Labels:book | bulletin board | car | daily | door | earth | newspaper | poster | sky | train | windowpane OCR: THE COMPUTER INDUSTRY HISTORY, CAREERS AND ETHICS 489 Hollerith incorporated The Tabulating Machine Company in 1896 In 1924 the name of the company was changed to International Business Machines, better known today as IBM. Since was founded, IBM has become major player in the computer industry. The first half of the 20 century ushered in an era of growth in the business machine industry, which at that time produced typewriters and mechanical calculating devices. IBM faced tough competition from companies such as Burroughs National Cash Register (NCR), Olivetti, and Remington. Some of these companies would later venture into the computer industry. COMPUTER PROTOTYPES Who invented the computer? The question "Who invented the com- puter?' doesn't have simple answer because the modern digital ...
