Misplaced Pages

Hercules Computer Technology: Difference between revisions

Article snapshot taken from[REDACTED] with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Browse history interactively← Previous editNext edit →Content deleted Content addedVisualWikitext
Revision as of 05:09, 31 August 2021 editMasterSushi (talk | contribs)394 editsm →External links← Previous edit Revision as of 05:21, 21 December 2021 edit undoDigitalIceAge (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users32,930 editsNo edit summaryNext edit →
Line 1: Line 1:
{{About|the computer peripheral manufacturer|the chemical and munitions company|Hercules Inc.}} {{About|the computer peripheral manufacturer|the chemical and munitions company|Hercules Inc.}}
{{refimprove|date=July 2014}} {{refimprove|date=July 2014}}
{{Infobox company
⚫ ]
| name = Hercules Computer Technology
⚫ ] v2200, ], 8MB SGRAM, Video In & Video Out (1998)]]
| logo = File:Hercules Computer Technology logo.svg{{!}}upright
⚫ '''Hercules''' was a manufacturer of computer peripherals for ] and ] founded in 1982.
| type = <!-- Public or Private -->
| industry = Computer peripherals
| founded = {{Start date and age|1982}}
| founder = {{ubl|Van Suwannukul|Kevin Jenkins}}
| defunct = {{End date|1998}}
| fate=Acquired by Guillemot Corporation
| key_people =
| products =
| num_employees =
| num_employees_year = <!-- Year of num_employees data (if known) -->
}}
'''Cor
⚫ '''Hercules Computer Technology, Inc.''' was a manufacturer of computer peripherals for ]s and ]s founded in 1982.


==History== ==History==
⚫ ]
⚫ '''Hercules Computer Technology, Inc.''' was formed in 1982 in ],<ref></ref> by Van Suwannukul and Kevin Jenkins and was one of the major ] companies of the 1980s. Its biggest products were the ]-compatible ] (HGC) and ] (HGC+) and the associated standard, which was widely copied and survived into the 1990s. The Hercules Graphics Card included a "Centronics compatible" parallel printer port, the same as the IBM Monochrome Display and Printer Adapter board that the card was based on. The company also produced ] compatible cards, and with the unsuccessful ], it tried to go head-to-head with ].
⚫ ] v2200, ], 8MB SGRAM, Video In & Video Out (1998)]]
⚫ Hercules was formed in 1982 in ],<ref></ref> by Van Suwannukul and Kevin Jenkins and was one of the major ] companies of the 1980s. Its biggest products were the ]-compatible ] (HGC) and ] (HGC+) and the associated standard, which was widely copied and survived into the 1990s. The Hercules Graphics Card included a "Centronics compatible" parallel printer port, the same as the IBM Monochrome Display and Printer Adapter board that the card was based on. The company also produced ] compatible cards, and with the unsuccessful ], it tried to go head-to-head with ].


After low sales with InColor, Hercules stopped making its own graphics core and bought graphics chipsets coming from other manufacturers. The company name gradually declined in the 1990s while graphics chipsets firms such as ], ], ], ] and ] became popular, but Hercules sales of graphic cards were still at US$20 million in 1998. Hercules was acquired by ] in August 1998 for $8.5 million; ELSA also assumed all of Hercules' debts. ELSA entered ] bankruptcy the following year, Hercules was closed and the assets were purchased by the French-Canadian based Guillemot Corporation for $1.5 million. In 2000, Hercules became the brand name for Guillemot 3D Prophet graphic cards, based on ] chipsets in 2000, then switching to ] chipsets in 2002. After low sales with InColor, Hercules stopped making its own graphics core and bought graphics chipsets coming from other manufacturers. The company name gradually declined in the 1990s while graphics chipsets firms such as ], ], ], ] and ] became popular, but Hercules sales of graphic cards were still at US$20 million in 1998. Hercules was acquired by ] in August 1998 for $8.5 million; ELSA also assumed all of Hercules' debts. ELSA entered ] bankruptcy the following year, Hercules was closed and the assets were purchased by the French-Canadian based Guillemot Corporation for $1.5 million. In 2000, Hercules became the brand name for Guillemot 3D Prophet graphic cards, based on ] chipsets in 2000, then switching to ] chipsets in 2002.

