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Qume was a manufacturer of daisy-wheel printers originally located in Hayward, California, later moving to San Jose.^[1]^[2] Around 1980, it also opened a manufacturing facility in Puerto Rico.^[3] It once dominated the daisy-wheel market.^[1] As the market for its printers declined in the 1980s, the company developed a line of computer terminals. It was founded by David S. Lee^[4] in 1973 and was a division of ITT Corporation from 1978 until its acquisition by Wyse Technology sometime before 1995.^[5]^[6] Qume also manufactured floppy diskette drives, particularly 5.25" ones.

References

^ ^a ^b Wilson, John W. (August 25, 1997) [1985-03-11]. "America's High-Tech Crisis - Why Silicon Valley Is Losing Its Edge". Business Week. San Francisco, CA, USA: The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. Archived from the original on March 23, 2005. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Qume joins wonder bread". InfoWorld Media Group, Inc. January 17, 1979 [1978-12-26]: 3. Retrieved March 25, 2017. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help); Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Marshall, Matt (December 29, 2002). "Evangelist For Latinos". Puerto Rico Herald. Archived from the original on February 6, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2017. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help); Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Comstock, George E. (August 13, 2003). "Oral History of George Comstock" (PDF). Interviewed by Hendrie, Gardner. Mountain View, California, USA: Computer History Museum. CHM X2727.2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 23, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Wyse Technology, Inc. - Company History". International Directory of Company Histories. St. James Press. 1996. Archived from the original on May 18, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Fleishman, Glenn (April 22, 2006). "Personal Technology: For Mac users, installing Windows is now a snap". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved March 25, 2017. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

Qume product manuals, 1979-1983
Qume Division - German division of Wyse selling monitors under the Qume brand name

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[Wilson_1985_Crisis-1] Wilson, John W. (August 25, 1997) [1985-03-11]. "America's High-Tech Crisis - Why Silicon Valley Is Losing Its Edge". Business Week. San Francisco, CA, USA: The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. Archived from the original on March 23, 2005. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[Infoworld_1978_Qume-2] "Qume joins wonder bread". InfoWorld Media Group, Inc. January 17, 1979 [1978-12-26]: 3. Retrieved March 25, 2017. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help); Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[Marshall_2002_PuertoRico-3] Marshall, Matt (December 29, 2002). "Evangelist For Latinos". Puerto Rico Herald. Archived from the original on February 6, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2017. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help); Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[Hendrie_2003_Comstock-4] Comstock, George E. (August 13, 2003). "Oral History of George Comstock" (PDF). Interviewed by Hendrie, Gardner. Mountain View, California, USA: Computer History Museum. CHM X2727.2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 23, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[Wyse_1996-5] "Wyse Technology, Inc. - Company History". International Directory of Company Histories. St. James Press. 1996. Archived from the original on May 18, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[Fleishman_2006-6] Fleishman, Glenn (April 22, 2006). "Personal Technology: For Mac users, installing Windows is now a snap". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved March 25, 2017. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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-'''Qume''' was a manufacturer of [[daisy-wheel]] printers originally located in [[Hayward, California]], later moving to [[San Jose, California|San Jose]].<ref name="Wilson_1985_Crisis"/><ref name="Infoworld_1978_Qume"/> Around 1980, it also opened a manufacturing facility in [[Puerto Rico]].<ref name="Marshall_2002_PuertoRico"/> It once dominated the daisy-wheel market.<ref name="Wilson_1985_Crisis"/> As the market for its printers declined in the 1980s, the company developed a line of [[computer terminal]]s. It was founded by [[David S. Lee]]<ref name="Hendrie_2003_Comstock"/> in 1973 and was a division of [[ITT Corporation]] from 1978 until its acquisition by [[Wyse Technology]] sometime before 1995.<ref name="Wyse_1996"/><ref name="Fleishman_2006"/>
+'''Qume''' was a manufacturer of [[daisy-wheel]] printers originally located in [[Hayward, California]], later moving to [[San Jose, California|San Jose]].<ref name="Wilson_1985_Crisis"/><ref name="Infoworld_1978_Qume"/> Around 1980, it also opened a manufacturing facility in [[Puerto Rico]].<ref name="Marshall_2002_PuertoRico"/> It once dominated the daisy-wheel market.<ref name="Wilson_1985_Crisis"/> As the market for its printers declined in the 1980s, the company developed a line of [[computer terminal]]s. It was founded by [[David S. Lee]]<ref name="Hendrie_2003_Comstock"/> in 1973 and was a division of [[ITT Corporation]] from 1978 until its acquisition by [[Wyse Technology]] sometime before 1995.<ref name="Wyse_1996"/><ref name="Fleishman_2006"/> Qume also manufactured floppy diskette drives, particularly 5.25" ones.
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