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- From: Mark.Thompson@p1.f21.n8012.z86.toadnet.org (Mark Thompson)
- Sender: fredgate@cheswicks.toadnet.org
- Path: sparky!uunet!wupost!cheswicks!fredgate
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
- Subject: Rumor: IBM out of hardware business????
- Message-ID: <727863704.AA00458@cheswicks.toadnet.org>
- Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 20:38:19 -0600
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- In a msg on <Jan 22 19:52>, Thomas Wong of 86:86/200@toadnet writes:
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- TW> There has been a rumor around this here part that IBM made an
- TW> official announcement on Fidonet that they are dropping out
- TW> of the hardware business. I don't have Fidonet access and
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- Here's the message from FidoNet. Looks like a poor excuse for a joke to me.
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- INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES
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- Atlanta, Georgia: January 22, 1999
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- "In a move released today, International Business Machines (IBM)
- said it will stop making computers in an effort designed to cut
- costs.
- "The abacus is where its at" , said Chairman Martin J. Stoneage,
- refering to IBMs continued development of a portable, hand
- powered computing device that will meet the needs of the
- marketplace of tomorrow
- Stock watchers say this is no cause for alarm, noting that IBM
- has still promised development of its futuristic operating
- system, OS/2 version 3.0 which should be released before the
- turn of the century"
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