Norpak
Type
Company
Active From
1975-01-01
Active Until
1987-01-01
Location
Pakenham, ON (1975-1981)
10 Hearst Way, Kanata, ON. (1981-)
Product Areas
Computing
Graphics Devices
Activities
Manufacturing
Timeline
- 1975 – Company founded by Mark Norton and John Norton, brothers and the sons of Joseph Norton (who founded Computing Devices of Canada) in Pakenham, ON (“20 Years Ago Today”)
- 1975 – “In 1975 the [Canadian Communications Research Centre (CRC)] contracted Norpak to develop an interactive colour display terminal based on the new alphanumeric PDI.” (“Telidon” Wikipedia)
- 1979 – Active, developing the Telidon decoder. (“Telidon” Wikipedia)
- 1981 – Company moves from Pakenham, ON to Kanata, ON, probably 10 Hearst Way, Kanata, ON. (“20 Years Ago Today”; “Norpak Corporation – A Study for the Department of Communications”)
- 1984 – The company was sold to foreign investors. (“20 Years Ago Today”)
- 1985 – Active. (“Bringing Telidon TV into the home..”)
- 1987 – Active, company chosen “to provide… a PCX5 graphic overlay controller” by Reynolds and Reynolds of Dayton Ohio. (“Co-operation helps ad agency survive”)
- 1975 – “In 1975 the [Canadian Communications Research Centre (CRC)] contracted Norpak to develop an interactive colour display terminal based on the new alphanumeric PDI.” (“Telidon” Wikipedia)
- 1979 – Active, developing the Telidon decoder. (“Telidon” Wikipedia)
- 1981 – Company moves from Pakenham, ON to Kanata, ON, probably 10 Hearst Way, Kanata, ON. (“20 Years Ago Today”; “Norpak Corporation – A Study for the Department of Communications”)
- 1984 – The company was sold to foreign investors. (“20 Years Ago Today”)
- 1985 – Active. (“Bringing Telidon TV into the home..”)
- 1987 – Active, company chosen “to provide… a PCX5 graphic overlay controller” by Reynolds and Reynolds of Dayton Ohio. (“Co-operation helps ad agency survive”)
