# Perpetual Beta Tester

URL: /show/coder-radio/305/
> We revisit IBM’s total dominance over the PC industry in the early 80s, how they got there, and how we can apply the IBM model to current events.

- Show: [Coder Radio](/show/coder-radio/)
- Episode: 305
- Date: 2018-04-16
- Hosts: chris, michael
- Duration: 00:50:00
- Audio: https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b44de5fa-47c1-4e94-bf9e-c72f8d1c8f5d/1062bdbc-a16f-48a2-8798-404ea2bffcda.mp3
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-PX6PBXTGU





### Episode Links

  * [Big A Says Keep an Eye on Playgrounds ](https://pastebin.com/jMf79PSG "Big A Says Keep an Eye on Playgrounds ")
  * [Esteban with words from the gut ](https://pastebin.com/jhsbTar3 "Esteban with words from the gut ")
  * [History of IBM](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_IBM "History of IBM") — In 1911 the company that leased Unit record equipment, especially Hollerith punched cards and card readers to government bureaus and insurance agencies, became the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (CTR). Thomas J. Watson (1874-1956) took over in 1924
  * [DOMINANCE ENDED, I.B.M. FIGHTS BACK - The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/1982/01/09/business/dominance-ended-ibm-fights-back.html "DOMINANCE ENDED, I.B.M. FIGHTS BACK - The New York Times") — In agreeing to drop its antitrust suit against the International Business Machines Corporation, the Department of Justice has recognized what computer experts and securities analysts had long since concluded: I.B.M. no longer dominates the computer business.
  * [The Computer Chronicles - Profile of Big Blue - IBM (1985) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWRKKbkwgL0 "The Computer Chronicles - Profile of Big Blue - IBM \(1985\) - YouTube") — A towering figure in the computing industry throughout the twentieth century, IBM has its own special episode dedicated to its business on this episode of The Computer Chronicles. 
  * [IBM's First 100 Years: A Heavily Illustrated Timeline](https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/06/ibms-first-100-years-a-heavily-illustrated-timeline/240502/ "IBM's First 100 Years: A Heavily Illustrated Timeline")
  * [Apple's Revamped Mac Pro to Launch in 2019 - Mac Rumors](https://www.macrumors.com/2018/04/05/apples-revamped-mac-pro-to-launch-in-2019/ "Apple's Revamped Mac Pro to Launch in 2019 - Mac Rumors") — Panzarino was told in no uncertain terms that the Mac Pro will not be arriving before 2019 as the product is still in development
  * [Intel Hades Canyon NUC Review: A Tiny Machine With Smoking Performance](https://www.wired.com/review/review-intel-hades-canyon-nuc/ "Intel Hades Canyon NUC Review: A Tiny Machine With Smoking Performance") — Compact design that doesn't skimp on ports. Front USB is always-on for charging gadgets. SD card reader right where media pros want it. Goes like stink. Quiet. 
  * [Apple’s 2019 Mac Pro will be shaped by workflows](https://techcrunch.com/2018/04/05/apples-2019-imac-pro-will-be-shaped-by-workflows/ "Apple’s 2019 Mac Pro will be shaped by workflows") — The answer, it turns out, was that Apple had decided to start completely over with the Mac Pro
  * [The Science of Breaking Out of Your Comfort Zone (and Why You Should)](https://lifehacker.com/the-science-of-breaking-out-of-your-comfort-zone-and-w-656426705 "The Science of Breaking Out of Your Comfort Zone \(and Why You Should\)") — It's important to push the boundaries of your comfort zone, and when you do, it's kind of a big deal.