Private company
General Automation
Logo: General Automation manual, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
GA General Automation was an American company, founded in 1968 by Burt Yale and Larry Goshorn (a former marketing executive and a salesman from Honeywell), which manufactured minicomputers and industrial controllers. General Automation was originally located in Orange, California.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersAnaheim1
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GA General Automation was an American company, founded in 1968 by Burt Yale and Larry Goshorn (a former marketing executive and a salesman from Honeywell), which manufactured minicomputers and industrial controllers. General Automation was originally located in Orange, California.2
Products and brands
- minicomputer
Listed on Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 1968Founded Founded1
Links
- WikipediaGeneral Automation
- WikidataQ19878385
Sources
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- 1WikidataGeneral Automation on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaGeneral Automation on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsGeneral Automation logo by General Automation manual, Public domain