HomeSMB Partner Remember Those? A Trip Through Technology Then and Now
Remember when mobile phones were too big to fit in your pocket, and you had to pull up the antenna to get a signal? What about that daisy wheel printer, or that DEC Rainbow that could boot in multiple OSes including DOS. It's all at the D&H Distributing technology museum in the lobby of the company's headquarters in Harrisburg, Pa. But no need to drop what you are doing right now. Channel Insider will take you on a quick tour through technology then and now.
Remember Those? A Trip Through Technology Then and Now
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D&H
Distributing is a company steeped in tradition and history. Founded in 1918 as Economy Tire and Rubber, the company morphed into a
distributor of RCA and Whirlpool home appliances and from there into an
electronics distributor. With an intense focus on customer
service, D&H has been serving up technological innovations from
the Susquehanna valley for 90 years, and while the technology market has
been through more twists, turns, ups and downs than the Sooper Dooper
Looper, the now-$2 billion company has remained stalwart in the face
of change. Here's a look
back at some of the cutting-edge technology that's come and gone over the last 40 years.