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Convex Computer
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<p>Convex Computer Corporation was a company that developed, manufactured and marketed <a href="/facts/Vector_processor/nYAsIKT0">vector</a> <a href="/facts/Minisupercomputer/NC8uxwE1">minisupercomputers</a> and <a href="/facts/Supercomputer/HT9NwGAN">supercomputers</a> for small-to-medium-sized businesses. Their later Exemplar series of <a href="/facts/Parallel_computing/nQzcpzQt">parallel computing</a> machines were based on the <a href="/facts/Hewlett-Packard/abuNSYNu">Hewlett-Packard</a> (HP) <a href="/facts/PA-RISC/gjDs1HEh">PA-RISC</a> <a href="/facts/Microprocessor/Fx9CaQht">microprocessors</a>, and in 1995, HP bought the company. Exemplar machines were offered for sale by HP for some time, and Exemplar technology was used in HP's V-Class machines. </p>