Amazing Facts about IBM.

3.AMAZING FACTS ABOUT IBM
1.Magnetic stripe card was invented by IBM
2.Hard disk drive was invented by IBM and also RAM
3.Universal Product Code was invented by(barcode which we find in consumer goods). And IBM introduced IBM 3666, a laser-scanning point-of-sale barcode reader, This tech is now the backbone of retail outlets.
4.IBM invented floppy disk
5.IBM's thinkpad is the only Laptop certified for use on ISS(International Space Station)
6.IBM Introduced world's first smartphone(IBM Simon)
This company held the record for most patents generated by a business for 22 consecutive years.Its employees have garnered five Nobel Prizes, six Turing Awards, ten National Medals of Technology and five National Medals of Science
7.IBM is also famous for its AI computer Watson
AMAZING!!!!!!!!!
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