Private company
Avatar Systems
Logo: Avatar Peripherals, Inc., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
Defunct American data storage company
Avatar Systems Corporation, later trading as Avatar Peripherals, was an American computer hardware company based in Milpitas, California, active from 1991 to 1998. The company focused on the production of 2.5-inch cartridge hard disk drives, initially through computer system builders as an OEM, and subsequently directly to customers as a vendor.2 It employed 140 people in 1997.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
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Avatar Systems Corporation, later trading as Avatar Peripherals, was an American computer hardware company based in Milpitas, California, active from 1991 to 1998. The company focused on the production of 2.5-inch cartridge hard disk drives, initially through computer system builders as an OEM, and subsequently directly to customers as a vendor.2
Employees over time
- 19971401
Timeline
Links
- WikipediaAvatar Systems
- WikidataQ124253801
Sources
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- 1WikidataAvatar Systems on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaAvatar Systems on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsAvatar Systems logo by Avatar Peripherals, Inc., Public domain