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The first dial recorder was invented by Dr. Alexander Dey, and Dey's business became one of the building blocks of C-T-R.
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IBM was incorporated in the state of New York on June 16, 1911 as the Computing- Tabulating- Recording Company (C-T-R)
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C-T-R's engineering and research staff developed new and improved mechanisms to meet the broadening needs of its customers. The company introduced the lock autograph recorder, the first complete school time control system, and launched the Electric Accounting Machine.
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The Carroll Rotary Press was developed to produce cards at high speed, and punched card capacity was doubled.
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C-T-R's name was formally changed to International Business Machines Corporation.
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IBM introduced the Selective Sequence Electronic Calculator as the company's first large-scale digital calculating machine, the successful 604 Electronic Calculating Punch.
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June 19, 1956 at age 82.
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The floppy disk became the standard for storing personal computer data.
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Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. arrived as IBM's chairman and CEO. For the first time in the company's history IBM had found a leader from outside its ranks.
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IBM dramatically demonstrated computing's potential with Deep Blue, a 32-node IBM RS/6000 SP computer programmed to play chess on a world class level.
