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<p>under the resulting merger, Packard Bell NEC, from 1996 until 1999, when Packard Bell NEC announced that it would withdraw from the American computer market.</p>

<p><big>History</big></p>
<p><big>Foundation (1979-1982)</big></p>
<p>Zenith Data Systems Corporation (ZDS) was founded in October 1979 following the US$64.5-million acquisition of the <a href="page.php?w=Heath_Company">Heath Company</a>--the only consumer business at <a href="page.php?w=Schlumberger">Schlumberger</a>--by the <a href="page.php?w=Zenith_Electronics">Zenith Radio Company</a>. The company's</p><p>
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