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{{for|the magazine|Ad Age}}
{{Infobox company
| name=Adage, Inc.
| logo=Adage Inc. logo.svg
| founded={{start date and age|1957}} in [[Boston|Boston, Massachusetts]], United States
| defunct={{end date and age|1994}}
| fate=Acquired by Systems & Computer Technology Corporation
| industry=Computer
| founder=James I. "Jim" Stockwell
}}
'''Adage, Inc.''', was a Boston-based electronics and computer manufacturer founded in 1957, first specializing in [[Analog-to-digital converter|analog-to-digital]] and [[Digital-to-analog converter|digital-to-analog]] converters, and later in [[computer graphics]] systems.

It was founded by James I. "Jim" Stockwell and two other MIT graduates in Boston in 1957,<ref>"James I. 'Jim' Stockwell", [http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/bostonglobe/obituary.aspx?pid=171752477 Obituary], ''The Boston Globe''</ref> and later moved to [[Billerica, Massachusetts|Billerica]].

Starting in 1967, Adage focused on computer graphics systems. Its most advanced system in 1967 was the GS/300.<ref>Dan Ryan, ''History of Computer Graphics'', 2011, p. 51</ref> In 1976, it introduced the GT/2250 Vector Graphics Workstation, which was [[plug compatible manufacturer|plug compatible]] with the [[IBM 2250 Graphics Display Unit]];<ref name="peddie"/> it later created the Adage 4000 and, in 1985, the Adage 6000 series [[workstation]].<ref>"Vintage computers and related technology: Adage, Inc.", ''Classic Tech'' [https://classictech.wordpress.com/computer-companies/adage-inc-billerica-mass/]</ref>

In 1989, Adage held merger talks with various potential partners, including [[Multiflow|Multiflow Computer]] and GBIC, but they were not consummated.<ref>"Ever a bridesmaid", ''Computerworld'' August 21, 1989, [https://books.google.com/books?id=_reJxWK0KD4C&pg=PA74 p. 74]</ref> Adage was acquired by Systems & Computer Technology Corporation for [[US$]]5&nbsp;million in 1994.<ref name="peddie">Jon Peddie, ''The History of Visual Magic in Computers: How Beautiful Images are Made in CAD, 3D, VR, and AR'', 2013, {{isbn|1447149327}}, p. 315, 319</ref>

==Bibliography==

* Thomas G. Hagan, Richard J. Nixon, Luis J. Schaefer, "The Adage Graphics Terminal", ''Proceedings of the December 9-11, 1968, Fall Joint Computer Conference'' '''1''':747-755 ACM, 1968. [https://www.computer.org/csdl/proceedings/afips/1968/5072/00/50720747.pdf full text]
* Materials about Adage for the Computer and Image Exhibit, Computer History Museum, [http://tcm.computerhistory.org/CHMfiles/Adage%201984.pdf]
* A. van Dam, R.D. Bergeron, "Software Capabilities of the Adage Graphics Terminals" in R.D. Parslow, et al., ''Advanced Computer Graphics'', 1971 [https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-4613-4606-7_46 preview]

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