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Apparently a page from an internal IBM training manual. Some further attempts at source it

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[โ€“] shalafi@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

IBM in 1979 was the polar opposite of hippie or liberal. You're thinking of later, younger outfits, Pirates of Silicon Valley types. IBM was white shirt, black tie, solidly stuck in their ways.

[โ€“] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 15 hours ago

Pirates of Silicon Valley types

Who universally became assholes.