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'''Computer Peripherals, Inc.''' ('''CPI''') was an [[United States|American]] manufacturer of [[computer printer]]s, based in [[Rochester, Michigan|Rochester]], [[Michigan]]. Its precursor, '''Holley Computer Products''', was formed as a [[joint venture]] between [[Control Data Corporation]] (CDC) and the [[Holley Performance Products|Holley Carburetor Company]] in April 1962.

Holley Computer developed and produced a series of [[computer printer#line printers|drum printer]]s. In June 1964, CDC bought out Holley and partnered with [[NCR Corporation|NCR]] and [[International Computers Limited|ICL]] to form CPI in Rochester. In 1978 CDC bought controlling interest of CPI. CPI produced several [[computer printer#line printers|train printer]]s under the CDC and Fastrain brands, including the CDC Model 512 (1967), the Fastrain A 1200 LPM (1969) and the Fastrain 9372-III 2000 LPM (1976).

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==References==

*{{cite book | last =Webster | first =Edward | authorlink = | coauthors = | year =2001 | title =Print Unchained: 50 Years of Digital Printing, 1950-2000 and Beyond | publisher =Dra of Vermont, Inc. | ___location = | isbn =0-9702617-0-5 }}

*{{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = | url =http://www.cbi.umn.edu/collections/inv/cdc/cbi00080-01.html | title =CDC Records: Acquisitions, Subsidiaries, and Joint Ventures, 1952-1991 | format = | work =Charles Babbage Institute | publisher = | accessdate =7 July 2006-07-07 | dateformat =dmy }}

[[Category:Control Data Corporation]]