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Kienzle Computer

Kienzle Computer was a German manufacturer of data processing equipment. Its official name was Kienzle Apparate GmbH, whose main products were instrumentation for commercial vehicles. It was spun off from the Kienzle clock factory in 1929. In the 1980s it was merged with Mannesmann as Mannesmann-Kienzle, and in 1991 it was sold to the Digital Equipment GmbH and was renamed Digital-Kienzle Computer Systeme.

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Kienzle Computer was a German manufacturer of data processing equipment. Its official name was Kienzle Apparate GmbH1 (Kienzle precision equipment), whose main products were instrumentation for commercial vehicles (particularly taximeters and tachographs). It was spun off from the Kienzle clock factory (Kienzle Uhrenfabriken AG) in 1929. In the 1980s it was merged with Mannesmann as Mannesmann-Kienzle, and in 1991 it was sold to the Digital Equipment GmbH and was renamed Digital-Kienzle Computer Systeme.2

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  1. Müller, Armin (2024), "Innovations from the Black Forest. Kienzle and medium data technology", Small Business Computers made in Europe (1960s–1980s). Between Booking Machines and the PC, Nomos, pp. 97–108, ISBN 978-3-7489-2025-0, retrieved 2026-03-19{{citation}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN (link)
  2. Markoff, John (1990-12-20). "Digital Buys 65% Stake In Kienzle". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
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