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Dyadic Systems was formed in 1976 by Ted Hare, Phil Goacher and David Crossley, a breakaway group of APL consultants from time-sharing bureau W.S. Atkins Computing. The group had been working on the [[Sigma APL]] processor, and was joined by other Atkins employees including [[Geoff Streeter]] and John Stembridge. Dyadic provided independent design and development services unaffiliated with any specific vendor. The steadily growing group of analysts gained a broad collective experience over numerous flavours of APL. While the emphasis remained with [[SHARP APL]], [[APL*PLUS]] and Sigma APL, they also worked with APLs from IBM, DEC, Honeywell, Burroughs, and others, in addition to some non-APL languages. IBM was promoting [[VSAPL]] as its primary personal and departmental computing platform; this was a potential source of further demand for consulting. | Dyadic Systems was formed in 1976 by Ted Hare, Phil Goacher and David Crossley, a breakaway group of APL consultants from time-sharing bureau W.S. Atkins Computing. The group had been working on the [[Sigma APL]] processor, and was joined by other Atkins employees including [[Geoff Streeter]] and John Stembridge. Dyadic provided independent design and development services unaffiliated with any specific vendor. The steadily growing group of analysts gained a broad collective experience over numerous flavours of APL. While the emphasis remained with [[SHARP APL]], [[APL*PLUS]] and Sigma APL, they also worked with APLs from IBM, DEC, Honeywell, Burroughs, and others, in addition to some non-APL languages. IBM was promoting [[VSAPL]] as its primary personal and departmental computing platform; this was a potential source of further demand for consulting. | ||
During this period Dyadic hired | During this period Dyadic hired Pauline Brand and [[Pete Donnelly]]. | ||
=== Dyalog APL === | === Dyalog APL === | ||
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In October 1983, Dyadic Systems, suffering both from decreasing consulting profits and poor sales of Dyalog APL, was purchased by computer terminal manufacturer Lynwood Scientific Developments Limited. Dyadic was allowed to maintain Dyalog APL under Lynwood for the next seven years despite continuous losses. Lynwood was acquired in 1988 by Hunting plc. | In October 1983, Dyadic Systems, suffering both from decreasing consulting profits and poor sales of Dyalog APL, was purchased by computer terminal manufacturer Lynwood Scientific Developments Limited. Dyadic was allowed to maintain Dyalog APL under Lynwood for the next seven years despite continuous losses. Lynwood was acquired in 1988 by Hunting plc. | ||
During this period Dyalog APL was ported to a large number of UNIX systems. While sales remained low, [[Simcorp]] began working with Dyalog in 1985. Simcorp remains a major user of Dyalog APL. | During this period Dyalog APL was ported to a large number of UNIX systems. While sales remained low, [[wikipedia:SimCorp|Simcorp]] began working with Dyalog in 1985. Simcorp remains a major user of Dyalog APL. | ||
In 1986, Dyadic began to sell UNIX hardware to be used with their APL implementation, including the IBM 6150 in July of that year. | In 1986, Dyadic began to sell UNIX hardware to be used with their APL implementation, including the IBM 6150 in July of that year. Pauline Brand directed Dyadic's hardware division, a position she would maintain until its sale in 2002. British Airways was one client and eventually expanded its use of UNIX along with its relationship with Dyadic. In 1987 Dyalog APL for the 6150 became an IBM Vendor Logo product available directly from IBM, despite being in direct competition with IBM's [[APL2]]. | ||
Dyadic hired Andy Cooke as Sales Manager and [[Andy Shiers]] as Customer Support Analyst in July 1987. | Dyadic hired Andy Cooke as Sales Manager and [[Andy Shiers]] as Customer Support Analyst in July 1987. | ||
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=== Independent ownership === | === Independent ownership === | ||
In March 1990, [[John Scholes]], | In March 1990, [[John Scholes]], Pauline Brand, and [[Peter Donnelly]] bought Dyadic Systems from Hunting plc. The purchase followed an informal offer by [[STSC]] in 1989, which had been rejected. Over the decade, the majority of Dyadic's profits were generated by hardware sales under Brand while Dyalog APL gained market share but failed to show comparable profits. | ||
Dyadic added support for Dyalog APL on the Sun operating system and IBM's RS/6000 in 1990, which led to a growing user base in New York consisting of financial companies. | Dyadic added support for Dyalog APL on the Sun operating system and IBM's RS/6000 in 1990, which led to a growing user base in New York consisting of financial companies. | ||
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=== Takeover by Adaytum employees === | === Takeover by Adaytum employees === | ||
In 2004, Donnelly approached [[Morten Kromberg]] and [[Gitte Christensen]] to ask them to take over management of the company. With backing from [[Simcorp]] and | In 2004, Donnelly approached [[Morten Kromberg]] and [[Gitte Christensen]] of [[Adaytum Software]] to ask them to take over management of the company. With backing from [[wikipedia:SimCorp|Simcorp]] and APL Italiana, the pair began leadership on 7 April 2005. | ||
== The Dyalog duck == | == The Dyalog duck == | ||