 | This articleneeds additional citations forverification. Please helpimprove this article byadding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Computer Peripherals" – news ·newspapers ·books ·scholar ·JSTOR(November 2019) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
 | |
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Holley Computer Products |
| Founded | 1964 |
| Defunct | 1982 (1982) |
| Fate | Merged |
| Successor | Centronics |
| Headquarters | , United States |
| Products | Printers |
| Parent | Control Data Corporation |
Computer Peripherals, Inc. (CPI) was an American manufacturer ofcomputer printers, based inRochester, Michigan.
CPI's precursor, Holley Computer Products, was formed as ajoint venture betweenControl Data Corporation (CDC) and theHolley Carburetor Company in April 1962. Holley developed and produced a series of drum printers. In June 1964, CDC bought out Holley and partnered withNCR andICL to form CPI in Rochester.[1] The facility was located near Rochester Road and Tienken Road, immediately north of North Hill Elementary School.
In the early 1970s CPI also had a branch in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. This division made punched card readers and 9-track magnetic tape drives for both parent companies (CDC and NCR).
In 1978 CDC boughtcontrolling interest of CPI. CPI produced several train printers under the CDC and Fastrain brands, including the CDC Model 512 (1967), the Fastrain A 1200 LPM (1969) and the Fastrain 9372-III 2000 LPM (1976).[2]
In 1977, CPI began manufacturing printers at a factory in Stevenage, Herts, UK that was originally used for the manufacture of ICL1900 computers. By 1979, the factory also made 9-track tape drives which were used in ICL and CDC computers, and were sold with industry-standard interfaces for use with other manufacturer's computers.
In 1982, CDC acquired a controlling interest inCentronics in exchange for CPI and $25 million in cash. CPI was merged into Centronics and eventually the Rochester facility was closed.
 | This United States manufacturing company–related article is astub. You can help Wikipedia byadding missing information. |
 | This article about a technological corporation or company is astub. You can help Wikipedia byadding missing information. |