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Akai

CTL-E-4725 · Institution · company · 1980s-

VERIFIED evidence grade of this record

Electronics company; developed the MPC60 in tandem with Roger Linn (1988).

Notes

RELP109 new supporting entity (2026-10-06): created to ground relationships/claims of the batch focal entities.

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Record CTL-E-4725 · CultureTechLens Knowledge Graph · evidence grade: VERIFIED · 1 source · CTL research: RELP-001, TECH-001.
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Apartment houses and funeral parlor in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941
Apartment houses and funeral parlor in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941Photo: Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress
Crowd outside of fashionable Negro church after Easter Sunday service, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941
Crowd outside of fashionable Negro church after Easter Sunday service, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941Photo: Rosskam, Edwin, 1903-1985, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress
Negro grocery store, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941
Negro grocery store, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941Photo: Rosskam, Edwin, 1903-1985, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress

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