• 1972

Company Description

Prime Computer, Inc. was a Natick, Massachusetts-based producer of minicomputers from 1972 until 1992. The alternative spellings "PR1ME" and "PR1ME Computer" were used as brand names or logos by the company.FoundersThe company was started by 7 founders, some of whom worked on the Multics project at MIT.Robert Baron (President)Sidney Halligan (VP Sales)James Campbell (Director of Marketing)Joseph Cashen (VP Hardware Engineering)Robert Berkowitz (VP Manufacturing)William Poduska (VP Software Engineering)John Carter (Director of Human Resources)The company started with the motto "Software First".