And we all know what IBM stands for.... It's Better Manually or in recent
years I Blame Microsoft
If you look at the adverts of WW2, many , very diverse, companies put out
similar ads to convince the public that America would only achieve victory
with help from their products, there are several good books (such as "The
Ads which won the war" avaialble from Motorbooks) on this plus I am certain
some web sites full of ads.
NIGE
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Richoux" <tubaman@wombat.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 3:28 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] What my Company did during the war.....
>
>
> Joe Garrett wrote:
> >
>
> > Xerox wasn't born yet, I don't think.
>
> But the company now known as IBM made punch card readers and tabulators
for the
> German Government (if the recent news stories and book are to be
believed...) Not
> exactly a MV, but inventory control of supplies, vehicles, personnel and
> concentration camp prisoners were vital to their war effort.
>
> Dave Richoux
> >
> > Acme Electric, a transformer/power supply manufacturer
> > near here, still had the windows painted over in the
> > 1970's.
> >
> > Clark Industries, no telling what all they made, but
> > there is the Clark airborne dozer.
> >
> > Worthington, compressors and ship fittings I would
> > guess.
> >
> > Crosley, in Cleveland, made radios, proximity fuzes,
> > and a jeep prototype among many other things.
> >
> > My father worked in the Buffalo shipyards welding up
> > new landing craft 12 hours/day 7 days/ week for almost
> > a year in 1941, then signed up.
> >
> > He drove an M-26 from Pacific Car and Foundry.
> >
> > Joe
>
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