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How Tandem Built the NonStop Machines Banks and ATMs Ran On and Ended Up Inside Compaq

Before modern cloud servers, Tandem Computers built machines designed to never stop running. Its groundbreaking NonStop systems powered banks, ATM networks, stock exchanges, and other critical operations where even a few minutes of downtime could mean disaster. Discover how Jimmy Treybig founded Tandem Computers, how its fault-tolerant technology revolutionized computing, and how the company became a major force in enterprise computing before being acquired by Compaq in 1997.

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Before modern cloud servers, Tandem Computers built machines designed to never stop running. Its groundbreaking NonStop systems powered banks, ATM networks, stock exchanges, and other critical operations where even a few minutes of downtime could mean disaster.
Discover how Jimmy Treybig founded Tandem Computers, how its fault-tolerant technology revolutionized computing, and how the company became a major force in enterprise computing before being acquired by Compaq in 1997.

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