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From: rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
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Subject: Re: Past Blast - "Wonder Woman 1984" - Corp Guy Using PET
Date: 5 Apr 2025 20:20:39 GMT
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On Sat, 5 Apr 2025 04:39:30 -0400, c186282 wrote:

>    The compilers offered by IBM/(M$) were very good. We kinda though of
>    M$ as a hero company back then,
>    all the good tools. Then .........

PCs were thought of as an IBM product. It wasn't until Windows that they 
sort of became associated with M$ even if MS's forays into hardware didn't 
always turn out well. 

IBM seems to be shuffling out the door. They sold their fabs to Global and 
are 'rebalancing'.

https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/27/ibm_cuts_jobs_in_us/

Funny how IBM can fire 12,000 people and it gets a brief headline on the 
tech sites. Fire 12,000 government drones and it's the end of the world.