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IBM PC

part of IBM

7 statements across 4 episodes · 1 bullish · 0 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement May 22, 2017 by Rod Canion · said 1 times in 1 episodes since 2019 · across every show →

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May 22, 2017 positive
Assertion Supported
The original IBM PC was unprotected and legally reverse-engineered by Compaq
“And I knew that the IBM PC Was relatively unprotected. It would be a challenge, but it could be reverse engineered legally, and we could make our computer run the same software.”
Rod Canion May 22, 2017 ▶ 5:30 Compaq Computers: Rod Canion
May 22, 2017
Assertion Supported
Compaq demanded exact internal compatibility to run IBM software perfectly
“You had to be exactly the same in order to run the software from an internal standpoint, and so they came to work for us right away and began first reverse engineering the product and then designing our own.”
Rod Canion May 22, 2017 ▶ 7:57 Compaq Computers: Rod Canion
Jan 29, 2018 neutral
Assertion Supported
Michael Dell Realized the $3,000 IBM PC Contained Only $600 in Parts
“And so when you took apart this IBM PC, you That was selling for about 3000 dollars. As far as I could tell, it was about 600 dollars worth of parts.”
Michael Dell Jan 29, 2018 ▶ 10:26 Dell Computers: Michael Dell
May 13, 2019 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
A Taiwanese manufacturer offered printer cables cheaper than Belkin's production cost
“It was a parallel printer cable to go from the IBM PC to a parallel printer, and I asked him what it would cost to buy, and the price he quoted was less expensive than what it cost us to build that same item ourselves.”
Chet Pipkin May 13, 2019 ▶ 30:17 Belkin International: Chet Pipkin
May 13, 2019
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Belkin's first breakthrough order was 100 printer cables for Carnegie Mellon
“And then I think we ran our first ad in Computer Dealer magazine, And we got an order for a hundred pieces. It was one of our bigger, biggest orders ever for cables that went from the parallel port from an IBM PC to a, to an Epson printer, and they bought a hu…”
Chet Pipkin May 13, 2019 ▶ 21:01 Belkin International: Chet Pipkin
May 13, 2019 neutral
Insight
IBM ignored peripheral cables due to production limits and printer fragmentation
“One was IBM had their hands full just making enough PCs, and it feels like it was probably years. There were just not enough of them getting built. And they had no idea what printer any given small business or consumer was going to choose, and most of those pr…”
Chet Pipkin May 13, 2019 ▶ 21:56 Belkin International: Chet Pipkin
Jan 6, 2020 neutral
Assertion Supported
Michael Dell realized the $3,000 IBM PC contained just $600 in parts
“When you took apart this IBM PC that was selling for about 3000 dollars, as far as I could tell, it was about 600 dollars worth of parts.”
Michael Dell Jan 6, 2020 ▶ 10:41 Dell Computers: Michael Dell (2018)
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