Solid State | Minnesota History & Culture

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Solid State | Minnesota History & Culture

Minnesota, known as "Land of 10,000 Lakes," was also home to the world’s most high-tech computer industry for decades, hosting the likes of UNIVAC, Control Data, Honeywell, and IBM. How did all of this end up here and why did it thrive? And what of the high-tech economy now?
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