Modem History

Dennis C. Hayes found the modem for personal computers (PCs) in 1977, whose results can establish the most important technologies that make today's world can be always online, and awaken the Internet industry to grow.

He was first named Hayes modem products sold to the computer enthusiast par in April 1977, and later founded the company DC Hayes Associates, Inc.., Later known as Hayes Corp.., In January 1978. Quality and innovation of Hayes products produced in performance improvement and cost reduction so as to lead the industry in the transition from leased line modems to intelligent dial-up modem to a PC.

By the time he started his company, Hayes has more than 10 years working with computer systems ranging from large to small, telecommunications, electronics manufacturing and product development. During the lecture at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Hayes participated in co-operation program that works for AT & T Long Lines.

Then he joined the Financial Data Services where he worked on systems with 4-bit microprocessor. After completing his studies at Georgia Institute of Technology, Hayes later worked for National Data Corporation, where he developed a microcomputer-based system to be connected to the network. Hayes subsequently attended a class at the School of Management and Strategic Studies at Western Behavior Science Institute.

Company D.C. Hayes Associates was founded in the home begins Hayes, where he started with an investment of $ 5,000, and then soared into the lead company in the world IT industry. His first product was the modem board to bus s-100 and then to the Apple II computer. Solving the problem of inter-face (interface) to enable the computers using a standard serial port to control the modem functions through software, he found the command set for the Hayes Standard AT first introduced to the modem the PC in June 1981.

Next product Hayes, SmartModem quickly became standard with a modem compatibility has been measured carefully, so the company then began to develop rapidly. For more than 20 years has served as Chairman of Hayes Corp.., He led the company as a visionary who saw a golden opportunity to develop communication tools and virtual workplace PCs.

After successfully directing the company to do a merger, which eventually resulted in a new company has a policy of becoming a public company from Corporation to Dennis C. Hayes, Hayes then decided to retirement as Chairman in late 1998, to then continue her interest in other industries, pad including the Association of Online Professionals.

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