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Revision as of 00:16, 30 November 2020
Founded in 1982 and acquired by Micronics Computers in 1994.
Orchid Technology has been a leading manufacturer of hardware and peripherals for personal computers since its incorporation in 1982, and is noted for introducing a series of “firsts” to the personal computer industry:
- 1982 - PCnet: the first personal computer Local Area Network.
- 1984 - PCTurbo: the first Accelerator card for PC compatible computers.
- 1985 - ECCELL: the first PC Multifunction card with error correction.
- 1987 - RamQuest 50/60: the first EMS (Expanded Memory Specification) product for the IBM PS/2 computers.
- 1990 - ProDesigner II: the first super VGA graphics adapter to support 1024 x 768 graphics in 256 colors.
- 1990 - RamQuest 8/16: the first Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) card that is expandable to 32 megabytes.
Products
- Orchid Fahrenheit 1280
- Orchid Fahrenheit 1280 Plus/VLB
- Orchid Fahrenheit VA
- Orchid Fahrenheit VA/VLB
- Orchid Fahrenheit VLB
- Orchid Fahrenheit ProVideo 64 VLB
- Orchid Kelvin 64-PCI
- Orchid ProDesigner II
- Orchid ProDesigner IIs
- Orchid ProDesigner VGA
- Orchid VGA
- Orchid Kelvin Video64
- Orchid Turbo PGA
- Orchid Vidiola
- Orchid Vidiola Pro
- Orchid PCturbo 186
- Orchid Celsius VLB
- Orchid RamQuest 8/16