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Gerstner, in contrast, still believes in big iron. He is making a huge wager that the flood of interest in the Internet and internal networks (intranets) will produce a surge in demand for the sort of giant computers only IBM can make and maintain. The prediction evokes some scary memories at company headquarters in Armonk, New York; it's exactly the same bet the company made in the early '80s, when it wagered billions that the mainframe market was due for growth. The decision almost killed the company. Gerstner at least has stripped away the division's techno-worshipping culture...
...acquired the moniker, blue referred to the signature color of its computers, and big described their size. Called mainframes, the mammoth computers were as massive as locomotives and just as powerful when it came to processing data. Big Blue once held more than 80% of the market in its iron grip...
...following day the borders between East and West were closed. The Cold War was heating up, and Kirrane just missed getting caught behind the Iron Curtain...
...Pumpin' Iron...
...want to see my brother go through the same check-list hell I did with my well-meaning mother. Second, I don't really think a true List exists. I have a feeling Rocky Horror isn't up everyone's alley. I suppose some people do wash and iron their clothes. And I'm sure that in the last six weeks, every first-year has found that he or she is missing something: home, friends, black lipstick. The List goes...