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Classic IBM Packaging
gearfuse.com - 11/14/2008
Classic IBM Packaging
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Here's a photo of a ledger from the 1984 collection from IBM. Those striking pastels and regal fonts really bring it all together. Look how proud IBM was: "For the introduction of the IBM PC, we designed the packages and software manual, creating, instead of the industry's usual cheap plastic ...

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Boing Boing Gadgets:  4,000 Pages of IBM PC Documentation

blogs.barrons.com - 11/11/2008
Trippin’ With Trip: One Man’s View Of Carnage To Come
— blogs.barrons.com — Every month, Trip Chowdhry , the one-man band who covers all things tech under the moniker Global Equities Research , writes a piece he calls Silicon Scoop on current trends and gossip from the Valley. It’s always a good read, but this time ... (more) Trippin’ With Trip: One Man’s View Of Carnage To Come

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Docs show Apple failed to find ideal successor for iPod chief
appleinsider.com - 11/13/2008
Docs show Apple failed to find ideal successor for iPod chief
— appleinsider.com — A series of statements made in court filings by tentative iPod & iPhone chief Mark Papermaster and those who recruited him at Apple show that the company at first considered him a secondary pick. They also reveal that IBM's own management has ... (more) Docs show Apple failed to find ideal successor for iPod ...

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informationweek.com - 11/7/2008
Apple iPhone Chief Claims He Didn't Violate IBM Contract -
— informationweek.com — Apple's newly appointed chief of iPod and iPhone engineering said his move to Cupertino does not violate a noncompete contract he signed with former employer IBM because Apple and IBM are not competitors. "To the best of my knowledge, IBM does not ... (more) Apple iPhone Chief Claims He Didn't Violate IBM Contract -

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4,000 Pages of IBM PC Documentation
Boing Boing Gadgets — ... Vince Veneziani — the shrieking monkey id of gadget blogging — took advantage of an all-to-rare moment of sanguinity to post this striking shot of the gorgeous manual set that IBM shipped with the original PC back in 1984. This complete set of documentation is still sitting on the shelves of my parent's house under a cake of twenty year old dust as thick, silvery and undappled as the surface of the moon. They just don't make documentation like this anymore. Classic IBM Packaging [Gearfuse]

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