Advanced Digital Corporation
ADC
TypePrivate
Founded1980 (1980) in Garden Grove, California
Defunct1990 (1990)
FateBankruptcy
HeadquartersHuntington Beach, California (1983–1990)
Key people
Hossein Asadi (president)
ProductsComputer hardware and systems

Advanced Digital Corporation (ADC) was a privately owned[1] American computer company based in California, active from the 1980s to the 1990s.[2][3] The company was founded by 1980 by a group of engineers, in order to market their single-user and multi-user expansion cards and peripherals for S-100–based computers.[2]

In 1983, ADC introduced a pair of their own S-100 computers, the Super Six and the Super Star.[4][5] In 1984, they made the pivot to production of expansion cards for the IBM Personal Computer,[2] with one (the PC II, co-produced by Link Technologies of Fremont) allowing the IBM PC to be used as a multi-user platform, with as many as 32 concurrent users.[6][7] Toward the late 1980s, they introduced their own 386SX-based PC compatible systems under the PowerLite name, to critical acclaim in the tech press.[8][9] ADC was initially based in Garden Grove, California, employing 35 by mid-1983.[10] In late 1983, they moved to Huntington Beach.[11] By April 1984, their employee headcount reached 75.[12] Its president was Hossein Asadi (born 1961, also known as Hossein Asadibagheri).[13][14][15] The company entered bankruptcy in 1990.[3]

Their Huntington Beach headquarters were the subject of an armed robbery in September 1988, with Asadi being bound and gagged while various merchandise was stolen. Asadi sustained no physical injuries.[15]

References

  1. ↑ Staff writer (May 1, 1989). "Advanced Digital Corp". PC Week. Ziff-Davis. 6 (17): 109 – via Gale.
  2. 1 2 3 Derfler, Frank J., Jr. (1988). "Advanced Digital Corp". PC Magazine. Ziff-Davis. 7 (14): 308–315 – via Google Books.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. 1 2 "Bankruptcies". Orange County Register: C5. November 5, 1990 – via ProQuest.
  4. ↑ Staff writer (August 8, 1983). "Advanced Digital Unwraps Computer". Computerworld. CW Communications. 17 (32): 81 – via the Internet Archive.
  5. ↑ Staff writer (August 22, 1983). "S-100-Based System Features Fixed/Removable Disk Drive". Computerworld. CW Communications. 17 (34): 61 – via the Internet Archive.
  6. ↑ Morrissey, Jane (September 1, 1987). "LAN operating systems find new role in PC-based multiuser environments". PC Week. Ziff-Davis. 4 (35): 35 – via Gale.
  7. ↑ Staff writer (August 27, 1986). "LINK Tech gets $5 million order". The San Francisco Examiner: C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Satchell, Stephen (December 1989). "Downsizing the Desktop". Byte. McGraw-Hill. 14 (13): 179–182 – via Gale.
  9. ↑ Mendelson, Edward (January 30, 1990). "Powerlite 386SX". PC Magazine. Ziff-Davis. 9 (2): 100 – via Google Books.
  10. ↑ "Vendor Profiles". Computerworld. CW Communications. 17 (40A): V-1. October 5, 1983 – via the Internet Archive.
  11. ↑ Staff writer (October 10, 1983). "Micro Offered With Winnie For 100% Backup". Computerworld. CW Communications. 17 (41): 80 – via the Internet Archive.
  12. ↑ "Vendor Profiles". Computerworld. CW Communications. 18 (16A): V-1. April 18, 1984 – via the Internet Archive.
  13. ↑ Bermar, Amy (July 11, 1988). "Does a bad idea constitute grounds for a lawsuit? PR agency Regis McKenna is about to find out". PC Week. Ziff-Davis. 5 (28): 133 – via Gale.
  14. ↑ Pietrucha, Bill (October 29, 1997). "Novell Breaks Software Counterfeiting Ring". Newsbytes. The Washington Post Company – via Gale.
  15. 1 2 Staff writer (September 18, 1988). "Three Gunmen Rob Computer Company". Los Angeles Times. Times-Mirror Company: 4.2 – via Newspapers.com.
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