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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. Founded by Harlow Bundy in Auburn, NY.
- the Computing Scale Corporation, founded by Edward Canby and Orange Ozias in Dayton, OH.
These three companies were merged to form the Computing Tabulating Recording Corporation. They were based in Endicott, NY. The name was changed by CTR President Thomas J. Watson I in 1924 to the International Business Machine company (IBM).
Today IBM is headquartered @ Armonk, NY. In 2009 they reported almost 104 billion dollars in revenue and employ almost 400,000 employees.
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How do you know if a computer is IBM compatible?
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What is the name of the series of Laptop computers manufactured by IBM called?
Thinkpad
Who makes more computers IBM or General Motors?
IBM. GM does not manufacture computers. The ECU's in their vehicles are manufactured by another company.
When was the IBM 4300 series made?
The IBM 4300 series were computers that were manufactured by the American firm IBM between 1979 and 1992. The 4381 was the last of these computers to be produced, from 1983 onwards.
Does DFT support drives manufactured by other OEMs?
DFT supports testing of disk drives that have been manufactured by OEM manufactures (i.e. not Hitachi or IBM) in addition to Hitachi/IBM. However the depth of testing that is carried out on the non-IBM/Hitachi drives will be less than that performed on the Hitachi/IBM drives. Sector Repair, Disk Erasure and Erase Master Boot Sector functions are not supported on non-Hitachi/IBM drives.
What year did the Ibm thinkpad type 1161 come out?
I am sitting here looking at an IBM Thinkpad type 1161 and it says it was manufactured in the year 2000, it also says that it was made for windows 98SE or 2000 pro.
Where can one purchase a secondhand IBM ThinkPad R40?
The Thinkpad R40 is a discontinued notebook computer manufactured and distributed by the IBM computer company. They are now only available through second-hand outlets such as eBay.
What's the full meaning of ibmcomputers?
Technically, the only computers that can be called "IBM Computers" are the ones that have been manufactured and/or sold by IBM. However, the "IBM Compatible Computers" are those that have been built in accordance with the IBM Standard. IBM created the original PC then turned it over to the "open architecture" community to be built by anyone who wants to follow those standards. IBM Compatible computers are the "PC" including the Laptop PC. Pretty much just about anything that's not "Apple".
What is IBM processors?
IBM processors refer to a range of central processing units (CPUs) designed and manufactured by IBM for various computing applications. These processors include the Power series, used primarily in enterprise servers and high-performance computing, and the IBM z series, which powers mainframe systems. IBM's processors are known for their scalability, reliability, and advanced features, such as support for virtualization and high throughput. Additionally, IBM has been involved in developing specialized processors for artificial intelligence and quantum computing.
What kind of processor does the Xbox 360 use?
The Xbox 360 uses a custom triple-core PowerPC processor, manufactured by IBM. It is codenamed "Xenon."
What is a thinkpad?
A ThinkPad is one of the many brands of portable laptops currently on the market. The ThinkPad was manufactured by IBM in 2005. ThinkPads were bought by the company Levano later.
Which company once marketed operating systems called DOS?
There are multiple versions of DOS that have been available. * MS-DOS was manufactured by Microsoft. * PC-DOS was manufactured by IBM. * DR-DOS was manufactured by Digital Research Inc. There are other versions of DOS available, but the three listed were the most widely distributed.
