15 Jun
2011
15 Jun
'11
1:33 a.m.
vintagecoder at aol.com wrote:
Yeah, keep reading. CTR bought out Deutsche Hollerith
Maschinen Groupe
(Dehomag) in 1923 and in 1924 they became IBM. The Hollerith machines are
what made IBM all those millions/billions after that and during the war
years. Without the Hollerith machine IBM would have been JATC (Just Another
Timecard Company).
Uhh. No.
Dehomag was *founded* as a subsidiary and was reabsorbed.
IBM did cooperate with the Nazis (there's a long tradition of American
companies supplying both sides during wars), but they were *never* a
German company.
Hollerith founded one of IBM's antecedent companies in 1896, **in the
United States**. Specifically, in Washington, DC. Hollerith was of
German descent, but was born in Buffalo, NY, and was decidedly American.
Peace... Sridhar