Advanced Gravis Computer Technology

Advanced Gravis Computer Technology, Ltd.

Gravis Gamepad

Type| Private
Industry| Computer
Fate| Acquired by Kensington Computer Products Group
Founded| 1982; 44 years ago (1982) in British Columbia, Canada
Defunct| 1997; 29 years ago (1997)
Products| Peripherals
The original Gravis UltraSound card ("Classic")

Advanced Gravis Computer Technology, Ltd. was a manufacturer of computer peripherals and hardware. The company was founded in 1982 in British Columbia, Canada .

Their most famous products were the Gravis PC GamePad, at one time one of the most popular gaming controllers for the PC,[1] the once-ubiquitous Gravis Joystick (black with red buttons), and the Gravis UltraSound add-on card, competitor to the Sound Blaster. At its peak, the company had almost 300 employees with a European office in The Netherlands, and was at the time the world's largest manufacturer of computer joysticks and gamepads.[citation needed]

The company was acquired by Kensington Computer Products Group towards the end of 1997.[2] Although the brand remained in use for some time after this, with the website still active until the mid-2000s[3] it has since essentially disappeared.

## References

1. ↑ "Get a Grip!!!: Joysticks Past, Present & Future". Next Generation (Imagine Media) (17): 39. May 1996. https://archive.org/details/Next-Generation-1996-05/page/n43/mode/2up.
2. ↑ "Immersion and Gravis Partner to Create New Force Feedback Devices; Innovative Technology Extends Opportunities for Developers". 2000-03-10. http://immr.client.shareholder.com/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=111458. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
3. ↑ "[Gravis.com web site"]. Archived from the original on 2004-11-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20041125062211/http://www.gravis.com/. Retrieved 2023-05-07.

## External links

* Gravis.com \- Website archive from February 1997 (prior to Kensington takeover)
* ftp.gravis.com drivers
* Herní ovladače počátku 90. let photos of disassembled Gravis PC GamePad

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