Private company

Digital Research

Defunct American software company

Digital Research, Inc. (DR or DRI) was a privately held American software company created by Gary Kildall to market and develop his CP/M operating system and related 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit systems like MP/M, Concurrent DOS, FlexOS, Multiuser DOS, DOS Plus, DR DOS and GEM. It was the first large software company in the microcomputer world.² From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

1974Founded¹

Industrysoftware industry¹
HeadquartersPacific Grove¹
Founded inPacific Grove¹
Websitewww.digitalresearch.biz
Legal formsubsidiary company¹

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The story

Founded by Gary Kildall in 1974, in Pacific Grove.¹

Leadership

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FounderGary Kildall¹
Chief executive officerGary Kildall¹

Products and brands

software

Listed on Wikidata.¹

Timeline

1991Dissolved Dissolved¹
1974Founded Founded in Pacific Grove¹

Sources

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WikidataDigital Research on Wikidata
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WikipediaDigital Research on Wikipedia