Re:100 Years Ago, IBM Was Born
by Nursie on Tuesday February 13, 2024 @10:12PM
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I'm not convinced that's really in scope here, given that the article more or less confines itself to pre-1924 history.
Of course you shouldn't seek to minimise it, but this is an origins piece, not a full history piece.
Now, if the book that this article is adapted from - The Rise and Fall and Reinvention of a Global Icon - skips over the awkward part, then I'd agree, it's lacking. It does at least seem to have chapters on IBM in World War II, but I can't speak to the content.
Of course you shouldn't seek to minimise it, but this is an origins piece, not a full history piece.
Now, if the book that this article is adapted from - The Rise and Fall and Reinvention of a Global Icon - skips over the awkward part, then I'd agree, it's lacking. It does at least seem to have chapters on IBM in World War II, but I can't speak to the content.