Applicon

Applicon, Incorporated was one of the first manufacturers of Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing (CAD/CAM) systems. It was co-founded in 1969 in Bedford, Massachusetts by Fontaine Richardson, who earned a Ph.D. degree in computer science from the University of Illinois in 1968, and by Gary Hornbuckle, who had received a Ph.D. from UCB. Hornbuckle was President of Applicon until it was sold to Schlumberger.

Applicon

Applicon, Incorporated was one of the first manufacturers of Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing (CAD/CAM) systems. It was co-founded in 1969 in Bedford, Massachusetts by Fontaine Richardson, who earned a Ph.D. degree in computer science from the University of Illinois in 1968, and by Gary Hornbuckle, who had received a Ph.D. from UCB. Hornbuckle was President of Applicon until it was sold to Schlumberger.