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Good News in History, August 12

45 years ago today, the first IBM PC, one of the early personal computers, was released. The development team broke all the rules within IBM and went to outside vendors for most of the parts and software, acting as an independent business unit. Praise was directed at IBM’s decision to use ‘open source’ software and […] The post Good News in History, August 12 appeared first on Good News Network .

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Good News in History, August 12

45 years ago today, the first IBM PC, one of the early personal computers, was released. The development team broke all the rules within IBM and went to outside vendors for most of the parts and software, acting as an independent business unit. Praise was directed at IBM’s decision to use ‘open source’ software and […]…
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