Hello.  Just curious...are familiar with the company IBM (International Business Machines Corporation)?
I am, don't they make most computer software?
Yes, IBM manufactures and markets computer hardware, middleware, and software in over 170 countries.
Where did they first originiate?
The company originated in New York in 1911 under a different name, but was named IBM in 1924.
What was it's first name? I had no idea it changed names, most companies don't change their names!
IBM
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) is an American multinational information technology company headquartered in Armonk, New York, with operations in over 170 countries. The company began in 1911, founded in Endicott, New York, as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (CTR) and was renamed "International Business Machines" in 1924.
IBM produces and sells computer hardware, middleware and software, and provides hosting and consulting services in areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology. IBM is also a major research organization,
History of IBM
International Business Machines, or IBM, nicknamed "Big Blue", is a multinational computer technology and IT consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM originated from the bringing together of several companies that worked to automate routine business transactions, including the first companies to build punch card based data tabulating machines and to build time clocks. In 1911, these companies were amalgamated into the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (CTR).
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