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The PC was never a true 'IBMer'

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-01 01:13:39

The IBM Personal Computer was launched on 12 August 1981. Designed by an IBM team in Boca Raton, Florida led by Philip Don Estridge and William C. Lowe. That first PC, given the less than charismatic designation as the ‘Model 5150’, and its successors quickly set the standard for personal computing, first in business and then in homes. So much so that they became known as just ‘PCs’. But the PC was never an true ‘IBMer’, the colloquial term used for IBM employees. Wait a moment! The IBM PC. D

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Building my childhood dream PC

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-30 03:05:54

May 1, 2025 Building my childhood dream PC In 1993, I was 14 and already passionate about computers[1]. That year my mother managed to buy a PC for the household. That was quite an effort for a single mother. My brother Aurelien and I spent every waking hour on this machine, staying up all night on weekends. Discovering the architecture of the PC, learning to program it, exploring how to manage its memory with CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT , installing isa cards, drawing with Deluxe Paint, and

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"Building my childhood dream PC" (IBM 2168) Part 1

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-30 08:05:54

May 1, 2025 Building my childhood dream PC In 1993, I was 14 and already passionate about computers[1]. That year my mother managed to buy a PC for the household. That was quite an effort for a single mother. My brother Aurelien and I spent every waking hour on this machine, staying up all night on weekends. Discovering the architecture of the PC, learning to program it, exploring how to manage its memory with CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT , installing isa cards, drawing with Deluxe Paint, and

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IBM and AMD to work on quantum-centric supercomputing

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-31 04:53:03

YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. and AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, IBM (NYSE: IBM) and AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) announced plans to develop next-generation computing architectures based on the combination of quantum computers and high-performance computing, known as quantum-centric supercomputing. AMD and IBM are collaborating to develop scalable, open-source platforms that could redefine the future of computing, leveraging IBM's leadership in developing the world's most performant quantum c

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IBM and AMD Join Forces to Build the Future of Computing

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-31 09:53:03

YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. and AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, IBM (NYSE: IBM) and AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) announced plans to develop next-generation computing architectures based on the combination of quantum computers and high-performance computing, known as quantum-centric supercomputing. AMD and IBM are collaborating to develop scalable, open-source platforms that could redefine the future of computing, leveraging IBM's leadership in developing the world's most performant quantum c

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After falling behind in generative AI, IBM and AMD look to quantum for an edge

techcrunch.com Rebecca Bellan 2025-10-31 22:04:02

In Brief IBM and AMD are partnering to develop next-generation computing architectures that integrate IBM’s quantum systems with AMD’s AI-specialized chips. The move could position both the tech giant and chipmaker as key infrastructure players, as they look to regain ground after falling behind on the generative AI boom. Together, IBM and AMD will attempt to launch a commercially viable quantum computing architecture – one that’s scalable and open-sourced. In other words, it will be more wide

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IBM's Power11 Processor Architecture

news.ycombinator.com Ryan Smith 2025-11-02 12:43:13

Third up on today’s CPU track is IBM. Big Blue is at the conference to talk about its latest generation Power architecture chip, the Power11. IBM starts off by recapping Power. Why it exists, and what IBM’s goals are for the processor and architecture. IBM is very system-focused, rather than focusing on selling just CPUs. 1P and 2P systems, all the way up to 16P “glueless” systems. Recapping the Power release history, Power10 has proven to be very successful for IBM, “beyond our wildest dreams

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IBM's Power11 Processor Architecture at Hot Chips 2025

news.ycombinator.com Ryan Smith 2025-11-03 00:43:13

Third up on today’s CPU track is IBM. Big Blue is at the conference to talk about its latest generation Power architecture chip, the Power11. IBM starts off by recapping Power. Why it exists, and what IBM’s goals are for the processor and architecture. IBM is very system-focused, rather than focusing on selling just CPUs. 1P and 2P systems, all the way up to 16P “glueless” systems. Recapping the Power release history, Power10 has proven to be very successful for IBM, “beyond our wildest dreams

