Calcomp

It was founded as California Computer Products, Inc in 1959,{{Cite book

|last=Sito |first=Tom

|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WOwyRnZ1oxoC&q=calcomp+was+founded+as+California+Computer+Products+in+1959&pg=PA287

|title=Moving Innovation: A History of Computer Animation

|publisher=MIT Press |year=2013 |isbn=9780262019095 |pages=287}} located in Anaheim, California.

Sanders Associates, Inc., purchased Calcomp in 1980.{{cite news |newspaper=Computerworld

|title=CalComp: Acquisition by Sanders |date=May 21, 1979 |page=71}} In 1986, Sanders Associates was purchased by the Lockheed Corporation, and merged into Lockheed's Information Systems Group.{{cite news |newspaper=The Los Angeles Times

|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-10-03-fi-4120-story.html

|title=Lockheed to Mesh CalComp Unit Into System

|quote=Lockheed acquired CalComp’s parent, Nashua, N.H.-based Sanders Associates, in July for $1.2 billion.

|date=October 3, 1986}} Lockheed kept CalComp as a brand name.

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Calcomp Technology shut down its operations in 1999,{{cite news |newspaper=The Los Angeles Times

|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-dec-30-fi-58790-story.html

|title=CalComp to Close After Lockheed's 'No' to More Credit

|quote=hopes to sell off major parts of its business and have an orderly shutdown over the next six months.

|author=Jonathan Gaw |date=December 30, 1998}} and transferred different product lines to various other companies, some of whom continue to use the "Calcomp" or other "Cal-" trademarks:{{cite web|url=http://www.computerhope.com/comp/calcomp.htm |title=Calcomp company and contact information|publisher=computerhope.com|accessdate=2015-01-06}}

• Technical Services and spare parts: CalGraph Technology Services, Inc.
• TechJet 5500 Large Format Inkjet Plotter / Printer Information: CalComp Graphics.{{cite web |url=http://www.calcompgraphics.com |title=CalComp Graphics |publisher=calcompgraphics.com |accessdate=2015-01-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217011147/http://calcompgraphics.com/ |archive-date=2014-12-17 |url-status=dead}}
• Digitizer, Tablets and scanners: GTCO CalComp, Inc.
• Film Imaging Systems: EcoPro Imaging (now part of OYO Instruments)
• Cutter and sign maker products: Westcomp

It produced a wide range of plotters (both drum and flat-bed), digitizers, thermal transfer color printers,{{cite book|title=Colormaster Plus: Models 6603PS and 6613PS User's Guide|author=Calcomp|date=1991|publisher=CalComp|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DBEdNAAACAAJ|accessdate=2015-01-06}} thermal plotters{{cite journal|title=InfoWorld|journal=InfoWorld: The Newspaper for the Microcomputing Community|date=1987-06-01|publisher=InfoWorld Media Group, Inc.|issn=0199-6649|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_yjAEAAAAMBAJ|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_yjAEAAAAMBAJ/page/n110 111]|accessdate=2015-01-06}} (InfoWorld June 13, 1994 p. 40) and other graphic input/output devices. In 1969, it produced about 80% of all plotters worldwide.

It also produced IBM plug compatible (PCM) disk and tape products. The disk products ranged from 2311 (CD-1,5, 17, 18, 24, 25) through 3350 equivalents. The tape product was a 3420 equivalent.

Calcomp acquired Talos and Summagraphics, which had acquired Houston Instruments.{{Cite web|title=Spectragraphics has sold SMS Electronics and Total Electronics to New Kinpo Group's Cal-Comp Electronics|url=https://www.lincolninternational.com/transactions/spectragraphics-has-sold-sms-electronics-and-total-electronics-to-new-kinpo-groups-cal-comp-electronics/|access-date=2020-07-09|website=Lincoln International|language=en}}

Houston Instruments was another manufacturer of pen plotters. They used the DMPL plotting control language. They competed with Hewlett Packard plotters such as the HP 7470.

They were purchased by Summagraphics.[http://www.gtcocalcomp.com/supportsummasoftware.htm Drivers for Summagraphics tablets ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111121041412/http://www.gtcocalcomp.com/supportsummasoftware.htm |date=2011-11-21 }}

• [http://www.atarimagazines.com/creative/v9n10/59_Houston_Instrument_HiPlot.php DMP-29]
• DMP-40, DMP-41, DMP-42
• DMP-50, DMP-51, DMP-51MP, DMP-52, DMP-52MP, DMP-55, DMP-56
• DMP-60,{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMKNRkNPZIw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/pMKNRkNPZIw |archive-date=2021-12-14 |url-status=live|title=Houston Instruments DMP-60 Plotter - YouTube Demo video |publisher=youtube.com|accessdate=2015-01-06}}{{cbignore}} DMP-61, DMP-61DL, DMP-62, DMP-62DL, DMP-63, DMP-64, DMP-65C
• DMP-161, DMP-162, DMP-162R

In 1987, CalComp sold its computer division to a company that focuses on CAD/CAM.{{cite news

|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times

|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-06-07-fi-952-story.html

|title=CalComp Sells Computer Division

|date=June 7, 1987}}

{{Reflist}}

• [http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/history2/37/CalComp-Inc.html Referenceforbusiness.com: "History of Calcomp (California Computer Products, Inc.)"]

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