In many ways, the modern computer era began in the New Englander Motor Hotel in Greenwich, Connecticut. It was there in 1961 that a task force of top IBM engineers met in secret to figure out how to ...

IT can trace its roots back to arguably the most important computer introduction made 52 years ago today. April 7, 1964 was the day IBM introduced its System/360, the first true mainframe for the ...

The IBM System/360 mainframe was the darling and the workhorse of its day. McKnight/AP __1964: __ IBM unveils the System/360 line of mainframe computers. It was a daring innovation that transformed ...

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IBM's first family of computer systems. Introduced in 1964, System/360 was the first computer series ever offered to the public. Prior to System/360, only single computers were introduced at one time.

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. In 1964 IBM Corporation announced a ...

Computing goes hand-in-hand with how to structure and access data, and this internal training film from IBM regarding file organization and data processing with System/360 is from a time when such ...

There have been few products that have had the kind of impact that System/360 enjoyed in its field. In fact, James C. Collins, an author and lecturer who specialises in company sustainability and ...

In many ways, the modern computer era began in the New Englander Motor Hotel in Greenwich, Conn. It was there in 1961 that a task force of top IBM engineers met in secret to figure out how to build ...