{"wikiid":64368,"langid":"en","namespace":"CATEGORY","title":"Packard Bell","revisionid":1165194,"contents_raw":"== Background and Identification ==\n\nPackard Bell is a Dutch computer manufacturing company that was acquired by Acer, Inc. in 2008. Packard Bell was founded in 1933 by Herbert \u201cHerb\u201d Bell and Leon Packard as an American radio set manufacturer.\n\nAlthough Packard Bell initially produced radios, the company expanded into defense electronics during the second World War. After World War II, Packard Bell began producing other consumer electronics like television sets. Teledyne Technologies, an American industrial conglomerate, purchased Packard Bell in 1968. Israeli investors bought Packard Bell from Teledyne in 1986 to name a newly formed personal computer manufacturing company selling discount computers in Canada and the United States. Packard Bell computers were among the first IBM personal computer compatibles sold in Sears and other retail chains. Packard Bell became a leading brand in the European personal computer markets and stopped its North American operations in 2000.\n\nIn 2008, Packard Bell was bought by Acer, a Taiwanese consumer electronic firm after taking over Gateway, Inc. Between 2008 and 2016, Packard Bell products were sold in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East, while Gateway products were sold in the Americas and Asia. In October 2016, PBX Holdings purchased Packard Bell\u2019s United States trademark and began producing and selling Packard Bell products in 2017.\n\nPackard Bell laptops are often identified by the Packard Bell logo, which includes a lowercase \u201cpb\u201d in the center of the laptop\u2019s upper case. Packard Bell products are often confused with companies like Hewlett-Packard, Pacific Bell, and Bell Laboratories.\n\n== Additional Information ==\n\n* Wikipedia: [link|https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Packard_Bell|Packard Bell]\n* Wikipedia: [link|https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Packard_Bell_Corporation|Packard Bell Corporation]\n* [link|https:\/\/www.packardbell.com\/pb\/en\/GB\/content\/home|Packard Bell Official Website]","contents_json":{"type":"doc","content":[{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":2},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"Background and Identification"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Packard Bell is a Dutch computer manufacturing company that was acquired by Acer, Inc. in 2008. 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Packard Bell is a Dutch computer manufacturing company that was acquired by Acer, Inc. in 2008. Packard Bell was founded in 1933 by Herbert \u201cHerb\u201d Bell and Leon Packard as an American radio set manufacturer.<\/p>\n\n

Although Packard Bell initially produced radios, the company expanded into defense electronics during the second World War. After World War II, Packard Bell began producing other consumer electronics like television sets. Teledyne Technologies, an American industrial conglomerate, purchased Packard Bell in 1968. Israeli investors bought Packard Bell from Teledyne in 1986 to name a newly formed personal computer manufacturing company selling discount computers in Canada and the United States. Packard Bell computers were among the first IBM personal computer compatibles sold in Sears and other retail chains. Packard Bell became a leading brand in the European personal computer markets and stopped its North American operations in 2000.<\/p>\n\n

In 2008, Packard Bell was bought by Acer, a Taiwanese consumer electronic firm after taking over Gateway, Inc. Between 2008 and 2016, Packard Bell products were sold in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East, while Gateway products were sold in the Americas and Asia. In October 2016, PBX Holdings purchased Packard Bell\u2019s United States trademark and began producing and selling Packard Bell products in 2017.<\/p>\n\n

Packard Bell laptops are often identified by the Packard Bell logo, which includes a lowercase \u201cpb\u201d in the center of the laptop\u2019s upper case. Packard Bell products are often confused with companies like Hewlett-Packard, Pacific Bell, and Bell Laboratories.<\/p>\n\n

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