Story #72 is the story of welcoming our first few computers to the SSM team.

In 1989, SSM announced installation of 8 new IBM-PS/2 computers. The computers replaced the typewriters and word processing equipment in the office.

In the months that followed, the Information Systems team would develop a network that connected the offices and departments. “The beauty of this new system is that the PC User is using drives as if they were physically attached to his or her own PC and is able to share the files on these drives with all other PC users.”

It’s safe to say that in 90 years, we’ve come a long way! This story is a celebration of how it started, and where we are now.