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NASA’s new AI model can predict when a solar storm may strike

technologyreview.com Peter Hall 2025-11-12 02:00:00

Early testing of Surya showed it could predict some solar flares two hours in advance. “It can predict the solar flare’s shape, the position in the sun, the intensity,” says Juan Bernabe-Moreno, an AI researcher at IBM who led the Surya project. Two hours may not be enough to protect against all the impacts a strong flare could have, but every moment counts. IBM claims in a blog post that this can as much as double the warning time currently possible with state-of-the-art methods, though exact r

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IBM and NASA made an open-source AI model for predicting solar weather

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-12 02:00:13

Last year, the most powerful geomagnetic storm in 20 years hit Earth. It produced stunning aurora displays in parts of the US that are normally too far south to see them. Normally, such storms are a headache for energy providers. In 1989, for example, the Canadian province of Québec suffered a nine-hour blackout following a series of plasma ejections from the Sun. This time around, power companies were better prepared, and in the US and Canada, there weren't significant service disruptions. The

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NASA and IBM Unveil AI That Helps Scientists Forecast Solar Storms

gizmodo.com Ellyn Lapointe 2025-11-12 02:00:59

Earlier this year, local and national officials gathered for a first-of-its-kind tabletop exercise to test their readiness for a severe solar storm. The simulation exposed major gaps in scientists’ ability to forecast space weather, which threatens critical infrastructure on Earth and in orbit. On Wednesday, August 20, IBM and NASA unveiled Surya: an open-source AI model that could begin to fill those gaps. Heliophysicists currently rely on complex computer models to monitor and predict the Sun

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A Man Who Beat IBM

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-03 18:31:42

The history of the personal computer wasn't just about technology—it was about vision, trust, and the courage to stand up to a monopoly. In his latest piece for The Crazy Ones, Gareth Edwards tells the story of how Compaq challenged IBM's dominance in the 1980s. When IBM tried to reclaim control of the PC market with proprietary technology, Compaq CEO Rod Canion decided to create an open standard and share it with competitors—effectively giving away "the company jewels" to preserve innovation. G

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Computing’s Top 30: John Werner

computer.org Laurel Tweed 2025-12-28 12:00:44

What drives a master inventor? If it’s IBM’s John Werner, it’s both voracious curiosity and a passion for solving real-world problems. These dual drives have resulted in more than 270 patents filed and 139 issued—and in Werner’s being named an IBM Master Inventor in 2018. Today, Werner is a Senior Electromagnetic Compatibility and Product Safety Designer Engineer at IBM, where he specializes in compliance testing and thrives in what he calls the company’s “ecosystem of brilliant minds.” He is

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IBM shares drop as software revenue misses

cnbc.com Jordan Novet 2026-01-03 10:19:14

IBM CEO Arvind Krishna appears at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 16, 2024. IBM shares fell as much as 6% in extended trading on Wednesday after the tech conglomerate issued second-quarter results that topped Wall Street projections. Here's how the company did in comparison with LSEG consensus: Earnings per share: $2.80 adjusted vs. $2.64 expected $2.80 adjusted vs. $2.64 expected Revenue: $16.98 billion vs. $16.59 billion IBM's revenue increased nearly 8% year over

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IBM shares drop despite earnings beat

cnbc.com Jordan Novet 2026-01-03 20:49:59

IBM CEO Arvind Krishna appears at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 16, 2024. IBM shares fell as much as 5% in extended trading on Wednesday after the tech conglomerate issued second-quarter results that topped Wall Street projections. Here's how the company did in comparison with LSEG consensus: Earnings per share: $2.80 adjusted vs. $2.64 expected $2.80 adjusted vs. $2.64 expected Revenue: $16.98 billion vs. $16.59 billion IBM's revenue increased nearly 8% year over

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Sage: An atomic bomb kicked off the biggest computing project in history

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-07 12:21:59

In addition to being vital for national security, SAGE was a proving ground for the US Department of Defense. It demonstrated the government’s ability to coordinate large-scale, diversified and highly sophisticated computer research and development. From his earliest conversations with MIT, IBM vice president of engineering John McPherson, who would become the company’s point person on SAGE, quickly recognized the magnitude of the data processing opportunity — the largest for IBM since it was c

