
Summary of Memorex History: How a Tech Pioneer Turned Into a Basic Brand
- Memorex is best known today as a maker of blank media and consumer electronics, but it was also Silicon Valley’s first startup, launched by former Ampex employees in 1961.
- The company faced many struggles throughout its history—particularly legal battles with IBM—and went through many mergers and offshoots, most notably as a brand of Radio Shack owner Tandy.
- The original company (without the consumer products element), shut down in 1996. But the brand survives as something of a ghost kitchen of cheap gadgets—a label people recognize, but not much else.
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