GENICOM [SEP] inception
GENICOM
From 1982 to 2003, GENICOM was a leading American manufacturer of computer printers, based in Chantilly, Virginia.
The GE years.
In 1954, General Electric (GE) decided to decentralize the company into separate business units. After reorganizing the motors and controls groups, several products remained that did not fit into the new groups- these 'leftovers' were formed into the Specialty Control Department.
A decision was made to build a new plant in Waynesboro, Virginia for Specialty Control with Dr. Louis T. Rader
very narrow portion of the printer line continued to be built under
the name Genicom LP. Northrop-Grumman Information Technology took
over the parts and service of Genicom printers existing in the field
under the name Genicom, PLC, and it now operates as an on-line
Customer Service Center in a portion of the Waynesboro Outlet Village.
Closure Talley-Genicom merger.
A merger of Tally and the residual Genicom was announced on
August 3, 2003 under the name Tally-Genicom and this new company