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'''DeviceLogics''' is a [[startup company]] in [[Lindon, Utah|Lindon]], [[Utah]], USA, founded in November 2002. Bryan Sparks co-founded DeviceLogics, and acquired [[DR-DOS]] from the [[Canopy Group]], a [[Utah]] technology venture group. Copies of DR DOS 7.03 have been licensed and distributed by this company.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Conner|first=Deni|title=Start-up revives once-vaunted DR-DOS|magazine=[[Network World]]|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SBkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT9|date=December 16, 2002}}</ref>
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| founded = {{Start date and age|2002|11|df=yes}}
| founder = [[Bryan Wayne Sparks|Bryan Sparks]], Bryce Burns, Troy Tribe
| hq_location_city = [[Lindon, Utah]]
| hq_location_country = [[United States]]
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| homepage = {{URL|http://www.drdos.com/}} (dead since 2018)
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'''DeviceLogics''' was a company in [[Lindon, Utah|Lindon, Utah, USA]], founded in November 2002. Originally [[doing business as|doing business]] mostly under the DeviceLogics name, the company was incorporated as '''DRDOS, Inc.''' for legal reasons. The DeviceLogics name was later dropped.

[[Bryan Wayne Sparks]] co-founded the company, together with Bryce Burns and Troy Tribe, and acquired [[DR-DOS]] from the [[Canopy Group]], a [[Utah]] technology venture group. Copies of [[DR-DOS 7.03]] have been licensed and distributed by this company.<ref name="Conner_2002"/><ref name="PCW_2002"/><ref name="Siering_2002"/><ref name="CW_2002"/> The company's web site went offline in 2018.


==History of DR-DOS==
==History of DR-DOS==
[[File:DeviceLogics DR-DOS 8.0 720x400.png|thumb|DeviceLogics DR-DOS 8.0]]
In 1994, Bryan Sparks, with help from [[Novell]]'s [[Ray Noorda]], founded [[Caldera (company)|Caldera]], Incorporated. Caldera bought DR DOS from [[Novell]] in 1996.
In 1994, Bryan W. Sparks, with help from [[Novell]]'s [[Raymond John Noorda]], founded [[Caldera, Inc.]] Caldera bought DR-DOS from [[Novell]] in 1996.<ref name="Caldera_1996_OpenSource"/>


