Norpak

Title

Norpak

Example Artifact

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”)

Sources

Image	Name	Function
	Decoder, videotext	RECEIVES, DECODES, CREATES & DISPLAYS TELIDON GRAPHIC IMAGES.
	Panel	A panel used to cover the edges of a component ...
	Keypad	Input device for second generation videotex decoder, used to decode ...
	Decoder, videotext	USED TO DECODE TELIDON SIGNALS SENT VIA ANIK B SATELLITE
	Decoder, videotext	DISPLAYS TELIDON PAGES SEQUENTIALLY OR WITH RANDOM ACCESS.
	Keypad	Used to input data into Norpak MK.3 Telidon decoder
	Decoder, videotext	THIRD GENERATION VIDEOTEX DECODER, USED TO DECODE TELIDON GRAPHIC IMAGES.
	Decoder, videotext	SECOND GENERATION VIDEOTEX DECODER, USED TO DECODE TELIDON GRAPHICS IMAGES
	Decoder, videotext	USED TO DECODE TELIDON GRAPHICS IMAGES, PROBABLY WITH TELIDON KEYPAD ...
	Decoder, videotext	PART OF THE IPS-2 INFORMATION PROVIDER SYSTEM USED FOR GRAPHICS ...
	Computer	Used as a picture creation computer for the Telidon system.
	Decoder, videotext	TO ALLOW ACCESS TO A 'TELIDON' INFORMATION DATA-BASE VIA A ...
	Keypad	Used to input data into Norpak EPS 1 Telidon decoder.