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Wasn’t Word Perfect or WordStar based in Utah decades ago? Utah has a long tradition of producing technology companies.

• nobleach 6y ago
  WordPerfect and Novell. There are several other names that have affiliation with Utah as well. The University of Utah is Alan Kay's Alma Mater. It's just a fantastic place for tech.
  • virgulino 6y ago
    Clark Development, makers of PCBoard (BBS software), was from Salt Lake City, I think. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCBoard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCBoard
    • nobleach 6y ago
      Let's not forget Unisys or Caldera (which ended up owning DR-DOS)
  • ww520 6y ago
    Yes. Novell was big.
• dehrmann 6y ago
  At least now, Overstock is the most famous company I can think of in SLC.
  • andrewnc 6y ago
    Qualtrics just had an $8 billion exit too, there are some
• grahamburger 6y ago
  Wordperfect. Fun little epilogue - Wordperfect founder Alan Ashton used some of his fortune to establish Thanksgiving Point[1], a group of attractions in Utah including museums, a garden, a golf course, and some restaurants and shopping. The area is in biking distance from the offices of many Utah tech companies in Lehi City. I just moved to a home in the same neighborhood and it's really nice! We got a year pass to the attractions for the whole family for like $300 and bike over to something a few times a week with the kids. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving_Point https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving_Point