Revision as of 05:21, 21 December 2021

This article is about the computer peripheral manufacturer. For the chemical and munitions company, see Hercules Inc.
This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Find sources: "Hercules Computer Technology" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (July 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
Hercules Computer Technology
[REDACTED]
IndustryComputer peripherals
Founded1982; 43 years ago (1982)
Founder
  • Van Suwannukul
  • Kevin Jenkins
Defunct1998 (1998)
FateAcquired by Guillemot Corporation

Cor Hercules Computer Technology, Inc. was a manufacturer of computer peripherals for PCs and Macs founded in 1982.

History

The Hercules Graphics Card (1984)
Hercules Thriller 3D TH2318SGA
Rendition Vérité v2200, AGP, 8MB SGRAM, Video In & Video Out (1998)

Hercules was formed in 1982 in Hercules, California, by Van Suwannukul and Kevin Jenkins and was one of the major graphics card companies of the 1980s. Its biggest products were the MDA-compatible Hercules Graphics Card (HGC) and Hercules Graphics Card Plus (HGC+) and the associated standard, which was widely copied and survived into the 1990s. The Hercules Graphics Card included a "Centronics compatible" parallel printer port, the same as the IBM Monochrome Display and Printer Adapter board that the card was based on. The company also produced CGA compatible cards, and with the unsuccessful Hercules InColor Card, it tried to go head-to-head with EGA.

After low sales with InColor, Hercules stopped making its own graphics core and bought graphics chipsets coming from other manufacturers. The company name gradually declined in the 1990s while graphics chipsets firms such as Tseng Labs, S3 Graphics, 3Dfx, nVidia and ATI Technologies became popular, but Hercules sales of graphic cards were still at US$20 million in 1998. Hercules was acquired by ELSA in August 1998 for $8.5 million; ELSA also assumed all of Hercules' debts. ELSA entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy the following year, Hercules was closed and the assets were purchased by the French-Canadian based Guillemot Corporation for $1.5 million. In 2000, Hercules became the brand name for Guillemot 3D Prophet graphic cards, based on nVIDIA chipsets in 2000, then switching to ATI Technologies chipsets in 2002.

In 2000, Guillemot also introduced a new sound card, Game Theater XP, with the Hercules brand name, and Hercules gradually became the computer peripherals brand in Guillemot Corporation.

In 2004, Guillemot announced it would cease to produce graphics cards. Within the Guillemot group, computer peripherals (audio interfaces, speakers, webcams, networking) are designed by the Hercules division and given the Hercules brand, while game peripherals are designed by the Thrustmaster division and receive the Thrustmaster brand.

In 2010, the Hercules brand is used on computer speakers, computer DJ controllers, webcams and wireless networking peripherals.

Hercules turnover was €40.9 million (US$56.5 million) in 2010.

Organization

  • Headquarters: in France (President: Claude Guillemot),
  • Research and development: offices in Canada, France, Hong-Kong and Romania,
  • Sales: via Guillemot sales branches in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, UK, USA,
  • Distribution to retailers: through distributors,
  • Technical support: customer phone and email support by Guillemot technical support team.

Products

Hercules DJ mixer
  • Computer DJing: DJ Console – controllers with audio interface (DJ Console Mk2, Mk4, Rmx, 4-Mx) / DJ Control = DJ controllers without audio (DJ Control MP3, MP3 e2, Steel)
  • Netbooks: eCafe ec-800, 900, 1000W, 1010W
  • Speakers: XPS: Stereo, 2.1, for iPod and 5.1
  • Webcams: DualPix: Classic, Infinite, Exchange, Emotion
  • Networking: Wireless (WiFi) and ePlug (PowerLine)

Former products: Graphic cards

Former products: Sound cards

  • DIGIFIRE 7.1
  • Guillemot Maxi Sound Muse
  • Hercules Gamesurround Muse Pocket USB
  • Hercules Game Theater XP 6.1, 7.1
  • Hercules Gamesurround Muse XL
  • Hercules Gamesurround Muse LT
  • Hercules Gamesurround Muse 5.1 DVD
  • Hercules Gamesurround Fortissimo II Digital Edition
  • Hercules Gamesurround Fortissimo III 7.1

References

  1. How to Reach Us

External links

Graphics processing unit
GPU
Desktop
Mobile
Architecture
Components
Memory
Form factor
Performance
Misc
Categories:
Hercules Computer Technology: Difference between revisions Add topic