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==History==
==History==
IBM originated from the company that [[Herman Hollerith]] started in the 1890s to sell punch cards and card readers to government bureaus and insurance agencies. In 1924 the new owner [[Thomas Watson]] renamed the company "International Business Machines" and expanded into electric typewriters and other office machines. Watson built a highly motivated and disciplined sales force. The inside motto was "THINK", but users were warned not to "fold, spindle or mutilate" the cards. IBM's first experiments with computers in the 1940s and 1950s were humdrum; it surged to dominance in the 1960s with its Model 360 mainframe.
IBM originated from the company that [[Herman Hollerith]] started in the 1890s to sell punch cards and card readers to government bureaus and insurance agencies. In 1924 the new owner [[Thomas Watson]] renamed the company "International Business Machines" and expanded into electric typewriters and other office machines. Watson built a highly motivated and disciplined sales force. The inside motto was "THINK", but users were warned not to "fold, spindle or mutilate" the cards.<ref>http://design.osu.edu/carlson/history/PDFs/lubar-hollerith.pdf</ref> IBM's first experiments with computers in the 1940s and 1950s were humdrum; it surged to dominance in the 1960s with its Model 360 mainframe.
==360==
==360==