CXR Anderson Jacobson

Acoustic modem AJ 311 (Anderson Jacobson)

CXR Anderson Jacobson, also known as CXR Networks, is a vendor of communications equipment. Anderson Jacobson was the inventor of the acoustic modem and was spun off from SRI International (then the Stanford Research Institute).[1] In the 1970s and 1980s, the company manufactured modems, some intended for consumers.[2] The company was acquired by CXR Telecom in 1988,[1][3] at which time The Times was following Anderson Jacobson's earnings reports.[4] The flow of new products continued.[5]

Today the company is a privately owned communication equipment vendor supplying products to Telecom Carriers, Service Providers, and the Defense, Transport and Utility markets. The company is headquartered in Abondant, France.[6][7]

An AM211 Andersen Jacobson

Anderson Jacobson

Anderson Jacobson was primarily a California-based[8] manufacturer of acoustic coupler modems, but they also manufactured printing terminals designed to replace teletypes.


Telephone being used with an acoustic coupler

Modems

Novation CAT acoustically coupled modem
Acoustic Coupler

Anderson Jacobson began early in 1967 as a manufacturer of one of the first acoustic data couplers. This technical advancement was a step beyond directly wiring to phone lines.[9] By 1973, the company had acoustic coupler products that transmitted at 150, 300 and 1200 baud.[10]

Terminals

Some of their terminals were CRTs and others were Printer/Keyboard devices.

Historical Table of Anderson Jacobson terminals

Among the terminals that were marketed by Anderson Jacobson are:[11]

Model Type Announced Price Image(s) Notes
AJ 510 CRT May 1979 $1,995
AJ 841 KB/Printer February 1973 $2,995 printer uses IBM Selectric electric typewriter mechanism[12]

CXR

After the merger, industrial references varied, including "Anderson Jacobson (CXR)" [13]

CXR was purchased by Emrise Corporation an international manufacturer of defense and aerospace electronic devices and subsystems and telecommunications equipment.[14] and, in 2016 sold for 690,000 British pounds to its former chairman/CEO.[15]

CXR, described as "manufactures network telecommunications equipment," was still operating as of 2017, albeit not in the areas for which AJ had begun in 1967.[7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 pp. F1-4 Nielson, Donald (2006). "A Heritage of Innovation: SRI's First Half Century".
  2. ↑ "Columbia University Computing History". Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Anderson Jacobson Inc. was founded in 1967 and in 1988 was acquired by MicroTel's CXR Telcom Corp. subsidiary in Fremont, California." "Microtel's CXR SAS France Subsidiary Has Changed Its Name to CXR". November 3, 2003.
  4. ↑ 1982 - 1988. "Anderson Jacobson Inc reports earning for Qtr to ..." The New York Times. February 6, 1982. ... "...earning for." NYTimes.com. February 4, 1988.
  5. ↑ "CXR/Anderson Jacobson introduces another ... 56K ... "CXR/Anderson Jacobson introduces another ..." Network World. August 26, 1991. p. 46.
  6. ↑ "CXR Overview". cxr.com. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  7. 1 2 "May 25, 2017 After 50 years, class ring a constant reminder of the value of an MBA".
  8. ↑ "Supplement - Exhibitor Listings". Computerworld. February 7, 1973.
  9. ↑ "Anderson Jacobson Model ADC-300 modem".
  10. ↑ 1973/1200: another first.
  11. ↑ "Terminals wiki".
  12. ↑ "Exhibitor Listings". Computerworld. February 7, 1973. p. S6.
  13. ↑ "Services Withdrawal: Declaration of plan to discontinue lease, rental, and maintenance services for selected machines". June 17, 2008.
  14. ↑ "Emrise Corporation".
  15. ↑ "Emrise Corporation Closes Sale of CXR Anderson Jacobson in France". February 18, 2016.

AJ/CXR name change 2003 press release

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