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{{short description|Former American computer hardware company}}
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| products = Intelligent storage controllers
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[[File:PM3001 Disk Controller Distributed Processing Technology.jpg|thumb|upright|DPT's first product: PM3001 caching floppy disk controller]]
[[File:PM3001 Disk Controller Distributed Processing Technology.jpg|thumb|upright|DPT's first product: PM3001 caching floppy disk controller]]
[[File:DPTController.jpg|thumb|upright|DPT PM2554 and PM3754112 SCSI RAID disk controllers]]
[[File:DPTController.jpg|thumb|upright|DPT PM2554 and PM3754112 SCSI RAID disk controllers]]
DPT's products popularized the use of disk caching in the 1980s.<ref name=obj6:3 /><ref name=burnett>{{cite journal | last=Burnett | first=Richard | date=October 30, 1989 | url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/277560181/ | title=Predicting the Power of the PC: Maitland Company Caching in with Success of Disk Controller | journal=Orlando Sentinel | page=25 | via=ProQuest}}</ref> The company was also a pioneering designer of [[RAID controller]] [[Application-specific integrated circuit|ASICs]].<ref>{{cite journal | last=Brooks | first=Mary | date=February 5, 1995 | url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/278588442/ | title=Computer Company Has Found Its Niche | journal=Orlando Sentinel | page=A5 | via=ProQuest}}</ref> According to Bill Brothers, [[Unix]] product manager at the [[Santa Cruz Operation]] (SCO), a computer operating system vendor, "The kind of performance those guys (DPT) produce is phenomenal. It's unlike any other product on the market."<ref name=obj9:19>{{cite journal|title=Technology Tops Silver 50|journal=Orlando Business Journal|date=Oct 16–22, 1992|volume=9|issue=19 |url=http://www.stevegoldman.com/Publications/AboutSG/1992-10-16%20OBJ%20-%20DPT%20Takes%20Byte%20Out%20of%20Silver%2050.pdf|accessdate=August 27, 2014}}</ref>
DPT's products popularized the use of disk caching in the 1980s.<ref name=obj6:3 /><ref name=burnett>{{cite journal | last=Burnett | first=Richard | date=October 30, 1989 | url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/277560181/ | title=Predicting the Power of the PC: Maitland Company Caching in with Success of Disk Controller | journal=Orlando Sentinel | page=25 |id={{ProQuest|277560181}}}}</ref> The company was also a pioneering designer of [[RAID controller]] [[Application-specific integrated circuit|ASICs]].<ref>{{cite journal | last=Brooks | first=Mary | date=February 5, 1995 | url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/278588442/ | title=Computer Company Has Found Its Niche | journal=Orlando Sentinel | page=A5 |id={{ProQuest|278588442}}}}</ref> According to Bill Brothers, [[Unix]] product manager at the [[Santa Cruz Operation]] (SCO), a computer operating system vendor, "The kind of performance those guys (DPT) produce is phenomenal. It's unlike any other product on the market."<ref name=obj9:19>{{cite journal|title=Technology Tops Silver 50|journal=Orlando Business Journal|date=Oct 16–22, 1992|volume=9|issue=19 |url=http://www.stevegoldman.com/Publications/AboutSG/1992-10-16%20OBJ%20-%20DPT%20Takes%20Byte%20Out%20of%20Silver%2050.pdf|accessdate=August 27, 2014}}</ref>


Goldman served as the president and [[chief executive officer]] from DPT's inception until the company was acquired by [[Adaptec]] in November 1999 for US$236&nbsp;million.<ref name="adaptec">{{cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB941464103313049161 |date=November 1, 1999 |newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |title=Adaptec Agrees to Acquire DPT for About $235 Million |accessdate=November 30, 2017}}</ref> Adaptec completed their acquisition of DPT in December 1999.<ref>{{cite journal | last=Staff writer | date=January 17, 2000 | url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/230512593/ | title=While we were away | journal=Electronics Times | publisher=Miller Freeman | page=16 | via=ProQuest}}</ref>
Goldman served as the president and [[chief executive officer]] from DPT's inception until the company was acquired by [[Adaptec]] in November 1999 for US$236&nbsp;million.<ref name="adaptec">{{cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB941464103313049161 |date=November 1, 1999 |newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |title=Adaptec Agrees to Acquire DPT for About $235 Million |accessdate=November 30, 2017}}</ref> Adaptec completed their acquisition of DPT in December 1999.<ref>{{cite journal | last=Staff writer | date=January 17, 2000 | url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/230512593/ | title=While we were away | journal=Electronics Times | publisher=Miller Freeman | page=16|id={{ProQuest|230512593}}}}</ref>


