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Philco built many iconic Radio s and TV sets, including the classic Cathedral -shaped wooden radio of the 1930s , and the very futuristic (in a 1950s sort of way) Predicta series of television receivers. In 1960 , NASA contracted Philco to build the world-wide tracking station network for Project Mercury , and all subsequent Man-In-Space projects until the ground station network was replaced by the TDRS communication satellites in the 1990s . Acquired by Ford Motor Company on December 11 , 1961 , Philco made many car radios for Ford vehicles. Eventually, the name was abandoned. The company was acquired by Philips in 1981 in order to gain the rights to use the Philips trademark in the United States which Philco was able to keep Philips from using legally because of the similarly sounding names. In 1962, the Philco 2000 Model 212 computer was chosen for use in the North American Aerospace Defense Command 's famous Cheyenne Mountain facility. Three of the machines were installed that year and ran the until 1980. The machines were also used by research labs at Westinghouse Electric and General Electric . The Aerospace portion of Philco Ford was renamed Ford Aerospace in 1976 . Non-U.S. branding In Brazil , Philco was acquired in 1994 by Itautec , becoming Itautec-Philco and in August 2005 Itautec sold Philco to Gradiente . In 2003, the and Thorn EMI Moyor Electronics (e.g. Bendix 71258 1000 automatic washing machine 1986). As of 2006, the company is mainly recognised in Australia . External links
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