--------------------------------------------------------- In the annals of American business, there existed a giant known by the name of IBM, the International Business Machines Corporation.

---------------------------------------------- -------- 在美国商业史上，有一个名为IBM的巨人，即国际商业机器公司。

To meet this demand, Hollerith founded The Tabulating Machine Company, which later merged with other machine makers in 1924 to become The International Business Machines Corporation or IBM - which you've probably heard of.

为了满足这一需求，Hollerith成立了制表机器公司这家公司后来于1924年与其它机械制造商合并 成为了国际商业机器股份有限公司（IBM）-这你可能听说过。