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IBM sees enterprise customers are using ‘everything’ when it comes to AI, the challenge is matching the LLM to the right use case

venturebeat.com Sean Michael Kerner 2026-02-26 23:42:36

Join the event trusted by enterprise leaders for nearly two decades. VB Transform brings together the people building real enterprise AI strategy. Learn more Over the last 100 years, IBM has seen many different tech trends rise and fall. What tends to win out are technologies where there is choice. At VB Transform 2025 today, Armand Ruiz, VP of AI Platform at IBM detailed how Big Blue is thinking about generative AI and how its enterprise users are actually deploying the technology. A key them

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IBM aims to build world's most powerful, fault-tolerant quantum computer by 2029

techspot.com Shawn Knight 2026-03-21 16:08:00

Forward-looking: IBM has outlined a plan to build the world's first large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computer. Dubbed Quantum Starling, the machine is expected to deliver 20,000 times the compute of modern quantum computers at full capacity. The machine will be housed at a new IBM Quantum Data Center in Poughkeepsie, New York, and is on track to be operational by 2029. The platform will feature 200 logical qubits capable of running 100 million quantum operations. A logical qubit is defined a

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IBM announces new quantum processor, plan for Starling supercomputer by 2029

cnbc.com Chris Eudaily 2026-03-21 17:55:34

Parts of the IBM Quantum System Two are seen at IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, New York, on June 6, 2025. IBM on Tuesday announced a roadmap to develop a large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computer called Quantum Starling. Part of the company's plan involves the new IBM Quantum Nighthawk processor, which is set to release later this year, according to a blog post announcing the details. "Unlocking the full promise of quantum computing will require a device capable

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IBM aims to build the world’s first large-scale, error-corrected quantum computer by 2028

technologyreview.com Sophia Chen 2026-03-21 08:00:00

IBM intends Starling to be able to perform computational tasks beyond the capability of classical computers. Starling will have 200 logical qubits, which will be constructed using the company’s chips. It should be able to perform 100 million logical operations consecutively with accuracy; existing quantum computers can do so for only a few thousand. The system will demonstrate error correction at a much larger scale than anything done before, claims Gambetta. Previous error correction demonstra

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The Download: IBM’s quantum computer, and cuts to military AI testing

technologyreview.com Rhiannon Williams 2026-03-21 11:10:00

The news: IBM announced detailed plans today to build an error-corrected quantum computer with significantly more computational capability than existing machines by 2028. It hopes to make the computer available to users via the cloud by 2029. What is it? The proposed machine, named Starling, will consist of a network of modules, each of which contains a set of chips, housed within a new data center in Poughkeepsie, New York. Why it matters: IBM claims Starling will be a leap forward in qua

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Latest Tech News

The PC was never a true 'IBMer'

Building my childhood dream PC

"Building my childhood dream PC" (IBM 2168) Part 1

IBM and AMD to work on quantum-centric supercomputing

IBM and AMD Join Forces to Build the Future of Computing

After falling behind in generative AI, IBM and AMD look to quantum for an edge

IBM's Power11 Processor Architecture

IBM's Power11 Processor Architecture at Hot Chips 2025

NASA’s new AI model can predict when a solar storm may strike

IBM and NASA made an open-source AI model for predicting solar weather

NASA and IBM Unveil AI That Helps Scientists Forecast Solar Storms

A Man Who Beat IBM

Computing’s Top 30: John Werner

IBM shares drop as software revenue misses

IBM shares drop despite earnings beat

Sage: An atomic bomb kicked off the biggest computing project in history

IBM sees enterprise customers are using ‘everything’ when it comes to AI, the challenge is matching the LLM to the right use case

IBM aims to build world's most powerful, fault-tolerant quantum computer by 2029

IBM announces new quantum processor, plan for Starling supercomputer by 2029

IBM aims to build the world’s first large-scale, error-corrected quantum computer by 2028

The Download: IBM’s quantum computer, and cuts to military AI testing

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