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IBM leaves reminders of its historic past (photos)

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    While on a blogger tour of the IBM facilities in Armonk, NY, Larry Dignan spotted several reminders of IBM's role in leading the digital age. Here is a 1940s calculator. They have upgrade since then.

    Read Larry's blog on the never-ending upgrade cycle.

    Credit: Larry Dignan

    Published: August 3, 2010 -- 08:34 GMT (01:34 PDT)

    Caption by: Larry Dignan

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    1964 mainframe

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    1970 IBM System 370

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    An accounting machine.

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    Core memory array

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    A punch card printer.

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By Larry Dignan | August 3, 2010 -- 08:34 GMT (01:34 PDT) | Topic: IBM

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While on a blogger tour of the IBM facilities in Armonk, NY, Larry Dignan spotted several reminders of IBM's role in leading the digital age.

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While on a blogger tour of the IBM facilities in Armonk, NY, Larry Dignan spotted several reminders of IBM's role in leading the digital age. Here is a 1940s calculator. They have upgrade since then.

Read Larry's blog on the never-ending upgrade cycle.

Credit: Larry Dignan

Published: August 3, 2010 -- 08:34 GMT (01:34 PDT)

Caption by: Larry Dignan

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