IBM and the PC
Title: IBM and the PC
Category: /Science & Technology/Computers and Cybernetics
Details: Words: 817 | Pages: 3 (approximately 235 words/page)
IBM and the PC
Category: /Science & Technology/Computers and Cybernetics
Details: Words: 817 | Pages: 3 (approximately 235 words/page)
Module 1
Section 5
5.1<Tab/>IBM and the PC - Introduction
IBM - International Business Machines - (also referred to as 'Big Blue' because its corporate color is blue).
IBM's Timeline:
1924<Tab/>It was founded
1950<Tab/>It began to sell large computers to companies
Mid-1960s<Tab/>IBM launched its range of mainframe computers, known as 360s
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produced.<Tab/>Microsoft programmers were from a 'hacker' culture, which meant they would write software in the manner they chose.
IBM had thousands<Tab/>Microsoft only had a few hundred employees
Many of the IBM developers had been transferred from other divisions and were not natural programmers.<Tab/>it was easier for Microsoft to ensure that all of its programmers were highly proficient