In 1996 they were on the rise as compared to their implosion in 1992/1993. It’s hard to describe the impact of that time - IBM centers were eliminated or elimi

In 1996 they were on the rise as compared to their implosion in 1992/1993. It’s hard to describe the impact of that time - IBM centers were eliminated or eliminated thousands of jobs. Places like Kingston, NY and Binghamton, NY just died as the mainframe business pulled back dramatically. Everyone laughs about stupid IBM, but frankly they are the only meaningful survivor of the early days of computing and find a way to stay around.