 1988
Conference on Office Information SystemsConference on Office Information Systems (1988 Palo Alto, Calif.) · 1988- 📕Second Symposium on Problems in the Optimization of Data Communications Systems, Palo Alto, California October 20-22, 1971; sponsored by Association for Computing Machinery, Institute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersSymposium on Problems in the Optimization of Data Communications Systems (2nd 1971 Palo Alto, California) · 1971
- 📕Second Symposium on Problems in the Optimization of Data Communications Systems, Palo Alto, California, October 20-22, 1971Symposium on Problems in the Optimization of Data Communications Systems (2nd 1971 Palo Alto, Calif.) · 1971
- 📕Digest of papersInternational Symposium on Fault-Tolerant Computing (3rd 1973 Palo Alto) · 1973
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