THINK

You will be inspired if you watch this video for the IBM Centennial: They Were There,  a film by Errol Morris, with music by Phillip Glass.

The stories here are shared by other great companies, like Boeing, Bell Telephone and Ford.  It tells how one company contributed to the way we live today and tomorrow, starting in the 1950's.

Listen to the statistics surrounding the Saber system, around the 8 minute mark.  Around 13 minutes the barcode comes up, and I think of paying for my latte with my iPhone and a 2D code.

Interestingly, my dad was working at Burroughs during the time this film covers.  IBM was the major competitor, and Burroughs was never quite up to the standard, but the stories he brought home about the new computers were intriguing!

And the stories here are ours, my generation's.  Apolo 13, the bar code, the PC.