A man rides a recumbent trike at the Boca Raton Innovation Campus on Feb. 20. The campus was home to IBM for almost 26 years. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
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BOCA RATON — With his wife, children and other family by his side, Gary Gabso of Boca Raton died on Feb. 1. He was 70.
Mr. Gabso was born on July 7, 1949, in Burlington, Vermont. After graduating from the University of Vermont, he lived in New York,
By Sallie James
IBM is often credited with cementing the place on the map for this little city on the south end of Palm Beach County. And the company and an initial group of 12 engineers then went on to change the world.
“We were given the
ABOVE: During IBM’s heyday in Boca Raton, more than 10,000 employees designed and manufactured the world’s first personal computers. BELOW: Most residents who were not employed with the company never got close enough to appreciate the architecture o
BRINY BREEZES — After a lifetime career at IBM and many years helping to raise four children, Marcelino Solis Jr. found his final days of peace and quiet on a porch at the end of a road.
“My dad had reached a state of what he called content
By Emily J. Minor
DELRAY BEACH — Insiders often called him ‘‘the nicest guy in the room.” But Edward Ernesto Iacobucci was also known as the visionary who had the nerve to leave IBM in 1989 and develop computer technology that would lead to a co
By Thomas R. Collins
A commercial office district near Interstate 95 and Yamato Road used to be a spot that this city could brag about. An IBM facility was located there, employing 10,000 people at its peak in the late 1980s.
The computer giant’s wo
IBM announced its plans to open a plant in Boca Raton
in 1967. Courtesy of the Boca Raton Historical Society
By Mary Jane Fine
Earlier this summer, the Boca Raton Historical Society opened an exhibit showcasing IBM’s Boca Raton years.
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BM announced its plans to open a plant in Boca Raton in 1967.
Courtesy of the Boca Raton Historical Society
By Mary Jane Fine
Earlier this summer, the Boca Raton Historical Society opened an exhibit showcasing IBM’s Boca Raton years.
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