Datastorm Technologies, Inc.

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  • 1986

Company Description

Datastorm was a computer software company that existed from 1986 until 1996. The company was founded by Bruce Barkelew and Thomas Smith. Datastorm and their software, ProComm, was prominent in a pre-TCP/IP world where computer-to-computer modem connections (eg, bulletin board systems, or BBS's) were common. Datastorm was the first company to grow from a shareware model to a large retail company ProComm 2.4.3 for DOS is still available as shareware today.

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  • Manufacturer:

    Software

  • Formed:

    1986

  • Founders:

    Bruce Barkelew and Thomas Smith

  • Company Address:

    Columbia, MO
    United States

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