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Kraft Systems, the Glossary

Kraft Systems, Inc., was an American electronics company based in San Diego County, California, and active from 1962 to 1994.^[1]

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1972 mergers and acquisitions
1994 disestablishments in California
Computer companies disestablished in 1994
Computer companies established in 1962
Defunct electronics companies
Joysticks
Radio-controlled aircraft

Cincinnati

Cincinnati (nicknamed Cincy) is a city in and the county seat of Hamilton County, Ohio, United States.

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Comptroller

A comptroller (pronounced either the same as controller or as) is a management-level position responsible for supervising the quality of accounting and financial reporting of an organization.

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Computer keyboard

A computer keyboard is a peripheral input device modeled after the typewriter keyboard which uses an arrangement of buttons or keys to act as mechanical levers or electronic switches.

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Computer mouse

A computer mouse (plural mice, also mouses) is a hand-held pointing device that detects two-dimensional motion relative to a surface.

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Early 1980s recession

The early 1980s recession was a severe economic recession that affected much of the world between approximately the start of 1980 and 1982.

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Free flight (model aircraft)

Free flight is the segment of model aviation involving aircraft with no active external control after launch.

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Fremont, California

Fremont is a city in Alameda County, California, United States.

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Gimbal

A gimbal is a pivoted support that permits rotation of an object about an axis.

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Heavy equipment, heavy machinery, earthmovers, construction vehicles, or construction equipment, refers to heavy-duty vehicles specially designed to execute construction tasks, most frequently involving earthwork operations or other large construction tasks.

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Helicopter

A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by horizontally spinning rotors.

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Home computer

Home computers were a class of microcomputers that entered the market in 1977 and became common during the 1980s.

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IBM

International Business Machines Corporation (using the trademark IBM), nicknamed Big Blue, is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Armonk, New York and present in over 175 countries. Kraft Systems and IBM are electronics companies of the United States.

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IBM PCjr

The IBM PCjr (pronounced "PC junior") was a home computer produced and marketed by IBM from March 1984 to May 1985, intended as a lower-cost variant of the IBM PC with hardware capabilities better suited for video games, in order to compete more directly with other home computers such as the Apple II and Commodore 64.

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IBM Personal Computer

The IBM Personal Computer (model 5150, commonly known as the IBM PC) is the first microcomputer released in the IBM PC model line and the basis for the IBM PC compatible ''de facto'' standard.

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Joystick

A joystick, sometimes called a flight stick, is an input device consisting of a stick that pivots on a base and reports its angle or direction to the device it is controlling. Kraft Systems and joystick are joysticks.

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Model aircraft

A model aircraft is a physical model of an existing or imagined aircraft, and is built typically for display, research, or amusement.

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Pasadena, California

Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, northeast of downtown Los Angeles.

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PC game

A personal computer game, also known as a computer game or abbreviated PC game, is a video game played on a personal computer (PC).

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Peripheral

A peripheral device, or simply peripheral, is an auxiliary hardware device that a computer uses to transfer information externally.

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Personal computer

A personal computer, often referred to as a PC, is a computer designed for individual use.

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Radio-controlled aircraft

A radio-controlled aircraft (often called RC aircraft or RC plane) is a small flying machine that is radio controlled by an operator on the ground using a hand-held radio transmitter.

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Radio-controlled model

A radio-controlled model (or RC model) is a model that is steerable with the use of radio control (RC).

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San Diego County, California

San Diego County, officially the County of San Diego (Condado de San Diego), is a county in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of California.

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Sierra Vista High School (California)

Sierra Vista High School (SVHS) is a four-year comprehensive high school located in Baldwin Park, California.

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South El Monte, California

South El Monte is a city in the San Gabriel Valley, in Los Angeles County, California, United States.

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The Jim Henson Company

The Jim Henson Company (formerly known as Muppets, Inc., Henson Associates, Inc., and Jim Henson Productions, Inc.; commonly referred to as Henson) is an American entertainment company located in Los Angeles, California.

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The Muppet Show

The Muppet Show is a variety sketch comedy television series created by Jim Henson and starring the Muppets.

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The Muppets

The Muppets are an American ensemble cast of puppet characters known for an absurdist, surrealist, burlesque, and self-referential style of variety-sketch comedy.

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The Towering Inferno

The Towering Inferno is a 1974 American disaster film directed by John Guillermin and produced by Irwin Allen, featuring an ensemble cast led by Paul Newman and Steve McQueen.

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Trackball

A trackball is a pointing device consisting of a ball held by a socket containing sensors to detect a rotation of the ball about two axes—like an upside-down ball mouse with an exposed protruding ball.

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University of Southern California

The University of Southern California (USC, SC, Southern Cal) is a private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Vista, California

Vista (Spanish for "view") is a city in San Diego County, California.

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Workstation

A workstation is a special computer designed for technical or scientific applications.

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20th Century Studios

20th Century Studios, Inc. is an American film studio owned by the Walt Disney Studios, a division of Disney Entertainment, in turn a division of The Walt Disney Company.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kraft_Systems

Also known as Kraft joystick, Kraft joysticks.

Kraft Systems, the Glossary

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1972 mergers and acquisitions

1994 disestablishments in California

Computer companies disestablished in 1994

Computer companies established in 1962

Defunct electronics companies

Joysticks

Radio-controlled aircraft

References