IBM Poughkeepsie?

[hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com]

An article in IBM Systems magazine describes its Poughkeepsie data
center as built in 1999 and is very 'green'.

I thought IBM Poughkeepsie was a former pickle factory taken over
during the war. Tom Watson Jr kept the labs separate from Endicott to
promote growth in computers as opposed to tab machines, though both
sites created major innovations.

Anyone know Poughkeepsie site today--what's old, what's new?

[Eric Chomko]

Wasn't the old site in Armonk, NY, south and to the east of
Poughkeepsie?

[Anne & Lynn Wheeler]

Eric Chomko <pne.c...@comcast.net> writes:
> Wasn't the old site in Armonk, NY, south and to the east of
> Poughkeepsie?

here is blurb that claims in 1948 they attempted to locate UN where ibm
is now located:
http://www.armonk.com/the-home-of-ibm.html

"Armonk" corporate hdqtrs dedication (21Oct) 1964:
http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/vintage/vintage_4506VV2107.html

besides Armonk, news plants were completed in Hunstville and East Fishkill
http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/history/year_1964.html

1941, IBM in bldg that had been canning factory
http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/vintage/vintage_4506VV2041.html

Poughkeepsie ... main plant site constructed in 1948, two
wings added in 1952:
http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/vintage/vintage_4506VV2042.html

IBM East Fishkill over the years:
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/article/20090127/BUSINESS01/90127016/1012

vintage views of ibm facilities
http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/vintage/vintage_facilities.html

misc.

IBM Somers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Somers_Office_Complex

Implementing the Poughkeepsie Green Data Center: Showcasing a Dynamic
Infrastructure
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/redp4534.html

for random drift ... mention of 3270 and ibm kingston (up the river from
Poughkeepsie)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_3270

from above:

In contrast, IBM's OfficeVision office productivity software enjoyed
great success with 3270 interaction because of its design
understanding. And for many years the PROFS calendar was the most
commonly displayed screen on office terminals around the world.

... snip ...

recent mention of PROFS main menu getting "burned" into screens:
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2009l.html#41 another item related to ASCII vs. EBCDIC

also mention that the PROFS group had "borrowed" a lot of stuff from
other organizations
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2009.html#8 Is SUN going to become x86'ed ??
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2009.html#23 NPR Asks: Will Cloud Computing Work in the White House?
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2009k.html#0 Timeline: The evolution of on

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40+yrs virtualization experience (since Jan68), online at home since Mar1970

[Peter Flass]

I visited POK many years ago; the plant where they were building 370's
fits the "converted pickle factory" description, although it was
spotless. Your quote from the article says "Poughkeepsie data center",
which is most likely another facility.

[Anne & Lynn Wheeler]

re:
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2009m.html#34 IBM Poughkeepsie?

Executive Briefing Center (bldg 705) on plant site ... has aerial view
of the site
http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/services/briefingcenter/pbc/location.html

address for the above: Building 705, 2455 South Road, Poughkeepsie, NY
12601

also PDF map of the plant site
http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/resources/systems_services_briefingcenter_pbc_pdf_pok_site.pdf

2455 South Rd (rt 9) satellite photo
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=2455+south+road+poughkeepsie+ny&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=65.557733,48.691406&ie=UTF8&ll=41.66004,-73.933192&spn=0.00731,0.005944&t=h&z=17

appears to show that bldgs 918, 965, 966 (from the map) have been
leveled???

there use to be whole lot of IBM stuff in poughkeepsie area that were
off the main plant site ... but possibly has now been all consolidated
back to the main plant site.

[hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com]

On Aug 31, 4:31 pm, Anne & Lynn Wheeler <l...@garlic.com> wrote:
> "Armonk" corporate hdqtrs dedication (21Oct) 1964:http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/vintage/vintage_4506VV2107...

I noticed you cited the IBM History website. Would you know if that
is still maintained? The exhibits on it used to change periodically,
but it doesn't appear to have been touched in a long time.

There was a lot neat stuff on there, and it saved me from a long trip
to Somers, NY.