Headquarters Fremont Founded 1983 | Founder Bruce Dunlevie | |
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Industry Computer hardware
Diversified Electronics Key people John Lin, General Manager; Paul C. Kim, Director of Marketing Products Notebook, Desktop, and Ultra Mobile personal computers including the eXplora, IMPACT, StepNote, gPC and CloudBook branded product lines Type of business Subsidiary of First International Computer, Inc. of Taiwan (Publicly Listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE 3701) | ||
Everex ("Ever for Excellence!") is a manufacturer of desktop and notebook personal computers. It was established in 1983 and headquartered in Fremont, California. The company was founded by Steve Hui, John Lee and Wayne Cheung. In 1988, Everex was the leader in tape backup sales with half the world market. By 1993, the company had slipped into bankruptcy and was acquired by the Formosa Plastics Group. On December 29, 2006 Everex Systems, Inc filed a voluntary petition for liquidation under Chapter 7 and in June 2008 NewMarket Technology has taken control of Everex
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1994 everex designote 486 dx4 laptop
History
In 1983, Everex shipped its first hard drive, tape backup and graphics product. Seven years later, with an ever expanding product line, annual revenues totaled over $436 million and the workforce topped 2,200 employees. In 1985, Everex began shipping personal computers under private labels such as the popular IBM-AT compatible System 1800. Three years later the STEP computer line launched, introducing cutting edge 286 and 386-based computing to a mass audience. In addition to computer systems, high-performance file servers and a UNIX-based operating system (ESIX), the company produced tape drives, graphics boards, data and fax modems, memory enhancement products, network boards, desktop publishing products, disk drive and tape driver controllers and monitors.