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IBM Corporation, United StatesIn April 1964, IBM announced the System/360. Its new line
of unified, compatible computers, the largest of the machines was 40 times faster than the
smallest. The line was highly successful and the 360 architecture dominated the mainframe
computer industry for 25 years.
The entry-level Model 30 shown here was first shipped in June 1965.
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1,300 Add/s |
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64K |
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$133,000 + |
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(8-bit) |
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One of the original members of the IBM System/360 family
was Model 50, introduced in 1964. It was the most powerful unit in the intermediate price
range. The System/360 marks its 40th Anniversary on April 7, 2004. |
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By the 1960s computers were becoming common in many different environments. Large
businesses used mainframes for data processing, while smaller businesses, universities,
and factories used minicomputers. Demanding scientific users spared no expense to get the
fastest ‘supercomputers’ optimized for solving complex mathematical problems. |
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April 7, 1964 marks the 40th anniversary of the System/360 mainframe,
responsible for introducing many important technologies that are still in use today. IBM
System/360 Model 40 served as a powerful stand-alone system in the intermediate price
range, performing a variety of computations. |