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
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<ref name="Conner_2002">{{cite news |author-last=Conner |author-first=Deni |title=Start-up Revives once-vaunted DR-DOS |newspaper=[[Network World]] |date=2002-12-16 |location=Lindon, Utah, USA |url=https://www.networkworld.com/article/2338901/start-up-revives-once-vaunted-dr-dos.html |access-date=2019-06-02 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215192816/https://www.networkworld.com/article/2338901/start-up-revives-once-vaunted-dr-dos.html |archive-date=2020-02-15}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20200215192810/https://books.google.de/books?id=SBkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT9&lpg=PT9&dq=Locating+Legends+Ray+Noorda+Deni+Connor&source=bl&ots=boI_SSM6p0&sig=ACfU3U2L59O59jd4uki5q89JUh1nPiQQjw&hl=de&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwids4yeo9TnAhVEDewKHRsxAVQQ6AEwCnoECAsQAQ#v=onepage&q=Locating%20Legends%20Ray%20Noorda%20Deni%20Connor&f=false archive][https://archive.today/20190602215956/https://books.google.de/books?id=SBkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT9&redir_esc=y%23v=onepage&q&f=false archive]</ref>
<ref name="PCW_2002">{{cite news |author-last=Conner |author-first=Deni |title=Startup Revives DR-DOS |newspaper=[[PCWorld]] |date=2002-02-16 |url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,108004/article.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930190417/http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,108004/article.html |archive-date=2007-09-30}} [https://archive.today/20130131112311/http://www.pcworld.com/article/108004/article.html]</ref>
<ref name="Siering_2002">{{cite web |title=DR-DOS lebt |language=de |date=2002-11-20 |author-first=Peter |author-last=Siering |work=[[heise online]] |url=https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/DR-DOS-lebt-70757.html |access-date=2020-02-16 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200216182745/https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/DR-DOS-lebt-70757.html |archive-date=2020-02-16}}</ref>
<ref name="CW_2002">{{cite news |title=DeviceLogics haucht DR-DOS neues Leben ein |language=de |author=<!-- staff writer, no byline --> |newspaper=[[Computerwoche]] |date=2002-12-16 |location=Munich, Germany |publisher=[[IDG]] |url=https://www.computerwoche.de/a/devicelogics-haucht-dr-dos-neues-leben-ein,535164 |access-date=2020-02-16 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200216183207/https://www.computerwoche.de/a/devicelogics-haucht-dr-dos-neues-leben-ein,535164 |archive-date=2020-02-16}}</ref>
<ref name="Caldera_1996_OpenSource">{{cite web |title=Caldera announces open source code model for DOS - DR DOS + the Internet = Caldera OpenDOS |editor-first1=Lyle |editor-last1=Ball <!-- |editor-link1=Lyle Ball --> |editor-first2=Nancy |editor-last2=Pomeroy |date=1996-09-10 |publisher=[[Caldera, Inc.]] |location=Provo, Utah, USA |url=http://caldera.com:80/news/pr002.html |access-date=2019-06-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961018220910/http://caldera.com/news/pr002.html |archive-date=1996-10-18}}</ref>
}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20180705033720/http://drdos.com/ Official website]{{cbignore}} (archived snapshot as of 2018-07-05)
* [http://www.drdos.com/ DRDOS], apparently the successor to DeviceLogics.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071201003322/http://www.devicelogics.com/ devicelogics.com] on 1 December 2007. (As of April 2009 devicelogics.com is about a company that owns DRDOS.)
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071201003322/http://www.devicelogics.com/ |title=devicelogics.com}}{{cbignore}}
* [http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,108004/article.html PC World article]


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Latest revision as of 06:58, 5 April 2024

DeviceLogics
IndustryComputer software
FoundedNovember 2002; 22 years ago (2002-11)
FounderBryan Sparks, Bryce Burns, Troy Tribe
Headquarters
Lindon, Utah
,
United States
ProductsDR-DOS
Websitewww.drdos.com (dead since 2018)

DeviceLogics was a company in Lindon, Utah, USA, founded in November 2002. Originally doing business mostly under the DeviceLogics name, the company was incorporated as DRDOS, Inc. for legal reasons. The DeviceLogics name was later dropped.

Bryan Wayne Sparks co-founded the company, together with Bryce Burns and Troy Tribe, and acquired DR-DOS from the Canopy Group, a Utah technology venture group. Copies of DR-DOS 7.03 have been licensed and distributed by this company.[1][2][3][4] The company's web site went offline in 2018.

History of DR-DOS

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DeviceLogics DR-DOS 8.0

In 1994, Bryan W. Sparks, with help from Novell's Raymond John Noorda, founded Caldera, Inc. Caldera bought DR-DOS from Novell in 1996.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Conner, Deni (2002-12-16). "Start-up Revives once-vaunted DR-DOS". Network World. Lindon, Utah, USA. Archived from the original on 2020-02-15. Retrieved 2019-06-02. archivearchive
  2. ^ Conner, Deni (2002-02-16). "Startup Revives DR-DOS". PCWorld. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. [1]
  3. ^ Siering, Peter (2002-11-20). "DR-DOS lebt". heise online (in German). Archived from the original on 2020-02-16. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  4. ^ "DeviceLogics haucht DR-DOS neues Leben ein". Computerwoche (in German). Munich, Germany: IDG. 2002-12-16. Archived from the original on 2020-02-16. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  5. ^ Ball, Lyle; Pomeroy, Nancy, eds. (1996-09-10). "Caldera announces open source code model for DOS - DR DOS + the Internet = Caldera OpenDOS". Provo, Utah, USA: Caldera, Inc. Archived from the original on 1996-10-18. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
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