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| '''Erol's''' refers to two companies, both founded by ], a Turkish immigrant to Virginia. | '''Erol's''' refers to two companies, both founded by ], a Turkish immigrant to Virginia. | ||
| ] was a large successful video rental company in the 1980s. Erol sold it to ] for |
] was a large successful video rental company in the 1980s. Erol sold it to ] for about 30 million dollars. Its success was wide-spread enough to spawn imitations. In La Paz, Bolivia, there are several video rental stores called Errol's using the same font and red text on a yellow background for their logo. | ||
| Using the money from the sale of the video company, Erol expanded his TV repair company to sell computers, and then began selling dial-up internet access in the mid 1990s. The company, now called ], was eventually sold to ] for a large sum of cash and stock. It remains a brand of RCN, although most business is conducted under the name RCN or ] (a joint venture of RCN and ]). | Using the money from the sale of the video company, Erol expanded his TV repair company to sell computers, and then began selling dial-up internet access in the mid 1990s. The company, now called ], was eventually sold to ] for a large sum of cash and stock. It remains a brand of RCN, although most business is conducted under the name RCN or ] (a joint venture of RCN and ]). | ||
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Template:Linkless-date Erol's refers to two companies, both founded by Erol Onaran, a Turkish immigrant to Virginia.
Erol's Video was a large successful video rental company in the 1980s. Erol sold it to Blockbuster Video for about 30 million dollars. Its success was wide-spread enough to spawn imitations. In La Paz, Bolivia, there are several video rental stores called Errol's using the same font and red text on a yellow background for their logo.
Using the money from the sale of the video company, Erol expanded his TV repair company to sell computers, and then began selling dial-up internet access in the mid 1990s. The company, now called Erol's Internet, was eventually sold to RCN for a large sum of cash and stock. It remains a brand of RCN, although most business is conducted under the name RCN or Starpower (a joint venture of RCN and Virginia Power).
The Onaran family retains a small store in a strip-mall under the name Erol's Computer which sells computer parts and repairs computers and video equipment.
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