Gandalf Technologies

Title

Gandalf Technologies

Example Artifact
Board, circuit

Type

Company

Begin Date

1971-01-01

End Date

1997-01-01

Location

Ottawa, ON

Product Areas

Computing
Communications

Activities

Designing
Manufacturing?

Timeline

- 1971 – Founded. “Gandalf was founded by Desmond Cunningham and Colin Patterson in 1971, and started business from the lobby of the Skyline Hotel, which is now the Crowne Plaza Hotel, on Albert Street in Ottawa.” (Wikipedia)

- 1990s – Producing a very popular “terminal host selector” akin to Modem. (Wikipedia)

- 1996 -

- 1997 – Closed (Wikipedia)

Sources

A Family Tree of Home-Grown* Ottawa-Carleton High Tech Companies” Silicon Valley North (February 1996): 10-11.

“Gandalf Technologies” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gandalf_Technologies [05/10/23]

"Memoirs of a Valley Kid - NRC, Noranda, Northern opened high tech floodgates” Silicon Valley NORTH (February 1996): 12-13
Image Name Function
Board, circuit Board, circuit INSULATING BOARD ON WHICH ARE MOUNTED ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS SUCH AS ...
Computer Computer
Modem Modem A device that enables data to be transmitted between computing ...

Collection

Tags

Citation

“Gandalf Technologies,” Precision Instrument Culture in Canada, accessed December 21, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/instrument-precision/items/show/2100.

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