Kopa

Kopa is a company founded in Slovenj Gradec, which operated as part of the Plastika BOAL under the jurisdiction of the Slovenijales LO. At first, they were focused on producing video terminals, but soon also began developing applicative software and formed a close connection with Delta Computer Systems. They left their footprint in Slovenia’s computer heritage in 1982 when they, in collaboration with the Jožef Stefan Institute, developed the microcomputer Kopa 2500 and presented it at the Interbiro fair in Zagreb. In the following years, Kopa continued developing video terminals and applicative software, enhanced their already existing products, and in 1984 developed the Kopa 3500 microcomputer featuring a new CPU, the performance of which they continued to enhance in the following years. 1991 did not only bring an end to Yugoslavia as a country but also as a market, which led Croatian and Serbian companies to end their trade with Kopa, which nevertheless remained a reliable partner in producing computer-supported information systems. In 1994 the company linked up with Compaq and in the next few years gained 30 Slovene partners. They continue developing software and again break through onto the market of former Yugoslav countries. 2018 marks the 40 th anniversary of Kopa.