IBM opened its doors in 1911 catering to needs of big business. For many years the research and development team had worked with computer and associated technologies in search of a workable design for use by all. Universal acceptance of mass produced personal computers was just a dream then. Every bit as important as Ford for mass production, IBM forged the future when they embraced the PC in the early 1980’s, Home computers had arrived. MicroSoft gave us our operating system and applications while other 3rd parties supplied the masses with entertainment, computer games of all description.
Apple computers came out of the Silcon Valley revolution of the early 1980's with Steve Jobs leading the charge. Up until this time computers and all associated concepts were strictly for professionals, the IBM PC and the Apple MacIntosh changed this perception, we have never looked back. The technology industry has been accelerating its pace and the cross pollination of ideas is making innovations of our lifetimes come more quickly than ever before in recorded history.
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