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History
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FOUNDING
HERMAN HOLLERITH FOUNDS TABULATING MACHINE COMPANY -
Electric tabulating machine
Was patented the first Electric tabulating machine -
IBM
The name of the company changed to International business machines corporation -
Vacuum tube
The vacuum tube multiplier was used to perform calculations electronically -
IBM 704
The first commercial computer was launched -
Computers
This is the first family of computers that are all fully compatible. -
Software development
Employees 337,119; Revenue $22.86 Billion. IBM begins software development -
IBM PC
This is the smallest and cheapest ever made at $ 1565. -
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IBM HISTORY
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Competition
IBM feels the effects from competitors such as Dell & HP -
Thinkpad
IBM launches the thinkpad line of PC's -
Lottus
IBM acquires Lotus -
Deep Blue
This supercomputer beats a human in a chess match. -
Best US Company
IBM is currently the 20th ranked company in the US -
INTERCONNECT
IBM Invests 10% of his usefulness to interconnection technology. -
Artificial intelligence
IBM will be pioneers in the artificial intelligence
