Advanced Digital Corporation
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer hardware |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Fate | Bankruptcy (1990) |
| Headquarters | Garden Grove, California (later Huntington Beach, California) , United States |
Key people | Hossein Asadi (president) |
Number of employees | 75 (1984) |
Advanced Digital Corporation (ADC) was a California-based private American computer firm operating from the 1980s through the 1990s. Established in 1980 by a group of engineers, the company initially specialized in marketing single-user and multi-user expansion cards along with peripherals designed for S-100 bus computers, gradually broadening its product offerings throughout the decade.
By 1983, ADC introduced its proprietary S-100 computer models, named the Super Six and Super Star. The following year, the organization redirected its efforts toward producing expansion cards tailored for the IBM Personal Computer. Among these was the PC II, developed in partnership with Link Technologies from Fremont, which facilitated multi-user functionality supporting as many as 32 simultaneous users. Towards the late 1980s, ADC launched the PowerLite series—PC compatibles based on the 386SX processor—that garnered favorable reviews in various technology journals.
The company’s original headquarters were located in Garden Grove, California, where it employed approximately 35 staff members by mid-1983 before moving operations to Huntington Beach later that year. By April 1984, employee numbers had increased to 75. During this time, Hossein Asadi (born 1961) held the position of president. Ultimately, ADC declared bankruptcy in 1990.
In September 1988, ADC’s Huntington Beach facility was the scene of an armed robbery during which Asadi was physically restrained while equipment was taken; no injuries were reported.