IBM EduQuest, later shortened to EduQuest, was a subsidiary of American multinational technology corporation IBM that catered to the elementary and secondary educational market. A spin-off of the company's Educational Systems division spearheaded by James Elton Dezell Jr. (1933–2000), EduQuest developed software and hardware for schools. Most prominent was their line of all-in-one personal computers, whose form factor was based on IBM's PS/2 Model 25.
History
The roots of EduQuest began with a division within IBM called Educational Systems,[1] formed in 1982 by James Elton Dezell Jr. (1933–2000), an IBM executive and former teacher.[1] IBM spun it off as EduQuest in 1992 and named Dezell as president. Its initial personnel comprised 1,000 sales and support employees, including 400 at its headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. From 1992 to 1994, EduQuest operated independently of IBM, the latter describing EduQuest as a "company within a company" in promotional material.[2] IBM reserved their role as a holding company, renting real estate and equipment to EduQuest.[3]