California Typewriter

An ode to the analog

"...owner of California Typewriters, Herbert Permillion III (a former IBM employee who bought the store in 1981), share a..."

Sept. 22, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Starring Role: Interview with Neil deGrasse Tyson

Our man Brenner talks with the famed astrophysicist, because science.

"...the guy that – yes, he did lose to [IBM's supercomputer] Watson. But here's what he wanted me to..."

Nov. 26, 2013 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

News Ticker: November 6

All the news that's fit to blog

"...• IBM will be building a new facility in Austin as..."

Nov. 6, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

City of Austin "Major Events" Roster

The city lists over 400 days’ worth of events from the Commitment Day 5K on Jan. 1 to the New Year’s Celebration on Dec. 31. The full list is posted here.

"...Festival10/4/201310/6/2013 ACL Load-In (approximately 2.5 weeks set up time)10/4/201310/6/2013 IBM Uptown Classic10/6/201310/6/2013 ACL Festival10/11/201310/13/2013 Farmers Market (every Saturday)10/12/201310/12/2013 AISD..."

July 12, 2013 News Feature

The Fiction Writer as Futurecaster

Charles Yu is keeping his eye on the robots

"...With IBM's supercomputer Watson winning Jeopardy a few weeks ago, we..."

March 4, 2011 Screens Feature by Audra Schroeder

Newsgeist: 1/14/11

The spirit of the news

"...-Jeopardy is pitting Watson, and IBM-made trivia computer against past champions next month. See a..."

Jan. 14, 2011 News Post by Eric Pickhartz

Green on the Go

For Austin Green Art, every day is Earth Day – or eARTh Day

"...us to get into Building 60 from the old IBM plant on-site in order to work with some of..."

May 25, 2007 Arts Feature by Nikki Moore

Rag Recollections

Former 'Rag' staffers remember the old days, when a Texan was in the White House and America was stuck in a quagmire war

"...remember was 910 W. 26th. I would "borrow" an IBM selectric from my straight job to type Rag copy..."

Sept. 2, 2005 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...to provide user-friendly services. In related news, unsuccessful bidder IBM Corp. has charged in a pending lawsuit that Accenture's..."

July 8, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

News and happening from Austin and beyond

"...• The next Chamber of Commerce-IBM Education Roundtable will focus on the "Robin Hood" decision..."

Jan. 28, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...of the area's largest corporate employers. Dell Inc. and IBM Corp. each made the highest possible score on the..."

Oct. 8, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Hightower Report

Forget Clinton – the Republicans are still going after FDR! And, corporations move even middle-class jobs overseas.

"...in order to fatten their profits on foreign workers. IBM, which is leading the way, even has coined a..."

Feb. 6, 2004 News Column by Jim Hightower

A Shared Vision

MM Pack reports on the combination of generosity and hard work that built the Institute of Hospitality & Culinary Arts at Travis High School.

"...transfers order information into the kitchen and into inventory. IBM donated the hardware and Aloha Technologies donated the POS..."

Oct. 11, 2002 Food Feature by MM Pack

Riding the Tech Titanic

Austin looks for recovery after the dot-com bust.

"...the dot-commers, and not the good gray eminences of IBM and Motorola, that helped animate Tech Austin's engagement in..."

March 15, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

And the Dewey Winburne Award Goes to ...

Knowbility.org's Sharron Rush was rewarded at SXSW Interactive Saturday for her contribution toward making the Web accessible for people with disabilities.

"...led Knowbility since 1998, helping companies like Dell and IBM design their Web sites to accommodate people with disabilities...."

March 8, 2002 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Brave New Web

In the wake of Sept. 11 and the hard-line USA Act, the Internet has become a very unfriendly place for hackers.

"...one such threat. The 42-year-old local software engineer at IBM is a principled, intelligent activist who believes that technology..."

Dec. 14, 2001 Screens Feature by Michael Connor

Holiday in Town

"...vvillas@ibm.net..."

May 26, 2000 Features Feature

Naked City

On May 6, voters will choose how AISDwill send tax dollars to property-poor school districts under Chapter 41 of the state education code.

"...all likelihood, would be Motorola's $1.3 billion parcel, then IBM's property, worth $315 million. That's property AISD will likely..."

April 21, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Land Lock

from east to west, land use a hot topic

"...package on the order of about $14 million for IBM-owned Tivoli Systems to build a new facility on 90..."

March 24, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Naked City

Breaking ground on the Austin Convention Center expansion project.

"...outside the watershed area of the southwest. Now, the IBM-owned outfit is looking at three prospective sites: US 183..."

Sept. 3, 1999 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Flavors of Mexico

Gastronomic Gateways to Cuisine South of the Border

"...Gig Harbor, Washington 98335 253/851-7676 (phone) 253/851-9532 (fax) e-mail: cul_adv_inc@ibm.net..."

May 29, 1998 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

How the West Was Sung

The Newton Boys Soundtrack: An Oral History

"...going to embrace this. Let's talk about Macs and IBMs. IBM is where you go to make big commercial..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

Brain Boom

Austin's Techno Geeks and Slackers Cash In

"...Austin was ever to be an economically viable city. IBM, Tracor Inc., Motorola, and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) had..."

March 20, 1998 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Public Notice

"...cameras Industrial coffee maker Laser printer, laser scanner for IBM or Macintosh Couch Christmas presents for HIV+ clients (please..."

Dec. 19, 1997 Column by Kate X Messer

Sunday

"...engulf me,” admits paunchy, middle-aged Oliver, a once prosperous IBM salaryman reduced to living on the streets. “It's as..."

Oct. 31, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

AISD Gets Wired

"...Board of Trustees signed a letter of intent with IBM to provide wiring services and systems integration of telephone,..."

Aug. 1, 1997 News Feature by Roseana Auten

Picking Apples

The Art and Commerce of Product Placement

"...product says something about the character that's using an IBM, or a Compaq, or whatever, does not say. And..."

May 16, 1997 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Online Hit

Instant Sports Patents a Pastime

"...Fornoff, a marketing expert who honed his skill with IBM for 13 years before joining Barstow last spring. "Then..."

Oct. 11, 1996 Screens Feature by Andy Langer

After DEI Cuts, This Sixth-Gen Austinite Is Losing Access to UT

“It feels like Jim Crow”

"...Galván Martínez now works as a software engineer at IBM in Boston. “All my cousins, my dad, my stepdad,..."

April 5, 2024 News Post by Maggie Q. Thompson

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...David Bradley is the IBM engineer who came up with Control-Alt-Delete to reboot a..."

Nov. 24, 2023 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

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