Ridge Computers

Ridge Computers, Inc.
IndustryComputer hardware
Computer software
FoundedMay 1980; 44 years ago (1980-05) in Santa Clara, California, USA
Founders
  • Edward J. Basart
  • Dave Folger
  • Ron Kolb
  • Hugh Martin
  • John Sell
  • Neil C. Wilhelm
DefunctApril 1990 (1990-04)
FateDissolved
Headquarters
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USA
ProductsRidge workstations and minicomputers
Ridge Operating System (ROS)
Number of employees
150[3]

Ridge Computers, Inc., was an American computer manufacturer active from 1980 to 1990. The company began as a builder of deskside workstations and workgroup servers and progressed to superminicomputers. They claimed to have produced the first commercially available Reduced instruction set computer (RISC) systems.[4][5][6]

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