Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On November 28, 1961, co-founder of Gateway Computers Mike Hammond was born. The company shipped products in cow-themed boxes and grew alongside the personal computing boom of the late 1980s to quickly become an iconic example of Iowa ingenuity. Born in Des Moines, Hammond worked as a diesel mechanic before starting to work at a computer store. While working at the Des Moines area store, Hammond met Gateway co-founder Ted Wiatt. Utilizing a $10,000 loan from Waitt’s grandmot

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