This book tells the unlikely story of a shy farm boy who hated school but ended up working more than 25 years for one of the world’s most successful companies of the 20th century. It is a candid collection of recollections, more than 25 years later, of what life was like working in the world’s premier THINK tank. It highlights both the deep demands and the rich rewards of working at IBM, a company whose main motto was ‘THINK.’
Table of Content
Contents
Dedication ………………………………………………………………………………………. 4
Foreword ………………………………………………………………………………………… 5
Preface ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 7
Acknowledgements ………………………………………………………………………….. 9
Chapter 1 Binary Beginnings ……………………………………………………………. 11
Chapter 2 D-Days of 1965 ……………………………………………………………….. 25
Chapter 3 Among Technical Giants …………………………………………………… 43
Chapter 4 Daddy Bars ……………………………………………………………………. 67
Chapter 5 Data Overflow ……………………………………………………………….. 93
Chapter 6 New Pastures ………………………………………………………………….. 107
Chapter 7 Extracurricular Coding …………………………………………………….. 123
Chapter 8 Travellin’ Man ………………………………………………………………… 143
Chapter 9 Offsite Adventures …………………………………………………………… 161
Chapter 10 The Way it Was ……………………………………………………………… 187
Chapter 11 Enduring Relationships …………………………………………………… 213
Chapter 12 The IBM Afterlife …………………………………………………………… 231
Epilogue …………………………………………………………………………………………. 253
About the author
Retired Executive Vice-Chairman, IBM Corporation
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