In 1924 Watson changed the name of C-T-R to the International Business Machines company (IBM) because he felt CTR was not sufficient to the vision of the company. It was Watson who institutded many of the corporate structure and programs which IBM is best known for today.
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IBM remained profitable during the Depression, due in part to government contracts. In 1944, IBM helped to create the Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator, later known as the Harvard Mark I. 1952 saw the development of the IBM 701, the first commercial scientific computer that IBM ever produced.
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IBM PCD introduces ThinkPad, the industry’s first notebook with a 10.4 inch color Thin Film Transistor (TFT) display and a TrackPoint (red ball) pointing device. Legend enters the Pentium era, producing China’s first 586 PC. Legend establishes 1+1 retail network.
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Confidence votes 2.0K. IBM (International Business Machines) was formed from a merger of three companies on June 16, 1911. Those companies were; Tabulating Machine Company (D.C. Based), the International Time Recording Company (Endicott), and Computing Tabulating Recording company (CTR). This merger was financed by Charles Flint.
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IBM was formed from a merger of three (at the time) major companies: the Tabulating Machine Company, founded by Herman Hollerith and based in Washington D.C.the International … Time Recording Company, was a forming of a merger between 2 unknown comanies and Bundy Manufacturing Company.
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IBM has a long and varied history. This innovative company has its roots as far back as the late nineteenth century. It got its start tabulating important data using punch cards. IBM has been responsible for many firsts in the computer field. If it were not for IBM, our home and office computers would look very different.
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IBM PCD introduces the industry’s first notebook with an extended battery life of up to 11 hours. IBM PCD introduces its ThinkCentre desktop PC line. IBM PCD introduces its Active Protection System, the industry’s first notebook with an airbag for hard drive and data protection in case the system is dropped. IBM PCD ships its 20-millionth ThinkPad notebook PC. IBM PCD introduces its ThinkCentre desktop PC line.
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Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) was founded in 1969 by Jerry Sanders. Like so many of the people who were influential in the early days of the microprocessor (including the founders of Intel), Sanders came from Fairchild Semiconductor.
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In the 1990s, the computing business underwent a major revolution. Even though it had played an important role in pioneering the personal computing industry, IBM began to lose money. Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. became CEO of the company in April 1993.
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IBM PCD introduces the ThinkCentre ultra small desktop PC, no larger than a box of corn flakes. IBM PCD introduces the first notebook with an integrated fingerprint reader. IBM PCD ships its 100-millionth PC (counting both desktop and notebook computers). Lenovo becomes an Olympic worldwide partner. It is the first Chinese company to become a computer technology equipment partner of the IOC.
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who were the founder of ibm
Charles Flint was the founder of International Business Machines Corporation. Charles Flint was the founder of IBM.