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IBM salesmen were very iffy at the best. But the two best computers I used in the 1980s to 1990s were the 4381 super-mini, and the various IBM PC models. Great
by zabzonk 5y ago
IBM salesmen were very iffy at the best. But the two best computers I used in the 1980s to 1990s were the 4381 super-mini, and the various IBM PC models. Great hardware engineering, and in the case of the 4381 great software engineering.
- ThalesX 5y agoI was part of Techstars some years ago and had some chats lined up cloud architects from Azure, AWS and IBM. Azure and AWS guys were super nice, we talked architecture, cloud benefits, possible use cases, offering free credits etc. Then the IBM discussion came up and within' 2 minutes, I was already getting pitched to buy stuff vaguely related to what we were doing. Also some offering of stuff that made no sense whatsoever for us, and yearly packages, and free credits if I do this or that or pre-sign for this; maybe the worst discussion I had in 3 months over there.
- zabzonk 5y agoAnd all I got was a knobbly biro in the form of a Charlie Chaplin walking stick. Part of the PC Junior launch, I think. Oh and (full disclosure) a meal in the canteen at the IBM Greenford site, and one at their South Bank site. No alcohol. Hey, if you want to sell things to programmers, provide alcohol (yes, I know it was IBM policy not to do so). This was in London, in the mid/late 80s.