Mainstreet Computers

Specialties

Glas-​Avenue Software for Glass Shops

History

Established in 1982.

In May of 1982, David Carnahan and Thomas Bowles began programming in COBOL. The software programs they produced were custom programs created exclusively for each individual client and designed to run on the UNIX operating system. It was not until 1985 that the first glass business expressed interest. A modified version of the software developed for that glass business became Mainstreet Computers’ Glas-​Avenue Software system. With the release of Glas-​Avenue 1.0, designed for the Windows operating system, Mainstreet Computers experienced a multitude of glass businesses ready to automate.

Over the years, Mainstreet Computers has been the first to introduce many features to the glass industry including EDI, online ordering, and the first complete, in-​house accounting package. The release of Glas-​Avenue 8.0 debuts Glas-​Avenue as never before — the most powerful and comprehensive glass-​specific software product available.