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The Gang of Nine was a group of IBM competitors who came together in 1988 to create the Extended Industry Standard Architecture
Extended Industry Standard Architecture

The Extended Industry Standard Architecture is a bus standard for IBM compatible computers. It was announced in late 1988 by IBM PC compatible vendors as a counter to IBM's use of its Proprietary software MicroChannel Architecture in its IBM Personal System/2 series....
 (EISA) bus, to compete with IBM's MicroChannel Architecture (MCA). These companies were AST Research, Compaq Computer
Compaq

Compaq Computer Corporation was an United States personal computer company founded in 1982, and is now a brand name of Hewlett-Packard Company....
, Epson, Hewlett-Packard
Hewlett-Packard

The Hewlett-Packard Company , commonly referred to as HP, is a technology corporation headquartered in Palo Alto, California, United States....
, NEC, Olivetti
Olivetti

Ing. C. Olivetti & Co., SpA., known as Olivetti, is an Italy manufacturer of computers, computer printers and other business machines....
, Tandy
Tandy Corporation

Tandy Corporation was a family-owned leather goods company based in Fort Worth, Texas, which is best known for purchasing and giving its name to the Fort Worth, Texas-based RadioShack....
, WYSE
Wyse

Wyse Technology is a manufacturer of thin client computers. It was founded in 1981 by Garwing Wu, Bernard Tse, and Grace Tse. Its headquarters are in San Jose, California....
, and Zenith Data Systems
Zenith Data Systems

Zenith Data Systems was a division of Zenith Electronics Corporation founded in 1979 after Zenith acquired Heathkit, who had, at that time, recently entered the personal computer market....
. The name "Gang of Nine" is in reference to the notorious Gang of Four
Gang of Four

The Gang of Four was the name given to a leftist political faction composed of four Communist Party of China officials. They came to prominence during the Cultural Revolution and were subsequently charged with a series of treasonous crimes....
, who were Chinese communist officials who fell into disfavor after the death of Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong

Mao Zedong was a China military and politics dictator. Mao led the Communist Party of China to victory against the Kuomintang in the Chinese Civil War, and was the leader of the People?s Republic of China from its establishment in 1949 until his death in 1976....
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The Gang of Nine was a group of IBM competitors who came together in 1988 to create the Extended Industry Standard Architecture
Extended Industry Standard Architecture

The Extended Industry Standard Architecture is a bus standard for IBM compatible computers. It was announced in late 1988 by IBM PC compatible vendors as a counter to IBM's use of its Proprietary software MicroChannel Architecture in its IBM Personal System/2 series....
 (EISA) bus, to compete with IBM's MicroChannel Architecture (MCA). These companies were AST Research, Compaq Computer
Compaq

Compaq Computer Corporation was an United States personal computer company founded in 1982, and is now a brand name of Hewlett-Packard Company....
, Epson, Hewlett-Packard
Hewlett-Packard

The Hewlett-Packard Company , commonly referred to as HP, is a technology corporation headquartered in Palo Alto, California, United States....
, NEC, Olivetti
Olivetti

Ing. C. Olivetti & Co., SpA., known as Olivetti, is an Italy manufacturer of computers, computer printers and other business machines....
, Tandy
Tandy Corporation

Tandy Corporation was a family-owned leather goods company based in Fort Worth, Texas, which is best known for purchasing and giving its name to the Fort Worth, Texas-based RadioShack....
, WYSE
Wyse

Wyse Technology is a manufacturer of thin client computers. It was founded in 1981 by Garwing Wu, Bernard Tse, and Grace Tse. Its headquarters are in San Jose, California....
, and Zenith Data Systems
Zenith Data Systems

Zenith Data Systems was a division of Zenith Electronics Corporation founded in 1979 after Zenith acquired Heathkit, who had, at that time, recently entered the personal computer market....
. The name "Gang of Nine" is in reference to the notorious Gang of Four
Gang of Four

The Gang of Four was the name given to a leftist political faction composed of four Communist Party of China officials. They came to prominence during the Cultural Revolution and were subsequently charged with a series of treasonous crimes....
, who were Chinese communist officials who fell into disfavor after the death of Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong

Mao Zedong was a China military and politics dictator. Mao led the Communist Party of China to victory against the Kuomintang in the Chinese Civil War, and was the leader of the People?s Republic of China from its establishment in 1949 until his death in 1976....
.