Please join Ray, Todd, Jake, Stephen, Mark, Ben, Cody, Charlie & Hairy Houdini to celebrate 40 years of helping small businesses with their technology!
40th Anniversary Party w/Food, Drinks & Games
The first 100 people in the door get a free 25ft tape measure!
Thursday, Oct. 17, 3:00-7:30 p.m. in Iowa City
At the First Avenue Club
1550 South First Avenue
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
Tickets REQUIRED, but they are FREE!
We need to order food in advance so please RSVP by Oct. 14, with the QR Code or at 40th.its-ia.com and we will send you FREE tickets for the event!
Remember the computers of 40 years ago?
When Ray Novick started working on computers in the 1970s (while still in grade school!)
- A 20-megabyte hard drive was bigger than a washing machine
- HP2000 “minicomputer” components were larger than a refrigerator and cost $65,000+
- MIT engineer and Digital Equipment Corporation co-founder Ken Olsen said there would be no reason for anyone to have computers in their home for automation.
Now, technology that’s infinitely more powerful fits in your pocket.
IT Solutions keeps your technology working so you can focus on your business.
Early 1970s
Ray Novick teaches himself how to program an HP2000 Mini Computer System.
Late 1970s
Ray helps teach computer classes at Central Junior High and West High School
Early 1980s
Ray leads a five-person team at the University of Iowa that translates computer programs to run on different computer systems.
July 1984
Ray starts his company to help people with their technology needs, selling floppy disks and more.
July 2009
IT Solutions celebrates 25 years of helping businesses with their technology needs.
July 2024
IT Solutions celebrates 40 years of helping businesses with their technology needs.
Fun Facts: Computers Born in the Hawkeye State
The world’s first electronic digital computer, the Atanasoff-Berry Computer or ABC, was built at Iowa State University from 1937-1942 by Prof. John Atanasoff and Clifford Berry, a Marengo High School alumni and former ISU grad student.
The size of a big desk, the ABC weighed 750 pounds and featured rotating drums for memory, glowing vacuum tubes and a read/write system that recorded numbers by scorching marks on cards.
Sources: Computer History Museum, Iowa State University Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Does anyone remember Gateway 2000 that started in Iowa in 1985 and then moved to South Dakota?
