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IBM doesn't count because that company is almost as old as the invention of the computer itself.
by brokenparser 13y ago
IBM doesn't count because that company is almost as old as the invention of the computer itself.
- pilsetnieks 13y agoIBM is actually older than the computer, it was founded in 1911. (Unless you count Babbage's machine.)
- brokenparser 13y agoThat's almost exactly what I wanted to write until I read the definition of his analytical engine on Wikipedia. Although IBM says they formed through a merger of three companies in 1911, it's origins started in the 1880s and I count that as the true beginning of IBM. Note that in 1911 the company was called CTR and they kept that name until 1924, so either way I don't think 1911 accurately reflects the founding year of IBM.