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The reason IBM became a big deal is that the government mandated businesses keep accurate payroll records for taxation purposes. Before computers, they were making time clocks…
lalapalooza Premium Member 8 months ago
wow
David Huie Green LikeNobody'sEverSeen 8 months ago
The dangers of distraction.
Getting killed might make you forget to place your bets, er, uh, I mean invest.snsurone76 8 months ago
So,,,did this little excursion down Memory Lane heal the rift between father and son??
The dude from FL Premium Member 8 months ago
IBM made millions from germany during WWll
robertthomasson Premium Member 8 months ago
The head of IBM once said the world might need as many as 5 computers. A true visionary.
Differentname 8 months ago
Funny thing.
The reason IBM became a big deal is that the government mandated businesses keep accurate payroll records for taxation purposes. Before computers, they were making time clocks…
mourdac Premium Member 8 months ago
My father was in a Merchant Marine convoy to SE Asia in WWII. The ships in front and in back of his were sunk.
FireAnt_Hater 8 months ago
Dad did OK financially without buying IBM…
sobrown51 8 months ago
…but didn’t IBM CEO think there wasn’t a market for more than 10 computers in the world? (or perhaps that was much earlier than this timeframe).
willie_mctell 8 months ago
The scary thing is that IBM had already been in existence for quite a while back then.
Argythree 8 months ago
Ford’s subsidiaries in Germany made a lot of money producing military vehicles for Germany’s WW 2 war effort…
[Unnamed Reader - 14b4ce] 8 months ago
Ford and Thomas Edison were such great pals that when Edison moved to Fort Myers,Florida—-Ford bought up the land next door and built a house there