Watson Jr. memo about CDC 6600 (1963)

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1963 年 IBM 总裁小沃森的内部备忘录(又称"保洁员备忘录")质问 IBM 如何将"行业领导地位"输给了一个"仅 34 人、包括保洁员"的公司——控制数据公司(CDC),凸显了 CDC 6600 对 IBM 主机霸主地位的冲击。

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# Computer History Museum Source: [https://www.computerhistory.org/revolution/supercomputers/10/33/62](https://www.computerhistory.org/revolution/supercomputers/10/33/62) ## Watson Jr\. memo about CDC 6600 - Details - Description Date1963\-08Credit LineCourtesy of the IBM Corporate ArchiveCopyright Owner© International Business Machines Corporation \(IBM\)KeywordsControl Data Corporation \(CDC\); International Business Machines Corporation \(IBM\); Watson, Thomas J\., 1914\-1993Object ID500004285 Watson penned this scathing memo asking how IBM lost “our industry leadership” to a company with “34 people, including the janitor\.” Also known as "The Janitor Memo," it shows the impact Control Data Corporation and its computers had on the leadership of IBM\.

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