Editing Datapoint (section)

==Early history==
[[Image:Datapoint2200img.jpg|thumb|right|Datapoint 2200]]
[[File:1560 Datapoint.jpg|thumb|Datapoint 1560 with 2x 8" floppy drive]]
After finding [[San Antonio, Texas]] based backers, the pair incorporated '''Computer Terminal Corporation (CTC)''' there in July 1968. Based on a newly developed [[Texas Instruments]] chip, with a casing designed by an [[industrial designer]] in [[New York City]], the company had developed three prototype [[Datapoint 3300]] (deriving the name from the popular [[Teletype Model 33]] teleprinter), it was an immediate hit at that year's computer show.

However, the resultant orders left the company with several major problems: they had no production capacity, and no money with which to build a factory. In October 1969, the company raised US$4 million through an [[initial public offering]] (IPO). This enabled them to outsource production short term to a series of local manufacturers, including a [[motorcycle helmet]] manufacturer, before constructing their own manufacturing premises. Once in production, they began sourcing chips from both TI and [[Intel]], running up large debts from both.{{citation needed|date=July 2015}}

The Datapoint 3300 sold very successfully for a number of years. It was later rebadged as the DEC VT06 and the HP 2600A.{{citation needed|date=July 2015}}