Abstract
IBM's historical overview
Company's roots in 19th century - Computing Tabulating Recording
1924 CTR renamed International Business Machine Corporation (IBM) - main actor of computing business – Strong R&D
International growth after II World War
1956 - Invention of the hard disk
1960s and 1970s – Magnetic-stripe technology (used on credit card) floppy disc
1981 – IBM PC
1994 – the first note book
Early 2000s- IBM refocused on consulting services, software bundled with server hardware
2004 – IBM sold its PC Division
1984 - Chinese Academy of Science founded the New Technology Developer, Inc (NTD)
1987 - Legend character card which translated English language operating systems into Chinese
1989 - NTD renamed Legend Computer Company
