consulting predecessor wichita software founded wichita kansas u.s. 1978 1978 founder richard haddock number of locations 2 stores services apple sales and service website http www.gohaddock.com haddock corporation is an american consumer electronics and information technology consulting business based in wichita kansas which operates two haddock computer center retail locations . originally founded as a software company haddock has been an apple authorized dealer and computer repair shop since 1984 the year the macintosh computer was released . 1 company founder and ceo richard haddock served on apple s reseller advisory board for over ten years 2 and is currently a member and one of the founders of the apple specialist marketing corporation . 3 history edit in 1978 programmer richard haddock developed the software program petroleum accountant for the wichita oil company parrish corporation . 1 the software operated on the ibm 5110 ibm 5120 and ibm system 23 datamaster and was widely distributed . 4 apple convinced haddock to being selling the new macintosh computer when it was released in 1984 and while selling ibm compatibles occasionally 5 the company has been selling apple products since the beginning . 6 during gil amelio s tenure as apple ceo haddock and other retailers worked with apple s paddy wong and loretta flores to develop the apple specialist program intended to strengthen apple s retail channel . 2 references edit a b mazzullo lainie may 31 2002 . haddock computer president combats thin margins head on . wichita business journal . american city business journals . retrieved january 4 2010 . a b dodd weldon october 21 2008 . macs in your neighborhood des moines ia . the apple blog . the gigaom network . retrieved january 4 2010 . apple specialist dealers announce big growth in 2007 . business wire . february 27 2008 . retrieved 4 january 2010 . haddock history . about us . haddock corporation website . retrieved january 4 2010 . howell marc february 14 1997 . keeping computers running is vital job . wichita business journal . american city business journals . retrieved january 4 2010 . howell marc april 25 1997 . haddock computer fights to overcome apple s woes . wichita business journal . american city business journals . retrieved january 4 2008 . v t e apple specialists haddock corporation nabih s inc. small dog electronics tekserve retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title haddock corporation & oldid 732036268 categories apple specialistsconsumer electronics retailers in the united statesprivately held companies based in kansas navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 29 july 2016 at 04 29 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view