Company:Global Village Communication
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| Type | Public[1] |
|---|---|
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Fate | Acquired by Boca Research in 1998; Global Village division sold to Zoom Telephonics in 2000 and dissolved |
| Founded | June 1989 in Mountain View, California, United States[1] |
| Defunct | 2000 |
| Products | Modems |
Number of employees | 65 (1992)[1] |
Global Village Communication Inc. was a leading manufacturer of easy-to-use fax modems and other telecommunications products for Apple's Macintosh platform.[2] It was one of the few manufacturers to support the Mac's RS-422 serial ports without requiring an adapter.[3] Major product lines included the TelePort series of high-speed desktop dial-up modems,[4] and the PowerPort series of internal PowerBook modems,[5] as well as a series of modems that connected to the Mac's ADB port.[6] Many of its products were bundled with the Macintosh Performa series of computers,[7] and it was the manufacturer for the internal modem in the PowerBook 500 series.[8]
The company also produced the OneWorld fax server and the GlobalFax fax software for Macintosh computers, which it bundled with its hardware.[9][10]
Amid a sharp decline in Macintosh sales in the late 1990s,[11] Global Village sold itself to Boca Research in June 1998.[12] Boca Research in turn sold the Global Village division to Zoom Telephonics in 2000.[13]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Brown, Bob (June 29, 1992). "Start-up secures funds and plots Apple-linked future". Network World (IDG Publications) 9 (26): 35. https://books.google.com/books?id=gRAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA35.
- ↑ Bardes, David (December 1997). "PowerBook PC Card Modems". MacUser (Ziff-Davis) 13 (10): 62–63. https://archive.org/details/MacUser9710October1997/page/n63/.
- ↑ Kudrna, Joe. "The PowerBook 500 Series Shrine". http://web.wt.net/~kikuko/PB500.html.
- ↑ Saffo, Paul (July 27, 1990). "Worlds in Collision". Personal Computing (VNU Business Information Services) 14 (7): 53–55. https://www.proquest.com/docview/199370834/.
- ↑ Waters, Crystal (April 1992). "Faxing Power—It's in the Cards". Home Office Computing (Scholastic Inc.) 10 (4): 53–58. https://www.proquest.com/docview/200717945/.
- ↑ Wylie, Margie (April 23, 1990). "Mac ADB Modem Sends Faxes, Tracks Phone Calls". InfoWorld (IDG Publications) 12 (17): 28. https://books.google.com/books?id=LTsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA28.
- ↑ Lee, Lisa (1995). MacWeek Upgrading and Repairing Your Mac. Hayden Books. p. 26. ISBN 9781568302492. https://books.google.com/books?id=VdH1imEpF0EC.
- ↑ Heid, Jim (1995). Macworld New Complete Mac Handbook. IDG Books Worldwide. p. 768. ISBN 9781568844848. https://books.google.com/books?id=f9v3SvcyU7UC.
- ↑ Anbinder, Mark H. (June 27, 1994). "Duo Owners Get Modem Choice". TidBITS. Archived from the original on August 24, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170824134438/https://tidbits.com/article/1957.
- ↑ Anbinder, Mark H. (July 25, 1994). "The PowerPort/Gold". TidBITS. Archived from the original on August 24, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170824134858/https://tidbits.com/article/1910.
- ↑ Staff writer (March 31, 1998). "Global Village Hangs Up Its Modems". Wired (Condé Nast). Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221004062850/https://www.wired.com/1998/03/global-village-hangs-up-its-modems/.
- ↑ Staff writer (June 19, 1998). "Boca Research finalizes acquisition". Miami Herald (Miami Herald Publishing): C1. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221004062411/https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/642252145/.
- ↑ Pounds, Stephen (August 2, 2000). "Boca Research Sells Last Modem Arm". The Palm Beach Post: 10B. https://www.proquest.com/docview/326698343/.
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