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What About an IBM ROLM Culture Clash?
A former ROLM employee discusses the culture clash between IBM and ROLM and suggests it was more of an issue of “speed”, whereby IBM moved slow relative to ROLM.
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Did the Founders Have Any Regrets About Selling ROLM?
Kathie Maxfield discusses the founders and their thoughts on whether ROLM should have stayed independent. Maxfield points out that AT&T’s move into the computer market was a factor in the decision to sell.
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What Happened to the Mil Spec Division of ROLM?
Kathie Maxfield and a member of the audience discuss what happened to the Mil-Spec division of ROLM, after IBM divested this group as per government edict.
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What Are R, L, and M Doing These Days?
Kathie Maxfield talks about the post-ROLM interests of the ROLM founders; from brain research to ranching to Russia, the founders are doing interesting things.
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Examples of ROLM documentation at the Computer History Museum
Kathie Maxfield talks about where some ROLM artifacts can be found, such as at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View.
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What Does the ICON on the Cover Represent?
Kathie Maxfield explains where the icon on the book cover came from and what it represents.
