- Nixdorf Computer AG
Nixdorf Computer AG was a
computer company founded byHeinz Nixdorf in 1952. [ [http://www.wincor-nixdorf.com/internet/com/Company/History/index.html Wincor Nixdorf Germany ] ] Headquartered inPaderborn ,Germany , it became the fourth largest computer company inEurope , and a worldwide specialist in banking and point-of-sale systems. Its main products were the 886x family of BNC, or Branch Network Computers, which ran a proprietaryoperating system , and the 8870 mini computer for business which ran a comprehensive business application software suite; over 200,000 of these systems were sold worldwide in the late 1970s and 1980s. Other products includedprivate branch exchange s. In 1990, Nixdorf was acquired by Siemens and renamedSiemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme . After the splitoff of Siemens Nixdorf's Personal Computer products toFujitsu-Siemens , the present day companyWincor Nixdorf is its closest incarnation.References
External links
* [http://en.hnf.de Heinz Nixdorf Museum]
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