== Further reading ==
== Further reading ==
*[http://www.stevegoldman.com/Publications/BySG/1983-02-01%20Mini-Micro%20Systems%20-%20Floppy%20Controller%20Speeds%20Access%20with%20Cache.pdf Floppy controller speeds access with cache]
* [http://www.stevegoldman.com/Publications/BySG/1983-02-01%20Mini-Micro%20Systems%20-%20Floppy%20Controller%20Speeds%20Access%20with%20Cache.pdf Floppy controller speeds access with cache]
*[http://www.stevegoldman.com/Publications/BySG/1984-09-01%20Digital%20Design%20-%20Caching%20Disk%20Controller%20Relieves%20System%20Bottlenecks%20-%20Compressed.pdf Caching Disk Controller Relieves System Bottlenecks]
* [http://www.stevegoldman.com/Publications/BySG/1984-09-01%20Digital%20Design%20-%20Caching%20Disk%20Controller%20Relieves%20System%20Bottlenecks%20-%20Compressed.pdf Caching Disk Controller Relieves System Bottlenecks]
*[http://www.stevegoldman.com/Publications/BySG/1983-06-01%20Digital%20Design%20-%20Disk%20Controller%20Unburdens%20Real%20Time%20Applications.pdf Disk Controller Unburdens Real Time Applications]
* [http://www.stevegoldman.com/Publications/BySG/1983-06-01%20Digital%20Design%20-%20Disk%20Controller%20Unburdens%20Real%20Time%20Applications.pdf Disk Controller Unburdens Real Time Applications]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 03:28, 20 June 2025

Distributed Processing Technology Corporation
Company typePrivate[1]
IndustryComputer
Founded1977; 48 years ago (1977) in Maitland, Florida, United States
FounderSteve Goldman
DefunctDecember 1999; 25 years ago (1999-12)
FateAcquired by Adaptec
ProductsIntelligent storage controllers
Websitedpt.com at the Wayback Machine (archived July 15, 1997)

Distributed Processing Technology Corporation (DPT) was an American computer hardware company active from 1977 to 1999. Founded in Maitland, Florida, DPT was an early pioneer in computer storage technology, popularizing the use of disk caching in the 1980s and 1990s.

History

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DPT EISA Fast SCSI Controller PM2022

DPT was founded in Maitland, Florida, by Steve Goldman in 1977.[2] The company was the first to design, manufacture and sell microprocessor-based intelligent caching disk controllers to the OEM computer market. Prior to DPT, disk caching technology had been implemented in proprietary hardware in mainframe computing to improve the speed of disk access.[3][4]

DPT's first product: PM3001 caching floppy disk controller
DPT PM2554 and PM3754112 SCSI RAID disk controllers

DPT's products popularized the use of disk caching in the 1980s.[3][2] The company was also a pioneering designer of RAID controller ASICs.[5] According to Bill Brothers, Unix product manager at the Santa Cruz Operation (SCO), a computer operating system vendor, "The kind of performance those guys (DPT) produce is phenomenal. It's unlike any other product on the market."[4]

Goldman served as the president and chief executive officer from DPT's inception until the company was acquired by Adaptec in November 1999 for US$236 million.[1] Adaptec completed their acquisition of DPT in December 1999.[6]

Further reading

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Adaptec Agrees to Acquire DPT for About $235 Million". The Wall Street Journal. November 1, 1999. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Burnett, Richard (October 30, 1989). "Predicting the Power of the PC: Maitland Company Caching in with Success of Disk Controller". Orlando Sentinel: 25. ProQuest 277560181.
  3. ^ a b "Maitland manufacturer's electronic part becomes darling of computer trade" (PDF). Orlando Business Journal. 6 (3). July 2–8, 1989. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Technology Tops Silver 50" (PDF). Orlando Business Journal. 9 (19). October 16–22, 1992. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
  5. ^ Brooks, Mary (February 5, 1995). "Computer Company Has Found Its Niche". Orlando Sentinel: A5. ProQuest 278588442.
  6. ^ Staff writer (January 17, 2000). "While we were away". Electronics Times. Miller Freeman: 16. ProQuest 230512593.
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