Company:Advanced Gravis Computer Technology
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.jpg) Gravis Gamepad | |
| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Computer |
| Fate | Acquired by Kensington Computer Products Group |
| Founded | 1982 in British Columbia, Canada |
| Defunct | 1997 |
| Products | Peripherals |
Advanced Gravis Computer Technology, Ltd. was a manufacturer of computer peripherals and hardware. The company was founded in 1982 in British Columbia, Canada .
Their most famous products were the Gravis PC GamePad, at one time one of the most popular gaming controllers for the PC,[1] the once-ubiquitous Gravis Joystick (black with red buttons), and the Gravis UltraSound add-on card, competitor to the Sound Blaster. At its peak, the company had almost 300 employees with a European office in The Netherlands, and was at the time the world's largest manufacturer of computer joysticks and gamepads.[citation needed]
The company was acquired by Kensington Computer Products Group towards the end of 1997.[2] Although the brand remained in use for some time after this, with the website still active until the mid-2000s[3] it has since essentially disappeared.
References
- ↑ "Get a Grip!!!: Joysticks Past, Present & Future". Next Generation (Imagine Media) (17): 39. May 1996. https://archive.org/details/Next-Generation-1996-05/page/n43/mode/2up.
- ↑ "Immersion and Gravis Partner to Create New Force Feedback Devices; Innovative Technology Extends Opportunities for Developers". 2000-03-10. http://immr.client.shareholder.com/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=111458. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
- ↑ "[Gravis.com web site"]. Archived from the original on 2004-11-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20041125062211/http://www.gravis.com/. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
External links
- Gravis.com - Website archive from February 1997 (prior to Kensington takeover)
- ftp.gravis.com drivers
- Herní ovladače počátku 90. let photos of disassembled Gravis PC GamePad
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