Original sentence: A series of missteps in the 1980s, including missing the advance of microcomputers, led to a decline in the company's marketshare.Data General was one of the first minicomputer firms from the late 1960s.The Nova, followed by the Supernova, and the Eclipse product lines, were used in many applications for the next two decades.The company did continue, however, into the 1990s, eventually being bought out by EMC in 1999.The company employed an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) sales stratey to sell to third parties who incorporated the Data General computers into the OEM's specific product line(s).Their first product, the Nova, was a 16-bit minicomputer which was an advance in technology in the era of 8-bit machines.Three of the four founders were former employees of Digital Equipment Corporation
Edited sentence: A series of missteps and bad releases almost killed the company in the 1980s, but they continued into the 1990s, eventually being bought out in 1999.Data General was a firm in the minicomputer world known primarily for their Nova 16-bit minicomputer which was used in many forms for over a decade