AES Data
Title
AES Data
Type
Company
Coverage
Montréal, QC
Begin Date
1974-01-01
Active Until
1981-01-01
Location
570 McCaffrey Street, Montréal, QC (1978, 1981)
Product Areas
Word processing
Computing
Timeline
- 1974 – Founded. (“Description”)
- 1978 – Active at 570 McCaffrey Street, Montréal, QC. “Products: stand alone word processing systems with editing video screen, electronic keyboard, single or dual diskette storage unit, microprocessor control unit, and automatic high speed printer; optional communication capability.” (“Company Listings - General”)
- 1980 – Has sales of $120 million. Located at 570 McCaffrey Street, Montréal, QC. “AES Data Ltd. is a Canadian-owned manufacturer of high technology equipment, producing two distinct types of words processing systems as its main product lines.” (“Description”)
- 1981 – Advertising the Alphaplus typing system word processor. Located at 570 McCaffrey Street, Montréal, QC. (“The way it works is incredibly simple…”)
- 1978 – Active at 570 McCaffrey Street, Montréal, QC. “Products: stand alone word processing systems with editing video screen, electronic keyboard, single or dual diskette storage unit, microprocessor control unit, and automatic high speed printer; optional communication capability.” (“Company Listings - General”)
- 1980 – Has sales of $120 million. Located at 570 McCaffrey Street, Montréal, QC. “AES Data Ltd. is a Canadian-owned manufacturer of high technology equipment, producing two distinct types of words processing systems as its main product lines.” (“Description”)
- 1981 – Advertising the Alphaplus typing system word processor. Located at 570 McCaffrey Street, Montréal, QC. (“The way it works is incredibly simple…”)
Sources
“Description: AES Data Ltd” Ingenium Centre –Archives. Randall Brooks Files, Box 1, RB 1/9 Y-162.
“Company Listings - General” Canada in the World of Electronics Canada Dept. of Industry, Trade and Commerce, Electronics Division (1978): 16 (https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2024/isde-ised/c1/C1-34-1978-eng.pdf)
“The way it works is incredibly simple. The work it does is simply incredible.” Canadian DataSystems (October 1981): 83 (https://www.worldradiohistory.com/CANADA/Canada-Miscellaneous/Canadian-Data-Systems-1981-10.pdf)
“Company Listings - General” Canada in the World of Electronics Canada Dept. of Industry, Trade and Commerce, Electronics Division (1978): 16 (https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2024/isde-ised/c1/C1-34-1978-eng.pdf)
“The way it works is incredibly simple. The work it does is simply incredible.” Canadian DataSystems (October 1981): 83 (https://www.worldradiohistory.com/CANADA/Canada-Miscellaneous/Canadian-Data-Systems-1981-10.pdf)
Collection
Citation
“AES Data,” Precision Instrument Culture in Canada, accessed November 18, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/instrument-precision/items/show/8248.
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