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Core International, Inc. commonly known as Core,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=CORE )〕 was a multinational computer and technology corporation headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, United States. The company is now part of Sony and no longer exists as stand-alone identity. Founded in 1979 by Hal Prewitt as a technology firm to develop, market and support computer related products and services. They were best known for support of IBM's first business microcomputers known as the 5100, 5110 and 5120. With the introduction of the IBM PC and PC AT, the company provided an extensive line of disk drives, backup and personal computer products. Core became very well known as a leading industry developer of disk array and computer data storage. Many〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Boyhood dream becomes a reality for entrepreneur )〕 of its products were the first of their kind, had no direct competition and were widely regarded for their superior performance and reliability. Users and the computer press raved about Core's products. Infoworld described Core's ATplus "is built like a Sherman tank, offering exceptional performance and reliability." PC Magazine called them "Workhorses of Performance Computing"〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Core Hard Disk - August 6, 1985 )〕 and "High-quality construction..breaks the speed barrier for access times"〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=One, Two, Breakthrough: The Core HC25 )〕 and asked "Will other manufactures follow suit?" Core was known for their advertising and perhaps produced a few of the PC Industry's greatest promotions. The 1985 and 1986 rebate and recall Ad for IBM PC AT hard disk drives. So successful and controversial,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Company To Send Ibm On Sea Dive )〕 there was a rumor it was a topic at an IBM board of directors meeting. And the time where they gave away a free IBM PC AT when purchasing one of Core's ATplus 72 MB drives. Core remained a private company solely owned by Prewitt until 1993〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Japanese Firm Invests Heavily In Boca`s Core )〕 when purchased〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Aiwa Co Ltd(Sony Corp) acquires Core International )〕 by Aiwa, which was a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony. ==History== For business history pre-incorporation 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Core International」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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