Monday, November 14, 2011

Cray Replaces IBM To Build $188M Supercomputer

I would normally say, "This isn't your father's IBM", but with respect to Mr. Buffett's age, I'm not sure it is his father's IBM, either.

In the 60's and 70's IBM was the company to work for.

In the 80's they began cutting.

In the early 90's they were slashing. We were trying to buy an RS6000 and from week to week I didn't know who I was talking to as the people were exiting so fast. When I ran into difficulty with a security flaw I found myself talking to someone from IBM in Australia who had them send me

Source: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotScience/~3/QxTUb1l72fo/cray-replaces-ibm-to-build-188m-supercomputer

lord monckton lord monckton andy kaufman october 21 2011 ohio ohio john beck

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