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Pun-Fong Pong applies his can-do spirit at the Hundred Percent Club Meeting, 1957 1 2 • t h e i b m w a y
IBM office equipment could help them to run their busi- nesses smoothly and more efficiently. As Hong Kong’s business community continued to grow and diversify, IBM was also quick to seize opportunities and began branching out in other directions. Smaller com- panies began to see the poten- tial of how IBM equipment could help them with their business operations. In offices across Hong Kong, secretaries discovered that the IBM range of electric typewriters was easy to use because of their accuracy and reliability. The typist’s versatility was increased because of functions that allowed different types of work, such as stencil writ- ing and multiple copy work, with the minimum amount of effort. Each model came in both Standard and Executive versions; the Executive dif- fered in having the capability of producing a near typeset- quality result. The availability of typewriters in pastel colors, and with change- able typebars, added a certain elegance and flex- ibility to many offices. As secretaries and typists became an important part of the modern glamorous office image, it was important that typewriters not look like plain machines. The electric typewriter helped advance this new, less oppressive, image. Although the first electrics were produced in the 1930s, they did not gain wide acceptance until the 1950s. A dragon dance for Asia Pacific IBMers IBMers attend a Hundred Percent Club recognition event held at the Peninsula Hotel in 1958 IBM had pioneered the development of the electric typewriter to provide increased efficiency for the broadening requirements of modern business and this was reinforced in January 1959 when IBM introduced the Model C Typewriter and the IBM Model C Executive Typewriter. The latest model was equipped with 28 new features geared towards productivity enhancements, including personal touch control. Worldwide, more than 250,000 Model Cs were sold within the first 19 a d e t e r m i n e d b e g i n n i n g • 1 3
Page 1 and 2: THe IBM way Celebrating 50 years in
Page 3 and 4: This book is dedicated to all IBMer
Page 5 and 6: Of course, no journey is without it
Page 7 and 8: Hong Kong plays a distinctive and v
Page 9 and 10: 1 8 0 8 80 F o r e w o r D D O M I
Page 11 and 12: t h e e a r l y y e a r s beginning
Page 13: a firm foothold in Hong Kong. Not e
Page 17 and 18: floor by floor, as they introduced
Page 19 and 20: type Next-generation machines and a
Page 21 and 22: Looking up Pedder Street towards IB
Page 23 and 24: At the same time, IBM also introduc
Page 25 and 26: Customers and children look at IBM
Page 27 and 28: IBMers pose before the backdrop of
Page 29 and 30: IBM signs its first S/360 contract
Page 31 and 32: The System/360 is unloaded from a w
Page 33 and 34: the word t h e 1 9 7 0 s With IBM t
Page 35 and 36: patented in 1965. The 40-inch-high
Page 37 and 38: throughout the region, fueling the
Page 39 and 40: IBM System/34 makes its debut in Ho
Page 41 and 42: and then upgrade to larger systems
Page 43 and 44: Inside BOCG’s computer room, 1979
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Page 51 and 52: networking power eMerges as interes
Page 53 and 54: IBMers take a group photo in the 19
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Page 61 and 62: Although the end of the 1980s broug
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Lou Gerstner rallies the Hong Kong
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greater than its parts. There was n
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IBM and Hongkong Telecom (now PCCW)
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sUpercharGeD stUDIes considered by
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The IBM e-business Conference & Exp
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Kong. The same year, IBM set up its
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and the Institute have also agreed
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Secondary school students working w
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Participants in the Exploring Inter
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m i l l e n n i u m a n d b e y o n
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Daniel lai The relationship between
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Welcoming party for Business Consul
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The On Demand Community go green IB
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Opening an e-Business Hosting Cente
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tomer. In the case of T3, a HK$1.48
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“Our tea breaks were like mini co
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During a journey that began with fo
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