Bunker Ramo Corporation

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Bunker Ramo Corporation
Founded1964
FoundersGeorge M. Bunker, Simon Ramo
FatePurchased by Allied Signal in 1981 and became part of Honeywell.
ProductsMilitary electronics, Digital computers
Parent Honeywell

Bunker Ramo Corporation was founded by George M. Bunker and Simon Ramo in 1964, jointly owned by Martin-Marietta and Thompson Ramo Wooldridge (TRW). [1] The resulting company, Bunker-Ramo, was based in Trumbull, Connecticut. The holdings of Teleregister Corporation became part of the new company.

It became a manufacturer of military electronics devices and digital computers including the transistorized BR-133 of 1964, given the military designation AN/UYK-3. [2] It was a supplier of video display terminals to the financial industry. In 1967 the Amphenol corporation (a manufacturer of electrical connectors) merged with Bunker Ramo. The combined company peaked at number 338 on the Fortune 500 list in 1969. [3]

In February 1971, the firm unveiled the first version of the National Association of Securities Dealers' Automated Quotations system, NASDAQ. [4]

In 1981 it was purchased by Allied Corporation, later AlliedSignal. It is now part of the Honeywell group. [2]

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