AdStar Youth Hoodie / Sweatshirt
S / Carolina Blue
$29.99
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For young technology fans, AdStar offers an engaging link to the history of enterprise computing. IBM formed the storage business in 1992 by uniting eleven sites across eight countries, bringing disk, tape, optical products, and storage software together under one name. AdStar became a wholly owned subsidiary in 1993 as corporate priorities shifted, and its software and disk-drive operations later followed different paths. This youth hoodie or sweatshirt celebrates that distinctive story and gives curious collectors a way to show appreciation for the systems and businesses that helped shape the digital world.
AdStar, an acronym for Advanced Storage and Retrieval, was an IBM division covering the company’s disk, tape and optical storage products, as well as storage software. In 1992, IBM combined its storage-products businesses, bringing together eleven sites in eight countries to form the division. At its creation, AdStar was described as the world’s largest information-storage business. It reported revenue of $6.11 billion, including $500 million in sales to other manufacturers, and gross profit of about $440 million before taxes and restructuring. In April 1993, IBM established AdStar as a wholly owned subsidiary to give it greater autonomy and encourage sales to outside manufacturers. Ed Zschau, an outsider to IBM, became chairman and CEO. IBM’s leadership change from John Akers to Lou Gerstner that same month shifted the company’s approach from a possible spinout toward a turnaround. AdStar’s disk-drive business remained troubled, with revenue declining to $3 billion in 1995. Zschau left in October 1995 and IBM executive Jim Vanderslice replaced him. The division was later dismantled. Its AdStar Distributed Storage Manager software was renamed Tivoli Storage Manager in 1999, and the disk-drive business component was sold to Hitachi in 2003.
For young technology fans, AdStar offers an engaging link to the history of enterprise computing. IBM formed the storage business in 1992 by uniting eleven sites across eight countries, bringing disk, tape, optical products, and storage software together under one name. AdStar became a wholly owned subsidiary in 1993 as corporate priorities shifted, and its software and disk-drive operations later followed different paths. This youth hoodie or sweatshirt celebrates that distinctive story and gives curious collectors a way to show appreciation for the systems and businesses that helped shape the digital world.
AdStar, an acronym for Advanced Storage and Retrieval, was an IBM division covering the company’s disk, tape and optical storage products, as well as storage software. In 1992, IBM combined its storage-products businesses, bringing together eleven sites in eight countries to form the division. At its creation, AdStar was described as the world’s largest information-storage business. It reported revenue of $6.11 billion, including $500 million in sales to other manufacturers, and gross profit of about $440 million before taxes and restructuring. In April 1993, IBM established AdStar as a wholly owned subsidiary to give it greater autonomy and encourage sales to outside manufacturers. Ed Zschau, an outsider to IBM, became chairman and CEO. IBM’s leadership change from John Akers to Lou Gerstner that same month shifted the company’s approach from a possible spinout toward a turnaround. AdStar’s disk-drive business remained troubled, with revenue declining to $3 billion in 1995. Zschau left in October 1995 and IBM executive Jim Vanderslice replaced him. The division was later dismantled. Its AdStar Distributed Storage Manager software was renamed Tivoli Storage Manager in 1999, and the disk-drive business component was sold to Hitachi in 2003.
| S | M | L | XL | |
| Width, in | 16.93 | 18.11 | 18.90 | 20.08 |
| Length, in | 21.26 | 22.44 | 24.02 | 25.59 |
| Sleeve length (from center back), in | 26.50 | 27.76 | 30.24 | 32.99 |
| Size tolerance, in | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Product features
- 50/50 cotton-poly midweight fleece (8 oz/yd²) — durable, smooth fabric for lasting prints
- Twill necktape and sewn-in label for added comfort and stability
- Kangaroo pouch pocket for warmth and convenient storage
- Embroidery available on left or center chest; DTF wrist prints with DTG body printing
- Meets children’s safety and compliance standards; runs true to size
Care instructions
- Machine wash: warm (max 40C or 105F)
- Bleach as needed
- Tumble dry: medium heat
- Do not dry clean
- Do not iron
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Product information: Gildan 18500B, two year warranty in the EU and Northern Ireland
Warnings, Hazard: For children
Care instructions: Machine wash: warm (max 40C or 105F), Bleach as needed, Tumble dry: medium heat, Do not iron, Do not dry clean