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{{Infobox Company
 
{{Infobox Company
| company_name    = Wyse Technology
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| company_name    = Wyse Technology Inc.
 
| company_logo    = [[File:Wyse-Technology-logo.png|200px]]
 
| company_logo    = [[File:Wyse-Technology-logo.png|200px]]
 
| vector_logo      =
 
| vector_logo      =
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| foundation      = 1981
 
| foundation      = 1981
 
| founder          = Garwing Wu, Bernard Tse and Grace Tse
 
| founder          = Garwing Wu, Bernard Tse and Grace Tse
| location_city    = San José, California
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| location_city    = Santa Clara, California
 
| location_country = USA
 
| location_country = USA
 
| key_people      = Tarkan Maner (CEO)
 
| key_people      = Tarkan Maner (CEO)
| industry        = Computer systems,
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| industry        = Computer systems
 
| revenue          =  
 
| revenue          =  
 
| operating_income =
 
| operating_income =
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| defunct          = 2012
 
| defunct          = 2012
 
| parent          = Dell (since 2012)
 
| parent          = Dell (since 2012)
| homepage        = https://web.archive.org/web/19970209052914/http://www.wyse.com/
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| homepage        = [https://web.archive.org/web/19970209052914/http://www.wyse.com/ www.wyse.com] (archived)
| fcc              = DYD
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| fcc              = DYD (Wyse Technology Inc.)<br>LXM (Wyse Technology Taiwan Ltd.)
 
}}
 
}}
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[[File:WYSE_007.jpg|thumb|Wyse ASCII terminal keyboard.]]
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'''Wyse''' was a company well known for its terminals and thin clients. It has also manufactured [[IBM]]-compatible PCs. It was acquired by [[Dell]] in 2012.<ref name="Dell" />
  
'''Wyse''' is a company well known for its terminals and thin clients.
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Among keyboard collectors it is most known for having produced high-quality keyboards with [[Cherry MX]] switches in the '80s and '90s.
It has also manufactured [[IBM]]-compatible PCs.
 
 
 
Among keyboard collectors it is most known for having produced high-quality keyboards
 
with [[Cherry MX]] switches in the '80s and '90s.
 
  
 
==Keyboards==
 
==Keyboards==
 
Category: [[:Category:Wyse keyboards|Wyse keyboards]]
 
Category: [[:Category:Wyse keyboards|Wyse keyboards]]
  
* [[Wyse PCE]]: Layout like IBM Enhanced Keyboard. Several variations are PS/2 - compatible.
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* [[Wyse PCE]]: Layout like IBM Enhanced Keyboard. Several variations are PS/2 compatible.
 
* [[Wyse ASCII]] terminal keyboards (pictured).
 
* [[Wyse ASCII]] terminal keyboards (pictured).
 
* [[Wyse ANSI]] terminal keyboards
 
* [[Wyse ANSI]] terminal keyboards
 
* [[Wyse 85]] terminal keyboards
 
* [[Wyse 85]] terminal keyboards
 
* [[Wyse AT Standard]] terminal keyboards
 
* [[Wyse AT Standard]] terminal keyboards
[[File:WYSE_007.jpg|320px|thumb|left|Wyse ASCII terminal keyboard.]]
 
{{-}}
 
  
==External links==
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==References==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyse Wyse] on Wikipedia
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<references>
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<ref name="Dell">CRN — [https://www.crn.com/news/virtualization/240001071/dell-closes-wyse-acquisition-becomes-a-top-cloud-virtual-client-vendor Dell Closes Wyse Acquisition, Becomes A Top Cloud, Virtual Client Vendor] by Joseph F. Kovar. Dated 2012-05-25. Retrieved 2024-05-23.</ref>
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</references>
  
[[Category:Contemporary brands & companies]]
 
 
[[Category:American brands & companies]]
 
[[Category:American brands & companies]]
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[[Category:Vintage brands & companies]]
 
[[Category:List of all brands & companies]]
 
[[Category:List of all brands & companies]]

Latest revision as of 21:34, 23 May 2024

Wyse Technology Inc.
Former type Corporation
Industry Computer systems
Founded 1981
Founder(s) Garwing Wu, Bernard Tse and Grace Tse
Defunct 2012
Headquarters Santa Clara, California, USA
Key people Tarkan Maner (CEO)
Parent Dell (since 2012)
FCC grantee code DYD (Wyse Technology Inc.)
LXM (Wyse Technology Taiwan Ltd.)
Website www.wyse.com (archived)
Wyse ASCII terminal keyboard.

Wyse was a company well known for its terminals and thin clients. It has also manufactured IBM-compatible PCs. It was acquired by Dell in 2012.[1]

Among keyboard collectors it is most known for having produced high-quality keyboards with Cherry MX switches in the '80s and '90s.

Keyboards

Category: Wyse keyboards

References

  1. CRN — Dell Closes Wyse Acquisition, Becomes A Top Cloud, Virtual Client Vendor by Joseph F. Kovar. Dated 2012-05-25. Retrieved 2024-05-23.