Itty bitty machine company
- Itty bitty machine company
Itty bitty machine company, or "ibm", was a small computer retail store operating from 1977 to 1980 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Ted Nelson, Ray Borril, and Jim Banish founded the company. Itty bitty machine company was one of the first stores to offer the Apple I computer [ [http://www.applefritter.com/node/9626 The Data Domain | Applefritter ] ] . The company also demonstrated, sold and serviced the IMSAI 8080 Microcomputer and Processor Technology SOL-20 Terminal Computer. Most hardware items were sold as Electronic kits. Or assembled and tested by employees. Original phone number was (312)328-6800, note last 4 digits are "6800", for Motorola 6800 processor. The original address until closing was 1316 Chicago Avenue Evanston, IL, which is walking distance from Northwestern University and around the corner from Nabih's Inc. which has been an Apple Authorized Reseller and Service Center since 1978.
Itty bitty machine company also called themselves "ibm", making use of IBM's relative fame. Mythology has it that ibm was sued out of existence by the larger IBMFact|date=January 2008. However, many small companies of that era folded on their own without direct influence from their larger competitorsFact|date=January 2008. While they were in fact contacted by IBM lawyers, they were allowed to continue using the name, provided the letters were always in lowercase.
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* [http://www.applefritter.com/node/9626 Interview with Ray Borril, History of itty bitty machine company]
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