LogAbax

LogAbax was a French computer brand. Founded in 1942, the company was one of France's pioneers in computer manufacturing. The name is composed of two abbreviations: Log from logarithm and Abax from abacus.[1]

LogAbax
IndustryIT company
Founded1942
Defunct1988 (1988)
ProductsComputers
Logabax 2600
LogAbax Persona 1600

History

The company was created in 1942 as “La Société Française des Brevets LogAbax”. In 1947 it employs twenty people and has a factory located at Malakoff. The company obtains a contract from CNRS for the construction of a "Couffignal machine", intended to be the fist French "electronic calculation machine".[2] Between 1948 and 1950 LogAbax studies an electronic meter, related to the electronic calculator development.[3]

In 1968 LogAbax and Bariquand et Marre merge, forming LogAbax SA.

The LX 500, a personal computer based on the Z80 microprocessor and running the CP/M operating system, is presented in 1978.[4][5]

Due to poor results in the late 1970s,[6] LogAbax files for bankruptcy in 1981, with Olivetti becoming the majority shareholder, creating a new entity named Société Nouvelle LogAbax.

The Persona 1600, a PC compatible machine with an Intel 8086 CPU (similar to Olivetti M24) is presented in 1985.[7][8] Other rebranded Olivetti PCs follow (Persona 1800[9] and 1300[10]).

In 1988 Olivetti France and Société Nouvelle LogAbax merge, becoming Olivetti-LogAbax.

Machines

See also
  • Computing for All, a French government plan to introduce computers to the country's pupils

References
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  3. Pierre Mounier-Kuhn, L'informatique en France, de la seconde guerre mondiale au Plan Calcul. L'émergence d'une science, Paris, PUPS, 2010, « Chapitre 1 ».
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  5. "Logabax LX-500". www.system-cfg.com. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
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  7. "Logabax Persona 1600". silicium.org. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
  8. "Logabax Persona 1600". www.system-cfg.com. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  9. "Logabax Persona 1800". www.system-cfg.com. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  10. "Logabax Persona 1300". www.system-cfg.com. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  11. "LX3200". logabax.free.fr. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
  12. "LX2200". logabax.free.fr. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
  13. "LX4000". logabax.free.fr. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
  14. "Logabax LX5000". www.silicium.org. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
  15. "LX5000". logabax.free.fr. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
  16. "LX500". logabax.free.fr. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
  17. "LX3000". logabax.free.fr. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
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  20. "Hyper32". logabax.free.fr. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
  21. "P800". logabax.free.fr. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
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  24. "Logabax - Album photos". logabax.free.fr. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
  25. "Persona 1800". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  26. "Logabax Persona 1300". www.silicium.org. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
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