John F. Akers, 79, Dies; Led IBM as PCs Ascended by RICK ROJAS and STEVE LOHR

By RICK ROJAS and STEVE LOHR

Mr. Akers became chief executive in 1985, as smaller, less expensive computers started to undercut the company’s lucrative mainframe computer business.

Published: August 24, 2014 at 4:00AM

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