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The Rise Of Personal Computers On The Workplace

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The rise of personal computers in the workplace has been very dramatic since their general introduction many years ago. The computing industry is unique in that it is continuously improving in a never ending effort for enhanced productivity and ultimate portability. From the first personal computer, the space hogging IBM 610, to the random mix of smartphones, tablets, two-in-ones, laptops, and desktops of today, that mission continues to refine and polish the idea of the personal computer in an effort to create and re-create the most versatile platform for getting things done. Since the time of the now incredibly obsolete 610, IBM and many other companies have needed intense research, dramatic reorganizations, extreme designs, and their subsequent successes and failures to find what will be the “next big thing” in the world of personal computers. As the devices and services that people use change, so do the jobs of people who manage and service them. An excellent example of this process is in the work of Jon Bjorkstrand, current Plant Systems and Network Administrator for ConAgra Foods. He is currently responsible for the network operations at two of ConAgra’s Lamb Weston plants, and supports operations at eighteen other ConAgra plants. Bjorkstrand began working for ConAgra at the R. D. Offutt plant in Park Rapids, MN in 1996, where the current corporate I.T. group had instituted Novell NetWare servers. In his time at the company, he has overseen the transition from Novell

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