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		indymike on July 2, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Jim Whitehurst to step down as IBM President IBM was synonymous with high tech in the 1970s and 1980s. From the Styx song Mr. Roboto, "...my blood is boiling, my brain IBM". They were a huge deal.

mixmastamyk on July 2, 2021 [–]

Information Society, the band also had a few IBM references in their geeky repertoire.

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