ABSTRACT

In 1973, engineers Charles Muench and Terry Hughey formed a company called Intelligent Systems Corporation (ISC) in Norcross, Georgia. Muench previously founded a company called Integrated Systems that manufactured remote alarm and control equipment for the electric utility industry, and Hughey had served as his director of R&D. Muench sold the profitable company to Esterline Corporation in early 1972 and departed a year and a half later. Now he was back in business with the intent of building a color terminal for the time-sharing market. 1