I always thought IBM stood for Itty Bitty Machines.
Pete Davis
pandr@cybertours.com
Nigel Hay wrote:
> And we all know what IBM stands for.... It's Better Manually or in recent
> years I Blame Microsoft
>
> If you look at the adverts of WW2, many , very diverse, companies put out
> similar ads to convince the public that America would only achieve victory
> with help from their products, there are several good books (such as "The
> Ads which won the war" avaialble from Motorbooks) on this plus I am certain
> some web sites full of ads.
> NIGE
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Richoux" <tubaman@wombat.net>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 3:28 AM
> Subject: Re: [MV] What my Company did during the war.....
>
> >
> >
> > Joe Garrett wrote:
> > >
> >
> > > Xerox wasn't born yet, I don't think.
> >
> > But the company now known as IBM made punch card readers and tabulators
> for the
> > German Government (if the recent news stories and book are to be
> believed...) Not
> > exactly a MV, but inventory control of supplies, vehicles, personnel and
> > concentration camp prisoners were vital to their war effort.
> >
> > Dave Richoux
> > >
> > > Acme Electric, a transformer/power supply manufacturer
> > > near here, still had the windows painted over in the
> > > 1970's.
> > >
> > > Clark Industries, no telling what all they made, but
> > > there is the Clark airborne dozer.
> > >
> > > Worthington, compressors and ship fittings I would
> > > guess.
> > >
> > > Crosley, in Cleveland, made radios, proximity fuzes,
> > > and a jeep prototype among many other things.
> > >
> > > My father worked in the Buffalo shipyards welding up
> > > new landing craft 12 hours/day 7 days/ week for almost
> > > a year in 1941, then signed up.
> > >
> > > He drove an M-26 from Pacific Car and Foundry.
> > >
> > > Joe
> >
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